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Directions
Cooking Hints! When cooking whole kasha or whole buckwheat groats,
it's unnecessary to use an egg to coat the kernels. The thin seed
coating on whole buckwheat shields each kernel while it cooks,
keeping particles separate and fluffy. Egg white works just as well
as whole egg, when cooking fine, medium or coarse kasha. On these
granulations of kasha, the thin seed coatings are cracked. Use an
egg, egg white or egg substitute to 'seal' each particle and keep
starch granules from sticking together. Follow package directions.
For fluffy kasha and tender groats, boiling hot liquid gives the best
results. Broth-homemade, canned or from a bouillon cube or powder-
adds more flavor than water.
Cooking times vary for fine, medium, coarse or whole kasha. Follow
times on package, keep heat low, and don't lift the lid to peek!
Buckwheat flour is a baker's delight. Make tender pastry crusts and
rolled cookies. If you rework dough, it won't be tough--because it's
gluten-free. For the same reason, pair buckwheat flour in cakes,
muffins and yeast breads. Without some gluten for support, these
might collapse.
You can order buckwheat products from:
The Birkett Mills PO Box 440 Penn Yan, NY 14527 FOOD AND WINE CLUB
TOPIC: FOOD SOFTWARE TIME:
03/21 6:37 PM TO: FRANCES NOSSEN (SWTK50B) FROM:
AH BROWN (BSJR42A) SUBJECT: R-MM BUCKWHEAT MEGA
Servings: 1 servings
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The History of Recipes
We can follow the history of meal recipes far back into distant history, in fact as far into history as the ancient Egyptians, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these ancient cook books were just very basic hieroglyphic recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to experts is a collection of clay tablets in Sumerian describing the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. Later, we find some books dating from the 14th Century ; a recipe book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, they have no connection with the spicy food that is served today, but instead descriptions of the types of food on the menues of the rich people of that period. For the centuries that followed, the powerful and rich strove to serve up the most exotic banquets, and as a consequence, the best cooks and their recipe collections became highly prized. However, it was during the 1800s the formal cooking and recipe publications reached a high level of popularity. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, spent years to assembling, trying out, and recording recipes to help cooks of their time. By the time we get to the 20th century, cookbooks are greatly in demand mostly due to more people being able to read, people having more leisure time and disposable income. |
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