1 egg
3 egg yolks
3 1/2 tbsp melted butter
6 tbsp flour
1 tsp grated lemon rind
2 1/4 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp salt
Directions
Combine eggs and sugar. Heat over hot water, beating constantly
until warm (95 F). Remove from fire and beat until cool and stiff.
Add flour which has been sifted, measured, and sifted with
cornstarch, salt, and baking powder. Mix as lightly as possible. Add
lemon juice and rind. Add butter slowly, stirring constantly. Pour
into well-oiled pan. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 20 minutes.
When cool cut into various shapes. Ice with different colored icing.
Decorate with fancy designs of contrasting colors. The Household
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Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Dessert; French
The History of Recipes
We are able to read the history of written recipes back into the distant past, at least as far as the ancient Egyptians, and maybe even further. In practice though, mostly, these early recipes were just very simple hieroglyphic recipes for meal preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the oldest recipe in existence, according to historians are some ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel exhilarated and blissful. As we move on, there are two interesting books dating from the 1300s : one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, these books have no connection with the indian food that is served today, but instead recipes for the types of meals on the tables of the rich. During the next few centuries, the powerful families of Wesstern Europe competed with each other to serve the most exotic banquets, and as a consequence, chefs and their collection of recipes were much in demand. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the 19th century that haute cuisine and cookery books became popular. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated their lives to collecting, trying out, and publishing recipes to allow everyone to enjoy them. By the advent of the 20th century, recipe publications were in high demand, mostly due to more people being able to read, increased leisure time and having more money. The revolution that is television brought us cooking programs and the accompanying recipe books. Which brings us neatly up to date and the invention of the internet, permitting us all to search through thousands of recipes like the ones you can find on sites such as this. |
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