2 cup Cranberries
2 1/2 cup Water
2 Slices lemon
12 tsp Artif. sweetener (aspartame)
Directions
Combine cranberries, water and lemon slices in a stainless steel or
enamel saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered
30 min.
Add sweetener, stir until dissolved. Strain, stirring and mashing
berries until a fairly dry pulp remains in strainer. Store
concentrate in refrigerator.
OR Freeze in a shallow square pan. Cut it into 8 equal blocks, then
wrap and store them in the freezer. OR freeze in a plastic ice cube
tray that holds 2 cups and makes 16 cubes.
CRANBERRY REFRESHER Dilute 1/4 cup concentrate (1/8 recipe or 2 ice
cubes) with 3/4 cup water, sugar-free ginger ale or soda water.
1 cup serving - 1 ++ extra, 12 calories 3 g carbohydrate
Source: Choice Cooking, Canadian Diabetes Assoc. 1986 Shared but not
tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93.
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Diabetic; Beverages; Fruits
The History of Recipes
It is actually possible to trace the history of written recipes far back into the distant past, in truth as far back as ancient Egypt, and maybe further still. Having said that, sadly, these ancient recipes were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
As we move into Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius created a collection of scripts which described recipes cooked by his fellow Romans. In his publication, he recounts how the roman meals were divided into starters, entrees and dessert, something we still use today. He also recounts how the Roman chefs made use of a good variety of aromatic flavours, including many that are still in use today like thyme, fennel and asafoetida. During the following few centuries, the upper classes tried to offer the most exotic meals, and consequentially the best cooks and their recipes were highly sought after. Even so, it was during the 1800s that haute cuisine and recipe books reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated the best years of their lives to collecting, trying out, and recording recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. By the advent of the 1900s, cookery books are starting to become popular mostly as a result of better eduction, people having more leisure time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Cranberry Concentrate recipe.
