2 cup flour
1 3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 tbsp cocoa
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp soda
Directions
COMBINE FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT AND COCOA IN A LARGE BOWL. MIX IN A SAUCE
PAN, WATER, OIL AND BUTTER. BRING TO A BOIL. POUR INTO DRY MIX AND
BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD BUTTERMILK, EGGS AND SODA. BEAT; BATTER WILL
BE THIN. POUR INTO WELL GREASED JEELY ROLL PAN. COOL ON A WIRE RACK;
WHILE STILL A LITTLE WARM, FROST WITH ROCKY ROAD FROSTING (SEE RECIPE
ON PAGE XX).
Servings: 12 servings
18 Minute Chocolate Cake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cake; Chocolate; Chocolate Cake; Dessert
The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to prove the history of transcribed cooking instructions back into the far past, in truth as far back as ancient Egypt, and maybe even further. Interesting though that maybe, sadly, these ancient cook books were just primitive pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for meal preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to experts in ancient history are a few ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel exhilarated. As we move into The time of the romans around 25BC a roman called Apicius compiled a collection of documents which described recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his publication, Apicius recounts how the meals were divided into appetizers, main meal and desserts, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. He also describes how the ancient Romans used a good variety of spices, including some that we all recognise such as bay, fennel and asafoetida. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many new spices and herbs from Arab cooking, including spices such as parsley and basil. The introduction of these new herbs and spices created an eruption in books on cooking, the majority of which still exist in private libraries. During the next few centuries, the upper-class families of the West tried to serve up the most exotic meals, and as a consequence, chefs and their recipe collections increased in prestige. Even so, it was during the 19th century that fine cooking and cookery books really came of age. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted their lives to collecting, testing, and recording recipes for their fellow cooks to enjoy. By the advent of the 20th century, cookery publications were starting to become popular mostly due to more people being able to read, leisure time and a general increase in wealth. The revolution that is television brings us celebrity TV chefs and the recipe books that accompanied them. And that neatly brings us to the present day and the invention of computers and the internet, permitting everyone to access thousands of recipes such as those found on this web site. |
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