1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup oil
1/2 lemon -- juice of
1 small onion -- minced
1/3 cup ketchup
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp (scant) salt
Directions
Beat all ingredients together with a rotary beater or wire beater. Or
you can put it in a jar, cover and shake well. this is a fine
dressing to use on lettuce and fresh tomatoes. Many of the recipes in
this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have
typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all. Depression
Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered by Carolyn
Shaw 5-95
Recipe By :
From: Ladies Home Journal- August 1991
Servings: 1 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to follow the history of recipes back into the far past, in truth as far into history as the Egyptians, and maybe even further. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early records were just basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts in ancient history are a few 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 drinkers feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. Progressing into The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius created a few documents which described recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his works, he recounts how the meals were split into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and dessert, something we still use today. Aspicius also recounts how the early Romans were skilled in the use of many different aromatic flavours, including a few you will know for example bay, fennel and dill. For the centuries that followed, the rich families of Wesstern Europe tried to serve up the best banquets, and as a result chefs and their recipe collections increased in prestige. However, it wasn`t until the 19th century that haute cuisine and recipe collections reached a high level of popularity. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collating, trying out, and publishing recipes common in their social group. By the time we get to the twentieth century, cookery publications were highly popular as a result of higher levels of literacy, leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
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