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Directions
* Cellophane noodles: Aka bean thread; mung bean flower noodles. Soak
in hot water first before using, but not before frying. Do not boil.
Good in soups and stir-fries. * Rice flour noodles: Aka Mai fun (like
angel hair pasta). Good for stir-frying. * Chow fun: lg noodles; toss
with vegetables and meat. Dried noodles: Aka Rice sticks. Don't boil
before using. Thin- soak in warm water to soften; thick- cover with
boiling water, let stand to soften. In hot oil these are the noodles
that will puff up. Wheat Noodles: Fresh-- Cantonese style, aka
regular mein or lo mein noodles (will say so on pkg), can be thick or
thin. Cook to taste, 4 mins or so in boiling water to soften. Do not
cook Chinese noodles al dente; they must be soft. Typed by Sherilyn
Schamber
Servings: 1 good idea
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The History of Recipes
We can read the history of written recipes far back into antiquity, in fact as far back into history as the early Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Having said that, these, ancient records were just basic hieroglyphic recipes for preparing food.
In fact, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to experts in ancient history are a few ancient tablets in Sumerian which recount 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 and blissful. Later on, we find some books dating from the fourteenth century : a book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these two books have no connection with the curry that is familiar to us all today, but instead descriptions of the types of meals enjoyed by the rich and wealthy people of that time. For the next few years, the powerful and wealthy houses strove to serve up the most exotic banquets, and because of this the best chefs and their collection of recipes increased in prestige. Notwithstanding that, it was during the 19th century that cooking and recipe books reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated the best years of their lives to collating, trying out, and publishing recipes of the day. By the advent of the twentieth century, cook books are greatly in demand due to higher levels of literacy, people having increased leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
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