3/4 tsp peppermint extract
1 shot vodka
4 1/2 scoops chocolate drink mix
1 large mug
2 cup hot water
Directions
heat water to just below boiling and pour into mug. Add cocoa mix,
stir and then add extract and vodka.
You can also use peppermint schnapps instead of the peppermint
extract and vodka. Add one or two shots depending on personal taste.
Servings: 2 servings
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Categories: Beverage; Candy; Dessert
The History of Recipes
Historians have tracked the existance of recipes way back into the distant past, in fact as far back into recorded history as ancient Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that maybe, generally, these ancient cook books were just very simple hieroglyphic recipes for preparing food.
Fascinatingly, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts is a collection of clay tablets in the Sumerian language describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made people feel blissful. During the time of the Roman Empire a man called Apicius assembled a collection of scripts showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by wealthy Romans. In his publication, he describes how the meals were separated into appetizers, entrees and dessert, something we still use today. Aspicius tells us how the Roman cooks used many different spices, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs such as basil, fennel and dill. As our culinary historical trip moves on a few more years there are a couple of books which appeared in the fourteenth century : a recipe book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another named `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, they have no connection with the curry that is familiar to us all today, but instead recipes for the types of meals enjoyed by the upper classes of the period. In the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back a variety of foods and herbs from the East, including spices such as basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new foods and spices was responsible for an explosion in manuscripts on food, most of which are kept safe in private libraries. Over the following few centuries, the wealthy families of the West competed to lay on the most extravagent meals, and as a result chefs and their collection of recipes were at a premium. Notwithstanding that, it was during the 19th century that formal cookery and recipe books became popular. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the USA, spent years to assembling, testing, and writing down recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. When we get to the 1900s, cooking books were highly popular mostly as a result of increased literacy, increased leisure time and having more disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Alpine recipe.
