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Directions
1/2 liter (about 1 pint) water 3 tablespoons coffee 3 tablespoons (or
more) sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon kardamom 1 teaspoon
vanilla or vanilla sugar
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until foam gathers on top.
Do not pass through a filter. Stir it up before you serve it.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Beverages; Coffee
The History of Recipes
It is possible to read the history of `recipes` back into distant history, in fact as far back into recorded history as the early Egyptians, and possibly even further than that. In practice though, in the main part, these ancient cookbooks were just primitive pictorial recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to academics is a series of clay tablets in 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 having made those who drank it feel wonderful and blissful. Later on, in The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius compiled some documents showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by wealthy Romans. In his publication, Apicius tells us how the roman meals were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main course and desserts, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Additionally, he describes how the chefs of Roman times were skilled in the use of a good variety of herbs, including many that are still in use today such as basil, mint and asafoetida. Later, we have a couple of books dating from the 14th Century ; a cookery book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, these books are not about the spicy food that is served today, but rather recipes for the types of meals served to the nobility of that period. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods, spices and herbs from the holy lands, such as parsley and basil. The introduction of these new tastes created a torrent in cookery books, some of which are now in private libraries. For the decades that followed, the wealthy families of Europe strove to serve the best banquets, and consequentially cooks and their recipe collections were at a premium. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century the formal cooking and recipe publications became really popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to collecting, verifying, and recording the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. By the time we get to the 1900s, recipe books were greatly in demand due to better eduction, people having more free time and having more disposable income. The arrival of television brought us TV chefs and the spin-off recipe books. Which pretty much brings us up to date and the internet revolution, allowing everybody to access massive numbers of recipes such as those found on the site you are now reading. |
We hope you enjoy this Arabian Coffee recipe.
