12 oz fresh cranberries (1 bag)
1 well washed
1 cup maple syrup
1 cup cranberry-rasberry juice
1 cup walnut halves
1 grated zest of 1 orange
Directions
Maple Cranberry Sauce
Combine cranberries, maple syrup, juice and orange zest in a heavy
saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium, and cook ab. 10 min.
or until the cranberries pop open.
Carefully skim off any foam that forms on the surface. Stir in
walnuts. Cool. Refrigerate until use.
Recipe may be doubled, & made a day or so ahead.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cranberry; Fruit; Sauce
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be found back into the distant past, at least as far into history as ancient Egypt, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, mostly, these early cookbooks were just very basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to experts in ancient history is a series of tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel `blissful`. As we move into The time of the roman empire around 25BC a man called Apicius assembled a number of scripts detailing recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, he describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and afters, a very modern way of dining. He also recounts how the ancient Romans used a wide range of aromatic flavors, including a few you will know like bay, fennel and dill. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, there are two recipe books which appeared in the 14th Century : a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these books have no connection with the spicy food that we all know today, but rather accounts of the types of meals eaten by the rich people of that time. Later, in the fifteenth century, the Crusaders brought back many spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including spices such as rosemary and coriander. The introduction of these new tastes prompted an eruption in manuscripts on food, the majority of which are now in private collections. During the following few hundred years, the powerful families of the West competed to offer the most exotic meals, and because of this chefs and their recipe collections were much in demand. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the 19th century that formal cookery and cookery books became popular. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, spent years to assembling, verifying, and writing down recipes common in their social group. By the time we get to the 1900s, recipe books are in great demand, mostly due to higher levels of literacy, increased leisure time and having more disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Maple Cranberry Sauce recipe.
