3 cup sour cream
1 package chocolate chips
10 (8 inch) flour tortillas
1/4 cup powdered sugar fruit jam
Directions
Melt 1 package chocolate chips and mix with 2 cups sour cream. Let
cool and spread 1/3 cup on each tortilla (layer them). Finish with
tortillas. Do not put chocolate on top. Chill. Mix 1 cup sour cream
with 1/4 cup powdered sugar and ice cake. Chill. Before serving,
garnish with fruit jam. Keep refrigerated. Flavor improves if
allowed to stand 1 to 2 days.
Servings: 1 servings
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The History of Recipes
We can trace the history of written recipes back into antiquity, in fact as far back into recorded history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these early cook books were just primitive pictorial instructions for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a collection of stone tablets in ancient Sumerian which recount the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel `wonderful`. Later on, in Roman times around 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a collection of scripts showing how to cook the recipes prepared by the Romans. In his scrolls, he recounts how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and dessert, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius describes how the ancient chefs made use of many herbs, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens like basil, mint and dill. Later on, there are a couple of books published in the 14th Century ; a recipe book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another called `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these have no connection with the indian food that is popular today, but instead accounts of the types of food eaten by the upper classes of those days. Later on, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us many new foods and spices from Arab countries, including spices such as parsley and basil. The introduction of these new foods and spices caused an outbreak in recipe manuscripts, many of which are now in private libraries. Over the succeeding few hundred years, the rich and powerful families of Wesstern Europe tried to serve up the most extravagent banquests, and as a consequence, chefs and their recipe collections were much in demand. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the 1800s that haute cuisine and recipe collections became popular. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the USA, dedicated their lives to assembling, verifying, and writing down popular recipes of the day. When we get to the twentieth century, cookery books were starting to become popular as a result of more people being able to read, leisure time and having more money. |
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