1 1/2 lb unpeeled baking potatoes
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
Directions
CUT POTATOES INTO 1/4 INCH THICK SLICES. PAT DRY WITH PAPER TOWLING.
COMBINE ALL SPICES, MIXING WELL. PLACE POTATO SLICES IN A ZIP LOCK
BAG, ADD SPICES AND SHAKE TO COAT ALL PIECES WELL. ARRANGE POTATOES
ON A BAKING SHEET, COATED WITH COOKING SPRAY, IN A SINGLE LAYER. BAKE
AT 425 DEG F. FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. PROTEIN 3.1 / FAT 0.3 /
CARBOHYDRATE 23 / CHOLESTEROL 0 / IRON 1.7 SODIUM 127 / CALCIUM 20
Servings: 5 servings
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Categories: Vegetable
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to prove the history of transcribed cooking instructions far back into distant history, certainly as far as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further. In practice though, sadly, these early records were just basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe discovered, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a collection of stone tablets in ancient 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 having made anyone who tried it feel exhilarated. As our culinary historical trip moves on a few more years we have a couple of interesting books which were published in the fourteenth century : a recipe book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, these books have no connection with the spicy food that is popular today, but instead accounts of the types of food cooked for the nobility of that time. During the succeeding few hundred years, the rich families of Europe competed with each other to serve up the most extravagent meals, and consequentially the best chefs and their collection of recipes were highly sought after. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 19th century that cooking and recipe collections reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated their lives to collating, testing, and writing down recipes common in their social group. By the arrival of the 1900s, recipe books were in high demand, mostly as a result of better eduction, people having increased leisure time and being a little richer. |
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