NO CAROLINA'S HISTORIC REST
1 1/3 sticks butter
1 1/2 sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 1/3 cup sugar
3 small eggs
1/3 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 9-in. pie crust, unbaked
Directions
Melt butter and chocolate over boiling water. Mix sugar, eggs, salt
and vanilla; add to chocolate mixture. Pour into pie shell and bake
at 375 deg. for about 35 minutes. From: "North Carolina's Historic
Restaurants"
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Chocolate; Dessert; Pie
The History of Recipes
Historians have proved the existence of recipes way back into ancient history, at least as far back as the early Egyptians, and possibly even further. Interesting though that maybe, these, ancient cook books were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a collection of stone tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who drank it feel blissful and exhilarated. Progressing into The time of the romans 25BC a man called Apicius compiled some scripts detailing recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his publication, Apicius recounts how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and desserts, something we still use today. Aspicius tells us how the ancient chefs made use of a good variety of spices and herbs, including a few you will know for example basil, rue and dill. Over the next few centuries, the rich families of Europe competed to serve up the most exotic banquets, and because of this cooks and their recipes were highly sought after. Even so, it wasn`t until the 1800s that cookery and recipe books rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated the best years of their lives to collecting, testing, and writing down the recipes of their peers. By the arrival of the twentieth century, recipe books were highly popular mostly due to higher levels of literacy, more free time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Angus Barn Chocolate Chess Pie recipe.
