8 bacon slices,cut 1 1/2
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
53 oz can pork and beans
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 tsp tabasco sauce
Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees.Fry bacon until crisp;set aside.Reserve 2
tablespoons drippings in pan.Saute onion and green pepper in drippings
until tender.Combine beans,molasses and red pepper sauce in a 2 1/2
quart casserole.Bake 40 to 45 minutes.Top with bacon.
Servings: 12 servings
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Categories: Bean; Camping; Meat; Pork; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
Historians have tracked the existence of recipes back into history, certainly as far into history as the ancient Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early cook books were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe in existence, according to experts in ancient history are a few ancient tablets in the Sumerian language which show the preparation 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 and blissful. As we move into The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a number of scripts describing recipes cooked by the Romans. He recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into starters, main meal and afters, something that is very familiar to us today. Additionally, he describes how the early Romans were skilled in the use of many different herbs and spices, including a few you will know for example thyme, rue and asafoetida. In the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us many spices and herbs from Arab cooking, including basil and coriander. These new foods and tastes was responsible for an explosion in manuscripts on cookery, some of which are kept safe in private libraries. Over the next few centuries, the wealthy families of Wesstern Europe competed with each other to lay on the most exotic banquets, and as a consequence, the best cooks and their recipe collections increased in prestige. However, it was during the 19th century that cooking and recipe publications reached a high level of popularity. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collating, verifying, and writing down recipes common in their social group. By the arrival of the twentieth century, recipe publications are in high demand, mostly due to more people being able to read, more leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
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