1 cup cold skim milk
1 ripe banana, mashed
2 tbsp chocolate syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Blend all ingredients in a blender bowl until thick and frothy. 157
calories per serving. From: Syd's Cookbook.
Servings: 2 servings
Chocolate Banana Shake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Banana; Beverages; Chocolate; Dessert; Fruit
The History of Recipes
We can follow the history of `recipes` far back into antiquity, in truth as far back as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. In practice though, generally, these early cook books were just basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe found, according to historians are some clay 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 and exhilarated. Progressing into The time of the roman empire 25BC a roman called Apicius wrote a number of scripts which described recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his publication, Apicius recounts how the meals were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main course and afters, something we still use today. Aspicius tells us how the Roman cooks used many different aromatic flavors, including a few you will know like thyme, mint and parsley. Later, we find two interesting recipe books which were published in the 14th Century - one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these books are not about the spicy food that is familiar to us all today, but rather accounts of the types of meals on the menues of the upper classes of that time. Later on in the 1400s, people returning from the crusades brought back many new foods and spices from the Middle-East, such as coriander, parsley, and basil. These new culinary innovations caused an increase in manuscripts on cookery, most of which still exist in private libraries. By the time we get to the 20th century, cook books are starting to become popular as a result of increased literacy, people having more free time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Banana Shake recipe.
