1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 stick of margarine, melted
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz.)
Directions
Mix sugar, eggs and margarine; stir well. Add cornstarch, vanilla and
chocolate chips. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees
for 45 to 50 minutes. Randy Rigg
Servings: 1 servings
Chocolate Chip Pie Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Chocolate; Dessert; Pie
The History of Recipes
It is possible to trace the history of `recipes` way back into ancient history, in truth as far back into history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe further still. However, these, old records were just basic hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to experts in ancient history is a series of ancient tablets in the Sumerian language describing the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. Later on, in The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius created a collection of scripts which described recipes enjoyed by wealthy roman citizens. In his works, he recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Additionally, he describes how the ancient chefs made use of many different aromatic flavors, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks like bay, rue and asafoetida. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought us many new foods and spices from middle-east cuisine, including coriander, parsley, and rosemary. The introduction of these new foods and spices prompted a surge in manuscripts on food, some of which are kept safe in private libraries. During the following few hundred years, the rich families of Europe tried to serve the most extravagent banquests, and because of this the best cooks and their recipes could command a high salary. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 1800s that formal cookery and recipe publications reached a high level of popularity. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated the best years of their lives to assembling, trying out, and publishing recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. By the time we get to the 1900s, cooking publications are increasing in popularity as a result of higher levels of literacy, people having more leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Chip Pie recipe.
