3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup coconut
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 any flavor jam or jelly
Directions
Cream shortening and sugar together. Add egg and mix well. Sift dry
ingredients together and add. Add vanilla, and drop by teaspoons-
full onto ungreased cookie sheet. With your finger or a spoon, make
an indentation in the center of the cookie ball and fill with jam or
jelly. Sprinkle coconut over all and bake at 375F for 10-12 min.
Servings: 24 servings
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Categories: Christmas; Holiday
The History of Recipes
Experts have tracked the existence of recipes back into ancient history, in truth as far as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe even further. In practice though, in the main part, these early records were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to experts in ancient history is a collection of 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. As we move into The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius created a number of scripts which described recipes prepared by wealthy Romans. In his publication, he tells us how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvres, main course and dessert, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef describes how the ancient cooks used many spices, including some familiar names such as basil, rue and dill. In the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us many new foods and spices from the holy lands, including spices such as coriander, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new tastes caused a torrent in recipe manuscripts, some of which are kept safe in private cookery archives. During the next few hundred years, the rich families of the West tried to serve the most exotic banquets, and consequentially the best cooks and their collection of recipes could command a high salary. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that cooking and recipe publications reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, devoted their lives to assembling, testing, and writing down recipes to help cooks of their time. By the time we get to the twentieth century, cooking publications were increasing in popularity mostly due to better eduction, more leisure time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Christmas Surprises recipe.
