1 fast & fancy cookie recipe
Directions
Beat 2 tsp. lemon extract into dough. Roll out 1/8" thick; cut out
using 3/4", 1 3/4" & 2 1/2" scalloped round cutters. Bake 8-10
minutes. Lightly brush cooled cookies with light corn syrup; stack
into tiers. Sprinkle with yellow sugar crystals & candied lemon
peels. Submitted By THESERVS@GATE.NET (THOMAS E. HAUG) On MON, 13 NOV
1995 101606 -0500
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Fruit
The History of Recipes
It is possible to follow the history of written recipes far back into the far past, at least as far back into history as the early Egyptians, and maybe further still. Interesting though that maybe, in the main part, these early recipes were just simple hieroglyphic recipes for preparing food.
In fact, the oldest recipe found, according to experts is a series of stone tablets in Sumerian 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. Progressing into The time of the roman empire 25BC a roman called Apicius created some documents describing recipes prepared by wealthy roman citizens. In his publication, he tells us how the roman meals were split into appetizers, entrees and desserts, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. He also recounts how the Roman chefs made use of a wide range of spices and herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks for example basil, rue and parsley. Later on, we find some recipe books dating from the 14th Century ; a recipe book called `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. Although the titles sound familiar, these two books are nothing to do with the indian curry that is served today, but rather descriptions of the types of meals prepared by the cooks of the rich and powerful of that time. Later on in the 1400s, people returning from the crusades brought back many foods, spices and herbs from the East, including basil and coriander. These new spices and herbs created a surge in recipe books, the majority of which still exist in academic collections. For the centuries that followed, the powerful and rich competed with each other to offer the most exotic banquets, and as a result the best cooks and their recipe collections became highly prized. Even so, it was during the 1800s that cookery and cookery books became really popular. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to assembling, testing, and publishing recipes common in their social group. By the time we get to the 20th century, cookbooks are in great demand, due to increased literacy, people having more leisure time and disposable income. |
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