3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup cocomalt
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped nuts
Directions
Combine sugar and cocomalt. Add shortening. Cream thoroughly. Add
egg. Mix well. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking soda,
baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to
first mixture. Add nuts. Mix thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
well-oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (410 F) about 15 minutes.
24 servings. The Household Searchlight
Servings: 4 servings
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The History of Recipes
Written recipes as an idea can be observed way back into ancient history, in truth as far into history as ancient Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Interesting though that maybe, mostly, these ancient cook books were just basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for meal preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to experts in ancient history is a series of clay tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who drank it feel wonderful and blissful. Continuing our culinary historical journey, we have two interesting recipe books which appeared in the 14th Century - a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Although the titles sound familiar, these are not about the indian food that appears on menues today, but instead descriptions of the types of food cooked for the nobility of the time. Over the succeeding few hundred years, the rich families of Europe tried to serve up the most exotic meals, and as a consequence, cooks and their recipes increased in prestige. Even so, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that haute cuisine and recipe publications became popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collecting, trying out, and recording the recipes of their peers. When we get to the twentieth century, recipe books were starting to become popular mostly as a result of more people being able to read, people having more free time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Cocomalt Cookies recipe.
