Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup oil
1 each egg
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup rice krispies
1 cup oatmeal
3 1/2 cup flour
Directions
Mix all ingredients in order listed. Drop by teaspoons onto a greased
cookie sheet and press flat with a sugared glass. Bake at 350 degrees
for 12-15 minutes. Makes 100 GOOD COOKIES!
Servings: 100 servings
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Categories: Cookie
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as an idea can be tracked way back into distant history, at least as far into history as the ancient Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that maybe, sadly, these ancient cook books were just simple hieroglyphic recipes for preparing meals.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe discovered, according to experts in ancient history are some tablets in the Sumerian language describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel exhilarated. As we move on, we have some books which were published in the 1300s : a recipe book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, these two books are not about the indian curry that is popular today, but rather accounts of the types of meals prepared for the rich people of the period. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought back a variety of foods and herbs from Arab cuisine, including spices such as coriander, parsley, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new foods and spices created a torrent in books on cookery, many of which still exist in private cookery archives. During the following few hundred years, the rich families of the West strove to serve up the most extravagent meals, and because of this chefs and their collection of recipes were highly sought after. Nevertheless, it was during the nineteenth century that cookery and recipe collections became really popular. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, spent years to assembling, testing, and writing down recipes to help cooks of their time. By the advent of the 20th century, cooking publications were greatly in demand mostly as a result of higher levels of literacy, more spare time and being a little richer. The revolution that is television brings us TV chefs and the demand for the accompanying recipe books. Which pretty much brings us to the present day and the invention of the internet, allowing everyone to access thousands of recipes just like those on this site. |
We hope you enjoy this 100 Good Cookies recipe.
