Ingredients
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp liquid sweetener
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup dates, chopped
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup nuts
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
Directions
Beat eggs, sweetener and baking powder. Add dates, flour and nuts.
Stir in bread crumbs. Chill, then measure by teaspoon on a greased
cookie sheet. Bake at
375 degrees for 12 minutes.
Servings: 1 servings
461559 -- Diabetic Date Dainties Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Diabetic; Fruit
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to follow the history of written cooking instructions far back into the distant past, certainly as far back into recorded history as the ancient Egyptians, and maybe even further. Interesting though that maybe, sadly, these ancient cook books were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for food preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are a few clay 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. Later on, in The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius assembled some documents detailing recipes enjoyed by the Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvre, main course and afters, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef recounts how the Roman cooks were skilled in the use of many herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like bay, rue and dill. Continuing our culinary historical journey, we have some interesting books which appeared in the fourteenth century : one book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Surprisingly, they are not about the curry that is served today, but instead recipes for the types of meals served to the upper classes of that period. In the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought back a variety of foods and spices from Arab countries, including spices like coriander, parsley, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new tastes caused a surge in manuscripts on cooking, many of which still exist in academic collections. For the decades that followed, the families of Europe competed to serve up the best banquets, and as a result the best chefs and their collection of recipes became highly prized. Even so, it was during the 1800s that cooking and recipe books reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to assembling, trying out, and writing down recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. By the arrival of the twentieth century, recipe books were highly popular as a result of increased literacy, people having increased leisure time and having more disposable income. The introduction of television brings us cooking programs and the recipe books that accompanied them. And that brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, allowing everyone to search through massive numbers of recipes just like those on this recipe site. |
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