Ingredients
1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup whole kernal corn
1 small can tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 cup chopped onions and green
1 peppers
1 lb plus hamburg
1 small can tomato sauce
1/4 cup water
Directions
In a casserole dish, layer ingredients as listed. Top with 3 to 5
slices of bacon. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour, then bake
uncovered for 1/2 hour.
Servings: 6 servings
7 Layer Casserole Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Casserole; Main Dish
The History of Recipes
Recipes as a concept can be found back into the distant past, in truth as far back as the ancient Egyptians, and possibly even further. Interesting though that is, sadly, these ancient cookbooks were just primitive hieroglyphic recipes for meal preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to experts are some stone tablets in the Sumerian language 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 having made drinkers feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. Progressing into Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius assembled a number of documents which described recipes cooked by the Romans. He recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and afters, a very modern way of dining. This early Roman chef tells us how the Roman chefs used many different herbs and spices, including some that we all recognise for example basil, fennel and dill. Continuing our culinary historical journey, there are two books which date from the 1300s : a recipe book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these are nothing to do with the curry that we all know today, but rather accounts of the types of food on the menus of the rich and powerful of the time. Later on, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back many new spices and herbs from the holy land, such as basil and rosemary. These new foods and tastes caused a surge in manuscripts on cooking, most of which still exist in private cookery archives. Over the succeeding few centuries, the powerful families of Wesstern Europe tried to offer the most exotic banquets, and consequentially cooks and their collection of recipes became highly prized. However, it wasn`t until the 1800s that cooking and recipe books really came of age. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, devoted their lives to collating, verifying, and writing down the recipes of their peers. When we get to the twentieth century, recipe publications were starting to become popular mostly due to better eduction, more free time and disposable income. The TV revolution brought us celebrity TV chefs and the accompanying recipe books. Which brings us neatly up to date and the invention of computers and the internet, allowing us all to access thousands of recipes like those on our web site. |
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