Ingredients
1 1/2 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
Directions
Sift together cornmeal, baking powder, soda, sugar, and salt; stir in
buttermilk and egg, mixing well. Heat well greased cast iron corn
stick pans in a 400 degree oven for 3 minutes or until very hot.
Spoon batter into pans, filling two thirds full. Bake at 400 degrees
for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Servings: 14 servings
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Categories: Corn
The History of Recipes
Academics have proved the existence of recipes back into the far past, at least as far as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Interesting though that maybe, in the main part, these early cook books were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing food.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a series of clay tablets in Sumerian 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, wonderful and blissful`. As we move on, there were some books which date from the fourteenth century - one book called `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, these books are not about the indian food that is popular today, but rather recipes for the types of meals on the tables of the rich people of those days. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought back a variety of spices and herbs from Arab cooking, including spices like coriander, parsley, and basil. These new culinary innovations caused an increase in recipe manuscripts, many of which are now in private libraries. During the next few centuries, the upper-class families of Wesstern Europe strove to serve up the most exotic banquets, and as a consequence, the best chefs and their recipes were greatly in demand. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that fine cookery and recipe collections rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated their lives to collating, trying out, and publishing the recipes of their peers. By the advent of the 20th century, cookery publications were greatly in demand mostly due to more people being able to read, people having increased leisure time and being a little richer. The revolution that is television brings us TV chefs and the accompanying recipe books. Which brings us neatly up to date and the invention of the internet, allowing everyone to search through thousands of recipes like those on sites such as this. |
We hope you enjoy this Alabama Corn Sticks recipe.
