Ingredients
12 oz amaretto liqueur
1 pt half-and-half
6 oz white creme de cacao
1 1/2 qt vanilla ice cream
Directions
Preparation : Combine amaretto, creme de cacao, and half-and-half in
blender. Put a scoop of ice cream in each sherbet glass and the
remainder in blender; blend well. Pour into sherbet glasses and
serve. Serves 10.
Servings: 10 servings
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The History of Recipes
Food historians have traced the existance of recipes far back into the far past, in truth as far back into recorded history as the Egyptians, and possibly even further than that. In practice though, generally, these old cook books were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
Interestingly, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to experts in ancient history is a collection of tablets in Sumerian which recount 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 anyone who drank it feel wonderful. As our culinary historical trip moves on a few more years we find a couple of interesting cookery books from the 14th Century - a book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, they have no connection with the indian curry that is served today, but rather recipes for the types of food on the menus of the rich and powerful of the period. During the succeeding few hundred years, the families of Europe tried to serve the best banquets, and as a consequence, cooks and their recipes increased in prestige. Notwithstanding that, it was during the 1800s that fine cooking and cookery books became really popular. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, devoted their lives to collecting, trying out, and writing down the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. By the arrival of the 1900s, cookbooks were increasing in popularity due to more people being able to read, people having more spare time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Amaretto Alexander recipe.
