Ingredients
1 package oreo cookies
4 tbsp butter, melted
1 crush oreos in a food processor, add melted butte
1 well. press into 10 inch springform, pan.
1 cake
1 (32 oz.) pkg cream cheese
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
1 (6 oz.) pkg semi-sweet chocolate, m, elted
18 andes mint candies, chopped
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
Directions
** CRUST
Servings: 6 servings
Andes Mint Cheesecake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cheesecake; Dessert
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be observed back into antiquity, in truth as far back into history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and possibly even further. However, mostly, these ancient cook books were just primitive hieroglyphic recipes for preparing food.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe found, according to historians is a collection of tablets in the Sumerian language describing 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 tried it feel `blissful`. Later on, in The time of the roman empire around 25BC a roman called Apicius created some scripts showing how to cook the recipes prepared by wealthy Romans. He describes how the meals were divided into starters, main meal and desserts, a style of dining still practiced today. Aspicius tells us how the cooks of Roman times used a good variety of spices and herbs, including some that we all recognise such as bay, rue and dill. As we move on, we find two books from the 1300s ; one book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, they are unconnected to the indian curry that is popular today, but instead descriptions of the types of meals prepared for the nobility of those days. Later, in the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought back many new foods, spices and herbs from the Middle-East, such as rosemary and coriander. The introduction of these new tastes led to an eruption in recipe books, many of which are kept safe in academic collections. By the time we get to the 1900s, cookbooks are starting to become popular due to increased literacy, more free time and having more money. The arrival of television gave us celebrity TV chefs and the spin-off recipe books. And that brings us to the present day and the invention of computers and the internet, allowing everybody to search through thousands of recipes such as those found on this site. |
We hope you enjoy this Andes Mint Cheesecake recipe.
