Ingredients
4 slice ham
1 package asparagus, frozen
1 can cream of celery soup
2 tbsp milk
Directions
Wrap ham around 3 or 4 asparagus spears. Fasten with toothpick.
Arrange in a shallow baking dish. Combine soup, milk then pour over
ham. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees or until done. Randy Rigg
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Casserole; Main Dish; Pork; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
We are able to trace the history of `recipes` way back into distant history, certainly as far into history as early Egypt, and maybe even further. In practice though, mostly, these old cook books were just basic hieroglyphic recipes for food preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the oldest recipe discovered, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a series of 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 people feel blissful. As we move into Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius assembled a few documents describing recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, Apicius describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvre, main course and desserts, something we still use today. Additionally, he informs us how the ancient chefs used a wide range of spices and herbs, including a few you will know such as thyme, fennel and dill. As we move on, there were a couple of interesting recipe books which appeared in the 1300s ; one book called `Forme of Cury`, and another called `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these are unconnected to the spicy food that is familiar to us all today, but instead accounts of the types of food enjoyed by the nobility of those days. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many foods and herbs from the holy land, including spices such as parsley and basil. The introduction of these new tastes caused a torrent in cookery books, many of which are now in private libraries. By the advent of the 20th century, cookery publications were in high demand, mostly as a result of better eduction, increased leisure time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Asparagus Ham Casserole recipe.
