Ingredients
3 large baking potatoes
1/4 cup miracle whip salad dressing
1 ; onion salt
1 ; pepper
Directions
Scrub the potatoes and cut them lengthwise into thick slices, then
cut the slices into thick strips. Brush the strips with the salad
dressing. Place on a greased 15 1/2 X 10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan and
season to taste with the onion salt and pepper. Bake in a preheated
375 Degree F for 50 minutes or until tender and golden brown.
NOTE:
The recipe can be doubled for an entertaining snack or to serve with
hamburgers or bratwurst.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Fruit; Pear; Potato; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
We can follow the history of written recipes far back into the far past, in truth as far back into recorded history as pharonic Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these early cookbooks were just very basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to food historians is a collection of ancient tablets in the Sumerian language which show the baking 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 `wonderful`. Later on, in The time of the romans around 25BC a roman called Apicius created some documents which described recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, he recounts how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvre, main course and dessert, something that is very familiar to us today. Additionally, he describes how the Roman cooks made use of many different herbs and spices, including some familiar names such as bay, mint and dill. Later on in the 1400s, people returning from the crusades brought back many new foods and spices from middle-east cuisine, including spices like parsley, basil and rosemary. These new foods and tastes caused an increase in recipe manuscripts, some of which still exist in private cookery archives. For the decades that followed, the powerful and rich tried to serve the most extravagent meals, and because of this the best chefs and their collection of recipes could command a high salary. However, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that fine cookery and recipe publications really came of age. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to collating, verifying, and writing down popular recipes of the day. By the time we get to the 20th century, cookbooks are increasing in popularity as a result of higher levels of literacy, people having increased spare time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Baked Potato Spears recipe.
