Ingredients
4 cup potatoes, *
2 cup chicken broth, **
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 pepper, as desired
Directions
* Potatoes should be peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick. ** Chicken
broth may be either home made or commercial.
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minutes, until tender. Drain. Toss warm potatoes with vegetable oil
and onions. Dissolve remaining 1/4 t salt and the sugar in lemon
juice. Pour over potatoes. Marinate salad 1 to 2 hours before
serving. Serve at room temperature.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: German; Potato; Salad; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
It is possible to follow the history of `recipes` far back into ancient history, in fact as far back as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early cookbooks were just primitive hieroglyphic recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to food historians are a few tablets in the Sumerian language describing the preparation 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`. Later on, in The time of the romans around 25BC a roman called Apicius created a collection of documents showing how to cook the recipes cooked by the Romans. In his publication, Apicius describes how the roman meals were divided into appetizers, main meal and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. Aspicius describes how the ancient Romans were skilled in the use of a good variety of spices, including a few you will know like basil, fennel and asafoetida. In the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought us many new spices and herbs from the holy lands, including rosemary and coriander. These new herbs and spices led to an explosion in recipe books, some of which are kept safe in academic collections. Over the following few hundred years, the rich and powerful families of Wesstern Europe tried to lay on the most exotic banquets, and consequentially the best cooks and their recipe collections were highly sought after. Nevertheless, it was during the 19th century that cookery and recipe publications reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collecting, testing, and writing down recipes to help cooks of their time. By the arrival of the 20th century, cookery books were increasing in popularity mostly due to better eduction, people having more spare time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Barvarian Potato Salad recipe.
