Ingredients
1 lb cranberries
1 apple, unpeeled, cored
2 cup celery, chopped
1 1/2 cup sugar
Directions
Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: none
Coarsely chop cranberries, celery and apple. Stir in sugar and lemon
juice. Cover and refrigerate. Best if made at least a day ahead.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cranberry; Fruit
The History of Recipes
It is possible to track the history of `recipes` way back into distant history, at least as far into history as the ancient Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Having said that, these, ancient cookbooks were just primitive pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts in ancient history are some stone tablets in Sumerian describing 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 drank it feel blissful. Later on, in The time of the roman empire around 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a few documents showing how to cook the recipes prepared by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef tells us how the Roman cooks were skilled in the use of many different herbs and spices, including some familiar names like bay, fennel and dill. Later, in the fifteenth century, the Crusaders brought back many new foods and herbs from the Middle-East, such as basil and rosemary. These new foods and spices created an eruption in cookery books, some of which still exist in private collections. During the following few hundred years, the wealthy families of the West strove to lay on the most extravagent meals, and as a result cooks and their collection of recipes increased in prestige. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 19th century the formal cooking and recipe publications really came of age. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to collating, verifying, and writing down recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. By the time we get to the 1900s, cooking books were starting to become popular mostly as a result of increased literacy, more free time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Celery Cranberry Relish recipe.
