Ingredients
1/2 cup margaine or butter
4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 cup bourbon
1 package (6 ounces) milk chocolate chips
3 tbsp half-and-half.
Directions
1. Place margarine in medium bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) until
melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in sugar, nuts and bourbon. Refrigerate
until firm.
2. Shape into 1-inch balls. Refrigerate until firm. Combine
chocolate chips and half-and-half in a small bowl. Microwave at
MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) until chocolate chips are melted, 1 to 2-1/2
minutes, stirring once or twice. Stir until smooth. Drizzle chocolate
over candies. (Reheat chocolate as needed.) Chill.
* The picture shows them sitting in little paper candy cups.
Servings: 3 servings
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Categories: Chocolate; Dessert
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to track the history of written cooking instructions way back into history, at least as far into history as ancient Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, mostly, these early cook books were just very simple hieroglyphic instructions for meal preparation.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe found, according to food historians are some tablets in Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel wonderful. As we move into Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius created a number of documents describing recipes cooked by the Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius describes how the roman meals were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. He also describes how the Roman chefs made use of many spices and herbs, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens for example basil, fennel and parsley. As we move on, we find a couple of interesting recipe books which date from the fourteenth century : one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Amusingly, these books have no connection with the spicy food that is popular today, but instead recipes for the types of food on the tables of the rich and powerful. Later, in the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought us many spices and herbs from the East, including spices like parsley, basil and rosemary. These new spices and herbs caused an explosion in cookery books, many of which are kept safe in private collections. By the advent of the 20th century, cookbooks were in high demand, mostly due to increased literacy, people having increased leisure time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Bourbon Balls recipe.
