Ingredients
18 chocolate sandwich cookies
1 finely crushed
3 tbsp butter, melted
1 qt mint chocolate chip ice
1 cream, softened
1 cup whipped cream
8 chocolate covered mint candy
Directions
Mix together cookie crumbs and butter: Press into 9" pie plate to make
crust. Freeze 1 hour. Spread Ice Cream iun an even layer. Freeze 8
hours. Spoon whipped cream over top: Garnish with candies. Serve
Immediately.
Servings: 8 servings
Chocolate Mint Pie Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Chocolate; Dessert; Pie
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be tracked way back into ancient history, in truth as far into history as the early Egyptians, and maybe even further. However, these, early recipes were just very basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe found, according to food historians is a series of clay tablets in Sumerian 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 making people feel `wonderful`. Later on, in The time of the romans 25BC a man called Apicius compiled some scripts which described recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the meals were separated into starters, main meal and dessert, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius describes how the cooks of his times used a good variety of spices, including many that are still in use today like basil, rue and dill. Over the succeeding few centuries, the rich families of Europe tried to serve up the most exotic banquets, and as a result chefs and their recipes were at a premium. Nevertheless, it was during the 19th century that haute cuisine and cookery books became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated their lives to collecting, testing, and recording recipes to help cooks of their time. When we get to the 20th century, recipe books were increasing in popularity due to increased literacy, leisure time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Mint Pie recipe.
