Ingredients
4 oz brewed espresso
2 tsp creme de cacao
1 tsp creme de menthe
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Directions
Mix all ingredients in blender for 15 to 20 seconds or until smooth.
Pour into cups. If desired, garnish with whipped cream and mint
sprigs. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1
Recipe by: Krups
From: Diane Lamere
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 21:38:46 -0800
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Beverages
The History of Recipes
We are able to track the history of meal recipes back into history, at least as far as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and quite possibly further than that. However, generally, these ancient cook books were just very basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to experts is a series of stone tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel exhilarated. As we move into The time of the roman empire around 25BC a roman called Apicius wrote a few documents which described recipes enjoyed by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, he recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into hors d`oeuvres, main course and dessert, something that is very familiar to us today. Aspicius also tells us how the early Romans were skilled in the use of a good variety of spices, including a few you will know like basil, mint and asafoetida. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, we find a couple of interesting cookery books which date from the fourteenth century - a recipe book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these books are not about the indian food that appears on menues today, but rather descriptions of the types of meals prepared by the cooks of the rich and powerful of that time. In the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought back many new spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including coriander, parsley, and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas caused an increase in recipe manuscripts, some of which are now in private collections. Over the next few hundred years, the powerful and wealthy tried to serve the most exotic meals, and because of this the best cooks and their recipes became highly prized. However, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that fine cookery and recipe publications rose to prominence. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collecting, testing, and writing down recipes to allow everyone to enjoy them. When we get to the 1900s, cook books were increasing in popularity mostly due to higher levels of literacy, people having increased free time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Cocoa Mint Espresso Shake recipe.
