Ingredients
1/2 cup miracle whip dressing
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil or
2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp grated lemon peel
2 cup chopped cooked chicken or
1 turkey
1 cup halved red or green grapes
1/2 cup halved chinese pea pods
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 lettuce leaves
Directions
Mix dressing, basil, juice and peel in large bowl. Add remaining
ingredients, mix lightly. Refrigerate. Serve on lettuce-lined platter.
Source: Miracle Whip ad, Ladies' Home Journal, May 1993, page 229
: (inside back cover) Submitted By
A4GY@JUPITER.SUN.CSD.UNB.CA ("N. WEBBER") On THU,
27 APR 1995 141919 +0000
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Chicken; Chicken Salad; Fruit; Poultry; Salad
The History of Recipes
It is actually possible to trace the history of written cooking instructions back into history, at least as far as early Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, mostly, these early cookbooks were just primitive pictorial instructions for food preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the oldest recipe found, according to academics are a few stone tablets in the Sumerian language which recount the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel blissful. As we move into Roman times around 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a few scripts describing recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his works, he describes how the meals were separated into appetizers, entrees and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Additionally, he recounts how the Romans made use of many spices, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens such as basil, mint and asafoetida. Later, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back many foods and herbs from the Middle-East, including spices like basil and coriander. These new foods and tastes led to an outbreak in manuscripts on cookery, the majority of which still exist in private cookery archives. During the following few centuries, the wealthy families of Wesstern Europe competed with each other to serve the most extravagent meals, and as a result the best chefs and their recipe collections were much in demand. However, it was during the 1800s the formal cooking and cookery books really came of age. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated the best years of their lives to collating, testing, and recording the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. By the advent of the 1900s, recipe publications are in high demand, mostly as a result of increased literacy, people having increased spare time and having more disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Cool Lemon Chicken Salad recipe.
