Mince pies are traditionally eaten during Christmas. It was first made in an oval shape to represent the manger that Jesus slept in like a baby. The top of the pie represents his swaddling clothes. The spices in the minced meat were said to represent the gold. The pies are typically very small, two to three inches in diameter. The American pies version is usually four times larger which is able to serve many. Mince pies can be traced as far back as the 11th Century.
"Mince" comes from the word "mincemeat," which interestingly enough no longer contains meat. Mince pies evolved from a medieval pastry called "chewette." It was made with chopped meat or liver, boiled eggs, ginger, dried fruit and other sweet ingredients. It was fried or baked. During the 17th century, the meat products were reduced and more fat was added in the form of suet, from either beef or mutton fat. At some point during the 19th century throughout Great Britain and North America, mince pies developed to the point that
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The pie is cooked and dusted with caster sugar or icing sugar. As the years passed the pies gradually changed, first becoming smaller, then round and finally the savoury filling was replaced with a sweet filling made from dried fruits, spices, nuts and suet. In these days, people can even get the minced meat in a jar. The shops were well stocked with a wide variety of mincemeat, so this would be easier for those who want to bake the pies. Although some families still make homemade mince pies, they are readily available pre-made in most supermarkets. The best quality mince pies today will most certainly be homemade from fresh, organic butter or lard pastry and the own organic fresh and dried fruit and organic
The first step to baking a peach cobbler is to be sure you have all the ingredients, cookware, and supplies necessary. First the baker should preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Then the baker needs to get the ingredients out. The ingredients needed are; one stick of butter, milk, flour, sugar, and a large can of sliced peaches. The baker will then need to get all the cookware and supplies out. The
As the nursery rhyme goes, “Old McDonald has a farm, EIEIO. And, on the farm he has a Chicken McNugget, EIEIO.” If that did not sound right for some reason, it may have been because the Chicken McNugget was never on Old McDonald’s farm. The quality and safety of the chicken meat contained in McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets has been a subject of debate for many years (Snopes). The deliciousness of the juicy morsels is undeniable and debatably unbelievable. Reviewing how the chicken progresses from the farm to the fryer lends insight on why McDonald’s McNuggets produce a flavor that outshines its usually bland main ingredient. Additionally, A journey through the process where chickens are hatched, fed, stunned, decapitated, plucked, carved, ground, seasoned, mixed, extruded, breaded and fried will answer questions on how much of that nugget is still chicken and what steps have been taken to make it safe.
Holiday season is the time of year that brings together family and holiday foods. The best part of the season’s meal is not necessarily the dinner, but the endless amounts of sweets. Pies are the more popular desserts that are eaten after traditional holiday meals. One of the popular choices of pie, is pecan. Pecan pies are made primarily with corn syrup and pecan nuts. It is claimed that the pie had originated in the early 1800s near Louisiana, with no acknowledgments of its trace before 1886 (Wikipedia, 2013). The cake itself has been kept alive by American Literature and televisions through the association of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other special occasions. The actual pecans within the pie however, have been around a lot longer than a couple of centuries.
Now the food served on thanksgiving day consist of items like a turkey, which can be baked or fried preferably fried, down south collard greens cooked with lemon, salt, and a mix of other ingredients that will not be told (family secret), honey smoked ham cooked and ba...
Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Although the way holidays are celebrated over time, thanksgiving has always been a holiday feast. However, Thanksgiving is more than just eating food together with your family. For instance, some families do charity work for the poor people and create a Thanksgiving dinner for them, other family’s watch sport in addition to the food that they eat together. One part that is common at almost every Thanksgiving dinner is the type of food that is served. Families in the United States have celebrated Thanksgiving for hundreds of years, but the way it is celebrated has slightly changed from the first Thanksgiving. To be able to explain
For the topping, we got one stick of margarine, a pan, and one cup of packed brown sugar. Ms. Royall would always tell us to make sure we read the materials that we needed correctly and got the right measurements. You could be thinking you were making something delicious, but with the wrong amount of ingredients you could be making a mess. It would then be time for the hard part, all of the directions and steps we had to follow
Looking at the ingredients of a dish tells more than just whats inside, it also tells a story of history, giving a glance at the past culture of where the dish originated from and what type of food was available within that area. The ingredients used in a traditional pierogi share an interesting look at the past availability of food within Poland. The creation of Sauerkraut, one of the primary filling ingredients, is believed to have originated in China during the building of the Great wall and brought to eastern Europe many years later. Others have argued that the origin of sauerkraut actually resides in Germany, a neighboring country to Poland, it is still left undecided. What is known is that there was, and still is, a huge popularity for the use of sauerkraut as an ingredient for many dishes within the area of eastern European countries due to the availability of cabbage used to make it. Force-meat, a mixture of meat or vegetables chopped and seasoned for use, allows for the additional flavor and offers a source of protein. The types of meat used in force-meat vary, but pork and game meats, such as rabbit and venison, are the most popular. The final ingredient, mushrooms, are used primarily for their unique taste and aroma. The gathering of mushrooms, known as mushroom hunting, is a well known tradition for many Slavic nations, including Poland. The use of mushrooms within pierogi can be explained both by the popularity for the flavor they offer, but also due to the easy access many polish would have had due to mushrooms growing locally in the
The Americas were already established countries, not as much as Europe but they had food to survive on. People who lived in America ate many different fruit and vegetables that grew here varying from avocados, pineapples, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, squashes and tomatoes. We also, turned to the rivers and the oceans for other sources of foods other than turkeys and bison. Europeans had a bigger abundance of food being that there were many colonies over there. The food they ate varied from many fruits and vegetables to many different types of meats. They grew bananas, oranges, lettuce, peaches, cabbage and wheat. As for meat they had pigs, cows and hens.
In Rome, a very important discovery was made with foie gras. For the first time, Romans fed the foul fruit which they found heightened the flavor of the liver. This is where culinary historians believe foie gras began as an intentional farm practice. The Romans raised geese and duck for use of the liver, calling it iecur ficatum, which means “fig-stuffed
From all historical accounts, it seems that fruit pies as we now know them were invented by the Pennsylvania Dutch. Women in the southeastern counties of the state made delicious, crispy pies encasing every fruit in the region. “It may be,” states Frederick Klees, “that during the Revolution men from the other colonies came to know this dish in Pennsylvania and carried this knowledge back home to establish pie as the great American dessert” (191). Additionally, this pie gained popularity at the triumphant end of the war and the beginning of our country. The recipe migrated north, farmer’s wives learned to make this more involved pie, and consumption swelled. Colonists loved pie so much they ate it for every meal, but, notably, not every farmer could afford it. Thus, pies evolved into a symbol of status. Thomas Jefferson made his own recipe, Ben Franklin grew prize apples in his backyard for his pies, and Martha Washington even served this dessert at diplomatic dinners! Indeed it is the fruition of this unique, thick, two-crusted apple pie, rather than the thin, one-crust English pie, in which we invest our pride. Ever wonder why July 4th parties are marked by apple pies? It’s a carryover from first Independence Day celebrations when the apple pie was at its peak importance to Americans.
Filet mignon comes from the small end of the tenderloin, also called the short loin. This cut is found at the back of the animal's rib cage. This is a part of the steer that is not exercised, so it does not get toughened.
When asking your average American what their favorite type of pie is, apple pie is the most common response. The combination of sweet apples and sugary caramel, all enclosed by a warm thin crust, is hard to resist. Although this dessert tastes delicious, it seems weird to think about why the first person decided to eat cooked apples and bread with one another. This interesting blend of ingredients served as the catalyst for deeper investigation on the history of this prized confection.
“ According to legend, the small Belgian town of Dinant was under siege in 1466, and its starving people had only two ingredients to cook with: flour and honey. Making the best of what they had, they kneaded these two ingredients together and baked it.” i. The most well known Belgian candy is the Cuberdon, a cone shaped candy with a hard outside and a jellybean-like inside. It has a variety of flavors like raspberry, icecream, and cookie.
Apple pie is an amazing part of our lives and history, yet is taken for granted. Who doesn’t like that nice sweet, gooey feeling in your mouth when you eat it? I know we all love our good old ‘American pie. However, the ¨American Apple Pie¨ isn't as American as you think. To some, people might think that apple pie is just pie.
Pie charts these days are typically generated by computer software, as a result people forget that there is actually a little math involved. To create a pie chart Concordia University (2000) explains that you have to find the total value for the entire category being studied and calculate the percentage for each segment or part. Convert the percentage values for each segment into degrees relative to the 360 degrees in the circle. (For example, 12% X 360 degrees = 43 degrees). Then, Draw a circle and d...