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Originally it meant "any of various kinds of bread or cake". [5] The first recorded use of the word muffin was in 1703, [6] and recipes for muffins appear in British cookbooks as early as 1747 in Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery. The muffins are described by Glasse as being "like a Honey-comb" inside. [7]
Hannah Glasse Glasse's signature at the top of the first chapter of her book, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, 6th Edition, 1758 Born Hannah Allgood March 1708 London, England Died 1 September 1770 (1770-09-01) (aged 62) London, England Occupation Cookery writer, dressmaker Notable works The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (1747) Spouse John Glasse (m. 1724 –1747) Children 10 ...
Fannie published her best-known work, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, in 1896.A follow-up to an earlier version called Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book, published by Mary J. Lincoln in 1884, the book under Farmer's direction eventually contained 1,850 recipes, from milk toast to Zigaras à la Russe.
A muffin or bun is an individually portioned baked product; however, the term can refer to one of two distinct items: a part-raised flatbread (like a crumpet) that is baked and then cooked on a griddle (typically unsweetened), or a (often sweetened) quickbread that is chemically leavened and then baked in a mold.
The 1751 edition was the first book to mention trifle with jelly as an ingredient; the 1758 edition gave the first mention of "Hamburgh sausages", piccalilli, and one of the first recipes in English for an Indian-style curry. Glasse criticised the French influence of British cuisine, but included dishes with French names and French influence in ...
The book contains the first recipe for brussels sprouts, [30] and the first use in an English cookery book of the word spaghetti—which she spelled sparghetti. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] It also contains the first recipe for what Acton called " Christmas pudding "; the dish was normally called plum pudding, recipes for which had appeared previously ...
Directions Step 1: Soak the raisins. Place the raisins into a small saucepan, add water to cover by one inch, and bring to a boil. Cook the raisins for about 10 minutes, or until plump, then drain ...
Most of the recipes were illustrated with coloured engravings, and it was the first book to show recipes in a format that is still used today. Many of the recipes were plagiarised from earlier writers, including Acton. In 1885 the Virginia Cookery Book was published by Mary Stuart Smith. [29]