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The ash-cake described by A. Mizrachi, or what is called by him jamrī (جَمْرِي), is also baked directly over coals and thought to be a delicacy in South-Arabia. [12] Nathan ben Abraham, the 11th-century Mishnah exegete, explains the method of making a type of ash cake (ma'asei re'afīm) in Palestine.
Other, less popular leavening agents included soured barley cakes, beer foam, or fermented grape juice. [10] Ash cake was the ancient Roman term for food produced in the ashes of a fire. This type of food may be the ancestor of Italian flatbread focaccia . [ 3 ]
As "ash bread" it was baked in the hot ashes of the fireplace, protected by a cabbage leaf, or leaves; as "hoe cake" it baked on a hoe in the fields, or on a hoe-shaped board (with long handle) in the fireplace. "Pone" is the irregular oval shape the cakes took in these last 2 methods when shaped by the palm of the hand.
While these day we often associate Fat Tuesday and the king cake with beads and booze, the cake tradition actually started with Three Kings Day, a holiday that happens 12 days after Christmas.
By Justine Sterling These fun facts about birthday cake history will come in handy the next time you make a birthday cake. Check out the slideshow above to learn more about the history of birthday ...
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Johnnycake, also known as journey cake, johnny bread, hoecake, shawnee cake or spider cornbread, is a cornmeal flatbread, a type of batter bread. An early American staple food , it is prepared on the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Jamaica . [ 1 ]
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