*Cakes - **Cakes began in ancient Egypt as** round, f**lat, unleavened breads that** were cooked on a hot stone. Their evolution from crude cakes to what we enjoy today was possible, over many centuries, through the introduction of new ingredients and technology. The Egyptian's discovery and subsequent skill at using natural yeast helped leaven those once flat cakes. When butter and eggs made their way into the cake dough, their consistency became the precursor for today's cakes. Cake making continued to improve especially with the new ingredients such as chocolate and vanilla, and eventually sugar, that came to Europe with the discovery of the New World....* *Cake making continued to improve especially with the new ingredients such as chocolate <http://www.joyofbaking.com/cakes.html#> and vanilla, and eventually sugar, that came to Europe with the discovery of the New World. * *BLACK FOREST CAKE * A chocolate layer cake, filled with Kirsch-flavored whipped cream and sour Morello cherries and traditionally frosted with whipped cream and chocolate curls. The cake is believed to have originated in the late 16th century in the Black Forest region of Germany. The area is known for its sour Morello cherries and Kirschwasser, a clear brandy made from the cherries. On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I need help with a couple of things on the (hopefully, have met with the > publication committee and they liked the idea but needing to illustrate it) > upcoming "Montgomery Murder Mysteries" book -- you'll probably (some of you) > remember the Wells' boys whose father stuffed 'em down a well to kill them > -- this book stems from that -- I've gathered and written nine early murder > stories that took place in our county. > > #1 -- One of the stories is about Lena C's great great grandfather and she > has a picture of their son (whom I can easily work into the story and is > already highlighted somewhat) but it's a Civil War picture and it kind of > has some garbage in the background (dark spots, etc) -- anyone GOOD AT > CLEANING UP OLD PICTURES ? > > #2 -- I need a REALLY OLD but delicious "cake" -- I put German Chocolate in > a story (thinking it'd be REALLY OLD) but it just began in the 1950s. Go > figure :( > > #3 -- What do you all (especially you men) think of also adding the > four-five foods that are in the stories in a Recipe Addendum in the back? > > HELP HELP HELP -- it'd be GREATLY appreciated :) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >