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Her recipes were renowned in our neighborhood,
and she would make them for weddings of
friend's children, whenever she had people
staying over, and for just about anybody
who asked. The scent of cinnamon seemed
to permeate the air starting early Saturday
morning and the whole weekend long.
These
recipes did not really originate with my
grandmother, however; they've been around
for centuries. As a matter of fact, while
the precise origins of this breakfast staple
are unknown, a version that appears in a
1st century AD Roman cookbook goes like
this: "Break the bread into large bite
size pieces, soak in milk, fry in oil, douse
in honey and serve". Sound familiar?
While
French toast (often called eggy bread in
the UK, pain perdu in France and pain dor?
in the French-speaking parts of Canada)
may have started as a way to use stale bread,
nowadays it is a popular breakfast food
in Europe and America. When you think of
it, this is basically a combination of several
classic breakfast foods - eggs, milk, bread
- served up with a bit of a (French?) twist.
Somehow
you never seem to forget the special tastes
of childhood, and even now, many years later,
I sometimes find myself yearning for that
great French toast. I thought you may be
in the same position, which is why I compiled
this especially for you,
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