History of brownies?

Question

i heard tat the first few brownie recipes didnt hve choc in them, is tat true?

and i also heard tat brownies were made wen a cook accidently forgot 2 put baking powder in a choc. cake

is tat true?

i was just wonderin

thx

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Answer 1

Go To:

http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/co...

To read the history of brownies.

Yummo

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Answer 2

The name "brownie" first appeared in the 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, where it describes molasses cakes baked individually in small tins. Brownies are also mentioned in the 1897 Sears catalog.

The origin of the brownie is thought to be American and is thought to derive its name from the color, and from the mythical pixie-like figures common in children's stories around the time of the dessert's invention. One folkloric account has its origin coming from a careless cook that forgot to put baking powder in the ugly cake batter recipe and accidentally put in baking soda. Another story reports that the brownie was invented at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago during the 1892 Columbian Exposition.

Bertha Palmer requested a dessert to put in box lunches for ladies that would not get their hands dirty.