| Five quick facts below to make your mouth water. | | | | Food and Drink, which reports that a housewife in |
| 1. The first time that a the name 'brownie' appeared in | | | | Bangor, Maine forgot to add baking powder to her |
| a recipe book was in the 1896 version of the Boston | | | | brownie, and therefore her batch didn't' rise properly. |
| Cooking School Cook Book by Fannie Meritt Farmer. | | | | Ever the impeccable host, she carried on and sliced |
| This brownie was in reference to tiny cake like | | | | her now invented brownie and served it unashamedly, |
| versions, not a true brownie like you would find today. | | | | claiming her new invention |
| 2. It was pretty quiet in the world of brownies after | | | | 4. Chocolate brownies are one of the few foods |
| that - it took almost 11 years for a real brownie recipe | | | | where there is a strong divide between the way a |
| to appear, also in the Boston Cooking School Cook | | | | brownie should be prepared. Half of the world loves a |
| Book, which was the first time a brownie was we | | | | cake like brownie, whilst the other half would die |
| know it today was published. I'm not sure if it had | | | | without a beautiful fudge brownie to devour. |
| colour pictures in, or referred to using organic or | | | | 5. I personally love chocolate fudge brownies, infinitely |
| fair-trade chocolate, but it was certainly a | | | | more than cake versions. |
| groundbreaking recipe. | | | | So there you go, just a few facts on Chocolate |
| 3. One of the most popular stories about the origin of | | | | Brownies for you. Now go and eat some! |
| the brownie is told in the Encyclopedia or American | | | | |