{"id":193225,"date":"2017-07-14T00:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:43:44","slug":"magnificent-macaroni-and-cheese","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/blog\/articles\/read\/193225\/magnificent-macaroni-and-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnificent Macaroni and Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macaroni and cheese go together like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, or any other classic combination. It is a staple from your childhood that is unlikely to conjure up images of a classic, old Italian kitchen or the English countryside. Instead, you most likely picture your mom serving you up a big old bowl. The history of this perfect dish goes back a bit farther than your mama’s kitchen though. <\/p>\n

Versions of macaroni and cheese are noted as early as the 14th century. The first origins of our current style<\/a> date back to 1769 England in Elizabeth Raffled’s book The Experienced English Housekeeper<\/i>. She featured a recipe for noodles with a cheddar cheese b\u00e9chamel sauce topped with Parmesan and breadcrumbs. <\/p>\n

It was former President Thomas Jefferson who is credited with introducing the United States to macaroni and cheese<\/a>. After a trip to northern Italy, he had hired multiple people to attempt to recreate macaroni he had eaten. Despite his careful notes, a satisfactory product was never produced, so he began importing it. In 1802, he reportedly served a baked macaroni and cheese \u201cpie\u201d at a state dinner in his home. Despite some negative feedback by guests, the dish exploded with popularity. <\/p>\n

The first documented recipe for mac and cheese in the States is in Mary Rudolph\u2019s cookbook, The Virginia Housewife. The recipe called for just three ingredients: cheese, butter, and macaroni. By the 1880\u2019s the dish was found in cookbooks all over the coast. <\/p>\n

In 1937 during the Great Depression, Kraft Foods introduced a boxed version of macaroni and cheese<\/a>. For 19 cents a box a family of four had a hearty dinner. With rationing and more women working outside the home, this was a quick and easy way to get dinner on the table.<\/p>\n

Kraft\u2019s version is still popular today while the homemade version is a bit more complicated than the simple three ingredient recipe that was first published. Now, a typical first step is to make a creamy roux of milk, butter, and flour. Almost any kind of cheese can then be added in to create a creamy cheese sauce that goes on just about any form of noodle. However, most commonly, the traditional elbow noodle is the most widely used. <\/p>\n

Whether you go for the boxed stuff or make it from scratch, you have to admit macaroni and cheese is one magnificent meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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