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Article: Cheesecake, for many, is the creme de la creme.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- September 26, 2003
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Byline: Ed Murrieta
"Take cheese and pound it till smooth and pasty; put cheese in a brazen sieve; add honey and spring wheat flour. Heat in one mass, cool and serve." _ Greek writer Athenaeus, circa 230 A.D.
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Popular with ancient Greeks 900 years before Athenaeus recorded this first basic recipe, cheesecake has evolved into many moist, creamy and deeply coveted incarnations over the millennia. Romans offered cheesecake to their gods. Olympians were feted with cheesecake. New Yorkers fiercely defend it.
Cheesecake is actually a custard. Soft cheese, eggs, cream and sugar are combined until smooth. Some recipes call for baking at a ...