History of Cheesecake

If God had forbidden Adam and Eve from eating cheesecake instead of the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, I could sort of understand the fall of man. Who can resist cheesecake? Most people can easily say no to fruit unless it is the topping for a luscious cheesecake. Adam and Eve had no idea what was really good because the Garden of Eden only had good, healthy foods. We, as weak humans, had to create the irresistible foods we all crave. The history of cheesecake is man trying to develop the perfect dessert for any occasion.

We would probably not even recognize the first cheesecake because it was simply the attempt to create perfection and we all know that perfection takes time. Greece which was one of the first civilized countries had a confection that started the cheesecake craze. Unfortunately, we don't know the recipe for the dessert, but we know the Romans stole it as they pretty much took whatever they needed from the Greeks. The Romans named cheesecake placenta. Wow! That name does not spell dessert for us. Thank goodness someone had the sense to say cheesecake or no one would ever order it. They also called this small sweet cake libum and offered it to their gods. I wonder who really ate the cake, probably the vestal virgins because we know no woman can resist cheesecake.
They even served cheesecake to the athletes in the Olympics. I wonder if our Olympians are so well fed.

One very early recipe for cheesecake was published in 230 AD. The cheesecake maker had to pound cheese until it was smooth. Then the cheese was put into s sieve to remove lumps and whatever didn't go into the cheesecake. Then the cook added some honey and wheat flour. The confection was then cooked, cooled, and eaten. Although our cheesecake recipes aren't exactly like this early one, the idea is pretty much the same except I wouldn't give up my Kitchen Aid for their pestle and cup.

Years later someone brought cheesecake to England and most of Western Europe. Of course, the cook was Roman because we all know the conquerors were everywhere. At least they brought a good dessert while they killed and pillaged. The recipe changed over the years until the days of Henry VIII. We all know how much he liked to eat. The chef had to cut up the cheese and leave it in milk for at least three hours to soften it. Then the cheese was strained until it could be mixed with eggs, sugar, and butter. Now you are talking. That sounds like cheesecake. No wonder Henry was such a porker.

Years later New York started the real cheesecake revolution. New York cheesecake then and now is pretty much the same. It is simple with fresh natural ingredients. It is made of pure cream cheese, cream, eggs, and sugar. What could be simpler? In fact New Yorkers still claim that they have the only real cheesecake. No toppings are added to the New York cheesecake. In the early twentieth century, almost every restaurant in New York had cheesecake on the menu. Before the restaurants formulated the recipe, many bakeries still used cottage cheese. In 1929, Arnold Reuben a famous restaurateur is credited with changing to cream cheese because it makes the cheesecake creamier.

Now cheesecake is everywhere. The New York cheesecake has plenty of competition because everyone wants to re-invent the cheesecake. The history of cheesecake is re-written every day as chefs and home cooks create new treats.

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