We've all grown up knowing that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day." But did you know that that concept is as a result of an advertising campaign by Grape Nuts in 1944? The breakfast cereals of the day - Kellogg, Post, etc. - jumped on the concept, all to sell more cereal. Now, to be fair, John Henry Kellogg was apparently a deeply religious man, who believed that eating cereal would decrease the desire for masturbation and sex. Fortunately those concepts didn't make it into the ads.
In medieval times, breaking one's fast was generally done after being up several hours, and was either for the rich, who could afford the food, or the laborers, who would have been working several hours before eating something. The meals were often similar to any other meal of the day - breakfast "foods" hadn't yet been considered. It was actually the Industrial Revolution, and the rise in numbers of people who lived in cities, who worked very long hours at their jobs, which began the concept of eating before going to work in order to make it through the day until one could get home to eat dinner.
Colonial Americans considered breakfast a hurried affair, rarely sitting down to consume anything substantial. But as breakfast became a more popular concept, Americans wanted meats and breads to break their fasts; ale was not an unheard of breakfast drink. And dyspepsia was not uncommon result. Trigger here the rise of healthier "cereals" for breakfast. These had no similarity to the sugary fluff of today's cereal, but were truly grains made to help improve the health of those in sanitariums in the mid to late 1800s. Dr. Kellogg worked there.
Today, we're sharing a variation of a breakfast casserole, and you can literally change the ingredients to be almost anything you want! Have fun with it!
Ingredients
Mix it all together. Put in greased Bundt pan. Bake on 400 degrees for 45 mins. When done flip onto platter and cut and serve. Meats and veggies are interchangeable, so make it to your taste! The key is not to add too much bread and the tater tots add just the right amount of potatoes…they shred up and you would think they were hash browns without making it dense!
"At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat some of this bread, and dip your morsel in the sour wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he heaped up for her some parched grain. She ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over." (Ruth 2:14)The idea of breaking one's fast from the night before, ostensibly approximately 12 to 14 hours earlier, is not new, but it's not ancient either. The Romans believed that one should only eat one large meal within a day, and should fast often. They nibbled on small snacks throughout the day when not fasting.
In medieval times, breaking one's fast was generally done after being up several hours, and was either for the rich, who could afford the food, or the laborers, who would have been working several hours before eating something. The meals were often similar to any other meal of the day - breakfast "foods" hadn't yet been considered. It was actually the Industrial Revolution, and the rise in numbers of people who lived in cities, who worked very long hours at their jobs, which began the concept of eating before going to work in order to make it through the day until one could get home to eat dinner.
Colonial Americans considered breakfast a hurried affair, rarely sitting down to consume anything substantial. But as breakfast became a more popular concept, Americans wanted meats and breads to break their fasts; ale was not an unheard of breakfast drink. And dyspepsia was not uncommon result. Trigger here the rise of healthier "cereals" for breakfast. These had no similarity to the sugary fluff of today's cereal, but were truly grains made to help improve the health of those in sanitariums in the mid to late 1800s. Dr. Kellogg worked there.
Today, we're sharing a variation of a breakfast casserole, and you can literally change the ingredients to be almost anything you want! Have fun with it!
Bundt Cake Breakfast
Ingredients- 1 cup diced Ham
- 2 c tater tots…still frozen
- 1 dozen whisked eggs
- 1 can (8) Pillsbury Grands biscuits..diced up (raw)
- 2 c. Cheese…your choice…I used Cheddar
- 1/4 c milk
Instructions
Mix it all together. Put in greased Bundt pan. Bake on 400 degrees for 45 mins. When done flip onto platter and cut and serve. Meats and veggies are interchangeable, so make it to your taste! The key is not to add too much bread and the tater tots add just the right amount of potatoes…they shred up and you would think they were hash browns without making it dense!
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