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Selected Recipes from Colonial Williamsburg
Apple Tansey*
–from The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion by E. Smith,
published in London, 1754. *Priscilla Carter's favorite dessert in Colonial Williamsburg's
1998 electronic field trip "A Day in the Life"
Carolina Fish Muddle
–from Christiana Campbell's Tavern
Gazpacho
–from Shields Tavern
Gingerbread and Holiday Wassail
–from Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop
Peanut Soup
–from King's Arms Tavern
Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Dumplings
–from Christiana Campbell's Tavern
Sheperd's Pie
–from Chowning's Tavern
Veal Chop with Celery, Mushrooms,Thyme, and Port Wine
–from King's Arms Tavern
Welsh Rabbit
–from Chowning's Tavern
Discover the ways that Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Foodways Program ensured authenticity in its newest reconstructed tavern:
"Sampling 18th-Century Fare at Shields Tavern"
–from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal
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Bees in the Colonies
The humble honeybee sweetens the American story. Apiarist Bill Krebs says bees have been here since the beginning. October 5, 2009
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Zooarchaeology
Zooarchaeologist Joanne Bowen decodes 400-year-old leftovers. June 8, 2009
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Flowers and Herbs of Early America
Gardener Larry Griffith and Photographer Barbara Lombardi summon botanic phantoms and capture their essence on film. May 11, 2009
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Colonial Chocolate
Journeyman cook Jim Gay explains that Americans' love of chocolate dates back to the beginning. February 9, 2009
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Gingerbread Houses
The town is rendered in gingerbread once a year at Colonial Williamsburg. Executive Pastry Chef Joe Sciegaj oversees the construction. December 22, 2008
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Tobacco in the Colonies
Investment in the field yields profits in the marketplace for diligent tobacco farmers. Rural tradesman Wayne Randolph describes the hungry crop's allure. October 6, 2008
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Work, Work, and More Work
Middling Planters Took Hard Road to Wealth, Respectability in Colonial Virginia
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Some Pumpkins!
Halloween and Pumpkins in Colonial America
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Rattle-Skull, Stonewall, Bogus, Blackstrap, Bombo, Mimbo, Whistle Belly, Syllabub, Sling, Toddy, and Flip
Drinking in Colonial America
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"A Much More Respectable Bird... a Bird of Courage"
A Short History of the Turkey
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