Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia

From Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia Website:

November 24-26, 2016
Explore Centuries-Old Cooking and Preservation Techniques at Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

Preparing 17th-century dishes at Jamestown Settlement Long before microwaves, electric stoves and refrigerators, food was prepared in clay pots and iron kettles over hot coals and preserved by smoking, salt curing and pickling. This Thanksgiving holiday, explore foodways of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia during Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia, a three-day event beginning on Thanksgiving Day.