Woods Dweller
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Some 15 years back I bought 2 booklets [about 36 pages long] and I have found these books very informative. One is called: “Colonial Christmas cooking” and the other: “Revolutionary recipes”. These books are full of History on the Recipes they give and in the Christmas book it gives how a table would have been set, the kinds of foods and courses that would have been served. Some things we would find strange in our day & time.
Such as replacing the skin and feathers of a peasant that has been cooked and bringing it to the table.
One of the many courses, the host would clear the table to the bear wood, and placing nuts with little wood hammers, fruit's & wine on the table.
Breaks would have been taken between courses and people would have taken naps, smoking, drinking, and dancing.
Giving presents was not done in these day, but opening one's door to such a feast would have been done. These feast would go on for days.
Anyway, I did a search for these 2 books, I found there site.
Patricia Mitchell's Inkling Series Books
American Food History
http://www.foodhistory.com/inklings/
Such as replacing the skin and feathers of a peasant that has been cooked and bringing it to the table.
One of the many courses, the host would clear the table to the bear wood, and placing nuts with little wood hammers, fruit's & wine on the table.
Breaks would have been taken between courses and people would have taken naps, smoking, drinking, and dancing.
Giving presents was not done in these day, but opening one's door to such a feast would have been done. These feast would go on for days.
Anyway, I did a search for these 2 books, I found there site.
Patricia Mitchell's Inkling Series Books
American Food History
http://www.foodhistory.com/inklings/
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