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Posted by: Rod Cofield
Fish Cakes and Chestnuts Roasting... |
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Visitors to our Native American Cooking demonstration today (Friday, November 27, 2009) avoided the shopping malls while learning about the various foodways the English colonists adopted from the local Woodland Indians during the colonial period. Young and old alike helped grind corn, cook (sweet) potatoes, roast chestnuts, and chop wood.
Three of our education docents, Elly, Carole, and Barbara, as well as two of our junior docents, Perry and Lexie, worked hard and gave our visitors many excellent hands-on opportunities. Below are some pictures of our docents in action and the food prepared on-site.
Above: Visitors learning about Native American foodways.
Below: Corn, dried apples and pumpkins, and other good food.
