by gwffoundation | Feb 22, 2016 | Lives & Legacies
In this video, we taste three different chocolate drinks from across the centuries and discover what ingredients went in them to make each taste so differently. Read about “Sweet-Toothed Colonials and Their Chocolate” here....
by gwffoundation | Nov 18, 2015 | Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
As thanksgiving approaches we turn our thoughts to tradition, family, and feast. Thanksgiving traditions call to mind family around a table full of food, a roast turkey with cranberry sauce, or maybe even a romanticized recreation of New England meal from the 17th...
by gwffoundation | Nov 2, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we make a rare colonial-era treat known as “An Orange Fool” recently featured in a written blog post about where colonial Americans got their fresh fruit from. You can find the blog post and the “Orange Fool” recipe here....
by gwffoundation | Sep 23, 2015 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
In our age of weekly farmers’ markets, drive-thru smoothie shops, and 24/7 grocery stores, it can be hard to truly understand the importance of fruit to the average colonial Virginian. They, however, would have been well aware of how rare it was and of what it meant...
