Fall Baking Hearth Cooking at the Jonathan Hosmer House, Acton MA

The Acton Historical Society is offering a series of classes in Early American hearth cooking. Attendees will team up and prepare dishes using 18th century techniques. Students will be given recipes and will be shown the fine art of Early American Cooking on the open hearth. At the end of each class attendees and instructors will share each other’s dishes and beverages and conversation around the midday table. Please come and enjoy the beautiful 250
year old Jonathan Hosmer House, great food and the warmth of the hearth and friends

Saturday November 19 , 2011~ Fall Baking
Stuffed Pumpkin, Lentil Soup, Beef Stew, English Meat Pies, Parsnip Fritter, French Bread, Ginger and Raisins Scones, Prune Tarts.

Class Schedule
Cooking: 9:00am-noon
Dining: 12:00pm -1pm
Clean-up: 1:00pm-2pm

Participant fee: $50 AHS Members
$60 non-members
(pre-registration required)

Contact Steve Banatoski at 978-897-6877 or sbanatoski@verizon.net

Up-coming Hearth Cooking Classes

March 24, 2012: Baking and Soup
Fish Chowder, Curried Apple Soup, Cheddar Biscuits in a Reflector Oven, Yeast Breads and Rolls, Puddings
March 31, 2012: Colonial Spring Cooking
Chicken on a String, Pork Roast in a Reflector Oven. Peas Soup and Baked
Beans