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 12 , 2011~ Fall Holiday Cooking
Menu: Turkey in a traditional Reflector Oven, Cod Cakes,
Herbed Barley, Squash Soup, Cobblestone Cookies and Apple Pie
Class Schedule
Cooking: 9:00am-noon
Dining:
12:00pm -1pm
Clean-up: 1:00pm-2pm
Participant fee:$60
(pre-registration required)
Contact Steve Banatoski at 978-897-6877 or sbanatoski@verizon.net
Up-coming Hearth Cooking Classes
November 19, 2011: Baking and
Stews ~ Fritters, Meat Pies, Dried Fruit Pies and
Tarts
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