Open Hearth - Open House

Join Monmouth County Historical Association on Saturday, April 13th, from 12 - 4 pm,  for an 18th-century cooking demonstration over the open hearth at historic Covenhoven House in Freehold.  See our hearth cook, Mr. Glenn May, prepare oyster stew, cabbage-turnip soup, chestnut fritters, molasses baked beans, pound cake, rosemary bread and pepper relish using historical "receipts."  Experience colonial life, as you take a guided tour of this landmark house built in 1752 for William and Elizabeth Covenhoven.  Your tour of the house will include a discussion of how tea was served in the 18th-century.

Bring the family!  Admission is free!

Parking is available at Grace Lutheran Church at the corner of West Main Street and Business Route 33.

For more information, go to our website www.monmouthhistory.org, or call 732-462-1466.