"What Did People Eat in the 1700s?" Topic
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Tango01  | 04 Oct 2024 9:21 p.m. PST |
"In large part, the answer depended on a person's social status. The diet of an enslaved person was quite different from that of a middle class or wealthy person. While the main food ingredients were the same for the social classes, what was added for flavor varied. For example, during the colonial period most people ate some type of corn cake. However, with extra money, one could purchase sugar, butter, and spices to enhance the recipe. You may be surprised to learn that colonial cooks could prepare just about everything we eat today — including ice cream! They cooked foods by frying, roasting, baking, grilling, and boiling just as we do in our homes…"
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 John the OFM | 05 Oct 2024 6:40 a.m. PST |
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 20thmaine | 13 Oct 2024 5:31 p.m. PST |
Puppies and kittens – that's what modern Americans chow down on (or so I hear) |
| Tango01 | 15 Oct 2024 4:05 p.m. PST |
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 piper909 | 29 Oct 2024 8:43 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2024 8:16 p.m. PST |
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