I have to do a report for school about early american food and cooking, can anyone give me good ideas or websites, maybe some foods, how they made them, any information on early american foods and cooking. ASAP thank you.
2007-12-05 11:20:18 · 5 answers · asked by This girl<3 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
the time period is in the 1700s
2007-12-05 11:49:45 · update #1
Hard Tack and Beef Jerky come to mind for the fur hunters and pioneers if that's the era you're talking about. And they made stews (rabbit and other game).
In their homes, they cooked mostly over open fires in Dutch Oven kettles.
The Colonial Williamsburg website might have some info for you.
2007-12-05 11:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by Dottie R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Early Americans ate natural foods which they could grow .. and which they could hunt for.
The hunted food may consist of deer, squirrels, fish, turkey, etc.
The planted food may consist of potatoes (irish & sweet), peas, greens, onions, etc.
Some other natural foods are nuts, berries, etc.
The natural drink was water.
It depends on the era - but people cooked over open fires, on wood heaters, and they even made some of the utensils.
Some foods were also prepared by burying the food in the grounds with the coals .. or embers of the fire. Other foods were also smoked in a smoke house.
2007-12-05 11:37:53 · answer #2 · answered by Tara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many of the early American foods came from the home countries of the immigrants.
Pick a culture you like and focus on their foods.
Roast Lamb the traditional English way is still as popular now as it was centuries ago.
2007-12-05 12:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.kraftfoods.com and click recipes. there you could find what you are looking for. or you could check on yahoo search and type food
2007-12-05 11:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by nachua88 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.foodtimeline.org
2007-12-05 11:27:14 · answer #5 · answered by jefferson barnaby 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋