Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia at American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
November 27 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Friday, November 27 & Saturday, November 28
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia
Explore how Continental Army soldiers earned their rations and witness the bounty of produce and proteins fresh from the fields transformed into stews, pies and breads.
Enjoy cooking demonstrations throughout the day in re-creations of a Continental Army encampment and Revolution-era farm.
Continental Army Encampment
Discover how soldiers tried to turn meager rations of dried beans, salted meat and hard bread into nourishing soups and stews on an earthen kitchen modeled after specifications in Baron von Steuben’s 1779 “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States.”
Revolution-era Farm
Living-history interpreters prepare a variety of 18th-century dishes, in the kitchen and by the quarters for enslaved people, using historical recipes from Virginia’s earliest cookbooks and open-hearth cooking techniques. See how their traditional fares were similar in some ways and different in others. Explore the methods used by farming families to preserve and store goods through the lean winter months.
Discover authentic colonial recipes of Virginia
Admission
Children ages 5 and under receive free admission to both museums. Free admission for residents of York County, James City County and the City of Williamsburg, including William & Mary students, with proof of residency. For Tickets visit here
Explore the heart of our nation’s beginnings and discover the stories of America’s earliest adventures with a variety of ticket and package options.
For more information, call (888) 593-4682 toll-free or visit www.jyfmuseums.org/events/programs-activities/foods-feasts-of-colonial-virginia for more details.
