Christmas holiday dining and celebration during the Colonial period. Published 1991. 34 recipes, 60 research notes, 37 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Soft cover, saddle-stitched. ISBN 0-925117-43-9.
Colonial Christmas Cooking by Patricia B. Mitchell will assist those wishing to plan a Yule theme dinner, as well as anyone interested in learning about historic foodways. Descriptions of different styles of celebrating the birth of Christ are presented — from the Moravian's devout joyousness to the Anglican's bubbly merriment. (And then there was the Puritan non-participation in the celebration….) Recipes for “Wassail,” “Joy Tea Cakes,” “Jamestown Sweet Potato Pudding,” etc., will definitely put one in the holiday mood.
Bits of colonial legend and lore add to the appeal of Colonial Christmas Cooking.
Copyright © 1999–2008 Patricia B. Mitchell.