Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia at Jamestown Settlement
November 30 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Long before the invention of microwaves, electric stoves, and refrigerators, early Virginians cooked their meals in clay pots and iron kettles, preserving food through methods like smoking and salt curing.
This Thanksgiving holiday, explore 17th- and 18th-century old culinary practices and cooking techniques of early Virginia during a two-day event, Friday and Saturday, November 29 and 30.
Discover how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia’s English colonists and Powhatan Indians. Enjoy cooking demonstrations throughout the day in re-creations of Paspahegh Town, a colonial fort.
Along the ships’ pier, explore how the colony was provisioned. Throughout the day, see typical sailors’ fare of salted fish and meat, biscuit and dried foods, and discover the kinds of fresh provisions that sailors picked up along their island stops on the way to Jamestown.
Learn more about this two day event at Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
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.
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