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  • Hearth cooking workshop

    If this is in the wrong folder, my sincerest apologies and feel free to move.

    This hands-on workshop will explore and discuss what foods were common in the
    American South during the mid-19th century, what period cookbooks are available
    and how to use the recipes in them, and a discussion and demonstration of a wide
    range of open hearth cooking techniques including dutch oven baking, tin kitchen
    spit roasting, trivet cooking, and the use of a fire place crane. Participants
    will prepare a full multi-course meal using period recipes and historic
    techniques in a mid-19th century open-hearth log kitchen facility. A hand out
    with sixty recipes gathered from different period cookbooks and bibliography of
    sources for supplies and ingredients will be provided.

    Additional information available at
    Annette Bethke
    Austin TX
    Civil War Texas Civilian Living History
    [URL="http://www.txcwcivilian.org"]www.txcwcivilian.org[/URL]

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    Re: Hearth cooking workshop

    Hello,
    To anyone who reads this, I don't know if its too late to bolster the interest in the class discussed here, but here goes. My wife and I took an open hearth cooking class at a LH museum here in New York a few years ago. My wife is not in the hobby but supports my interest (read: obsession). We had a blast and the food was terrific. For anyone who cooks at events over an open fire I strongly recommend taking a class like this to help expand your understanding of the culinary world of the mid 19th century. Theres more to it than burning bacon. I even haul some cooking gear to a couple "looser" events (not loser) that I attend and cook a fine supper for my pards on Saturday night. I have been tweaking a new receipt that I plan on using in 2011. At any rate, though I can't speak for this class in particular, if you have the opportunity to take a class of this sort it's well worth it.
    My best Regards,
    Kevin Schoepfel
    140th NYVI

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      Re: Hearth cooking workshop

      Thank you Kevin. Hal Simon, the instructor, has conducted these classes for some time. I got a glimpse of the bibliography and it's amazing. I'll post an AAR after.
      Annette Bethke
      Austin TX
      Civil War Texas Civilian Living History
      [URL="http://www.txcwcivilian.org"]www.txcwcivilian.org[/URL]

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        Re: Hearth cooking workshop

        A recap of the event with pictures is available on my blog at http://txcwcivilian.blogspot.com/201...er-4-2010.html
        Annette Bethke
        Austin TX
        Civil War Texas Civilian Living History
        [URL="http://www.txcwcivilian.org"]www.txcwcivilian.org[/URL]

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