Cooking with Herbs on 5/19/19

Aromatic, tasty, and healing – herbs were of the utmost importance to the colonial household.  They were prized as medicines, dyes, pesticides, air fresheners, and for numerous other purposes.  On May 19, 2:00 to 4:00, the museum will focus on the culinary use of herbs in early America. Members of the Cooking Committee will include herbs common to the 18^th century in demonstrating open hearth cooking for visitors.  Authentic open hearth cooking is a unique feature of the museum’s programming.  Volunteers prepare early American recipes using utensils, techniques, and seasonal ingredients of the time in the Frazee Building, a separate structure on the grounds, which, like the museum, dates to the 18^th century. Visitors may also view the herb garden, which include plantings common to colonial days.  Costumed docents will be available for tours   Admission is $4.00 for ages 13 and older, $3.00 ages 3 to 12 and free under age 3.