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| Chris Tremblay |
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| Hearth in the great hall of the Governor's House. |
If you visit Pioneer Village, you may happen upon some samplings of Puritan cooking.
Chris Tremblay, our resident expert on all things pertaining to Puritan domestic life, will sometimes use the great hearth in the Governor's house to cook up treats for the other village interpreters. This recently has included squash as well as chicken soup, "journey-cakes" (a kind of cornmeal pancake) served with freshly-churned butter, fresh ground cinnamon, and nutmeg. There is also a signature "sweet chicken" dish. All of these are cooked on the fire in a cast-iron pot, much as they were over 300 years ago. There is nothing like having a hearty bowl of hot soup on a cold day, eaten from a wooden bowl, with a hand-made wrought-iron spoon to make you feel like a 17th-century Puritan.
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| Home-made chicken soup |
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