Table of Contents

Introduction

1620 to 1650s: A Time of Survival

The Arrival of the Pilgrims

Pea and Mint Soup

Ship Legs Need Mussels—and Beer

Skillet Flatbread

Lobscouse

The Harvest of 1621

The Wampanoag Tribe

Steamed Pumpkin Pudding with Rum Hard Sauce

Maple and Herbs Acorn Squash

Pawpaw-ish Cookies with Maple Glaze

Venison with Blackberry Sauce Over Wild Rice Cakes

Sun-Roasted Clams in the Sand

Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Herbed Blueberry Drizzle

All Hail, Sarah Hale

More on Mrs. Hale

Mary Ate a Little Lamb

1650s to 1680s: Time to Thrive

Grow and Prosper

Veal with Madeira Sauce

Blueberry Layer Cake

Creamy Parsnip and Turnip Mash

Baked Stuffed Lobster Tails

Corn from the Ashes

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Late 1600s: Bake Away and Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Baking Rises to a New Level

Sally Lunn Muffins

Cranberry and Orange Honey Butter

Eggs Benedict-ish on Johnnycakes

Carrot Pudding

Chicken Dumplings

Shoofly Pie Ice Cream

Apple Pie Tiramisu

Salem’s Plot

Catch Her in the Rye

The Virginia Ham

Baked Virginia Ham with Bourbon Orange Glaze

Roasted Creamed Corn Hash with Maple Pancetta

The White Horse Tavern

Itty Bitty Rhode Island Packs a Punch

Bacon-Kissed Clam Cakes (Rhody Style)

1700s to 1790s: Building Our Nation

Let’s Have a Tea Party

Yankee Red Flannel Hash with Braised Cabbage

Braised Short Ribs

Beef Steak Pie

Little Cakes for Tea

Pumpkin Soup

The Green Dragon

Bell in Hand Tavern

Boston Brown Bread and Baked Beans

The First Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Arthur’s—Sorry, Saint Patrick’s—Guinness and Lamb Shepherd’s Pie

Franklin Was a Foodie!

Ben Franklin’s “Key” to a Good Sweet Potato Casserole

Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate?

More Beverages in the New World

The Birth of Our Nation!

Liberty and Lobster for Everyone!

Warmed Mulled Apple Cider Sangria

“Peace Porridge”

Bacon Croutons

Corn and Clam Fritters

1769 Forefather’s Day

Praise Be to Cod

Sufferin’ Succotash with a Luxury Topping

Savory Cranberry Bread Pudding

Oldest Food Brands in North America!

Decadent White Chocolate Rice Pudding

Applejack Crisp Pie

Bourbon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Washington’s Wine

Beef for the Chief

The Rest of the Story: Fun Food Facts and Delicious History

Presidential Foodie Favorites

Martin Van Buren: Hard Cider Glazed Donuts

Abraham Lincoln: Liberating Chicken Fricassee with Skillet Cornmeal Biscuits

Alexander Hamilton: Beef Stew with Apple Brandy

Zachary Taylor: Andouille and Shrimp Hush Puppies

Polly Want a Quaker?

Quaker Baker Cheesecake in an Apple with Decadent Dutch Bourbon Sauce

Fish House Punch

Where Are My Olives?

Chipotle, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Pot de Crème, Olé!

Native Americans

Boiled Strawberry Bread

Corn Cakes

Seafood Stew

Brûléed Indian Pudding

Union Oyster House

Chowdahhhh

Colonial Cocktails

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About the Authors

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