Offers traditional and contemporary recipes

195 traditional & contemporary recipes from Colonial Williamsburg's famed taverns & dining places in this best selling cookbook. Commentary tells a great deal about the cooking & eating habits of our colonial ancestors & describes the meals served to VIP visitors to Virginial's restored colonial capital.

71 Colonial Williamsburg Recipes in This Cookbook Colonial Williamsburg is a historic city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America. It is a living museum in that the town and businesses all represent America during the 18th century Colonial period. There are over forty sites and trades to visit including historic taverns, art museums and shops. When you visit Colonial Williamsburg, you step back in time to the Revolutionary period. You will see how life was for the colonists through shows and reenactments. This cookbook presents some of the delicious recipes that you will find when you visit Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia as well as other historical recipes from the colonial era. Recipes Include Williamsburg Cookies Williamsburg Pork Cake Williamsburg Orange Cake Williamsburg Butter Frosting Williamsburg Chicken Colonial Williamsburg Coleslaw Williamsburg Trifle Williamsburg Watermelon Pickle Williamsburg Stew Colonial Williamsburg Cream Of Peanut Soup Williamsburg Scalloped Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts Williamsburg Bread Williamsburg Casserole Williamsburg Apple Pie Williamsburg Carrot Pudding Williamsburg Breast Of Turkey Williamsburg Chocolate Fudge Cake Williamsburg Sweet Potatoes Williamsburg Bisque Of Hampton Crab Williamsburg Corn Chowder Williamsburg Golden Gingerbread Williamsburg Fruit Punch Williamsburg House Aroma Williamsburg English Wassail Williamsburg Inn Turkey Soup Williamsburg Inn Pecan Bars Williamsburg Pork Williamsburg Pumpkin Fritters Williamsburg Orange Sherry Cake Williamsburg Strawberry Mousse Williamsburg Sally Lunn Williamsburg Rice Pudding Williamsburg Sweet Potatoes Williamsburg Sweet Potato Muffins Williamsburg Roast Chicken In Brandy Williamsburg Wassail Punch Williamsburg Sweet Potatoes Williamsburg Turkey Soup Williamsburg Peas Williamsburg Brew Williamsburg Clam Chowder Williamsburg Chicken Surprise Williamsburg Carrot Cake Williamsburg Blueberry Muffins Williamsburg Omelet Williamsburg Potpourri Williamsburg Rice Williamsburg Shortbread Williamsburg Eggnog Williamsburg Pumpkin Soup Williamsburg Hot Tea Williamsburg Frosted Fruit Schrub Drink Williamsburg Sugar Cookie Williamsburg Fish Muddle Williamsburg Gazpacho Williamsburg Apple Dumplings Williamsburg Shepherd's Pie Williamsburg Collops of Salmon Williamsburg Veal Chop Williamsburg Bourbon Balls Williamsburg Creamed Celery with Pecans Colonial Williamsburg Pumpkin Gnocchi Colonial Williamsburg Welsh Rabbit Colonial Williamsburg Tidewater Chili Colonial Williamsburg Chilled Cream of Asparagus Soup Williamsburg Chicken Stock Williamsburg Avocados Stuffed with Crabmeat R�moulade R�moulade Sauce Williamsburg Mayonnaise Colonial Williamsburg Caramel Custard Colonial Williamsburg Caramel Syrup

The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook Every year, millions of people visit Colonial Williamsburg's re-creation of eighteenth-century America for the ambience, the education, and the unparalleled experience of glimpsing our prerevolutionary past. Williamsburg's fascinating form of time travel encompasses not only the architecture and the artisans, but all the details of our rich cultural heritage, including the food. And The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook presents that food, our nation's culinary heritage: from stews and slaws and soups to puddings and pies and pot pies--nearly 200 recipes in all. Focusing on Williamsburg's Southern roots and coastal proximity, the dishes owe their inspiration to the distant past, but their preparations have been tailored for contemporary palates--no need to run out and get some suet in which to cook your mutton over the open hearth. Here are perennial standbys such as Brunswick Stew, Standing Rib Roast with Yorkshire Pudding, Virginia Ham with Brandied Peaches, and Cream of Peanut Soup, as well as Spoon Bread, Lemon Chess Pie, and Mulled Apple Cider. There are also unexpected twists on age-old favorites, such as Oyster Po' Boys with Tarragon Mayonnaise, Oven-Braised Gingered Pot Roast, and Carrot Pudding Spiced with Cardamom. Just as the historic town of Colonial Williamsburg is a singular adventure in understanding our nation's history, so too this cookbook is a unique appreciation of our culinary history. In April 1772, George Washington, writing about one of the taverns in Williamsburg, noted, "Dined at Mrs. Campbells and went to the Play--then to Mrs. Campbells again" --twice in a single week. The hearty fare that George found so enticing is enjoying a profound renaissance, and The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook will enable home cooks to relive the great American culinary tradition--the ultimate in comfort food.