Hands-on Hearth Cooking Class: Spring Bounty
With the coming of spring, the hens are laying again! And it’s also a great time to see what fun edibles are popping up in our gardens, fields, and woods. Dishes we’ll likely prepare and [...]
Second Saturdays Open Hearth Cooking: Sweets and Savories
With Becky Hendricks. Just in time for the holidays! Prepare, sample and take home such recipes as apple Charlotte, beef pasties, cheddar cheese scones, lemon tarts, wild mushroom tartlets, Portugal cakes, and candied walnuts. Prepare [...]
Second Saturdays Open Hearth Cooking: Everything But the Turkey
With Becky Hendricks. Looking for some new “old” ideas for your holiday feasts? Join us in creating and then sampling/taking home these traditional, colonial dishes: apple-currant relish, sherried sweet potatoes, creamed celery with pecans, onion [...]
Second Saturdays Open Hearth Cooking: From the Colonial Garden – CANCELED
This program has been canceled. Sorry for the inconvenience. With Becky Hendricks. Fall season is upon us, so let’s explore some of the ways our ancestors preserved/enjoyed the bounties of their gardens and farms. Let’s [...]
Hearth Cooking: Roasted, Stewed, Fricasseed
Prepare scrumptious colonial dishes in the Strong-Howard House kitchen’s open hearth and bake oven under Becky Hendricks’ expert tutelage. Sample each other’s creations, then take some leftovers home. Ever wonder what our founding mothers served [...]
Second Saturday Hearth Cooking: Roasted, Stewed, and Fricasseed
Prepare scrumptious colonial dishes in the Strong-Howard House kitchen’s open hearth and bake oven under Becky Hendricks’ expert tutelage. Sample each other’s creations, then take some leftovers home. Ever wonder what our founding mothers served [...]
Second Saturday Hearth Cooking: Pies, Tarts, and Puddings
Time to bake up some sweet and savory colonial-era pies, tarts, and puddings in the Strong-Howard House bake oven! Selections to include apple pye, bread pudding, Cheshire pork pie, cranberry taert, marlborough pudding, onion pye, [...]
Second Saturday Hearth Cooking: Breads and Soups
Brrrr, its cold out there...Come to the Strong-Howard House hearth and cook up some hearty breads and soups to stave off the cold. Selections to prepare and sample/take home include anadama bread, pompion bread, whole [...]
Second Saturday Hearth Cooking: Spring Egg-Stravaganza
What’s for Breakfast? An Eggs-travaganza! Second Saturday Hearth Cooking with Becky Hendricks, at our Strong Howard House. Don’t miss this eggs-tra special program. Eggs have been a staple in the American diet for centuries. In [...]
Second Saturday Hearth Cooking: Sweet and Savory Treats
With Becky Hendricks at Windsor Historical Society’s Strong-Howard House. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, prepare, sample, and take home scrumptious colonial-era small bites and desserts. Choose between almond macaroons, apple Charlotte with apricot sauce [...]