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10am-3pm. Free and open to the public of all ages.
Kitchen Encounters
Join us as we demonstrate and explore historic cooking and foodways! We’ll be using the recently restored 1739 Trimble House Kitchen, as well as the reconstructed Bake Oven behind the Miller’s House, to experiment with a variety of ingredients, techniques, and “receipts” (recipes).
Each program will have a different theme – this season, we’re exploring topics related to the ongoing archaeological excavations around the Trimble House complex in coordination with our Public Archaeology program!
2025 Kitchen Encounters:
- April 19 – Butter & Cheese – inspired by the excavation of a dairy addition on the Trimble barn site
- May 17 – Cornmeal – inspired by the Trimble corn crib ruins
- June 28 – Ices, Creams, & Jellies – inspired by the Trimble icehouse ruins
- September 6 – Tea Time – inspired by tea service artifacts that have been excavated onsite
- October 18 – Beer Brewing – inspired by the extant Trimble brewhouse & the Trimble malthouse ruins
- November 15 – Sausage Making – inspired by the later use of the Trimble brewhouse as a smokehouse for an abattoir that operated out of the original Trimble House kitchen
10am-3pm. Free and open to the public of all ages.
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