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Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village Dinner Package at Eagle Tavern

December 6-8, 13-15, 19-23 and 26-28, 2013
Treat your family to a delectable holiday feast.

Holiday Nights Supper with Santa Package

December 6-8, 13-15 and 19-23, 2013
Enjoy a casual buffet-style holiday turkey dinner perfect for kids!

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We found 3 cookbooks:

American Cookery, 1814

Resourceful colonial housewives adapted foods native to America to recipes they had brought with them from England. These recipes first appeared in print in Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery--the first truly American cookbook--originally published in 1796.

Original Cookbook Cover

The New England Cook Book, 1836

By following the simple, detailed directions given in this cookbook, one could learn economical yet palate-pleasing cookery “generally practiced by good notable Yankee housekeepers.”

Original Cookbook Cover

The Virginia Housewife or Methodical Cook, 1828

This delightful cookbook offers a window into the elegant world of the Southern elite. Its author, Mary Randolph of Virginia, shares her knowledge of food in the well-planned and deliciously prepared recipes found in this cookbook.

Original Cookbook Cover

We found 3 cookbooks: