Cooking in the Colonies during the

1700’sNyah

Food Preparation • Presentation different from now• Fried, roasted, baked, and broiled• Gruel- broiled oatmeal, wheat, rice,

grains ect.

Fruits and Vegetables

• Fruits were very scarce• Only the very rich and or powerful

had typical admission to fruit• Vegetables were a very

secondary part of meals• Fresh fruits and vegetables

were not always available

Meats• In almost every meal• Same meats today – beef, lamb, pork,

chicken, and fish• Popular food

Desserts• Chocolate• Baked goods• Puddings

Credits/ Sources• https://sites.google.com/site/dailylifein

1700s/home/cooking• http://www.history.org/foundation/journ

al/autumn04/food.cfm• http://www.bl.uk/learning/langit/booksf

orcooks/1700sfood.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chocol

ate.jpg

Credits/ Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pecan_

and_Maple_Danish.JPG• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Home

madeflan.jpg

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FoodMeat.jpg

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Culinary_fruits_front_view.jpg

The End Bon Appetite!