The Open Hearth Cooking program at Historic Deerfield interprets 18th- and early 19th-century foodways in a series of annual offerings. The open-hearth cooking interpreters offer Saturday cooking demonstrations in Spring, early Summer, and Fall that focus on seasonal foods, food preservation, the Cooks’ Garden, and topics related to food history.
In addition to demonstrations, Open Hearth Cooking Classes are held on Saturdays in February and March. Open-Hearth Cooking is also featured in Tavern Night dinners, and our 18th-Century Deerfield school program for elementary-aged schoolchildren.
For more information on the Open Hearth Cooking Program, please contact Claire Carlson, Education Program Coordinator, ccarlson@historic-deerfield.org.
Please join us in exploring the materials, techniques and designs of the best furniture made in early America at our woodworking symposium, November 14-16.
For the fourth year in a row, students from the PS 146 school in East Harlem, NY have chosen to visit Historic Deerfield for a hands-on lesson in Colonial American History. On June 4, more than 50 fourth-graders will trade the busy city life for a glimpse at life in Western Massachusetts.
Heading into the summer vacation season, new attendance reports at Historic Deerfield through May show a 14 percent increase in total attendance from this point last year. And, the number of visitors has climbed 21 percent since two years ago.
Join our open hearth cooks in demonstrations of how the changing seasons affected what was on the menu, and how fresh foods were preserved to last.
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Grate or shave the Chocolate Block on your favorite dessert, or melt and drizzle on a bowl of ice cream. Also great for baking.
American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.
5.13 oz.Block
Enjoy as a stand-alone treat, or stir a Chocolate Stick into your favorite warm beverage for a chocolatey kick.
American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.
Four (4) .42 oz. Sticks in a Muslin Bag (1.69 oz. total)
Enjoy as a stand-alone treat, or stir a Chocolate Stick into your favorite warm beverage for a chocolatey kick.
American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.
.42 oz. Stick
A classic sourcebook, originally published in 1898, that covers food, clothing, travel and other aspects of colonial domestic life.
The awesome burdens and considerable power of a New England housewife's life, lively with scandal and homely detail.
