And for those who might be thinking of a period feast, here are some sites with interesting and usable recipes:
http://www.aspecialplace.net/MariesCookbook/18th_century_recipes.htm
http://www.1771.org/cd_recipes.htm
http://www.abooks.com/roberts/winerecipes.html
http://www.11thpa.org/Food.html
http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/archives/gems/Logie.htm
http://online-media.uni-marburg.de/germanistik/gloning/mcdh/bradley/bradley.htm
Thanks for those links...very interesting, KAC. My son-in-law and I have talked about making turducken one year when we can get the time needed. That was part of the Mount Vernon Christmas feast.
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