http://www.projects.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/pioneer/pioneer_home.htm
What did the pioneers eat?
There were no grocery stores or supermarkets for the pioneers. They had to provide food for themselves. They hunted and trapped animals, caught fish in the rivers and lakes, and gathered herbs, roots and berries from the forest. The rest of the food came from their fields, gardens and farmyards. They grew fruits, vegetables, and grains and raised pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, and goats.
Year round
-salt pork
-potatoes
-corn and oat meal
-bread
-milk, cheese, and butter
Spring & Summer
-fresh greens such as dandelion leaves
-eggs
-maple syrup
-honey
-fish and eels
-fresh vegetables (grown in home gardens)
-squirrel
Fall & Winter
-venison
-pigeons
-wild geese, partridge, chicken and turkeys
-hares
-preserved meat from livestock ( salt pork, sausages, smoked ham)
-dried apples
-root vegetables (carrots, onions, potatoes - stored in root cellar)
Source; Markham Museum and Historic Village
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Another good post for historical writers. Good link there for research.