Before You Can Cook: Acquiring Foodstuffs and Kitchenware in Early America 

March 24, 2006
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

A Symposium on American Social History and Material Culture 
Before You Can Cook explores the great variety of foods available in Early
American homes and the many different methods of acquiring them. 
Presentations examine kitchen utensils and cooking technology, heritage and
wild plants and animals, their processing, and purchased provisions. 

Presenters:
Gary Brumfield, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Frank Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Martha Katz-Hyman, Independent Consultant
Carrie MacDougall, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Steve Miller, Landis Valley Museum
Justin Sarafin, Monticello
Joyce White, Anne Arundel Community College
Gaye Wilson, Monticello

Advance Registration Required by March 15th
Cost: $65
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: Historic Collections (703) 631-1429


Sponsored by: 
Fairfax County Park Authority & George Mason University History Department 

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