Where 18th Century Cuisine Simmers
Whipping up George Washington's favorite breakfast
A recreation of the first course of an 18th-century meal at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The average working Virginian 250 years ago had a healthier diet than his leisure class colonial counterpart.
“The wealthy did almost no physical labor, and their diet was full of fat, sugar and meat,” says Frank Clark.
As Master of Historic Foodw…
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