🍽 A Taste of the Colonies: New England Cuisine from Then to Now

🥣 From Hearth to Table: Colonial Staples

In colonial kitchens, meals were often cooked over an open hearth. Without modern luxuries, preservation was key. Salt cod, smoked meats, dried cornmeal, and root vegetables formed the backbone of daily meals. Indigenous knowledge — like using ash to nixtamalize corn or tapping trees for maple syrup — played a central role in survival and flavor.colonial