At Backus Pioneer Village on Saturday the volunteers and staff showed life as pioneers lived. Featuring open air cooking, herbs, games, laundry,gardening ,
1812 military encampment .Tepee was also set up .
Joanne doing a lot of meat cooking on open fires using cast iron and enamel pots
Cooking blueberry and raspberry jams in the pot was my job.Under a big shade tree with a good breeze made the job fun not a chore.Gave out little samples on wooden sticks as the jam started to set up to the visitors that came by …. Very popular spot…..
I am in the middle in my blue garb with Dorothea and her granddaughter and 2 volunteers Beth and Bailey.
Helping pack up the 29 jars of jam into a basket.
Robin roasting a pike on a stick over the fire trying to put it on the chain hanging from tripod.
Dorothea in cabin and showing how to do laundry .
Children had fun trying out the old scrub board.
Beth at the bake oven , she made this tasty blueberry pie
Mercantile,
with an old style candy counter
Some of the dishes cooked, squirrel stew, venison stuffed peppers , so good,
Cutting the ham , wild turkey, duck.
Lots of dishes to try.
All the volunteers had worked up an appetite after the long day showing how life was 200 years ago.
A touch of modern when a wedding party came in to have pictures done in the park like setting.
Busy fun time.
5 comments:
Looks like it was a great day!
Looks like a really nice place. I'd love a slice of the blueberry pie. xo
Rosemary, you look amazing in your costume! Isn't it something how life has changed over the decades. We take so much for granted. (At least I have a wringer washer, not a wash board, lol.)
I can only imagine how difficult it must be to make jam and jellies and pies over a camp fire. Wonderful post!
What a wonderful way to go back in time. Gee, I hope it wasn't too hot and humid that day. I see everyone dressed in their proper attire. Very nice Rosemary.
Wow that looks like fun! That blueberry pie looks super delicious!
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