Scrumptious Saturdays: Food Preservation
Join us on Saturday, July 6th from 9am to 4pm for a look into historic food preservation methods!
Varner Day
Join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Martin Varner settlement!
Cooking in the Quarter
Come join us as we demonstrate cooking a traditional meal in the style of enslaved foodways using period ingredients and methods!
Cooking in the Kitchen
View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, or purchased foodstuffs, using historic recipes.
Hard Work & Hydration
Join us in the fields for hands-on opportunities working with the crops, then cool off at the house and try a sample of “switchel” -- a historic thirst-quenching drink similar in purpose to sports drinks today.
Roots of Refreshment: Lemonade
Join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation to learn about the history of lemonade and try historic recipes.
Hard Work & Hydration
Join us in the fields for hands-on opportunities working with the crops, then cool off at the house and try a sample of “switchel” -- a historic thirst-quenching drink similar in purpose to sports drinks today.
Cooking in the Quarter
Come join us as we demonstrate cooking a traditional meal in the style of enslaved foodways using period ingredients and methods!
Ice Cream Social at the Kreische House
Join sites staff and volunteers for a refreshing cup of ice cream at the Kreische House!
Cooking in the Kitchen
Experience the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared, and reflect on how Charity and Lucy or Amy would labor to put three meals a day on the table.