Some of the utensils were created by master craftsmen working with original tools to achieve historical authenticity. Among these craftsmen is her son Peter, an accomplished blacksmith , who shares Alice's facination with living history. Museum docents, history buffs, researchers, chefs, teachers, and people just looking for a new food experience cut a path to her studio door to be instructed in the historical ways of preparing food. The Studios house an exceptional library of food-related books, new and antiquarian, where students may search out an old recipe or research their own projects. The collection covers kitchen equipment and technology, kitchen gardens, food preparation and meal patterns, as well as regional, class, and ethnic foodways.
Bibliographic materials are available for all sessions, or by appointment.