Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-20

! worn out pewter plateS anu uiSues could be recast into new pewter spoons. Wooden spoons were always seen. In Pennsylvania and New York laurel was called spoonwood because from 1t the Indians made pretty white spoons which they solo l to the colonists. Horn was an ap propriate and available material fol spoons. Many Indian tribes excelled then as they do to-day in the making of horn spoons. The vulgar affirma tion, By the great horn spoon" has perpetuated their familiar use.
 Blissfully ignorant of microbes germs and bacteria, our steady for bears drank contentedly in succession from single vessel, which wa. passed from hand to hand, ant 1 lip to lip, around the board The great punch-bowl, not very handy vessel to hold. when filled with punch, was passed up and down as freely as though it were loving cup, and all drank from it's brim.
 Deer was plentiful everywhere. In Georgia, 1735, the Indians sold a deer for a sixpence, and Ut Albany stag was sold for jackknife and few old nails Turkeys were much larger than ours and all weighed from thirty to forty pounds each, and in the early days were often sold for 25 cents piece. Flights of pigeons darkened the sky, and broke down the limbs of trees on which they lighted.
 The treasures of the sea brought happiness and contentment to many. Lobsters were plentiful enough to prevent starvation. Patriarchal lob- sters five or six feet long were caught in New York bay up to the time of the Revolution. In Virginia waters vast crabs, often a foot in length and six inches broad, with long tail and many legs, were captured. One of these crabs formed a suffi- cient meal for four men.
 Indian corn was held to be the most nourishing food known. and in the smallest and most condensed form. Potatoes. squashes and pump kins were also grown. Though pota- toes were known they were not used in any great quantities. A farmer al Hadley, Mass, had what he thought a very large crop in 1763-eighi bushels. It was believed by many peo- pie that if a man ate them every day he could not live seven years. A fash. ionable way of cooking them was with butter. sugar and grape-juice: this was mixed with dates. lemons and mace; seasoned with cinnamon nutmeg and pepper; then covered with a frosfing of sugar-and you had to hunt well to find the potato among all the other things.
 Beans were abundant, and were planted in season with peas. pars- nips. turnips and carrots, which grew and thrived. Huckleberries, blackber. ries. strawberries and grapes grew wild.
 Apples were used throughout the whole year. and when fresh apples were no longer to be had. dried ones were used. The Swedish parson, Dl Acrebuis. writing home in i75s an account of the settlement of Della. ware. said.
 Apple pie is used through ths whole year It Is the evening meal oi children. House pie in country placei is made of apples neither peeled mol freed from their cores. and It's crusi is not broken if wagon wheel goel over it."
 MIX sold for a penny quart. but ter from to cents a pound and cheese was plentiful and good in al northern colonies.
 John Adams lived as well ss am New Englander of similar possfor and means A Sunday dinner at hii house was thus described by a vfsi tor. The first course was a puddfnf Of Indian meal. molesses and butter then came a course of veal and bacon neck of mutton and vegetables Bu when the New Englander went ts Philadelphia his eyes opened wide al the luxury and extravegance of fare He has given in his diary some ac counts of the Iavishress of the Phfla delphfa lzrder- Such entries as tn' following are f0und-
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