On Saturday, November 14th, 2015, Florida Living History, Inc. in partnership with Fort Mose Historic State Park and the Fort Mose Historical Society, will present an 18th-century, historical interpretation of colonial life from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine.
This heritage Event will focus on harvest-time in colonial Florida. Volunteers from Florida Living History, Inc., will discuss and illustrate the food and foodways of 18th-century Fort Mose and St. Augustine.
Demonstrations of colonial Florida cooking will take place in the park’s palm-thatched choza (outdoor kitchen). Children’s activities will include pottery-making, tin-smithing, cornhusk-doll-making, “militia” drill, leather-working, and more
At 2:00 p.m., Annie Francis, independent scholar, will present Florida’s First Foods: A Heritage of Fusion, featuring her research from Spain’s Archives of the Indies and other collections on foods commonly consumed in colonial Spanish Florida, along with original recipes. Samples of these period foods will be offered (while supplies last).
Fort Mose Historic State Park, located at 15 Fort Mose Trail, is the site of the first, legally sanctioned free black settlement in the continental U.S., established in 1738. Admission to this heritage Event is free of charge to the public. There is a Museum admission fee of $2.00 per adult. Children, age 5 and younger, are free.
Photo credits: © 2015 Historic City News contributed photographs by Terri Newmans, Jackie Hird, and Chuck White, courtesy of Florida Living History, Inc.
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