3.  The kitchen was the most favorite place in the home.  It was the busiest and warmest room  Fireplaces were used for cooking and heat Fun Fact: Many fireplaces were so big a person could stand in it!

4.  Many tools were used in the colonial kitchen  They were made of iron so won’t catch on fire  Skillet with legs- put on coals to cook  Some colonial kitchens had a bread oven  A peel was used to take the bread out

5.  Women played an important role in the colonial kitchen  They began cooking before dawn  It took them two hours to prepare a meal  They had to build a fire, bring water, pick vegetables, milk the cow, gather eggs and hang meat  Breakfast was served after the family members did their chores  The main meal was at two p.m

6.  They planted peas, pears, apple seeds, wheat, rye, and other grains  They also fished in the middle colonies  The middle colonies produced most of the grain and bread for the colonies

7.  The New England colonies depended on the food that was grown in the wild region  They also depended on animals  Moisture spoiled many seeds in the New England colonies  It was hard to farm there  They learned how to make bread, stew, pudding and jam  Some colonists thought tomatoes were poisonous and didn’t want to eat them

8.  The soil in the southern colonies was good for farming  They grew tobacco, rice and indigo  Settlers owned large farms  Colonists produced crops for trading

9.  Cookies, chicken, rice, salad, bread, pie, chowder, corn, beans, squash and pudding were made  Some famous recipes are johnny cakes, sugar cookies, and apple pie

10. IIt was very different than now BBreakfast was served early if you were poor and later if you were rich DDinner was a mid-day meal TThere was no meal called lunch IIn the 18 th century, dinner was the biggest meal of the day SSupper was served in the evening

11. FFamilies drank cider and ate porridge at breakfast IIn the 19 th century breakfast was eaten at nine or ten o’clock PProportions depended on your wealth BBread was eaten at all times of the day especially breakfast

12.  Dinner took place in the afternoon  In the 16 th century dinner was served in two courses  In the first course meat, meat pudding and/or meat pies were served  In the second course dessert, dried fruits, custards, tards and sweetmeats were served

13. SSupper was a bedtime meal and it was short IIn the southern colonies it was served late SSupper became more and more important as the 19 th century continued

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