Colonial Christmas Cooking (Revised Edition)

Christmas holiday dining and celebration during the Colonial period. Originally published 1990, revised in 1991. 33 recipes, 61 research notes, 10,605 words.

Colonial Christmas Cooking by Patricia B. Mitchell will assist those wishing to plan a Yule theme dinner, as well as anyone interested in learning about historic foodways. Descriptions of different styles of celebrating the birth of Jesus are presented â from the Moravians' devout joyousness to the Anglican's bubbly merriment. (And then there was the Puritan non-participation in the celebrationâ¦.) Recipes for âWassail,â âJoy Tea Cakes,â âJamestown Sweet Potato Pudding,â etc., contribute to the holiday mood. Numerous colonial-era anecdotes and bits of legend and lore add to the appeal of Colonial Christmas Cooking.