As an early 1800s reenactor, for food history, I can highly recommend
the Historic American Cookbook Project - Feeding America. Lots of
great early cookbooks in .pdf and other formats ranging from 1798 to
1922.  Enjoy!  :-)
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/browse_date.html


On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Bill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Recent excavations on an early 18th century site in central Delaware
> recovered some freshwater mussel shells amongst the faunal remains.
> Normally freshwater mussels are associated with Native American sites in the
> Middle Atlantic region.  This presents the possibility of a Native American
> presence or interaction with the European inhabitants of the site (circa
> 1720 to 1735).  Several glass seed beads recovered from floatation further
> support this theory.  My question is: Has anyone found freshwater mussel
> shells on non-Native American 18th century sites in the region?
>
> Thanks for your input in advance!
>
> Bill Liebeknecht, MA, RPA
> Principal Investigator
> Hunter Research, Inc.
> Trenton, New Jersey

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