Episode. 1037. Life in Colonial Times, Meat and Drink.
From The Historic Preservationist by Gregg Perry
May 1, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
This episode explores the food and drink available to colonists during colonial times.
Colonists learned what they could eat and drink as time went on, spices , many root vegetables, apples and pears, ale and hard cider
People in this episode
Host: Gregg Perry
Topics covered
- Colonial food
- Colonial drink
- Agriculture
- Culinary history
- Colonial life
Keywords
- colonial times
- food
- drink
- spices
- root vegetables
- ale
- hard cider
Mentioned in this episode
Products: spices, root vegetables, apples, pears, ale, hard cider
Places: Colonial Times
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