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In the home of Justine, a contributor to Remodelista and Gardenista, an autumn tradition is an annual walk on the “Battlefield Road,” retracing the footsteps of Paul Revere from Lexington to Concord. Here, in addition to autumn splendor, she and her family enjoy presentations in Revolutionary firearms and colonial cooking.
According to Justin, fall was a time of bounty in colonial New England. But with no refrigeration, it was also time to prepare for the long, hard winter, preserving food by pickling, salting, and drying. Not only women, but also children were expected to partake in this provisioning process, with evenings by the fire spent stringing vegetables and fruits to be dried. Here, she gives dried vegetables a try with her children.
Photographs by Justine Hand.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-dried-vegetables-a-la-colonial-new-england.html#ixzz2kjR6JK7
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