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Thomas
Jefferson's Garden Book.
Listing
of daily edibles in Jefferson's garden.
We
have searched the globe far & wide for edibles, foraged &
cultivated. |
Clark
& Sons Emporium
Phila.
~ St. Louis ~ Trade West
"Organic
farming & stone ground products reference done in the manner of our
forefathers".
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As
you do your research on edible foods, wild and planted, you will find that
a large number of the available varieties came from Pennsylvania Germans,
who brought them from their home lands in Europe from as early as the
1500’s.
References:
"Jefferson Garden Book"
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Seeds
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Flax:
Has been grown in the colonies as early as 1560’s, used for
linen cloth and a number of other cloth by products. Ariane Flax
seed is available today......................
Spelt:
A form of wheat with a little difference in texture, was
originally from Europe but found its way to the colonies when
settled. Spelt Mills were popular during the 1800's in
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Gourds:
In colonial America, old Mexico and parts of Europe, gourds have
been used for a number of storage vessels. They have been cooked,
fried, boiled or any other way you can ........... |
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Beans:
Beans were often planted with corn and squash, called "Three
Sisters" plantings, the colonists used this Indian method as
early as the 1650's. Fisher, Smith, Hutterite and Jacob's
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Beets:
Native to Europe and N. Africa, their first appearance in N.
America is not clear, but reference has been made of them in
journals dating to the early 1600's.
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Carrots:
Member of the parsley family, came to South and North America from
Europe and Asia, in the form of animal fodder, with the colonies
employment in the early settlements .... |
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| Herbs |
These herbs are used as medicine, seasonings or just for
decoration, all have been dated earlier than 1800.
Caraway:
Has some medical uses, licorice taste used on rye bread by early
colonists.............
Horehound:
Used in teas, candy for sore throat problems .............
Sweet
Cicely: Licorice flavor used in cooking for seasoning. |
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| Apples |
Baldwin
Woodpecker: Found in history around the mid 1700's in southern
part of Massachusetts.
Fameuse-Snow
Apple: From Canada originally brought there by seed from France
around 1600.
Jonathan:
A New York farm apple grown as early as 1800. |
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FETTUCCIN
STRAW TWISTS
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PASTAS
A common trade item on the
Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in the late 1700's, but as John Curry
and several others agree, it was available for the ones that could
afford the price. Not an item a traveler or hunter would likely have.
More of an item found in the settlements or at a fort trading post.
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Vermicelli-coils. |
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Fettuccin. |
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Straw twists. |
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