If you were to take a time machine back to 18th-century Manhattan, you would come across lush forests, rolling hills, an abundance of wildlife, and small Dutch family farms scattered throughout the countryside.
Morris-Jumel Mansion Virtual Parlor Chat: Food, Hunger, Scarcity and General Washington’s Continental Army. What did the soldiers of the Continental Army eat to fuel their fight for independence? What about the officers or General George Washington? Food insecurity was a monumental challenge faced by all those involved in the American Revolution. rom soldier's rations to George Washington's war time birthday celebrations, learn about the culinary history of the American Revolution.
