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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Bookworm[/i] [br]I recently read an interesting article about cranberries (it's not often you get to say that) and learned that, of "commercially important" fruits, there are three that are native to North America and were unknown to European settlers: cranberries, blueberries, and Concord grapes. Indians used cranberries not only for food, but also for dye and medicines. And there are "indigenous heritage varieties" of cranberries that are still grown, among them Howes and Early Black. So, if you're planning a colonial feast with, say, venison and other game and the "three sisters" (corn, beans, squash), you know which fruits to add. (Not sure what "commercially unimportant" fruits would be . . . persimmons, maybe.) And you'll need soup, so check out this "habitant pea soup" from Vermont Country Store: http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/browse/Home/Food-Candy/Food/Soup/Habitant-Pea-Soup/D/30100/P/1:100:1020:10270:100690/I/f07708?evar3=BROWSE Actually, this sounds so hearty that it's probably better suited to being a meal in itself than a first course. Fitz, have you ever encountered anything like this? It's 32 degrees and windy here, so right now anything that's hot and sticks to the ribs sounds pretty good. [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.