In December of 1620, Pilgrims from England aboard the Mayflower ship landed at what is now Plymouth Rock and formed the Plymouth Colony in the New World. Their life was harsh with bare necessities.
This atmosphere was captured with the monthly themed dinner on February 20th in The Mayflower Community’s Buckley Dining Room. Dubbed “The Colonial Plymouth Dinner,” the event was hosted by residents Alicemary Borthwick and Jim and Marvel LaCasse.
The social hour offered beer, hard cider, and cider. Appetizers were served at the table and included a variety of cheeses, homemade crackers, pickles, deviled eggs, and shrimp. (Can’t you just see the Pilgrims making do with hard cider and shrimp!)
The main course, served buffet style, was composed of stuffed pork loin, baked while fish, corn bread with jam and honey butter, roasted turnips and parsnips, braised kale, chard, leeks, succotash, stewed apples and cabbage, and sweet potatoes. These modern-day Mayflower folks enjoyed desert at the table: pound cake with fruit sauce and gingerbread.
Per custom, the diners were asked to “Leave your muskets at the door!”
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