Event Details
Saturday, Nov 14, 2015
Harvest Time at Fort Mose
Time: 10:00 am til 3:00 pm
Location: Fort Mose State Park
Description: This heritage event will focus on harvest-time in colonial Florida. Volunteers from Florida Living History will discuss and illustrate the food and foodways of 18th century Fort Mose and St. Augustine. Demonstrations of colonial Florida cooking will take place in the park's palm-thatch choza. Children's activities will include pottery-making, tin-smithing, cornhusk doll-making, militia drill, leather-working and more!
At 2pm Annie Francis, independent scholar, will present Florida's First Foods: A Heritage of Fusion, featuring her research from Spain's Archives of the Indies and other collections on foods commonly consumed in colonial Spanish Florida, along with original recipes. Samples of these periods will be offered (while supplies last).
Admission to this event is free. There is a $2 per person admission fee to the Museum.
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FPAN is hosting this event.
