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PEDDLER’S VILLAGE PRESENTS EVENING IN THE COLONIAL KITCHEN

 The 30th Season of the Annual Historical Dinner Event Starts January 5, 2009 at the Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant

 (LAHASKA, Pa) December 15, 2008…Peddler’s Village presents the debut of the annual Evening in the Colonial Kitchen on Monday, January 5, 2009 at the Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant at Route 263 and Street Road.

Evening in the Colonial Kitchen is entering its 30th year as the region’s most entertaining and educational historical dinner series. Peddler’s Village presents this popular and interactive food event every Monday evening from January through March, 5-9 p.m. 

The series features two different colonial-era characters each week from the American Historical Theater and a savory menu of authentic colonial cuisine. The actors share fascinating tales of America’s early days while dinner guests interact with food historians preparing their four-course, 18th-century style dinner over a roaring fire. Learn the secrets of baking pies in a Dutch oven, roasting beef on a “clock-work jack” or in a “tin kitchen,” cooking fish laced into a plank, sautéing Maryland crab in a “spider,” as well as baking breads and Johnny cakes. Guests may select a generous sampling of two out of eight hearty main courses or one favorite entrée, and then take home the keepsake menu along with a pamphlet of Colonial recipes. The total immersion into colonial life would not be complete without period musical entertainment throughout the evening.

Evening in the Colonial Kitchen is particularly suited for families and school groups. Group dinners for organizations or businesses may also be arranged. The cost is $19.95 for adults and $10.95 for children 10 and under (beverages not included.) For the complete Colonial Dinner menu, visit www.peddlersvillage.com. Reservations are recommended, please call 215-794-4000 for reservations. The weekly schedule of characters is as follows:

January 5
Meriwether Lewis: co-leader of the western expedition to explore the land obtained by the Louisiana Purchase
William Clark: the principal Indian agent and Brigadier General of the militia for the Louisiana Territory after returning from the western expedition.

January 12
Patrick Henry: Virginia lawyer, patriot and orator, who proclaimed the famous words, "...give me liberty or give me death!"
James Wilson: elected to the Continental Congress, appointed to the Constitutional Convention and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

January 19 (Martin Luther King Day)
James Forten: Wealthy African American sail maker who served as a powder boy in the War of Independence
Betsy Ross: A seamstress & upholsterer who sewed flags for our "rebellious" new nation.

January 26
Marquis de Lafayette: statesman, soldier, general.
Baron Von Steuben: systematically trained the amateur American troops in military discipline and battle readiness under George Washington.

February 2
John Adams: Second president of the United States
Abigail Adams: outspoken wife of the second President of the United States, who cautioned her husband to "remember the ladies".

February 9 (Lincoln's Birthday Week)
54th Mass. Soldier: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was the one of the first African American Civil War Regiments formed.
Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President of the United States, most dearly remembered for his Emancipation Proclamation

February 16 (President's Day)
Martha Washington: beloved first First Lady, she was also a true soldier's wife.
George Washington: "Father of our Country"
Benjamin Franklin: Inventor, printer and statesman

February 23
Dolley Madison: A Quaker from Philadelphia who became the country's third First Lady.
Mumbet Freeman: Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman was prompted to seek freedom after hearing the Declaration of Independence spoken. Mumbet was one of the first slaves to be set free in Massachusetts and she is with out a doubt the first black woman to be set free due in large part to her own determination and character.

March 2
Thomas Jefferson: Writer of the Declaration of Independence, this brilliant young Virginia lawyer served as third President of the United States
Alexander Hamilton: Unsung hero of the Revolution and later the Republic, who is best remembered as the "Father of the U.S. Treasury."

March 9
Anne Bonney: The most fearless and feared woman of the many female pirates who preyed upon ships in the Caribbean in the early 18th century.
Mary Reed: After her husband's death, Mary Reed dressed as a man and boarded a ship bound for the West Indies.  While at sea, Reed's ship was attacked and captured by the notorious pirate "Calico" Jack Rackham.

March 16 (St. Patrick's Day)
Susan B. Anthony: 19th century women's rights advocate, worked ceaselessly for the right to vote.
Indentured Servant: An immigrant who contracted to work in exchange for passage and accommodation.

March 23
Molly Pitcher: A soldier's wife who bravely stepped in to "man" his cannon position after he was wounded in battle.
John Paul Jones: The Scottish-born Commander of the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard who declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!"

March 30
Charles Willson Peale: Philadelphia artist whose many portraits serve to remember the faces of the Revolution and of the young Republic.
Sarah Miriam Peale: Niece of Charles Willson Peale, talented artist with a long and successful career.

 Peddler’s Village, located midway between Doylestown and New Hope in Lahaska, Pa., attracts nearly 3 million visitors annually and consists of 70 quality specialty shops, 6 restaurants, the 70-room Golden Plough Inn, Giggleberry Fair family entertainment center and year round events all set on 42 acres of landscaped gardens and winding brick pathways.  For more information, please logon to www.peddlersvillage.com or call 215-794-4000.