Contact: Eve Gelman, Public Relations Manager (215) 794-4018 egelman@peddlersvillage.com
PEDDLER’S VILLAGE PRESENTS
“EVENING IN THE COLONIAL KITCHEN”
Entertaining and Educational Dinner Event Starts January 8, 2007
(LAHASKA, Pa.)
Dec. 21, 2006…Peddler’s Village presents the debut of the annual Evening in the Colonial Kitchen on Monday, January 8, 2007. Evening in the Colonial Kitchen is entering its 26th 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 provided by the spirited duo, Pan’s Fancy, featuring Karen Myers on lute and Edwin George on recorder.
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 $16.95 for adults and $8.95 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.
The weekly schedule of historical characters include (characters are subject to change):
January 8
Patrick Henry: Virginia lawyer, patriot and orator, 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 15 (Martin Luther King Day)
James Forten: Wealthy African American sail maker who served as a powder boy in the War for Independence
Betsy Ross: A seamstress & upholsterer who sewed flags for our "rebellious" new nation.
January 22
Marquis de Lafayette: statesman, soldier, general.
Baron Von Steuben: systematically trained the amateur American troops in military discipline and battle-readiness under George Washington
January 29
Colonial Dinner will not be held this evening as the Cock 'n Bull Restaurant will be closed for renovations.
February 5
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."
February 12 (Lincoln's Birthday Week)
Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President of the United States, most dearly remembered for his Emancipation Proclamation.
Harriet Tubman: Born into slavery in Maryland, freed herself and played a major role in the Underground Railroad.
February 19 (President's Day)
Martha Washington: The beloved first First Lady, she was also a true soldier's wife.
Benjamin Franklin: Inventor, printer and statesman.
John Adams: Second president of the United States.
February 26
John Paul Jones: The Scottish-born Commander of the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard who declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Ann Bonney: The most fearless and feared woman of the many female pirates who preyed upon ships in the Caribbean in the early 18th century.
March 5 (March is Women's History Month)
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.
March 12
Susan B. Anthony: The 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 19
Dolley Madison: A Quaker from Philadelphia who became the country's third First Lady.
Oney Judge: George Washington's runaway slave.
March 26
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.
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.
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