MEET: A TASTE OF CHANGE AT MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION

Saturday, November 14th, 2:00PM-4:00PM, A Taste of Change: Cookbooks as Social and Historical Documents at Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace between 160th and 161st Street.  Handwritten cookbooks contain more than just recipes: they also give us a first-hand history of family and ethnicity. Using handwritten family cookbooks ranging from the late 17th to the 20th century, food historian Peter Rose will provide a window into the private and social food history of the Dutch—specifically the settlers who founded New Netherland (the area now comprising the present-day states of NY, NJ, DE, and parts of MD, PA and CT).

Attendees are encouraged to bring old family cookbooks/recipe boxes; a discussion of the importance of saving such items is part of the program. Admission is $25 per person, $20 for members. Advanced registration is required. Call 212-923-8008 or email marketing@morrisjumel.org to RSVP