Press Release - Friday, May 12, 2006
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What's cooking? May 13 - 14 Lincoln's New Salem event showcases 1830s culinary arts
PETERSBURG - History never smelled so good. What's Cooking?, a special event featuring authentic recipes prepared just as they were in the 1830s, will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site near Petersburg.
Volunteers in period clothing will demonstrate the culinary arts of the 1830s Illinois prairie over the open hearths of 15 log buildings and two open fire areas. Visitors may savor the aroma of a leg of lamb or turkey roasted in a tin reflector oven; fish cooked on a board; a whole chicken roasted on a string in an open fireplace; squirrel, rabbit or chicken sizzling in an open skillet; or venison, beef and pork roasting in Dutch ovens and cooking pots with a variety of stews.
"This is good, down-home cooking from the early Illinois prairie," said event organizer Charlie Starling. "It doesn't get any better than this!"
What's Cooking? is co-sponsored by the New Salem Lincoln League, and is free and open to the public.
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (www.Illinois-History.gov), is a re-creation of the 1830s log village where Abraham Lincoln lived for six years. It is located along Illinois Route 97 about two miles south of Petersburg and 20 miles northwest of Springfield and is open daily for free public tours, although a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children is suggested.
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