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Hands-On Hearth Cooking Workshop

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Location of Sky Meadows State Park in Virginia

Where

Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Ln., Delaplane, VA 20144.
Log Cabin in the Historic Area

When

Nov. 11, 2023. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Does exploring food and recipes of the past, cooked over an open fire, appeal to you? Join Historian Rebecca Suerdieck in the park's historic Log Cabin for a hands-on hearth cooking workshop to learn historically accurate cooking techniques. Recreate recipes from 17th, 18th and 19th-century sources and taste everything you make in class. The cost of tuition for each participant is only $165. Registration is required, and space is limited. The tuition fee is paid at registration, and an additional $20 materials fee is paid on the day of the class. At the end of the course, participants will join in a meal made from their lesson. Click here to register today!

Participants must be 16 years of age or older. Parking fee is included in registration. Please arrive by 10:15 a.m., as the workshop will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m.

Multiple courses of a meal cook inside the open hearth.

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: No.
Extra fee: $185.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: No.
Phone: 540-592-3556
Email Address: SkyMeadows@dcr.virginia.gov