Old Stone House Museum
Candlelight Harvest Dinner
in the
Samuel Read Hall House
October 16, 2010
Beginning at 5:30 p.m.
$50 per plate, limited seating by reservation only, call (802)754-2022
A fund raising event to benefit programs at the Old Stone House Museum
Experience hospitality from the 19th century at the historic Samuel Read Hall House.
For a convivial evening of food & drink, return to the early years of our village, when the hearth was the center of the home, and candles illuminated tables laden with the produce of our own farms.
Supper Bill of Fare:
Before Dinner:
A demonstration, participation and tasting of hearth side cooking of the 1840’s:
Pounded Cheese: a surprisingly spicy concoction of cheese, cream, hot peppers and curry
Served on Common Crackers
Bake Kettle Pudding
Meat roasted before the hearth
Winter vegetables browned in the spyder
Gingerbread baked in the "tin kitchen"
A variety of red wines and white wines, local beers and fresh cider
The first course
Oyster Stew
The second course
Slow cooked Beef Roast with onions and tomatoes
Roast Pork with a Comfit of Maple and Apples
Traditional Apple Pie
Museum Marrow Squash Pie
Pound Cake
Oven roasted Potatoes
Braised Fall Greens and Herbs
Stewed Winter Vegetables from the Museum’s period garden
Various Pickles, Jellies and Relishes
Rolls and butter
Third Course
Trifle: Sponge Cake layered with fruits, custard, and whipped cream
Coffee and tea