Contact Deborah to arrange a talk or demonstration for your group.

Come visit with Deborah in the Pantry at these events, shop for your ingredients, gifts, ideas, and save shipping costs. Please check with the individual sites for any gate fees that might be required.

Recent deep budget cuts are closing many of our historic sites. Please help keep the sites operating! Volunteer, send contributions to endangered sites, attend public meetings, write your government representatives - do what you can before it's too late.

March 12 - Mercer Museum, the Log House, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Seasonal Cooking Demonstration from 11 - 4. Deb will be working with foods that were preserved in their season. Dishes prepared would incorporate salted meats, sausages, pickles, root vegetables, cheeses, salted butter and preserved eggs. After all, there isn't much in the way of fresh foods in March!

March 26 - Lock, Stock and Barrel at Crown Plaza Hotel, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
From their website: Join us for a unique and captivating look at the life and culture of the Revolutionary War soldier. This special series of presentations is aimed at historians, students, historic site staff, teachers, volunteers, reenactors and all others with an interest in America’s past. The program brings together some of the nation’s leading Revolutionary War authorities in a discussion of the conflict including artifacts, campaigns, army life and the experiences of those involved in America’s struggle for freedom. Sutlers Market also offered during the day and features vendors specializing in rare books and reproduction items of the period. Details are available on their website.

April 9 - Our Fifth Food Symposium, Pennsbury Manor in Morrisville, Pennsylvania
This year's topic: "Drink, friendly to Nature, and accommodated to General Use" at historical Pennsbury Manor. Sunday workshop with Past Masters in Early American Domestic Arts!

April 28 to May 1 - Fort Frederick Market Fair, Big Pool, Maryland
The pantry will be set up for business.

May 7 - Pottsgrove Manor, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Deborah will be cooking seasonally appropriate foods.

May 21 - Sugar, Spice and Isinglass Workshop, Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, Freedom, Pennsylvania
This new symposium features Deborah speaking on "Sugar: from Harvested Cane to the Table." Learn about the 18th century sugar-making process and equipment used, the sugars, packaging, exports and marketing. Clarissa Dillon presents "Blessed be he that invented Pudding..." on the evolution of English puddings from harvest-time specialties to Solomon's Temple Flummery. Mercy Ingraham presents "A History of Spice: Its Cultivation, Combination and Magic" to review the story of spice through the ages and help you learn how to blend your own special spice mixture. Cate Crown, in "Cakes, Great and Small" discusses cake baking and why you'll find no cookie receipts in 18th century cookbooks. A baking workshop will be held the following Sunday. Further information and registration are found on the Foundation's site.

June 4 - Peter Wentz Farmstead, Worcester, Pennsylvania
10-3, Laerenswaert Series - "Worth Learning." Deborah will conduct 'housewife'/sewing kit classes. Contact the Farmstead for details.

June 11 to 12 - Remember the Ladies at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the organizers' control, this event has been canceled. Please contact Kimberly Costa if you and your site would like to take up the mantle for this annual and much-loved event.

June 18 and 19 - The Battle of Monmouth, Freehold, New Jersey
We're sorry, but Deborah is unable to attend due to illness.

June 25 and 26 - Market Fair and Militia Muster, Senate House State Historic Site, Kingston, New York
This living history event is a collaboration between New York State Parks, Kingston's uptown business community and the Brigade of the American Revolution, and coincides with one of Kingston's outdoor market and craft fair weekends. Public and participants can walk from 20th C. market fair into 18th C. market fair as they pass through the gate into the grounds of the Senate House. Virtually a seamless transition from one century to the next. Falling close to the celebration of our Independence Day, it will be the year 1776 and while British troops are keeping law and order, the local militia is training and the citizenry is abuzz with the news from Philadelphia of Congress' debate over American independence (or not!).

July 16 and 17 - Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run in McLean, Virginia
The full Pantry will set up for this very fun market fair.

September 17 and 18 - Mount Vernon Craft Fair, Mount Vernon in Virginia
From their website: "Mount Vernon’s 18th-Century Craft Fair is the most authentic and diverse event of its kind, bringing together distinguished artisans working in colonial attire and a dozen entertainers who re-create the amusements loved by early Americans. As visitors shop, artisans demonstrate their crafts and explain the historic trades used to make items similar to those George Washington purchased in the 18th century. Historical chocolate-making demonstrations will also take place. The event is included with regular admission: adults, $15; $7 for youth (6-11); and free for children five and younger."

September 24 and 25 - Mount Harmon Plantation at World's End, Earleville, Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Continental Line event. Details to follow.

October 15 and 16 - Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run in McLean, Virginia
The full Pantry will set up for this very fun market fair.

November 12 - Cooking Class at John Abbott II House, Trenton, New Jersey
Deb teaches Everyday Cooking. More details to come. To register contact Diane Flannigan at dianeflanigan (at) aol.com.

Sneak Peak at 2012
Our 2012 Spring food symposium is co-sponsored by Genesee Country Valley Museum on March 31-April 1 at their spectacular site. As they are a 19th century site, our foodways symposium will feature 19th century brewing and baking. Details later!

Come back to see other places Deborah will be - schedule updated frequently.