Leisure and Food
in Colonial Times!
4.11 and 4.12
4.11 Leisure
Barn
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Pig
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4.11
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BOOGA!
4.12 Food in Colonial Times!
-At first colonists traded with Indians for corn, then the Indians taught
them to grow and cook corn
-Had corn in many of their meals
-Loved meat, hunted and raised it (hunted deer, rabbits, and birds,
raised pigs, cattle, and chickens
-There was no refrigeration so they had to salt, pickle, or smoke the
meat to keep it from going bad
-Old meat was coated with pepper and spices to disguise the bad taste
-There was always lots of fruit. In the Southern colonies they had tons
of peaches, Middle colonies and New England colonies had apple pie all
year round, and there were berries in the spring and summer for the
children to collect
-Colonists thought that vegetables were unhealthy especially if eaten
raw, they were mostly eaten in mushy stews
- Iron pots were simmering all day long, the main meal, which was
between noon and 3 in the afternoon, was stew and smaller meals
consisted mainly of corn mush
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What are three games adults like to play?
What are four things fairs included?
What happened at the end of barn and house raising?
What was fun for kids but their parents thought it was dangerous?
What kind of toys did kids have?
Apple pies were baked all year round in which colonies?
What was in almost every meal?
How did they disguise bad meat’s taste?
What did they do to meat to keep it from going bad?
What was considered unhealthy, especially if eaten raw?
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tick-tack, trock, and bowling
(varied) skill contests, art contests, dance contests, foot
races, wrestling matches, scrambles to catch greased pig or
climb greased poles
3. Dances
4. Coasting or sledding
5. Simple toys, dolls, marbles, and tops
6. New England and Middle Colonies
7. Corn
8. By covering it in spices and pepper
9. Pickled, salted, or smoked it
10. Eating vegetables
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