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1850s Christmas Dinner Experience at the Backus-Page House

12/6/2011

 
Volunteers of the Tyrconnell Heritage Society treated fourteen diners to a unique 1850s experience at the Backus Page House this past Saturday.

The historic house was decked out for Christmas, fire lit, tables laid, and foods prepared. Mother and daughter team, Martha and Dora Foster had poured over their extensive historic recipe book collection to come up with a multi-course dinner prepared from authenticated recipes.

Each delicious course of the many served was graciously presented by costumed volunteers, complete with interesting tidbits about the foods, the recipes and the way they would have been served and prepared.

The yearly event is a fundraiser for the Heritage Society.    
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A few scenes from the 2011 Christmas feast at the Backus-Page House. Dora and Martha Foster (bottom left) researched and prepared the delicious, authentic feast experience, and were assisted by gracious volunteers of the Tyrconnell Heritage Society.

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