I may be wrong but I believe the honey bee was also brought over by
Europeans, so they would not have had honey as a sweetener. Berries
would have been later in the summer [thinking out loud here], but
there were descriptions of rampant wild grape vines growing all
through the trees, so they would have had an abundance of those.
Check out the Virtual Jamestown site, first person accounts of the
period, there are some descriptions there.
Nancy again
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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
--Daniel Boone
On Feb 11, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Sunshine49 wrote:
> Chickens originated from wild fowl in India, and were brought over
> with the Europeans, so I doubt they had chicken eggs or meat. Some
> things I've read describe the local Powhatan cuisine as quite
> tasty, they made good use of local wild plants, berries, nuts, etc,
> for seasoning their meals.
>
> I'm far from an expert but I am guessing they drank water. Summer
> would not be berry season [and it seems to me pressing them for
> juice would be a great waste of resources], and they did not drink
> milk. Although I did read of a drink made from the berry spike of
> Staghorn Sumac that is said to taste something like lemonade.
>
> Nancy
>
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> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>
>
>
> On Feb 11, 2007, at 6:39 PM, Anne Pemberton wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I am starting a new story for children and it will be about
>> spending a day with Pocahontas in the summer of 1609. I believe
>> Pocahontas would have been 14 or 15 by then, and John Smith still
>> in the colony???
>>
>> I am wondering what young Native Americans drank with their meals.
>> Water? Did the press juice from berries and fruit?
>>
>> Also, does anyone know if there was any husbandry among the
>> Powhatans? Did they keep chickens for eggs? Gather eggs from
>> ducks? Never eat eggs? Cook eggs hard or fried?
>>
>> I am, as you may recall, a long way from a library (and can no
>> longer drive on the Interstate) and on limited means, so borrowing
>> or buying books is tough. Following internet links to sources is
>> my favorite way of doing research. Email addresses are also
>> helpful, if you just know someone who knows.
>>
>> Thanks for any help on the Pocahontas' diet in the summer months.
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
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