Of The Kitchen in the 17th Century

Use of Herbs as a Culinary Food?

Author: Elaine Dow
Simples & Worts; Herbs of the American Puritans

“Although many of the 17th-century plants discussed here are culinary herbs today, it is unlikely that many found their way into the tri-footed pots of early American kitchens.

Most Puritans were not gourmets. Neither did they have many of the prime ingredients for rich cooking during the 1…