williamsburg

Showcases traditions, crafts, recipes, and customs from throughout three hundred years of American Christmas celebrations, with photographs and descriptions of holiday festivities in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.

Text and illustrations describe the Christmas decorations and activities in Williamsburg, the restored eighteenth-century capital of the colony of Virginia.

Contains thirty menus with over two hundred recipes from chefs at Colonial Williamsburg, including selections for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and holidays.

Presents nearly two hundred recipes from the taverns of Colonial Williamsburg where traditional foods of pre-revolutionary America are served; including appetizers, soups, salads, eggs and cheese, fish, meats and poultry, vegetables, breads, desserts, and beverages.

Offers ideas for Williamsburg-style entertaining throughout the year, featuring ideas and instructions for making decorations for over twenty occasions, and including recipes.