In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday, and since then Americans have come up with a number of foods to celebrate with! At our most recent At The Kids’ Table program, we talked a lot about food tools of the past, like an apple parer from 1890, or things like this celery vase.
We also used that apple peeler to make mini apple pies! Below is a recipe you can use to make pies at home (with more modern devices, of course).
History is served up in our monthly series of At the Kids’ Table cooking classes on How the Kitchen has Changed, Gilded Age Dining, A Civil War Pantry and more. Guided by Four Pounds Flour blogger Sarah Lohman, families look at food-related artifacts in New-York Historical’s collection, prepare ingredients using historic tools, and make delicious treats.