Zoom Meeting
Darlene Montgomery-Fawcett and Laurie McDonald of the St. Lawrence Branch have published Loyalists at Table: 18th-Century Loyalist Recipes for the 21st-Century Kitchen. This is a collection of Colonial, 18th-Century and Loyalist recipes, some submitted by Loyalist
When Darlene and Laurie attended a UELAC branch meeting in fall of 2019, they had no idea what they were about to step into. The topic of developing a Loyalist cookbook came up and before they knew it, the two of them had volunteered! Little did the ladies know what an interesting undertaking it would be.
Darlene and Laurie spent countless hours developing Loyalists at Table, a compilation of recipes from our ancestors’ time. They delved into the history surrounding food preparation in Loyalist times, scoured historical societies and websites and recruited recipes from members and friends. All the recipes had to be adapted and tested, of course, resulting in many delicious and a few not so delicious creations, and the occasional near disaster. (Those didn’t make the cookbook, of course.) Along the way, Darlene and Laurie gained new insight into the culinary procedures and lives of people in Loyalist times.
The collaboration resulted in a 139-recipe cookbook, with a variety of recipes and pictures, including some indigenous recipes. Recipes include old standards such as apple butter, mincemeat, and steak and kidney pie, in addition to more exotic ones such as spruce beer, vinegar pie, and moose meat Salisbury. The cookbook has received many accolades and has been ordered by people all over North America. Both the cookbook and St. Lawrence UELAC branch have received much positive feedback as a result.
Please plan to join us via Zoom on Wednesday, March 10th at 7:30 p.m. as Darlene shares with us stories about the culinary lives of our forefathers and the trials and tribulations of developing Loyalists at Table. A Zoom link will be sent to members.
For those who are interested, print copies of Loyalists at Table are available for $20 plus shipping, and digital files are $15. Order by contacting St. Lawrence Branch UELAC secretary, Darlene Fawcett, at (613) 989-5489 or dmfawcett@ripnet.com, or by messaging the Facebook page of the St. Lawrence Branch.
