The History and Culture of Food in Italy
Recipes: Wholesome Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Food Recipes
Native American civilizations historically cooked in clay pots, though they fell out of favor after European settlers’ introduction of metal cookware. In the absence of a brick oven, the beans were cooked in a beanpot nestled in a mattress of embers placed close to the outer edges of a fire, a few foot away from the fireplace. “Bean hole” cooking might have originated with the native Penobscot people and later practiced in logging camps. A fireplace would be made in a stone-lined pit and allowed to burn right down to sizzling coals, and…Continue Reading
