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What did the early settlers eat?
Bread was always the settlers’ main food stuff. Breakfast might consist of bread with butter or cheese. In the middle of the day, as part of their main meal, settlers might enjoy smoked or salted meat, or perhaps a bowl of stew, with their bread. The evening meal was likely porridge—with bread, of course.
What did the early settlers of Australia eat?
The early settlers relied on fish, oysters and native animals and fruits to supplement their diet. They also traded with the local aboriginal people for game, especially kangaroo.
Where did the European settlers get their food?
Most Dutch settlers brought seeds—for grains, greens, vegetables, and fruit trees and bushes—with them. They also owned European livestock—such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, and pigs. Much of what the settlers ate was what they had eaten back in Europe.
Did early settlers eat meat?
For lunch many colonists would have had bread, meat or cheese along with water, beer or cider. Most cheese making was done at home, and was very hard work. At dinnertime the colonial people might have had a meat stew, meat pies, or more of that porridge, and again beer, water or coder to drink.
What did we eat in the 1800s?
Most fruits and vegetables were grown on the farmstead, and families processed meats such as poultry, beef, and pork. People had seasonal diets. In the spring and summer months, they ate many more fruits and vegetables than they did in the fall and winter.
Why did peasants eat so much bread?
If peasants were out working all day, they needed large amounts of calories from their food, so they had to eat well. Bread was important, but fishing, foraging, and the occasional donation from a local lord made up much of the protein shortage.
What kind of food did the Jamestown settlers eat?
What kind of food did the settlers eat at Jamestown? Corn was the most important food. It could be made into mush, hoecakes, and other kinds of corn bread. Corn cakes were a part of most meals they ate.