Wood Stove Cooking Class, Feb 20 @ Primrose Farm

Primerose Farm is a new living history museum in our area. It represents a farm circa 1930's during the Great Depression.

Wood Stove Cooking: Miss that down home cooking? Come out to Primrose Farm to learn the basics of wood stove cookery and combine farm-fresh ingredients with historic atmosphere. Everyone will participate in the preparation and everyone will help with cooking on the stove, it should be a really good time! Enjoy the fruits of your labor in a real, traditional dinner.

February 20, 2010 from 9 am to 12 pm
$20.00 for residents of St. Charles
$30.00 for non-residents

Registration is required and information can be found at:
http://www.st-charlesparks.org/Programs ... ration.asp

Primrose Farm is located at 5N726 Crane Road in St. Charles, IL.

sounds like fun &10 bucks an hour for a class is not bad

I'll have to decide a little closer to the date, but this sounds wonderful.

Oh -- wait -- that's the same time as the CHC program on chocolate in France.

Decisions, decisions.

Cynthia wrote:I'll have to decide a little closer to the date, but this sounds wonderful.

Oh -- wait -- that's the same time as the CHC program on chocolate in France.

Decisions, decisions.

I have already inquired if they would consider a second class on another date.

Garfield Farms nearby has a hearth. It would be wonderful if they would consider a hearth cooking class. Another dream come true, if it can be pulled off.

Regards,

philw wrote:sounds like fun &10 bucks an hour for a class is not bad

Hi,

I agree this is a good price for the hands on education plus a meal.

I had been looking for an opportunity for wood stove cooking. Many living history museums have working hearths, but wood stoves has been rarer. It really is a balancing act to operate a wood burning stove from stoking it to fire control. The burners have rings, which are removed or added depending on how much heat you desire. These stoves often doubled as water boilers with a tank on the side.

While I cannot make it this time, I hope someone will go because these opportunities can sometimes be fleeting.

Regards,

philw wrote:sounds like fun &10 bucks an hour for a class is not bad

i agree Phil...im interested as well
and you never know ..we may all be back cooking on these things again at some point

Hi,

Sadly, this class was cancelled due to lack of interest.

I have a hands-on class organized for eight people on September 19th for my food history group. By word of mouth, it is already filled.

My next goal is a hearth cooking class. Now that is really getting back to basics.

Regards,