Every year the John Work property hosts a rifle frolic in October. The shoot is a woodswalk with a fire starting competition. This year the entire shoot was held in the pouring rain. Who says you can't shoot flintlocks in the rain? :grin: I forgot my tinder kit, so I forfeited points for that. There was a three-way tie for 1st place which was broke by a tomahawk throw. I got 2nd place.
From my previous posts you may have noticed that there is always a culinary experience involved and this is no different. There was a baking competition in the end. I took first place with a Chicken Pie from a 1794 recipe. It was my first stab at making homemade crust. I baked it in my 1850 spider skillet.
Please enjoy these pictures from the Historic Tunnel Mill property.
The Home was built in 1811.
A recently built tool shed.
The property got a historic marker last year
The reenactor fields
A recently added distillery house
A soldiers shelter based off an original Civil War sketch.
Timbers from an 1830's home which will be reborn on the property.
Shooting while it's pouring...notice the two 14 year olds in the background. We had 8 teenagers at this event. The caretakers of this property do well to get youth involved.
Some of the men were sliding down the hills in their mocs. Notice the heavy breathing. :wink:
Looking over my knee drying off in the parlor and enjoying a peach cordial.
The first fully restored room in the home.
Here's part of the dinner spread. In iron spider skillet is my chicken pie. The ingredients of that pie crust is flour, lard, butter, wetted with cream. Melts in your mouth. It contains layers of salted and peppered chicken thigh seperated by layers of sliced butter. Thank you Amelia Simmons for publishing America's first cookbook!
From my previous posts you may have noticed that there is always a culinary experience involved and this is no different. There was a baking competition in the end. I took first place with a Chicken Pie from a 1794 recipe. It was my first stab at making homemade crust. I baked it in my 1850 spider skillet.
Please enjoy these pictures from the Historic Tunnel Mill property.
The Home was built in 1811.
A recently built tool shed.
The property got a historic marker last year
The reenactor fields
A recently added distillery house
A soldiers shelter based off an original Civil War sketch.
Timbers from an 1830's home which will be reborn on the property.
Shooting while it's pouring...notice the two 14 year olds in the background. We had 8 teenagers at this event. The caretakers of this property do well to get youth involved.
Some of the men were sliding down the hills in their mocs. Notice the heavy breathing. :wink:
Looking over my knee drying off in the parlor and enjoying a peach cordial.
The first fully restored room in the home.
Here's part of the dinner spread. In iron spider skillet is my chicken pie. The ingredients of that pie crust is flour, lard, butter, wetted with cream. Melts in your mouth. It contains layers of salted and peppered chicken thigh seperated by layers of sliced butter. Thank you Amelia Simmons for publishing America's first cookbook!
