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Long before microwaves, electric stoves and refrigerators, early Virginians prepared meals in clay pots and iron kettles and preserved food by smoking and salt curing. This Thanksgiving holiday, join in a family tradition by digging into the foodways of 18th-century during Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia. At Jamestown Settlement, explore foodways of the 17th century. Explore centuries-old culinary practices and cooking techniques of early Virginia during a two-day event, Friday and Saturday, November 29 and 30.