What was lunch for kids in colonial times?

Answer 1

this is a good question,so think about it,think about the era and then think about your own time,their were no way of keeping their food cold or frozen,unless its winter.so most meat was smoked or eaten in a short period of time.their was no general mills corp. for breakfast food,nor dairy plants for making the many dairy products you have today,so mainly most food came from local farms beef was prized so you did not get much,but some if you lived on the farm.pork and lamb were on the menu most grains were on the menu oats,ryes,wheat,and plenty of corn.ground vegs.such as yams,carrots,beets,parsips,turnips.they also relied on the fruit in the area such as apples,cherrys,etc.some others may improve on this question but this answer will give you a good start on it.o.k.?also you might think about this,you mainly have three meals a day,back then their was no set time for meals you ate when time allowed this custom still go's on today.growing up on a dariy farm,we got at 4:00 a.m. had coffee (8 yr'old) and toast or a roll maybe some hot bread.work too 11:00 a.m. come in the house and have our main meal of the day,then at "supper"maybe soup and a sandwich this was in the 40's and the 50's so you can see some things do not change all that much.

Answer 2

In colonial times, the mid-day meal was not called lunch but dinner. It was the biggest meal of the day, and it typically consisted of pudding, bread, meats, vegetables or roots, and cheese. The morning meal was usually bread and milk.

Answer 3

Grains cooked up such as oatmeal or corn was common.

They also would pop popcorn and eat it with milk.

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Answer 4

They ate breakfast at 2:00 am ate lunch at 9:00am and ate supper at 5:00pm

Answer 5

Children ate dried pumpkin skins, pickled rinds ,biscuits and drank sour grape wine.

Answer 6

At the same time we do. Or a little earlier.

Answer 7

Oatmeal, Popcorn and Milk fo Breakfast!

Answer 8

they ate food

Answer 9

The odds for them to have snacks was remote. Each family had to grow their own foods. Or pick things that were growing in the wild. If they would run out of foods during the winter; then the odds were high that they would die from starving!

They also had to have enough wood to keep themselves warm and able to cook, through winters.

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