A typical comfortably fixed family in the late 1700s probably served two courses for dinner. The first course included several meats plus meat puddings and/or deep meat pies containing fruits and spices, pancakes and fritters, and the ever-present side dishes of sauces, pickles and catsups...Soups seem to have been served before of in conjunction with the first course. Desserts appeared with the second course. An assortment of fresh, cooked, or dried fruits, custards, tarts and sweetmeats was usually available. "Sallats," (salads) though more popular at supper, sometimes were served at dinner and occasionally provided decoration in the center of the table...Cakes were of many varieties: pound, gingerbread, spice and cheese."
It was in the 1680s.
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1680s Dutch "blaf" meaning flat or broad.
books and ex;
labor
Performing arts, nothing related to electronics at the time.
no Philadelphia was founded in the 1680s (I think it was 1682). Pittsburgh was founded in 1758.
1680s, "to thoroughly lead astray"... An earlier version 'bewhape' originated in the early 14th century.
Dominion of New England
Potatoes were brought to Russia in the late 17th century, around the 1680s, during the reign of Tsar Peter the Great. He recognized their potential as a food source and encouraged their cultivation to improve the country's agriculture. However, it took several decades for potatoes to become widely accepted and integrated into Russian cuisine. By the 19th century, they had become a staple food in Russia.
The Huguenots were a group of Protestant Christians in France that were persecuted by Catholics. When the fled the country, it seriously hurt the French economy.