What did the Delaware colony eat?

Answer 1

Those things that were available such as fish, berries and root vegetables.

Those things that could be hunted or trapped such as bear, deer, hare, squirrels, wild fowl, ducks, geese and turkey.

Those things that they traded for or had brought with them or had imported from the Virginia colony such as lamb, swine, domestic chickens, beef, goats or a beached whale if it happened to come ashore.

Answer 2

The Lenape were hunter - gatherers. They hunted deer, bear, birds, and small mammals. They also ate eggs, if they were available. Fish and shellfish were a mainstay of the Delaware people's diet. They were known to dig tubers, gather berries, nuts and seeds, as well as wild plants for food and medicine. They became good farmers and grew the 3 sisters (corn, beans and squash - although their squash was more akin to pumpkins).

Answer 3

Food in the colonial Delaware was like any kind of colonial region. They would have stew, corn of course and many more abstact figures of food. They would always cook over a fire. Sometimes kids would use the corn husks to use them as cornhusk dolls.

Answer 4

(real answer)

1) People eat deer, turkey, squash, berries, lamb, goat, geese, bears. ( originally ate back then)

(weird random stuff)

2) Ate cows( if yall people don't get it, it is h-a-m-b-u-r-g-e-r), organs( like liver, heart, brain, and other stuff i don't know about), pig butt( idk), Hot Dogs( no they are not real dogs), worms, grubs( idk), grease, gum, humans ( if yall don't get it. these people are cannibals), slugs( i think they are french), bacon( yall don't get it, it's piggy), seal, penguin, lion, tiger, and bears o my!! snakes( slither things), shark, dolphin, metal( there was a person who ate metal but he died), leather, trash( homeless people. no offense hobos)!

Answer 5

There are many different kinds of foods that people in Delaware eat. These people eat what the rest of the nation eats.

Answer 6

In 1787, citizens of Delaware ate plenty of meats from the animals that they hunted like turkeys. They also ate nuts, fruits, and brewed leaves to make tea.