The ‘1776 diet’: Colonists’ alcohol consumption was ‘staggering,’ and historians want you to know

to the CSPC.

“Cornmeal appeared in dishes such as hasty pudding — a thick porridge similar to polenta — and johnnycakes, simple griddle cakes that were popular from New England to the South,” History Facts reported.

Cornmeal Johnnycakes, roast pork and cream cheese are distinctly early-American foods the CSPC has recipes for on its website.

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