Genesee Country Village & Museum will hum all throughout Saturday, November 19, with cooking, baking, candle making, meat processing, chopping wood and decorating as villagers, as in ages past, get ready for the holidays.
First came the butchering, then the smoking, salting and curing meats, enough to last through the coming winter followed by the rendering of lard from the animal fat for making candles. Only after the root cellar was finally stocked, was it time to cook, bake and decorate for the holiday feast.
This 19th-century family endeavor is revived village-wide in Genesee Country Village & Museum’s program Preparing for the Holidays – the 19th-Century Way.
Visitors can see and, at times, participate in the activities that will fill the historic village. Those include butchering of a hog, as well as the tasting of some of the food prepared for the holiday meal. One of the village smoke houses will be in operation with demonstrations of salting and brining.
Other activities abound, including a separate program – Crafts at Christmas – that gives the entire family the opportunity to create special gifts and ornaments.
The historic village will open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 19. General admission costs $10. Youth 18 and under and members are free. Cost of the craft program is $5 per craft. (No need to purchase admission).
For further information, visit www.gcv.org or call 294-8218.
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