Period Foods and Example of Growing Season

Cured or Cooked Meats:

  • Smoked Sausage

  • Bacon

  • Salt Pork

  • Cured Ham

  • Beef

 

Dairy Products:

  • Hard Boiled Eggs

  • Pickled eggs

  • Cheese

  • Cheddar

  • Swiss

  • Parmesan

  •  Guda

Fresh or Dried Vegetables:

  • Beans

    • Black Eyed
    • Northern
    • Lima
    • Kidney

  • Peas

  • Rice

  • Hominy

  • Potatoes

  • Corn

  • Green Beans

  • Spinach

  • Cabbage

  • Onion

  • Squash

  • Eggplant

  • Carrots

  • Tomatoes

  • Cucumber

  • Lettuce

  • Scallions

  • Radish

  • Turnips

  • Asparagus

  • Beets

  • Broccoli

  • Cauliflower

  • Celery

  • Rhubarb

  • Sauerkraut

  • Pickles

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Fresh or Dried Fruits:

  • Apples

  • Grapes

  • Cantaloupe

  • Cherries

  • Watermelon

  • Strawberries

  • Blue Berries

  • Rasped Berries

  • Plums

  • Cranberries

Spices:

  • Sugar

  • Brown Sugar

  • Molasses

  • Salt

  • Pepper

  • Garlic

  • Vinegar

  • Tea

  • Green or Roasted Coffee (Bean Form)

Breads:

  • Not Sandwiched Bread

  • Crackers

  • Hardtack

  • Muffins

  • Cornbread

  • Cornmeal

  • Flour

  • Biscuits

Confectionary:

  • Pound Cake

  • Cookies

  • Peppermints

  • Ginger Snaps

  • Ginger Bread

  • Jams and Preserves

 

 

Nuts:

  • Almonds

  • Walnuts

  • Peanuts

  • Hazelnuts

Butters:

  • Apple Butter

  • Regular Butter – If caution is taken
Month Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania
January      
February   Maple Syrup  
March Spinach    
April Asparagus, Spinach Asparagus Asparagus
May Asparagus, Spinach, Strawberries Asparagus, Spinach, Strawberries Asparagus, Lettuce, Peas, Spinach
June Asparagus, Blueberry, Cucumber, Green bean, Raspberry, Summer Squash, Strawberry Strawberries, Radish, Rhubarb, Scallions, Spinach, Asparagus, Carrots, Lettuce Peas, Spinach, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Asparagus, Broccoli, Cabbage
July Tomato, Watermelon, Nectarine, Peach, Summer Squash, Cantaloupe, Green bean, Blackberry, Blueberry, Corn Raspberries, Summer Squash, Corn, Cucumber, Okra, Peaches, Beets, Blackberry, Blue berry, Carrots Watermelon, Summer Squash, Tomato, Eggplant, Lima bean, Pepper, Cantaloupe, Corn, Cucumber
August Watermelon, Green bean, Pepper, Tomato, Corn, Cucumber, Grapes, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cantaloupe Tomato, Watermelon, Corn, Eggplant, Grapes, Plums, Blackberry, Black-eyed Peas, Cantaloupe, Summer Squash Watermelon, Pepper, Summer Squash, Tomato, Eggplant, Lima bean, Cantaloupe, Corn, Cucumber
September Watermelon, Pumpkin, Raspberry, Tomato, Grapes, Green bean, Pepper, Apples, Broccoli, Cucumber Winter Squash, Potato, Raspberry, Tomato, Watermelon, Apples, Broccoli, Grapes, Peas, Pepper Tomato, Lima bean, Pepper, Winter Squash, Cucumber, Eggplant, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Corn
October Apples, Broccoli, Cucumber, Grape, Green bean, Pepper, Spinach, Pumpkin, Raspberry, Tomato Apples, Broccoli, Honey, Pears, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Turnips Beets, broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Lima bean, Pumpkin, Winter Squash
November Apples, Broccoli, Pepper, Spinach Apples, Broccoli, Pumpkin, Sweet potato, Turnip Beets, broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Turnips, Pumpkin, Winter Squash
December Spinach Sweet Potato Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Turnips, Pumpkin, Winter Squash, Potato, Celery