'Foodways of the Chesapeake' Lecture Series Begins Jan. 12

     St. Michaels, Md.-- The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) begins a new lecture series entitled “An Abundant and Fruitful Land: Foodways of the Chesapeake, Now and Then” on January 12, with the four-part series continuing through March 14. Held on the museum’s waterfront campus in St. Michaels, Maryland, the series welcomes CBMM members and the general public’s participation, with pre-registration required.

     From 6 to 8 pm on January 12, “Spirits of the Chesapeake: Taverns, Tankards, and True Stories from 18th Century Maryland” will take place in the museum’s Van Lennep Auditorium and features Rod Cofield, director of interpretation at Historic Londontown in Edgewater, Maryland. Cofield will share his research into the history of tippling in the Colonial Chesapeake and how primary documents reflect the people, environment, and debauchery of 18th century life in the Tidewater. The lecture is followed by a presentation from Joe Dolce, manager of Chestertown’s Imperial Hotel, whose talk about the original colonial cocktail the “rum shrub,” will be highlighted with tastings and recipes. The cost is $15 for CBMM members and $18 for non-members.