Cool weather and an occasional drizzle kept the tourists away from nearby Ft. Snelling today, making the perfect venue for a lengthy hike with lots of interesting things to see. We're moving from the area soon, and it would have been a shame to have missed seeing this historic site. We happened by when they mock-trained on muskets and a big old cannon today, firing all of them after warning that you should plug your ears. Below, a docent explained how cooking was done; there were gumbo recipes and things you would not expect. A lot of cooking for officers was done by slaves and incorporated spices, rices and gumbos and beans often used in West Africa. If you didn't have a slave, you could always could rent one from the post store, for the duration of your service. Really. |
| Getting the fire right to bake bread in a pan. |
