Smithfield: Ham Capital of the World - Couverture souple

Evans-Hylton, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738517429 ISBN 13 : 9780738517421

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2004

Synopsis

The history of Isle of Wight County and Smithfield are nearly as old as the settlement of the nation itself. In 1608, explorer Capt. John Smith visited the area south of his Jamestown Colony in search of food and trade with the Warascoyak Indians. The region's first inhabitants took root in 1619, and the town of Smithfield was established in 1752. A culinary specialty of the area learned from the Native Americans was introduced to the rest of the world in the late 1700s--a salt-cured cut of pork later known as Smithfield Ham. The popularity of the ham grew, and everyone from royalty (Queen Victoria ordered hams frequently) to presidents have dined on the delicacy, making the quaint village of 6,500 Ham Town U.S.A. Today, the only place to get a genuine Smithfield ham is from this Virginia town.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick Evans-Hylton, a local Tidewater resident, is an editor for Hampton Roads Magazine and an avid history enthusiast, as well as the author of Images of America: The Suffolk Peanut Festival.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738517429
• ISBN 13: 9780738517421
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible