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 Delaware Colony Newspaper 

By Deven Chakrabarti

Fabulous Food in the Colony

Here in Delaware we grow and barter most of their food. Because the soil is fertile the farmers grow squash, beans, corn, tobacco, oats, barley, wheat, peas, and also indian corn. We learned how to grow most of our crops from the indians. The indians help us collect a lot of fruits and berries, too. Farmers traded their surplus at market towns. In market towns the shops generally sold food tools supplies and clothing that the colonists need. We also have a gristmill, where they ground up grain into flour and meal. We use the flour to make bread. When we get it wet and make it into it’s shape,then we put it into our stone oven. We also cook squash, corn, and beans. We also catch cod, flounder, sea bass and whales. We sell whale blubber at market towns. Whales are a good source of food for we because they could use almost all of the whale. When we catch a whale we will harvest the blubber or fat from the whale we will take out all the meat that can be cooked after we get the blubber. Once all the blubber and meat is gone we will use the bones to make weapons to catch more whales, and to hunt animals with. When the colonists catch fish we would fillet the meat off the bones with a sharp rock or bone. We here cook the fish in an oven or over a fire. We have a variety of sea foods we eat. We use the weapons they made from the whale to hunt deer and other wild animals. Deer is good source of protein for us. When we catch a deer we take the fur off to make it into clothing. The women then take out the meat and get it ready to cook for dinner or she’ll preserve it for another day when we do not have enough food. The women will take all the meat the we men collected and cook some of the food over a fire and some of the food in the oven. After it has finished cooking we will use bones from the animals to eat the meat with. Once the women have finished cooking we’ll eat our crops and meat at the end of the day for an fantastic meal. Yum!!

Happy Hunting

Hunting is new to us because we didn’t usually hunt back in England, but we are certainly much better now. Here in Delaware we hunt deer, geese, bear, and duck. When we hunt we use bow and arrows from the Lenape and guns we brought from England. We use deer as a source of food and to make clothing. Deer is one of the most plentiful animals here in Delaware. When we go hunting, the men take the weapons and hide in the trees until an animal passes by. If we see an animal we will shoot it from in the trees or jump out and attack it. We will bring the animals back to the colony. We give the animals to the women and they will take the meat and fur. Most of the time when we are hunting birds we use a gun so we can shoot it while it is flying. We will also use a gun when we hunt bears so we do not get attacked. We hide in the trees and bushes when we hunt deer so we don’t startle them. Hunting isn’t always successful. We will sometimes go out and catch just a single deer. When we aren’t so successful we will use all of the meat we have left over from one of our more successful trips and the meat we got from that trip. We are the most successful hunters in the 13 colonies. If you want to learn hunting come to us.

Neighbors

Our neighbors are the indians. They are very resourceful to us. They taught us how to grow most of our crops and helped us when we first started hunting. The closest and most helpful indians are the Lenni Lenape. They taught us how to grow corn, squash, beans, and many other crops. They supplied us with hunting tools and knowledge. The Lenape also taught us many delicious recipes to go with the food.They speak a form of the Algonquian language. The forms of the Algonquian language they speak are Munsee, Unami, and Unalachtigo. The Lenape are know by the other Algonquian tribes as the “Grandfathers” because they are the oldest tribe. The Lenape have been known by the Europeans since the 1600’s, but have probably been around longer. They have a belief that their ancestors crossed Beringia during the ice age and settled in Delaware. The Lenni Lenape indians are very friendly to us unlike other indian tribes in the new world.

WANTED

Mr. James Clap is wanted for mugging crops from other farmers and burning them. He was last seen on the run heading towards the North Carolina colony wear moccasins and animal hides probably trying to blend in with the indians. The reward is 30 pounds of wheat for the colonist who catches the criminal.

Clothing for New Colonists

If anyone is looking for a plethora clothing come to the Greg’s home. If you are new to the colony and need some more clothing go there. They have everything for the men (See top left picture) and for women (See top right picture).