Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . llars, candlesticks and Carroll was not thinking of these things. He wasmore interested in the good things to eat in his pewterplate and porringer on the table. Most of his mothers dishes were made of pewter,though she had some glass and china. Poor people hadvery little pewter even. They used wooden spoons andflat wooden bowls called trenchers. Both rich and poor had plenty of food to put in theirdishes. Indian corn gave them corn-pone, hoe-cake andhominy. The forests were full of game, and the riversand Bay were full of fish. De
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . llars, candlesticks and Carroll was not thinking of these things. He wasmore interested in the good things to eat in his pewterplate and porringer on the table. Most of his mothers dishes were made of pewter,though she had some glass and china. Poor people hadvery little pewter even. They used wooden spoons andflat wooden bowls called trenchers. Both rich and poor had plenty of food to put in theirdishes. Indian corn gave them corn-pone, hoe-cake andhominy. The forests were full of game, and the riversand Bay were full of fish. Deer, bears, wild turkeys and 113 MARYLAND water-fowl abounded. Flocks of ducks a mile wide andseven miles long floated on the waters of the do not hear of the early settlers eating either crabs orterrapin^ and some of them grumbled because they hadto eat oysters at a time when their supply of corn gaveout. Their drinks were cider, apple-jack and peach brandy,besides the rum and wines and tea which they imported. They were heavy Kr-, ii. A SCHOOL-BOY S TRUNK drinkers, but so wereall Englishmen inthose days. Carroll had expectedto go to Annapolis withhis father that day,but the trip had to beput off. Mr. Paca hada visitor from Englandstaying with him, and the two gentlemen were goingto a fox hunt in Prince Georges County. If the runshould be long they would not come home at would stay at the house of another planter, and ridehome in the morning. The planters were all the time visiting and entertainingeach other. They were open handed and an inn-keeper had to notify his guests that heintended to charge them for what he served, otherwise hecould not collect his bill. 114 A VISIT TO ANNAPOLIS So Carroll and his two sisters went to their lessonsinstead of to Annapolis. Their tutor was an Englishschoolmaster who had come over as a redemptioner. had a small library. Most of the planters had children learned to read from their fat
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