Early Settlers With A Hearty Breakfast

The first settlers in North America, were mostly farmers and they developed the tradition of a hearty breakfast. They worked long days, from dawn to dusk, with very little time for a great lunch break. Therefore, a hearty breakfast was necessary to last the whole day, until they were sitting at the table for their family dinner.

In those days, many of these farms were self sufficient and raised a range of crops and livestock. The farmers took advantage of their produce, to enjoy the fruit of their labours with a balanced and hearty breakfast.

Their chickens provided eggs, while the cows supplied milk and the fattening pig was their source of ham and bacon. Homemade bread would have been on the menu and potatoes were available all year long, from their fruit cellar.

This is how the traditional American breakfast was developed. The early morning smells of cooked food, would fill up your nostrils and you couldn’t wait to start the day with eggs, bacon, potatoes and bread in your style of choice.

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