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See More Recent Photos from The Hearth Cooking Group Here Hands at the Hearth Cooking Photos from 2013 Hands at the Hearth is a group of East Berlin Historical Society members that gather several times a year to capture the spirit of hearth cooking. Under the guidance of Linda Zeigler, a Colonial foodways expert, the group gathers historical receipts to prepare over the hearth at the log house in East Berlin which is one of five buildings that the society preserves and maintains. Linda teaches our group how to pack cabbage, apples and onions to make Gumbis Lucia and Lynn prepare the crust for a peach pie   Food cooking in hearth   Tending the potatoes takes a watchful eye from Pat   Karen prepares our midday snack   The feast awaits!!   Dianne tends the hearth   Ham's frying, bacon dressing's warming   Fried Parsley over Ham.  Yum!   Red Cabbage with Sausage & Bacon.  Delicious!