Spend an hour at Old York, hearing a story that highlights New England history and culture. Afterwards, enjoy a related activity or take a peek inside Old York’s one-room schoolhouse.

A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat, by Emily Jenkins (author), Sophie Blackall (illustrator)

It’s blackberry season, and this is a story about blackberry fool—a simple dessert made with berries, sugar, and cream. Tracing the recipe from its origin in England to the American colonies, and finally to modern-day California, we learn how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. We will have fun making and sharing our own blackberry fool after the story.