Alden Kindred Cookies

I had so much fun doing this printed order for Alden Kindred.

A few years back, I developed a love for genealogy and when I plugged in my maternal grandparents’ information, Ancestry's little leaves started doing a happy dance. Always check those sources, but they were correct in this case that we did not have as much Irish heritage as always believed (with a surname of Murphy, who knew?) but had at least 17 Mayflower passengers in our lineage. How fun!

These were for the annual Alden Kindred Reunion. John Alden and Priscilla Mullins (later Alden) were both passengers on that historic ship. Her parents, William and Alice, and her brother Joseph were as well, but unfortunately did not survive the first winter. John and Priscilla’s daughter, Elizabeth went to live in Little Compton, RI, and her line spread far and wide, eventually leading to yours truly. There were many other kids as well.

Being a Duxbury historic site and staple, Alden Kindred hosts many events every year and has invited us to participate in many of them. For this (below) celebration of Duxbury in 2020, I was asked to recreate a historic recipe for "Jumbles." Jumbles are a type of cookie or biscuit that were boiled and then baked and were named for the fact that they were concocted from a multitude of ingredients. Flavored with crushed caraway seeds and anise, they may have been expensive to make during the 17th century since true spices were not always easy to find.

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Each October, Alden Kindred hosts a fantastic Halloween event. Run by staff members and volunteers, kids and adults of all ages visit the historic site for the spectacle put on by actors and local high school students. In 2022 and 2023, Krissy and I have manned the concessions booth inside the barn and we try to provide more options every year so who knows what 2024 will bring!

Get your tickets as soon as they go on sale because this event sells out fast!

Who knows? You just might run into a tiny Lestat and Claudia.

If you’re interested in learning more, head on over to Alden.org!