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Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up

Sunday, July 5, 2026


Colonial Americans produced whiskey at Mount Vernon and made squirrel pie and homemade cheese as local food sources. Capri Cafaro hosts a new "America the Bountiful" special that examines colonial food production. The program covers how these foods were produced during the colonial period.

Original reporting: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/americans-once-survived-squirrel-pie-whiskey-homemade-cheese-after-british-imports-dried-up

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