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 Brunswick County, Virginia - "The Original Home of Brunswick Stew" Posted by:  showbizkid
N 36° 42.404 W 078° 01.710
17S E 765438 N 4066456
Brunswick County's claim to fame is Brunswick stew, originally made from squirrel meat. Yum. This marker was installed in 1997.
Waymark Code: WMK1F
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2006
Views: 19
Other nearby states, especially North Carolina, might argue with Virginia's claim to the first Brunswick Stew, but at least a version of it was created in Brunswick County in 1828 - according to local tradition. The marker text reads: According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed
Haskins and several friends were on a hunting
trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook,
Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew.
Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter,
onions, stale bread, and seasoning, thus creating
the dish known as Brunswick stew. Recipes
for Brunswick stew have changed over time as
chicken has replaced squirrel and vegetables
have been added, but the stew remains thick
and rich. Other states have made similar
claims but Virginia's is the first.
Marker Number: U-92
Marker Title: Brunswick County, Virginia - "The Original Home of Brunswick Stew"
Marker Location: Hwy 58 East in Brodnax
County or Independent City: Brodnax
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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