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April 17, 2017

Try dishes from the Civil War at Mutter Museum

Learn what soldiers and civilians ate and why they made those food choices

Inside the Mutter Museum Rusty Kennedy/AP

This is an overall view of a portion of the two floors of the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia shown Monday, July 12, 1999. The museum was started by Thomas Dent Mutter, a professor of surgery in the city, in 1856.

The Mutter Museum will host a special event in its Civil War medicine exhibit "Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits" on Saturday, May 6.

Historical re-enactors will dress as doctors, soldiers and other professions from the Civil War to discuss what soldier and civilians ate and why. Included will be a tasting (occurring every hour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

There will be treats from Philadelphia’s Franklin Fountain and Shane Confectionery, too.

The program is free with museum admission.


Mutter Museum Refreshment Saloon

Saturday, May 6
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Free with museum admission
Mutter Museum
19 S. 22nd St.
(215) 560-8564

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