Last Sunday, June 7th, the Roslyn Landmark Society and the Friends of Cedarmere came together to celebrate the historic mills of the area, with a day of programming centered on the Roslyn Grist Mill and the Cedarmere mill. The Friends of Cedarmere led a tour of the Cedarmere mill, and attendees watched a video covering the history and ongoing restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill created by Florence Westergard, offering a side-by-side look at two pieces of Roslyn's milling history and the role each has played in the community over the centuries.
The afternoon's centerpiece was a historic cooking demonstration by culinary historian Diane Schwindt, who set up at the edge of the Cedarmere property with the water of Hempstead Harbor as a backdrop. Using a full hearth setup and time-appropriate utensils and preparation techniques, Schwindt prepared a pot of soup alongside George Washington's favorite breakfast, corn cakes with honey, giving visitors a genuine taste of Revolutionary-era cooking and a vivid sense of what daily life looked like for the families who once depended on these mills.
A special thanks to the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for a generous grant that helped make this event possible.
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