Centuries Old Preserved Fruit Unearthed At George Washington's Home

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Bottles with preserved fruit found in Mount Vernon cellar (Credit: George Brown/Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association)

Archaeologists have found 35 glass bottles dating back to the 18th century in George Washington's Mount Vernon home. Twenty-nine bottles were intact and contained perfectly preserved cherries and berries, likely gooseberries or currants. The exciting discovery, announced on June 13, 2024, was made during the excavation of six storage pits in the cellar. The exercise is part of a $40 million revitalization project to preserve the historic Virginia mansion for future generations.

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  • sisychiu
    sisychiu약 1년
    Well it will be best not to touch it.
    • hree0
      hree0약 1년
      I wonder if they had lids on the bottles.
      • mico14
        mico14약 1년
        I'm extremely curious how they would taste and if they would be edible probably not i believe preserved fruits only last at most a decade but it would be epic if they did last over 2 centuries
        • dogo23irene
          dogo23irene약 1년
          I'm curious too! But I don't want to risk trying to eat them!
        • paxtonc
          paxtonc약 1년
          Would not what to eat that!!
          • paxtonc
            paxtonc약 1년
            That's Amazing!
            • dogo23irene
              dogo23irene약 1년
              WOW! That's cool!
              • birdie2012
                birdie2012약 1년
                WOW!!!!!!!
                • lolimhilarious
                  lolimhilarious약 1년
                  um I wanna do that
                  • deborahchien
                    deborahchien약 1년
                    WOW! This is so cool!!!!!!
                    • jupiter_stormy
                      jupiter_stormy약 1년
                      thats crazy! i wonder if they would ok to eat, probally not, they looked gross.

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