# [Historical Hearth Cooks Demonstration: High on the Hog](https://wknd.app/r/se9g9r/historical-hearth-cooks-demonstration-high-on-the-hog)

- When: 2026-11-22 10:00-14:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, NC 28134 (35.077872, -80.8817266)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: exhibit
- Topics: history, food, demonstration, outdoor
- About: Watch 18th century hearth cooking at the Polk kitchen house as cooks make sausage from scratch, pickled pigs' feet and a pork roast, showing how backcountry families ate.
- Source: https://events.dncr.nc.gov/president-james-k-polk-historic-site/calendar
- Feed: [Charlotte family events](https://wknd.app/f/7f7j8s/charlotte-family-events)

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