1820s Working Class Christmas - Our Dinner

[@EarlyAmerican]

Merry Christmas to all ^_^ I wish everyone reading this peace and health for that is what truly matters at the end of the day.

[@jordansnana5813]

Merry Christmas ☃️🎄

[@carlabirdsall3469]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@lindaweston9456]

And we wish that same peace and health and happiness to you! You made my Christmas day better with your wonderful video!! Thank you so much.

[@sonjamccart1269]

Merry Christmas, and thank you for the wonderful videos, that's your gift!

[@LisaJoseph]

Merry Christmas Ron and Justine! Hope you have a wonderful New Year and I look forward to your videos!

[@perrywicker4523]

Hey brother , you need to tell that little Gal how wonderful all that food is she fixed . It took a long time for her to do all that . My wife has been gone for a few years now and I never told her near enough how much I appreciated what she did for me . That's a nice home cooked meal you should really be proud of her . God Bless y'all

[@Nan-59]

You sound like quite a thoughtful fella. Your wife likely knew you were thankful for her, but like you said, it’s a nice thing to hear. I never heard nice things from my ex- I married far too young. Neither of my kids are married. Daughter is 41, son 38. They clearly saw how I was, and we all were treated at home.

[@beanbag9050]

I’m so sorry. I’m sure she knew how much you loved her

[@Breezy10]

The only thing lacking is Christmas Music and children laughing.❤️

[@Willene1950]

Nice to see the man helping out. Didn't think they did that back then.

[@Willene1950]

She probably knew it but it's good to hear. I don't think many men know how good they have it back then

[@missgsm7628]

at my home , my mom, my grand mom, along with my 7 aunts homes, on the Native American ( Indian ) reservation Pembroke, North Carolina, we still cook like this. Our fireplace and also our outside fire pit, we cook on weekends and family gatherings.. its a closeness we love and enjoy doing. not so much the hunting, we do butcher our meats we get from butcher shops and local farms. gather vegetables and fruits from our gardens, hard work but also fun.

[@davidreay5911]

What a healthy way to live. Love to you all.

[@Metalbabilicious]

Wow! That is so cool! What a beautiful tradition. I wish you health, happiness, and safety this year!🥰

[@rainneday13579]

That sounds like my kind of people! ❤️😍

[@lolobpmj]

Aw I'm papago but my family lives in new jersey and do similar traditions also

[@b1randon12]

Thank you for clarifying. I thought by “native American” you might have meant Chinese.

[@mrs.higgins3055]

My nana always took the left over crust dough from the pie cut it into strips brushed melted butter on it, sprinkled cinnamon sugar on top and baked it for me as a treat for being a good pie making helper. 🥰 One of my favorite childhood memories.

[@lauraMacKinnon321]

Mmm, sounds yummie!😊

[@jonathanwallace6746]

My grandma did this too. She rolled them up into a roll, and cut them into cookies basically. She calls them Nun's Farts LOL Cause they are so dry

[@jack1701e]

Oh that sounds delicious!

[@mariat3276]

I do that also! Just like my Mother and Grandmother. 🤗🎄

[@terryruiz7417]

My Mom did the same, and I did it for my children.

[@amylafornina1112]

Some people think that taking care of the husband or nurturing the family is slavery but for me it is a privilege and a beautiful thing that you are able to nurture.

[@realmama8683]

I totally agree, I love being a wife, mama and homemaker

[@currybase]

Justine makes everything so effortless. Why am I so stressed while making meals?! We all need to just take our time and enjoy the process.

[@2apocalypse-X]

I love cooking, and yes you are correct one of the secrets to a good meal is taking your time and enjoying the process.

[@oluwabukolaashaye4982]

Absolutely

[@finallythere100]

I'm enjoying these videos so much. I've tried some recipes, and its just great tom cook simple, REAL food! These vids are enjoyable and relaxing to watch.

[@singinginthedownpour]

We have a lot more to take care of, taking kids to practice, helping with homework, ect

[@jat6547]

Bc back then cooking and cleaning was all women were expected tot day. Today. Work, bills, kids, mom taxi 🚕, volunteer at school,., sdhall I think on...

[@kamicrum4408]

My cousin is a nutritionist, She says traditional fats are good for you! Cream, bacon,butter, this is how our grand parent's ate & they lived to a ripe old age!

[@whiterabit09]

Absolutely correct, our new health problems came from new foods. Not ancient ones.

[@lupuswarrior6785]

Yeah but all those animals had a natural diet the animals slaughtered now a days are killed when they are because the meat would become rancid and unsellable

[@sscdreamsfornonhinditeens9927]

@@whiterabit09 nothing to do with new foods. It's the fertilizers, pesticides, industrial meat farming with hens and cows pumped with hormones and antibiotics and God knows what. Buy organic produce and farm raised meat where animals are happy and not shut in tiny cages

[@NSmith-qn2sb]

All of my grandparents died young due to heart disease.

[@josefinnilsson4654]

Hello, Another nutritionist here😊 Your cousin is absoultley correct and what i love to see in documentarys/ videos of old cooking is how everthing is either grown organically or hunted by own hands unlike the unsecurities today when we cant control fully where our food comes from :/

[@timhaugen6410]

Those fried potato balls will be my first KZbin History dish of 2023.

[@ronrayfield8177]

Thankyou everyone for all of your kind compliments. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your families! :)

[@cecemaynard9254]

BLESSINGS KIND SIR 🎄🎁🌟💖🇺🇸

[@The-Capitalist]

I missed the part where the husband beat on the wife.

[@The-Capitalist]

@@ronrayfield8177 It was very common in the past.

[@cyndiburns7932]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@deannadowns2364]

@@The-Capitalist 10:33

[@youtubeaccount2146]

I love the way she says "thank you!" she is such a sweet soul ❤

[@miknosilanooram]

I love watching Justine cook. It's like a ballet.

[@mickeymousey1239]

her organizing makes me jealous haha well described like a beautiful ballet

[@debrapate5046]

It is so relaxing to watch her cook, all the sounds of chopping the vegetables etc. and the sounds of the fire crackling and the pans clinking. We love you Justine and Ron!

[@Hillsman001]

This channel is amazing. We can still all learn from our ancestors.

[@michaellynch3087]

I appreciate the solemnity of her cooking followed by their tender conversation and fun enjoying the meal and their time together.

[@poppykok5]

I have to smile...I'm nearly 69 yr's old, & just about every single supper my dear Mother ever made us, always included potatoes...mashed/boiled/fried/scalloped...& my Dad's "specialty"...mashed potatoes with yellow Canadian cheese, garlic & chili powder...He'd then fill up the muffin tins Mom had lined with her pie crust, & bake them...What I wouldn't give to taste them one more time... *: )*

[@madmigraineur3815]

It’s funny hearing “sweet breads” as dessert- my grandparents always referred to organ meat as sweetbreads! (I’m from lower Alabama)

[@marybillups8901]

I call any sweetened bread “sweetbread”. It’s sweet, so, why not?

[@madmigraineur3815]

@@marybillups8901 I mean, it *does* make sense! 😆

[@tmdavidson1478]

In my part of Canada that is a quick bread.

[@kitkat8231]

I thought the same thing when I heard "sweetbreads" lol

[@bandit3242]

That's what I thought they meant, too. I'm from Florida Panhandle next door to Lower Alabama. Or as we say in Pensacola, LA. 😊

[@gardenhouse5704]

After going down a rabbit hole of utter stupidity on the internet, it is really nice to watch you guys! This is how life is. 200 years ago or today. Simple and kind. I love watching your videos with my daughter 😊

[@empress8411]

This is so awesome. Reminds me that no matter what time or era we live in, Married couples are always the same - a good husband brings his wife her favorite dessert, lol

[@sharondwyer8513]

I have so much respect for the pioneer women, they had many responsibilities in the household. Can you imagine prepping this plus looking after children? We have ot easy and shouldn't complain

[@suekaiser4163]

You are both so precious. Your mutual love, respect, and support is palpable. I love you both. Amazing cooking over an open fire. Such talent!!!!

[@brenda1429]

This whole meal looks absolutely delicious. I wouldn’t mind having this as my Christmas meal.

[@gregsummerour3121]

When the world falls apart, I’m searching these two out as if if my life depended on it….because it would!!!💯

[@THX-vb8yz]

What a wonderful channel...... Thank you, two.

[@johngallagher2313]

I have been eating venison for almost 70 years and never had venison pie. I will have to try that. Merry Christmas to ya'll and a Happy New Year

[@carmichael2359]

@John Gallagher me too! I was smelling and tasting that pie so much I almost choked! 😵

[@concernedamerican6961]

Oddly enough I own a property with plenty of deer roaming around so friends come over every year to thin the herd yet here I sit and have never have eaten Venison? This Venison pie looks delicious so next year I just may insist my friends leave some venison for me. ☺

[@EarlyAmerican]

@@concernedamerican6961 give it a try! Here is some advise regarding it. Deer has only 50% of the fat that beef does so it's quite lean and healthy. To keep it from being dry I recommend cooking it with some sort of fat. That is why it is often cooked wrapped up in bacon. If you cook it with bacon you shall try one of the beast meats around. Do not eat deer fat (what little there is on them) as the fat is what contains the gamey flavor. The meat itself doesn't have a gamey flavor. Most who process the deer know this and will remove most of the visible fat.

[@concernedamerican6961]

@@EarlyAmerican TY! 🥰

[@JulieWallis1963]

I love venison pie. I add a good glug of red wine to the cooking liquor too, it makes for tasty gravy.

[@ToniGlick]

Looks delicious! It is so calming watching the cooking process. My back aches just watching you bend over that fireplace. Thanks for the videos!

[@TurkeyCreek-ek8mj]

Ron, that was a fantastic buck! Christine, your meal looked like a feast! I can't get over that venison pie! I bet it was to die for! Thanks for sharing!

[@ronrayfield8177]

Thankyou!! It was delicious!

[@carmichael2359]

🤤

[@Emeraldwitch30]

Venison pie is my favorite thing to make with venison when I can get some.

[@gigiguzman3005]

@@carmichael2359 .b⁰

[@thetruthdatedr.4766]

Yes killing innocent animals just frolicking in the wild minding their own business wanting to be alive today just as much as you and has every right to be alive today as much as you. I hate humans

[@Cynthia99911]

How interesting and unique! Really enjoyed it! Thank you for posting!

[@karenchakey]

Wow the dinner looked fabulous, Merry Christmas to both of you, have a blessed new year

[@BobWillis565]

Unreal, just plain beautiful 🇨🇦

[@ravenwolf7128]

Merry Christmas! Love the whole atmosphere--both the food and the cabin look so good! Love the combination historic storyline and delicious food cooked old style. Blessings!

[@Wynterraven1111]

Found y’all’s channel yesterday evening, and I’ve been binge-watching for hours! Love what y’all are doing. 😊 Hugs from Georgia.

[@lauraMacKinnon321]

i really like this channel. the sounds of the fire and cooking give an asmr like feeling. I also think it's really clever how you can prepare the most fantastic dishes in such a fireplace. I hope to enjoy these videos for a long time to come! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@jaymeadows2595]

im so enamored by your stories. im 65 years old and still hearken for the good old days. our new generations will never understand. but i do. thank you.

[@kevinbaker6168]

Most people today would not believe how meat/game heavy the Christmas feast could be. A roast of venison, a goose, a smoked and cured ham, as well as some sort of fish or seafood (oysters was a common dish on the east and southern coastal areas). Let us also not forget root and dried vegetables would also been common dishes.

[@lupuswarrior6785]

A war was going at this point in time so an all out feast might not have been an option for most

[@merriemisfit8406]

Thanksgiving at my far-inland house near the Canadian border calls for stuffed clams and succotash, plus some of the other usual trimmings. I try to be faithful to foods that likely graced those earliest Thanksgiving tables, although prepared with modern haste. The Christmas Eve feast is fish, potatoes, a warm spiced cabbage slaw, and either mince pie or some kind of nod to the noble and ever-delicious ... fruit cake. I try to stick with British and German foods for Christmas, because those cultures were so instrumental in developing the traditions the U.S. has celebrated right along with for over 150 years.

[@BebeDaull]

Shitty way to open a Christmas video, though, a beautiful animal being shot dead and hauled off in a cart. It instantly killed my Christmasy mood.

[@troublewithweebles]

This will he the second year I have been asked to make these carrots for our big friendsgiving dinner, very glad to have run across your content😊🍻

[@CronesBones]

Okay that does it. I’m gonna start cooking dinner in the living room fireplace. 😋

[@frontierpatriot]

DO IT!!

[@pamelawilson4152]

Lol

[@katherinebrecka9450]

Oh that is hilarious-I’m picturing myself in our mid-century home wearing a little mob cap and apron stirring things in pans in the fireplace. Thank u - u gave me a good laugh.

[@kellycrow1023]

@@katherinebrecka9450 I would love every minute of it lol

[@thenewcenturyhomeste]

Fireplace cooking is the best. The foods turn out so good. I learned when I was a teen. It was how we would cook if we lost power due to storms. I'm setting up the fireplace for cooking, in the house that I'm restoring. A fireplace was a "must" when I was looking.

[@nancyminton3064]

Just ran across this video in Dec 2023. Great fun to see how things changed in the cabin over the last couple of years!

[@dianels5984]

Thank you for showing this! A lot of people don't know where our food comes from these days. Before grocery stores, I know my family hunted and ate wild turkey, rabbits, & squirrel when big game was scarce on the farm.

[@clairewyndham1971]

It looks delicious and I am sure the smell is heavenly! We eat with our eyes girst and then our smell! I am sure it tastes even better! Merry Christmas.

[@gracepattie]

My 4-year-old calls you "the cooking lady". We love watching! Thank you!

[@bethoberly2825]

Thank you so very much for your wonderful and informative videos. You are both amazing.

[@sonnylovesfreddy340]

This was just lovely. The cabin looks so cozy and warm. The food looked sooooo good. Thank you for your great content and have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

[@jampasurprenant1794]

Christmas dinner looks great The mudroom pie and mashed potatoes Balls look Great. But I still have not seen the turkey yet.

[@TheWaxworker]

After seeing these videos and those of Townsends and English Heritage, I can say laziness was not something one could indulge in those days! You had to work diligently and consistently from day to day to keep the house warm and your head above water. I can only admire those early Americans from afar.

[@bobnunyabiznz4917]

Shoulda stayed in Europe.

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

@@bobnunyabiznz4917 Most Europeans who came to American in the 19th century did so because it was the only hope they had of potentially escaping starvation-level poverty. European aristocracy deliberately kept their societies stagnant, which meant if you were born into poverty, you had pretty much no chance of ever rising above it unless you left. Most of them wound up impoverished here, too, but at least in America you had a theoretical chance of clawing your way out of it.

[@vonderajenkins7989]

@@FunSizeSpamberguesawhat a whitewashed history lesson…..but ok yall had it “hard”

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

@@vonderajenkins7989 First off, I'm not white. Second off, read a history book.

[@yoop177]

These videos are wonderful! Thanks for putting them out. -Diana

[@sanguinelynx]

My mouth is watering, what a delicious looking meal! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

[@Ron-b1q]

I enjoyed watching this video, because it's so refreshing to watch. That during this era things were a lot peaceful than times now. Thanks for sharing.

[@FruitnotAnut2011]

I love the sounds of cooking. The wood cutting board, the crackling fire, the iron pots, pewter plates on the rock. Absolutely love it. Thank you!!! Is there rag you used at 4:27 a serged edge? I was taken aback, can’t tell closely for sure. Truly love your videos! Thank you for sharing this living history with us!!

[@retroguy9494]

Aren't those wonderful and relaxing sounds? I love them too. Making meals back then was very laborious, but the ambience I think, offsets it to a great degree!

[@lyndakozar3329]

You both are SO sweet. Love you both.

[@ginahaynes5596]

Nice recipe! Thank you for the Beautiful Christmas Card! Merry Christmas & love this new video, Ron’s a good shot to.

[@EarlyAmerican]

Glad that you got it and Merry Christmas

[@trinamcgarvey-vw7ke]

Venison and elk are excellent meats for your heart and digestion. I love watching your show!

[@thewintergardener2873]

Beautiful Venison Tenderloin... Looks like a really wonderful meal, and made from scratch.. Nice job Chef Justine.

[@karenpierce123]

Watching your videos makes me appreciate modern appliances more and long for a simple way of life. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AW-jx4td]

Wow, I love this!! Will be having my grandchildren watching this! A great part of history gone! Thank you

[@LisaG442]

Takes a lot of before work to get those ingredients! Mushroom and deer hunting, butchering, making butter for pasty. Successful trading at the market for things like spices. Sure makes me appreciate the grocery store. Then chopping wood and hauling water to do the washing up with homemade soap 😅

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

Beautiful meal and prayer. Thank you ❣️ This was precious to watch.

[@joanna400]

How great would it be to live so simply again? Certainly there were difficulties and life wasn't exactly easy, but it had great rewards and simple pleasures! What was gained through work and gratitude was happy and a different kind of pleasure and joy.

[@indigowolf556]

Another delicious dinner looks yummy. I'm going to try those potato rolls 🥰

[@bethwatts5527]

I like the way you scrape everything out of the bowls. A lot if cooks on tv don’t do that and it drives my daughter and I crazy!

[@aminapalm4002]

Auguri a tutto il mondo,a chiunque,a voi che avete condiviso questo meraviglioso pranzo che a tutte le latitudini e longitudini e anche in questo vostro meraviglioso '800 ...resta x tutti un' tour de force!!!!Comunque che da oggi ,x tutti e a tutti auguro un futuro più sereno.

[@bonniespenard7436]

Merry Christmas to you and Ron. Your dinner looks amazing!! I'm with you Justine on the orange cake. Many blessing for a new year and more wonderful content!!

[@gautamrozario3615]

I love this old cooking.

[@jessicapabon2105]

Justine dinner looks absolutely delicious! I've never had potato balls and I really want to try them and that venison pie looks really good! And I've never never tried cooking the carrots long way to like that and butter that would make Paula Deen proud LOL hahaha looks wonderful. Love the look of the cabin and what a festive meal it is

[@mickeymousey1239]

Martha Stewart was the "two sticks of butter" queen lol haha butter makes everything tastes better. merry christmas

[@spicy_kitty7983]

@@mickeymousey1239 martha's recipes are heavily influenced by french cuisine, which uses a lot of butter

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

It says in the bible do not kill or else HELL

[@jessicapabon2105]

@@werearethedreamteam3724 is that right? What book chapter and verse?

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

@@jessicapabon2105 it's pretty much common sense "dear"JESUS promotes kindness and not hurting others and GODLY WAYS.When you kill it's the opposite that is really bad that is something you don't do,you do not kill period..btw..thanks God bless..p.s killing is the opposite of GOD and its the counterpart it's demonic and most don't know this

[@albowman6852]

This is the best video of your entire series. So authentic. Thank you!

[@Omarrz]

Justine is artist. Plain and simple.

[@laweratejana267]

My own personal opinion is that Justine's cooking is way better than Gordon Ramsay. Justine puts a lot of love in her dishes as to GR puts a lot anger in his (seem like a lot of anger). Best part is that you can literally see all of Justine's fresh ingredients and just can literally feel the love put into each dish she makes. Ron is such a lucky man 💘

[@winnieskees9622]

This is got to be one of the most favorite shows on KZbin! Merry Christmas to you Justine and to you Ron I hope you have a good year and many more episodes!

[@ronrayfield8177]

Thankyou so much Winnie! Dont miss Our eggnog making video on Frontier Patriot channel today!!

[@mslj4062]

I love every moment of this! It was a warm welcoming of peace. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏼😊💓

[@bandit3242]

My favorite episode so far. Wow did that food look great! Made even better by y'all being a real couple. Merry Christmas, you two! ❤️🎄

[@juliewhitfield8616]

This recipe looked amazing. Thank you for share such wonderful historic recipes, keep up the good work 👏

[@codyingram4456]

Smellavision isn't a thing and still I could smell it nicely done.Merry Christmas and a Happy New year

[@livinglife8333]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@jackieblue787]

Smellavision. 🤣😂

[@rhondajordan1531]

I am a newbie and I am loving this !!! Gods blessings 💕💕💕

[@cynthiac6110]

Merry Christmase Ron and Justine!

[@cynthiagabrielalivingstone4104]

Amen, thank you Father for your faithfulness and your provision💗🕊✡🕎✝️

[@annettawhitt3266]

I love your videos! Takes me to quieter, simpler times. So glad I found you 😊

[@elizabethraitanen5057]

Great video! I love the peacefulness of the cooking part of the video. Dinner looked delicious. I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas!

[@Miniver765]

This is a Christmas feast anyone would be delighted to have. Thank you both for all of the hard work you put into these videos! Your efforts are genuinely appreciated! 👍

[@mhgalaviz]

I love watching this !!!!❤

[@trishbresolin8212]

Wow Justine, that dinner looks fantastic. Merry Christmas you two!!

[@marciasantosdeoliveiraoliv5349]

I love watching her cooking. So calm. I'm gonna try some of her recipes. They seem so good

[@lunayahmoonbeams]

That was simply charming! Merry Christmas to you both❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@jmorin6620]

Bless you both. Such a lovely channel and I'm now spending my evening binge-watching. I love the authentic presentation and you've done a lovely job presenting the food. I appreciate seeing the clean-up at the end as well, for completeness.

[@barnaclebill1615]

They both make for such a great couple. I really enjoy the channel. Ron, you’re spoiled to have married such a great cook! I could actually smell it through the phone. Merry Christmas to u both. 👍👍😁

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

That food looks fantastically delicious!!!

[@Me-wk3ix]

It really feels like we're watching a couple from the early 1800s sit down for a nice Christmas dinner :-)

[@kellyshepherd5904]

Excellent video. Thank you so very much for sharing.

[@pamelawooden2838]

I did enjoy this very much. I absolutely waited with much anticipation for these episodes. Merry Christmas and Happy new year.

[@elenieskitchen9868]

I enjoy watching your beautiful videos of you and your husband and the beautiful cooking that you do it’s amazing

[@dadsposse]

Yay, another upload for the holidays! I just discovered this channel a week ago and I've been binging your videos. They're so relaxing and as a history buff I have learned some things I didn't know. Hoping to see many more from you

[@jtaylor0727]

My wife is a NYC Italian.... grandparents from Italy for many generations they have done 7 Fish on Christmas eve... we have too for 31 years now... I am sure our son will. Family and food... over time!

[@jenniferjackson9022]

You have outdone yourself!!! You should be very proud of that meal you made. Happy Holidays!!

[@chriscourson2824]

i really enjoy watching you guys!

[@donnamarie918]

Love you guys! ❤️ Y'all are so sweet and I absolutely love watching Justine cook over the fire. So cozy and I can't wait to try the recipes. Thank you so much!

[@rudyskullcrusher9659]

Just discovered your channel and……I loveeeee it so much……keep up the good work

[@madmigraineur3815]

The new home just keeps looking cozier and cozier with every upload, and now it’s a far cry from the barren cabin you first moved into! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@randallsmith1664]

Love the videos! I have always been fascinated by the "old" way of doing things, so your channel is right in my wheelhouse. Glad I found your channel.👍

[@WaiferThyme]

Justine you are a truly amazing cook! And Ron that was a fine deer! Merry Christmas to you both!

[@SJPina77]

So nice of him to help with the table and help serve food ❤

[@aliciacruz5957]

Omg everything looked soooo good. Justine you cook with such ease and confidence, it's a pleasure to watch you cook. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[@robertwestling1709]

Merry Christmas and thank you for your content, it’s awesome

[@nancyl3843]

That venison pie looked sooooo good! Potato balls? Oh, yes!!!!!!! Many thanks and Merry Christmas and God bless to you both.