Cooking Dinner in 1830 IS HARD |No Talking Real Historic Recipes|

[@EarlyAmerican]

The words have not been invented yet to describe how delicious these mushroom loaves are🤤. Despite being a recipe from 1828 I have no doubt that they will agree with you even in the 21st century. These stuffed loaves were once very popular and could have been made with a filling of asparagus, meat or seafood cooked in cream. You will find the recipes translated into modern, easier to follow directions below. Like always you can see an image of the original recipe (or receipts as they used to be called) at the end of the video. I try to always follow the original no matter what, for better or for worse, as we're all here to see what food REALLY used to be like. Thank you for watching ❤. Rice (Ground) Pudding, (The Cook's Dictionary, 1830): 1/4 cup rice flour 1 pint of whole milk 1 lemon's zest 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/3 cup of sugar 2 eggs, beaten 0.5 teaspoons of nutmeg 1 pie paste, for the bottom of a pie plate In a cooking pot combine the rice flour, milk, lemon zest and cinnamon. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from your heat. Set aside to cool. Once it is only lukewarm add in your sugar, nutmeg and eggs. Stir up well then pour into a pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for half an hour, or until the top is firm. Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes before slicing. Mushroom Loaves (Modern Domestic Cookery, 1828) Now, you can of course just purchase bread rolls however I highly recommend cooking these with the following 1750s bread recipe. This is my go-to bread recipe. It was kindly provided by a descendent of the original writer, who wrote down this recipe in French in the 1750s in Kaskaskia Illinois. Like many in the area she was a French immigrant who settled in the French Territories around modern day St. Louis. We live right across the river in Ste. Genevieve Missouri. I wouldn't be surprised if similar breads were eaten here. I use Rouge de Bordeaux flour, the most likely variety that was grown here in the early 1800s. My go-to bread recipe: 3 cups of flour 1 to 1.5 cups of warm water A generous dollop of sorghum (or honey, molasses) 1 teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast Combine the flour, salt, sorghum, yeast and warm water in a bowl. Combine until well blended. Set aside in a warm place to let rise for 1 hour. After an hour kneed your dough on a well floured surface. Divide into 4 equal chunks. You may divide it into 6 pieces if you'd like smaller rolls. Form into rolls then again place in a warm place to rise for another hour. After the hour bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes. Halfway through rub the tops with butter. These come out especially golden when baked using coals. Mushroom Filling: 2 cups of button mushrooms, cleaned & cut up 1/4 cup of cream 1/4 cup of water 2 tablespoons of butter, rolled in flour Salt & pepper to taste In a cooking pot add your mushrooms and water. Boil for a few minutes then add the cream, butter rolled in flour, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes while stirring frequently. You may add a teaspoon more of flour if you want thicker gravy. After 5 minutes remove from your heat. Cut a hole out of the top of bread rolls. Scoop out as much of the crumb as is possible. Into this spoon in the above prepared mushroom gravy. Restore the cap to the top of the rolls. Bake in an oven on broil for a few minutes, or until they are crispy. You may use the leftover crumb to cleanup your cooking pot from gravy! Yum! To Broil Beef Steaks, (The Female Economist 1810) Beef steaks. Rump steaks are recommended in the original receipt Butter, 1 teaspoon per steak Salt & pepper to taste Begin by beating the steak with a rolling pin on both sides. Over a hot BBQ grill, or a gridiron, lay down the steaks. When you are ready to flip them sprinkle them with salt & pepper, flip and sprinkle that side with more salt & pepper. Be sure to only flip them once during cooking. When done to your desired cooking level plate with a dab of butter below each steak. The original recipet recommends serving with a side of onions and/or mushroom ketchup.

[@karenwright8556]

Looks absolutely delish. You enjoyed pounding that steak, lol.😊😋😋

[@GreenTT-l1l]

That looked absolutely incredible and the loving care and attention you gave it to make it just perfect…so amazing. I love mushrooms so can only imagine how incredible this tastes 🍄🍞

[@RC-gc8yo]

Yum

[@CherylBlack-s4t]

Thank you so much for bringing ASMR back!! Xxoo❤

[@maidformusic]

Looks like a good recipe ❤

[@chriscooper654]

The more I watch these, the more profound respect and gratitude I have for my ancestors, male and female. Imagine preparing meals like this ON TOP of doing subsistence farming, hunting, caring for domestic animals, possibly fending off hostile neighbors (animal / human), maintaining your house and tools, keeping the kids from being carried off by critters or drowning in the creek... my pampered mind boggles. Thank you for these glimpses of a very different time and lifestyle.

[@notthelake]

Something a lot of people don't even think about today, is how much of a role even the kids played in helping feed the family. Even well into the 20th century, we saw kids going out hunting and trapping to help supplement the family food supply or to sell furs to make a bit of money, or both. It still isn't uncommon for kids as young as 3 to be participating in processing animals that will feed the family. Even in the modern world, there are a lot of traditional and experiences that holdover. We make and preserve a lot of our own food here in my house still, but with the amazing modern gadgets like a KitchenAid, a dedicated powered meat grinder, and other motorized appliances.

[@chriscooper654]

Excellent point. When the "nearest" neighbor might be miles away, anyone old and well enough to work did.@@notthelake

[@hannahcollins1816]

If you enjoy this/learning more about that, you might like the farm series! There's "Tales From the Green Valley" (medieval times, I believe), "Tudor Monastery Farm," "Victorian Farm," "Edwardian Farm," and "WWII Farm." They're about a group of archaeologists/historians who work through everyday life in the set time period. I absolutely adore them!!

[@justkiddin84]

@@hannahcollins1816 YES! They are really good! BBC, pretty sure. They really immerse themselves.

[@marleneegan-hm7lr]

@@hannahcollins1816I love this series! I miss Ruth and “ the boys”

[@AmyElizabethX92]

I love that there’s no talking it’s actually so refreshing 🤍

[@animaljustice7774]

Yesssss

[@targussara997]

Veery

[@dorrainecrump3396]

My great-grandma would forage in the morning around her cabin for mushrooms, and then take a pole and catch a mess of rainbow trout. We would have hot biscuits and mushroom gravy with fresh fish and lemon for breakfast every morning. I thought that was the way everyone had breakfast with their grandparents. 🤗 Thanks for helping me pull an old memory out of the file cabinet!

[@AMAL-cz2nd]

Les temps ont changé . On a rien de tout ça en ville , tartines au beurre et à la confiture … ou rien on fait que de courir dans les villes

[@joanhall1384]

My Grandma is 101 years old. She must of had grandparents that cooked like this. We are all too distracted by modern day entertainment. It takes up our whole day. If I could I’d go back to these days.

[@Marissa_loves_Jesus]

That sounds absolutely lovely. What great memories ❤️

[@nonino1644]

That’s a luxurious breakfast. That’s first class Titanic breakfast.😋 You were very blessed by the cook!👩🏻‍🍳🙌🏽😃

[@vanessaandreatta9098]

My grandma would go once a week but kept the mushrooms for great occasions like xmas because we were 9 grandchildren 😅

[@siom3815]

Imagine all that - then add ten kids to that tiny house. Respect.

[@sescapo]

Yeah, exactly! Those women were heroes!

[@annagrass4619]

and laundry, first aid, making clothes, weaving cloth, stockings, and more

[@stephanies.9620]

And no huge grocery stores for the ingredients! It’s amazing how much knowledge we’ve lost.

[@AliciatheCho]

What you find with large families is that the children, especially eldest, help parents out and each other. They didn’t sit around on social media or need their parents to go to the store. They were useful lol. Cooking took more time but then again time moved much, much slower. Everything is a matter of comparison

[@almiraw.4905]

​@AliciatheCho And not just in 1800s. My grandma born in 1930 as eldest daughter baked bread every day from scratch for her whole family. She had insanely strong arms.

[@erind8849]

This is the best unintentional ASMR!! No talking, no music. I will be tuning in for more of these!

[@TheRealJules]

In an apocalypse, you and Ron would be just fine. You are a mistress of fire management and food prep! Love your channel! 💕

[@williammeek7218]

Roofmistress in certain fantasy worlds.

[@tinygrim]

Not without a roof and such .. people will rob you

[@preppertrucker5736]

@@tinygrimNot really, if you’re out in the sticks like them and prepared you’ll be fine 👍

[@Ghost-fun666]

Agree

[@tinygrim]

@@preppertrucker5736 easy to say.

[@pamelacarbone3735]

One of the key elements not shown is that our early homesteaders had to eith grow their own food, hunt for it or traded for it. There were few, if any, grocery stores. Meat came from farm animals you raised and butchered or animals you hunted. Chickens were pretty much a farm staple since they gave the homesteader eggs or meat. Milk was gathered from your own cow or goat or sheep each morning., unless you traded for it. From that you processed your own butter or cheese. Sourghum was raised and processed for sweets, unless you were lucky and had your own bee hives. Sugar was a rare and precious commodity. History can be a rabbit hole when it comes to learning about early pioneers and how they fed their families. Fascinating for any history buff.

[@lisalu910]

Even reading "Little House on the Prairie" (the books, now the TV series!) you learn a lot about how they grew and raised their own food. A few things they did have to get at a mercantile would be tea or coffee, sugar, saleratus and spices for baking.

[@cwgner1270]

My point, exactly. Who had lemons for zest and white sugar?

[@GarlicBread791]

I’ve been bingeing your channel for a week or so now and I cannot get enough. Thank you so much for these videos, they bring me so much peace and has reignited my love for history. I hope you and Ron are well. ❤

[@EarlyAmerican]

"reignited my love for history." YES!!!! You made my day! 😍

[@JasmineHaskins-q2y]

Same here. Every week, I look forward to it.

[@robertsims6326]

Santeria1313, our family gathers weekly to watch Justine and Ron for over a year now. They bring history alive by making generations of past relatable as opposed to the distant sketch drawings in school textbooks. And what better way to do it, but with food. I just wish we were closer to perhaps bribe Justine with preparing a meal for us. Like Ron, I might finish the whole pie myself.

[@nancywine9035]

These videos are amazing and addictive! I have watched them all and now have to wait (with anticipation) on the weekly posts!

[@sierrastanley3109]

Out of curiosity which one has been your favorite video so far?

[@harrisonmantooth7363]

WOW! This whole meal looks fantastic. You and Ron are most fortunate to be able to partake of your "labors"! Thank you for sharing.

[@cynthiamackenzie2273]

We should never underestimate nor forget how hard our ancestors worked to take care of their families. We are truly blessed.

[@harmoniabalanza]

Just look at the family photos from the 19th century. They looked 80 at 40. My grandmother at 9 looked worn and serious. 1892.

[@silvana_scalise]

That's why they lived less than you

[@candlesbyalexandria]

@@harmoniabalanza My grandparents said it was easier back in the day . I'm 53 so that should tell you how long ago I'm talking about .

[@КораЛинавСтранеКошмаров-д5з]

Like they had a lot of choices 😏

[@КораЛинавСтранеКошмаров-д5з]

​@@candlesbyalexandriaBut how exactly is it easier? - Maybe they just have a hard time getting up to speed with new technologies (computers, social networks, remote payment)?

[@dcorzi]

Great video! Thanks much for not having annoying music playing so the video is peaceful to watch.. the food looks wonderful 😊

[@rosita_lv]

Yes this is amazing!

[@michellemurdock6937]

The amount of work you put into every video (and transcribing the receipts!) is astonishing. Thank you keeping these important skills and traditions alive. You are both treasures!

[@bitterbeauty711]

When people talk about the good old days, I reflect on this and think, Nah! I'll keep my modern appliances

[@tynka9647]

Because we, as humans, romantisize past having no knowledge beside films and tv shows. Also, we often miss something we don’t experience before 😅

[@thenanlife1141]

Amen to that ❤

[@taieddown]

i think theyre talking about a more modern “good old days” than this 😅

[@brother_Tennessee]

If these people were living today they would choose our modern day appliances

[@mowattlavern62]

I totally agree

[@maryg3143]

But you make it look easy. Until I found your channel, I had no idea HOW people cooked with an open hearth. Thank you for this channel, I have learned so much more about life in those times!

[@MIKE-zi9my]

Hello, how are you?

[@rebeccaa1621]

Imagine doing all of that with a baby crawling around on the floor and a toddler and some kids running around. And trying to keep them safe from the fire!

[@nonino1644]

Kids were well behaved back then plus they contributed to the household chores. They weren’t over coddled like today’s kids. I knew people that picked cotton at 7 and another at 8 was plowing with a ox.

[@rebeccaa1621]

@@nonino1644 true! But a baby is a baby and is always exploring everywhere!

[@hwychild]

No, they would actually tie their crawlers and toddlers with string according to the distance to the fire,...tied around the waist, and tied to the door or table leg, far enough away from the fire

[@Yesica1993]

@@hwychild Oh! Every time I'd see that fire I'd wonder about that!

[@nmh7499]

The older kids would help take care of the babies and younger children. It was expected of them.

[@nancywine9035]

I just love these videos! I love the sound of the crackling fire and the clink of pans and utensils, I love the sounds of nature; rosters crowing, birds chirping, rain or snow falling, and a meow from Mish. It all makes me want to build a cabin of my own! Women had to work very hard then just to grow/ gather food, prepare meals, and preform household duties! Wow! And Justine and Ron don't have children to care for... Yet. Kinda makes me rethink a cabin of my own! Thank you Justine and Ron for your videos and an insight into life in the 18th and 19th centuries!

[@MIKE-zi9my]

Hello, how are you?

[@karate_girl_ibiza]

I own a really big old farmhouse in Cornwall England, its currently empty as we left the uk but a few years ago now when we lived there, the old 1970s fire place was taken out as we always thought there may be something behind it so it was a gamble but behind it was a beautiful wide fireplace and the original brickwork and a clome oven, fully intact with the door, built in to the side!! The place is around. 250 years old.. all it needed was the brickwork cleaning. We used a big beam from the old shippon to use across the top of the fireplace and slates rom the old barn to keep it original . Its about 8ft wide, the clome oven about 16” wide and goes back about 20” . 😊

[@ikramtaleb3011]

You are lucky i like history and the old houses

[@gonnabeayogi1445]

Don’t leave a farmhouse empty in Cornwall ….. 😢😢😢😢😢 I’ll happily move in and live my dream life if you’re not using it 😂❤

[@harmoniabalanza]

and cold little servants slept almost inside the ovens in the winter.

[@katemcpherson3492]

​@@gonnabeayogi1445I agree! If only it wasn't so far away for me!

[@stephaniegrable2612]

Please share pictures!!

[@chrismcelligott5462]

You've done it again Justine. Despite just eating my dinner I am drooling over your amazing cooking!

[@ol.l.2167]

This is sooo relaxing to watch! Thanks for all the work and the effort you've put in it

[@eeverett2]

I thought that scratch cooking was a lot of work now, but boy! It was a lot harder for my great grandmother. You do amazing work. The cabin, stuffed with antiques is an amazing settling, and your dress is very authentic looking too.

[@SamtheMan0508]

Imagine that kitchen in the summer!

[@morganjanevandusen6753]

I am so so proud of your hard work in these videos! Your dedication to this channel is inspiring thank you so much for always giving me something sooo cool to watch!!🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@MrsAlex-ti8ks]

This is awesome to watch. Informative and soothing ❤ BTW the way you placed your hands after you the set down the hour glass. Reminds me of myself with child with my first daughter. Just saying….❤

[@ihearya4405]

1940s my grandmother was making 20+ biscuits from scratch and cooking the meal at the age of 6 for all her siblings who worked the fields. She's whom I'm impressed by. Hardest working woman I knew!❤

[@bevcarter1554]

You do better in those conditions than I do in my modern kitchen.

[@pfranks75]

Practice cooking, use a recipe, measure ingredients, follow instructions!

[@marietighe6328]

Yeah it's called being spoilt and lazy....

[@TammyM36]

Right!? Lol

[@carolpatton3487]

I enjoyed watching your video. And appreciated how the silence of the video echoed the comparative silence of a rural 1830's home. Marvelled that such a humble home could afford lemons, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg .,.. but no maidservant. Amazed that the medieval dish of wastels y farced (stuffed buns .. usually with mushrooms, eggs, etc) was STILL being made in homes some centuries later!

[@SandyVG]

We have decided that if we ever run away from home, we are taking you, Ron & your cookbooks with us. So fun watching & learning how it was done. This info would have done us well 40 years ago when taking our kids camping etc. Your time doing all this is so appreciated. So proud of you both.❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸😊😊👍👍🌻🌻

[@chicagolc7022]

Omg it just hit me. That’s why they’re called Dutch ovens. Containers of that shape were used as ovens.

[@lynnieley]

I’m astonished that it gets hot enough to bake bread just by being close to the fire and embers on top.

[@chicagolc7022]

@ right?

[@tweetlebugzz]

Lol 😆

[@wolfsmaid6815]

another fun fact: the name "dutch oven" is a mistranslation from the original "deutscher Ofen" that the German settlers brought with them. So it's now wrongfully attributed to the dutch because the words sounded similar.

[@AllenMZim]

Everything here looks unbelievably good! Especially on a cold, chilly day like today! There's nothing more filling and more delicious than steak and mushrooms! Amazing video, as always! 😊

[@JhonIgnacioGarzajr]

O' my goodness! I came across your page and just fell in love with you and what you are doing! Please keep it up? So educational.

[@mikedarr6968]

Cooking on an open hearth is Definitely an Art. Great work!

[@leinanightray4294]

The scent of spices and firewood must be so comforting

[@jenniferarhart3932]

I have recently discovered your channel and Frontier Patriot. I love all of your videos. They really have been encouraging me to live a more simple and fulfilling life. Thank you for sharing these.

[@suerussell6353]

Love, love your videos. You are both so amazing, honest and sharing. Don't ever change. Watching from California.

[@kellyalderfer6430]

You make fireplace cooking look easy - and everything looks so delicious 🤤. But you face when you were “tenderizing” that meat was priceless😂. Love your channel!

[@justkiddin84]

Yep! 😂 I thought-ooo that’s a good stress reliever!

[@bigred9428]

You know who really made it look easy? Chef Staib from Recipe with a history. It was on PBS, and is here on the Tasty site. Of course, he did have a behind the scenes staff of 10 - 12 people helping.

[@suegeorge998]

I would like to think that I could have done this when I was younger. But I'm 66 years old and with all the aches and pains I have, how did old people manage to even get food on the table, do laundry, keep up the house, garden and put up food for winter? It truly must have been gumption versus the elements. My great great great grandparents moved from Vermont to Wisconsin and lived in a lean to their first winter here. And my great great great grandmother was pregnant that year and had a baby. We need to pay homage to these heroes.

[@terrimills8609]

Also, I keep thinking that they had to have a way to cook outdoors in the summer. No way could they stand to have a roaring fire in the house in July!

[@suegeorge998]

@@terrimills8609 I never thought of that but cooking outside in the summer would be practical.

[@lorrainefilmer2508]

We can all appreciate the hoursfeeding their families. So much time cooking!

[@llovebleach6530]

People used to live multigenerational family units a lot. Think grandparents to help with children and lighter chores while parents did bulk of work. Also help with aging family. Many peeps would have an oven/cook spot outside under an awning for summer cooking. And children were made to be responsible at a much earlier age because they had to be. We really are pampered now, and I am grateful every day. But I still enjoy camp cooking in my cast iron, even at home. Just taste real.

[@jerryskeepero]

I do think you also forget life expectancy was 35 back then

[@michaelgiurintano3107]

January 1830, after visiting Ron's and Justine's cabin, I will never forget what a crumb of bread is ever. That is when the crust of the bread is removed. I should have known this. Blessings all. From KY, it's cold. 😂😂😂 looked great Justine I will be trying the mushroom dish for sure!

[@luvwings]

I enjoyed the show you were on. You did a great job.

[@michaelgiurintano3107]

@@luvwings thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!! I'm sure there will be more to come!

[@Nik513m]

I never knew what crumb was either til that day!

[@bigred9428]

I can see somebody not knowing. They talk about the crumb of baked goods all the time, but I can see it being one of those terms that people hear, but don't think about.

[@ginakelley749]

Still baking my old-fashioned European sour dough rye bread with just a few non GMO ingredients! 😊

[@cherimemacfarlane3290]

I have 3 very old cast iron pots I use all the time. Nothing like them. I inherited them from my ex's grandmother and they came down in the family. I'm 81 now and still cook all the time using them.

[@seasonsofphilly1993]

The rice pudding pie looks delicious. And those mushroom loaves also. Cannot wait to try. Thank you for providing the modern recipe.

[@raphaeltruyen15]

this is a wonderful experience. just looking at the things placed together so well; makes me dream of those days. wonderful video. thank you for sharing this gem...

[@mollysmith6055]

That looked amazingly delicious. Can't wait to see the Chew and Chat...I wonder if Ron will even have anything to say when there is so much good food to be eaten. Thank you both for the education, entertainment and dinner inspiration.

[@queenkatherineofaragon513]

If we would just step back from modernity and work in this way, we would not have time for all the BS of the world. Thank you for sharing your skills with us. I lived off grid for several years. I got good bread over the fire.

[@kabernat]

Truth!

[@gonnabeayogi1445]

100% agree.

[@Icry4us]

Finding utopia isn't exactly a simple thing. You are blessed. I shall never have this dream realized. 63, alone and scrimping. Fear not, I'm thankful even for a roof. Kitty n me. Live well my dear. For those of us who only have the dream to satiate our spirit. 🇨🇦🧏🏻‍♀️ I live in the island so costs are highest due to US fees exporting, plus we have fees from ferried goods. BC has very high costs of living. Food is brutally costly. 🙍🏻‍♀️🐈‍⬛

[@ThePequenocristo]

You mean the bs of watching a video and commenting on it?

[@ToastyT-l9k]

​@@ThePequenocristoLol. People forget KZbin is social media and entertainment.

[@GreenTT-l1l]

Food is life, and boy do you bring much earlier times to life for us. THANK YOU ❤❤❤

[@Mommabear67]

I discovered your channel from this video! I can't wait to try them myself. Appreciate your natural sounds in the video. Thank you!!

[@JayCee_64]

I got worried when I didn't see Alfred Figg, but there he was sitting on the prep table. Great recipe, Justine. That shroom bread looks so yummy.

[@tatjanabc]

I love watching your videos every week (and the chew & chats). As soon as I saw those mushroom loaves, I knew that they'd be a hit in my house and I made them for dinner! The bread was delicious on its own (and will definitely use the recipe again just for rolls) but with the mushroom filling they were insane! I divided the recipe in half to make two large buns (baked for 20 minutes instead) as it was just for 2 of us. Will definitely be making these again. Thanks for your fantastic content.

[@LauraAndDonsConcentricCircles]

This dinner looks delicious, especially the mushroom loaf. By the way, we have and use mushroom ketchup now ❤ for many of our meals. I always loved anything mushroom! Your love for cooking  is inspirational! Speedy restoration of health and vitality is my prayer. Blessings for all you do and share!

[@kabernat]

💕 💕💕💕💕Ron & Justine, Happy 20th Wedding Anniversary!! May your creativity and passions continue to keep you both so very happy with one another.💕💕. May God continue to bless you both with many many more years of love and happiness.💕💕💕

[@SueFine]

Interesting that you could acquire sorghum, as it is somewhat hard to find nowadays. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, New Englanders were encouraged to use both sorghum and Maple sugar as sweeteners, for the purpose of shunning the Molasses and sugar industry, and thereby not supporting slave labor. Waited two whole days for this segment!! Love your channel.💞

[@karenschunk2192]

I work full time and only cook from scratch. I often go foraging. I make bread daily. Rice every few days. I grind herbs, spices, nuts, etc. I pickle and ferment. Make butter and simple fresh cheese. I make sausages and various sauces. Even noodles. It is no big deal. To me, it is normal. I do use my modern stove and oven most of the time but it is just as easy to bury meat in the ground over coals I render down from the wood I forage and split with my ax. Or cook upon coals or a banked fire or hearth. It is far more delicious, interesting, and cost efficient than processed food. Does it take a lot of time? Yes. I spend many hours cooking but I utterly love it. That mushroom bread looks bomb. I am going to have to try that recipe.

[@eleanorripley5741]

Yummy!! That's a beautiful spread! Agree cooking is very hard and stressful! But that's how it is when it's your passion. That pie is Gorgeous!! Also, so relaxing to watch you. Thank you

[@heidipetrick918]

This brings back memories for me. My family had property in the foothills of Eastern Washington State and the grocery store was about 10 miles away. Mom cooked a lot like that. That kitchen looks great!

[@joandeimling7681]

Miss Dorn, one of my favorites is the bread kneading bowl. My Nanny, Daddy’s mother, had a large wooden bowl in the lower cabinet, this was in the later 1960’s. Flour was always in the bowl. She would add what she needed for biscuits or bread. Your kneading bowl reminds me so much of my Nanny.

[@trilbywilby7826]

So it was normal, then, to leave flour and dough behind and not scrape the bowl?

[@joandeimling7681]

@@trilbywilby7826 at my Nanny’s house. Yes, the flour stayed in the bowl, with a platter on top, and when biscuits were required, put ingredients in the well of flour. Mix it up, take the dough out and leave the flour for the next batch.

[@RuzicaBanda]

They were not using jest, but made it of the flour and water that is why the dough from the previous baking was left as a" jest" for next baking.

[@CieloSoleggiato]

I love watching these videos. I get caught up in the “ Little House on the Prairie” of it all, but then I realize how hard life was. I think I’d miss music the most. Good thing Pa could play the fiddle. I did not know the end of this video had music until right now. ❤

[@Didonenea73gmail.comBianchi]

Adoro questo modo di vivere..quando si vedono questo video è come proiettarsi in un'altra epoca dove regna la pace e la serenità. ❤️

[@dimik3855]

That was fun (and educational) to watch. My first of your videos. I appreciate the whole process of starting a fire in the morning and preparing the food for the day while keeping the flame going. Mushrooms in the winter are unlikely but no matter. If the pantry is well-stocked, we are shown the extent of the work required to keep the "home fires burning". If we had been shown the family sitting down for a meal from mom's hard work, it would have been good, but no big deal. I subscribed.

[@LeeAnnahsCreations]

Baking hack: If you ever get tired of scraping out the sorghum/Honey/Molasses, mix it into your liquids first. It will dissolve into it and you won't have leftover bits that can't be scrapped out. 😃

[@egay86292]

she's not much of a cook.

[@LeeAnnahsCreations]

@@egay86292 If you don't like her channel, then stop watching. I happen to love Justine and her videos.

[@MIKE-zi9my]

Lol,how are you?

[@harmoniabalanza]

always put sticky difficult substances to mix first into a little hot liquid to speed up the process.

[@sarahgeorge6296]

You said it

[@CinemaTVH]

Okay I am really loving this channel I even play it on my big screen while I’m doing chores etc 😂

[@CinemaTVH]

Thank you for this channel! ❤

[@Tambryl]

Oh my goodness, Miss Justine, that meal looks Superb ! Thank you for the receipts, I must make this !

[@ladychatelaine697]

I think I'll stick with my fan assisted, split oven! Much respect for these hard working women! 👍🇬🇧

[@texcinlulu]

The pie,mushroom loaves and steak look so delicious! I would love to have that for dinner! Justine you are an expert when it comes to cooking on the hearth, but I know it takes practice. Thank you for sharing this wonderful meal! Bon appetite 🌞🦋💖

[@Faith-in-him]

Just found your channel. And I’m Enjoying it immensely. I have often wondered “how did they do things 100+years ago. And what was life like?? You’re a timeless treasure. 🤗 🕰️

[@federalist46]

Your fire management skills are just soooo impressive. What a pro.

[@EarlyAmerican]

🥰aw thank you! There is some room for improvement but I'm excited to practice over the rest of my life.

[@stevethecountrycook1227]

Justine, you and Ron are such a matched set. I have been cooking for 50+ years and have yet to observe someone your age with a mastery of hearth and Dutch oven cooking! When the collapse happens, if Ron can get it you sure can cook it! God bless you both.

[@SoundOfOceanBlue]

When I visited St Louis I went to see the Museum at the Gateway Arch and saw a lot of unique historical pieces and I automatically thought of you guys. It was beauty in simplicity yet resourcefulness within limitations of the era. A truly unforgettable experience. I am from Australia and some of our colonial history is similar. Because of interest in history I studied Bachelor of Sociology and Anthropology. You guys bring history to life 💕 Thank you for sharing!

[@shebamillicent9914]

I always 🎉loved to read the stories in English and imagined how people worked at the fireplace kept their homes warm etc.But my imagination is turned into real when I watch your videos. And Justin is sooo cute with a smile on her face.

[@ralphthorpe7564]

I really need to do some self analyzing. The older I get, and the more I watch videos of this kind, I feel sad. I feel like I'm missing out on something and I just can't put my finger on it. It's driving me crazy, and I'm perplexed. Yet, I love these videos.

[@allseriousness]

Anemoia

[@lynnieley]

There’s a word for nostalgia for something you never lived, but I can’t think what it is.

[@rosita_lv]

​@@lynnieleygracias me siento igual y creo que en efecto, es nostalgia

[@mfiorito5550]

I'm not 66, but I have a similar feeling. I grew up with little computer use and no cell phones (80s and 90s) and see how the kids live today and feel bad for them. I try to do what I can to give my kids that kind of experience that I had or I feel they will miss out. I know I have missed out myself with the conveniences that I had compared to the 1800s.

[@ralphthorpe7564]

@@mfiorito5550 I'm trying to figure out why I feel sad, and I'm reaching the conclusion that it is the loss of human connection to each other and to our sustenance that we today take for granted.

[@DBAxBlackWolf6]

so much respect for this woman really in a world like today these videos are educational and amazing to see i myself could not cook like that i would probably burn the food and not just a few times great skills

[@heru-deshet359]

Blessed be the hands of the family's cherished wife and mother that kept them united through her hard work, love and dedication. This was so soothing to watch and enjoy.

[@MsAbby1234]

This inspires me to cook more of my meals from scratch! Healthier for sure and with all the modern conveniences tempting me, I forgot how amazing it is to prepare with my own two hands. BUT I need my modern appliances. I have a full time job!

[@lisamulholland1985]

I swear you make that look so easy! ❤

[@imma_ghost_away9625]

The smile at 14:55 while smashing the meat. 😂 I really love watching these types of videos. I find them very interesting and relaxing. I am also able to improve my English while at it. It must’ve been so exhausting back in those times + having to crouch down that often. 😨 Thank you for sharing! PS: the sound of the wood cracking is soooo calming. ✨

[@savagedaughter9904]

What a fine winter meal! Warms you inside and out. 🍽️

[@AMAL-cz2nd]

Je vous tire mon chapeau madame, je suis marocaine et on mange beaucoup le pain et j’aime bien voir d’autres cultures culinaires . Je vais essayer toutes vos recettes de pains et celle du petit déjeuner aux œufs saucisson…. Merci 🤩

[@pbrn1729]

Everything looks absolutely amazingly delicious! Very simple recipes but great tasting 🤩

[@Rebornation0712]

The crisp on that bread crust is fabulous

[@TheCostumeJeweler]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! SO SOOTHING!

[@foofookachoo1136]

Isn’t it though??!!!

[@Blooderfly17]

This is so soothing and honestly helping me calm down from my election day glitters. Thank you! ❤

[@truthbetold6317]

A time when life was much tougher but more enjoyed. The food must have been so good then.

[@ellenosceola5707]

I haven’t cooked on an open hearth , but I have cooked on open fires outdoors. It’s hot, and hard work. I agree with you about my modern appliances 😊

[@LelaHolliday]

Sooo...start working on dinner right after breakfast. 😉 Got it! 👍

[@Scooberdo]

Imagine what it took for probably inslaved people to make this for a whole huge house!! I can’t imagine the day long care it took! I love your videos thank you for your care!

[@dian1711]

How did they wear those long dresses and cook over a hearth in the summer and not pass out from a heat stroke. Geeze and no air-conditioning. I couldn't do that, that's for sure. God bless our ancestors who survived those hot days. The men in the civil war wore wool uniform's in the hot July month in Gettysburg Pa. during the war. Pennsylvania get really hot and humid in July. Geeze, how did they do it.

[@sandismith7823]

Can you imagine being pregnant during the summer and cooking over the hearth? Wow.

[@Myrtle2911]

Those mushroom loaves look absolutely fabulous! I'll definitely need to make them!

[@angelsolitaire6456]

Imagine how our ancestors has to deal a lot things to cook a nice meal on the table and take a lot of time to do it. To prepare a lot of stuffs , you need to have a lot of patience and love. It is so amazing delicious home cook. Now a days, we have all the modern equipment to use and fast too. We need appreciate them so much.

[@ginakelley749]

Back then women spent hours cooking! No micro wave ovens, no gas stoves, no kitchen aid machines!

[@1John5-13-Lisa]

Such a beautiful lady!! Great survivors and hard workers making all DELICIOUS meals from scratch!! GREAT JOB!!!❤ Survivors right here!! If there was an EMP or power outages, using these resources. I think the food tastes better over a fire, I think, I like the whisk! And all the cooking tools!! Just fantastic!! God bless you in Jesus name

[@caralfritzges1633]

Looks fantastic Justine, 1830's Panera bread mushroom bowls!😊

[@EarlyAmerican]

Haha I thought that they resembled bread bowls too!

[@caralfritzges1633]

Thank you for the recipes, I'll feel like I'm cheating using modern appliances! You do a great job of keeping your heat consistent when cooking!😊

[@jaenmartens5697]

I like the looks of oyster loaf! I learned to cook in a fireplace during 7 years working at Plimoth Plantation. Not harder just different ❤

[@ginojaco]

Very good video. Something worth bearing in mind, but rarely discussed, is that historically the second greatest loss of life among women, after childbirth, was 'hearth death'. This was a euphemism for when women in long skirts who cooked with a down-hearth, caught fire themselves... 🙁

[@althovio]

First thing that came to mind as that skirt swung near the embers.

[@jadedone6900]

I was thinking the same thing... I could see myself getting burned multiple times while trying to accomplish many of these tasks and it would be all too easy to bend over and touch a hem to a hot coal.

[@kabernat]

I also couldn’t help but think about that as I watched the cooking video. I’m sure that she was very mindful of those embers, for she was working in a very small space, and I’m quite sure that she was very hot in there as well with that roaring fire! However, I understand that she was taking us into a different time period and wanted to represent that in the video. Overall, I enjoyed the video very very much.

[@TP-nx7uf]

It´s a myth, the leading cause was disease, chilbirth coul come second but it was definitely not the leading cause.

[@alisonpalmer2676]

And after that drowning, heavy woollen skirts while washing in the river and nobody could swim either

[@ravila5085]

That was really intriguing. I watched the entire thing. It captivated me. I felt a twinge of sadness knowing that my American ancestors were enslaved and their experience was different. Yet I also felt a sense of shared experience because I am American. What a truly interesting watch. Thank you.

[@joday1816]

I love the decor and warmth of the cabin. Life was indeed so simple back then.

[@monicamailman3796]

I'm just seeing these things now! I love your basic cooking, off grid fireside. So soothing and funny that we see our modern food as echos of the past.

[@TK-gk5rs]

Fascinating, l'm sure that's a delicious meal!

[@SereenQadh]

اذا سمحتو لا تنسوا لايك واشتراك وتفعيل الجرس 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@matthewturan9343]

I remember my Grandma cooking long hours like this. We all loved the food and she really did take pride in her work. I don't think she ever got the praise of thankyou she deserved from Grandpa. Men folk never realized or cared of the amount of time that went into the meals. Breakfast and supper. Then something for the men folk to take with to the field or woods. Wherever they were working at the time. Respect.

[@dinkohrvat344]

The USA was lucky in large parts of Europe at this time there was famine and fuel shortages etc My Croatian Grandmother recalls walking for hours in the fields to collect a basket of snails and edible weeds to collect enough for a meal and told me her grandmother lived an even harder existence

[@TerraPruett]

I am blown away amazed at how crystal clear the video cameras are from the 1830's. 🤗 I'll bet they have to watch TV by candlelight. I'd love to have that flint lock rifle that's over the fireplace. All kidding aside I love seeing this kind of trip down memory lane. I feel the young folks of today are missing out on how we got to where we are today. It was NOT an easy trip. "The good old days" were not all that great. No time for foolishness. I'm an 80 year old male and still cook with my grandmother's hand-me-down cast iron pots and skillets.

[@pisceanx8382]

That looked delicious!! Looking at that rice pudding, it appeared to be the same texture as pumpkin pie. So could pumpkin pie more aptly be called “pumpkin pudding”? Also - Thank you for the Christmas card!! 😊

[@tarashelton493]

I love your home🥰. It’s so cozy! Sometimes I wish things were still like they were back then, but then I remember how hard and difficult it had to have been. Not to the women back then as much because that was normal to them. ❤️❤️❤️

[@BuddhaBelly519]

04:10 Holy Hell! That better be sugar and not salt! 😂

[@gloriastanley3369]

OMG, I wanted to eat one of those loaves! This looks so yummy! I always wondered why they call that large pot a Dutch Oven. Now I see why! Who knew?! Thank you for sharing your expertise!