Cooking Marathon! 18th Century Feasts

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@nicholasneyhart396 2 ай бұрын

Poverty food holds a special place in my heart. My family was and still is poor, most of our food was grown or raised by us, obtained at local farmers markets, hunted when we still had acess to land, but the highlight was that we are related to a fisherman from New Jersey and we would drive 2 hours to the beach on Sunday and he would give us lobsters and crabs, the story there is funny, I got a 180 gallon aquarium for Christmas one year and they accidentally mailed us two so that second one stayed in the basement near the kitchen with the weeks seafood since I already had the equipment to maintain a saltwater tank.

@bailbondsga 2 ай бұрын

i grew up relatively poor in germany (i live in the usa now), and many of these dishes that mister townsends prepares, are still made in some variations, proving that simple, old fashion cuisine still works, it is still hearty filling and warming. thank you for your awesome videos !!

@edwardlulofs444 2 ай бұрын

When I was poor, I had to eat expired canned food. Three years expired was ok, edible. Five years expired, it was just a slurry but I was hungry and ate it. Seven years expired, nope, I couldn’t eat it. But now I follow this channel and I am learning about fresh and spices. I finally found a nutmeg grinder and I have been enjoying that. Thanks for your videos.

@Lorriann63 3 ай бұрын

I loved this marathon. Perfect for watching on a rainy and chilly day. Thank you for all you do, Jon and all of Townsends and crew.

@mraaronhd 3 ай бұрын

Ahh! It’s Sunday yet again, and another Townsends’ video graces my notifications! What a great day! 😊

@dalehallmark9174 2 ай бұрын

I live in an agricultural area and what I have noticed over the last 35 years is that farming is now industrial. In my area we have farmers (companies) that farm over 40 sections of land, Dairys that have over 5000+ head of cattle and beef feedyards that feed over 10k+++ cattle a year. My grandfather with 50-55 cattle and 40-60 acres of grazing, and 30-60 acres of farmland would be out of business in the first year. And he was considered a large farmer in his time. Well, that farm industrialization keeps us in cheap food (relatively) but that can't last forever. It is grounding to think of the lives in the 1700's. Thanks for the videos! But for those that think fondly of the good ole days...these are the good ole days. I don't rely on farming for my income but I have a deep appreciation of it. No nation can stand for long without it.

@mgsa5722 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate your comment

@barbarahorsch508 2 ай бұрын

Control the food, control the people

@jamesofallthings3684 2 ай бұрын

Beef is cheaper from the small guys if you buy it outside the government regulation net. The corporate farmers could never survive without subsidies. It's all a collaborative scam to take over the country.

@JacksonWade-kx6li Ай бұрын

@@barbarahorsch508 “let them eat cake”

@chipcook5346 2 ай бұрын

It's been a long while. Not only are you genuinely human, you are thoroughly relentless. I don't know how I fell out of touch. I think the first videos I watched of yours were the earthen oven videos from at least ten years ago. The videos where you would bake or cook from an ancient book are so much fun. The guest stars were fascinating. The last I saw you were building a cabin, I think. It's nice to be back. And thanks for getting into the lives of the Regular Joes of the period so consistently over the years. This marathon (marathon!) is going to be fun.

@SouthernSlaveryUncovered 3 ай бұрын

I was forced to work this Sunday and was so happy to see a marathon was uploaded that I could play in the background while getting things done. A great Sunday gift!

@jaydoggy9043 3 ай бұрын

This has been my personal favourite collection. Having had a situation of poverty in my mid twenties, watching these videos about poor peoples' feasts are very fascinating. It's interesting to see what some situations and foods were considered poor vs. rich (especially lobsters, sourdough, and fresh produce). My bad situation is long behind me, but I always remember, and it's always good to see perhaps new ways to survive if they ever get hard again.

@kimalots9353 3 ай бұрын

Love all your videos, they're all extremely educational and I love trying some of your dishes. Keep doing them

@cindydale3695 2 ай бұрын

This is wonderful! The music is the perfect volume and makes watching and listening a joy ❤. Thank you so much.

@wompol7117 2 ай бұрын

simmering a soup pot all night as i watch this. a bot of cut up stew meat, water, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, a splash of red wine and tomato sauce, later cut potatoes and leftover beans. and finally some handmade thin dumplings before serving dinner

@karolapokladnik356 3 ай бұрын

Well done video! Factual, interesting format and reenactments! Years ago I purchases a beautiful hat and accessories for my Regency gown for several events here in Oregon. Really enjoyed this presentation. Great!

@MapleRhubarb 3 ай бұрын

I'm liking the small title card before each video! I would also personally like to see the original post date of the video too (or at least the year), especially if you were to go back and re-edit the other marathons, but I know that's a ton of work. I think it's just the archivist in me. ;)

@snowysnowyriver Ай бұрын

I'm 73 years old and English. I learned to make Plum Duff, Apple Dumpling and Scouse at my grandmother's knee when I was a girl. I've added some copied information below about the origins of Scouse/Lobscouse. Here in England, plum duff was also called Spotted Dick if made with beef suet. Where Did Scouse Come From? Warm and filling, scouse was originally brought to Liverpool by northern European sailors. The original name of what was once a lamb stew was "lobskause" or "labskause," which over the years has been shortened and Anglicised to just "scouse." In olden times, lamb was a much cheaper alternative to beef-so scouse stew was originally made from lamb, with beef becoming a later addition.

@george474747 15 күн бұрын

Yep, the origin of "scouse" is not a mystery in England - certainly not in Liverpool.

@george474747 15 күн бұрын

Also, is Welsh "rabbit" an American pronunciation? In the UK, at least, Welsh rarebit is pronounced "rare" + "bit".

@rogertemple7193 3 ай бұрын

I always enjoy these 18th century cooking videos thank you.😋🍞🍗🧀😋

@sicsempertyrannis4613 2 ай бұрын

My grandfather grew up in the 1920s in Rural NC on a dairy farm. He had 7 brothers. They ate a large breakfast which was mostly fresh meat(sometimes preserved), biscuits/grits,bread, milk, and on rare occasion tomato juice made from by a local.. His lunch was light (corn bread/meat w glass of milk), and had basically nothing for dinner unless he had leftovers. His parents had about 50 acres with many different kinds of live stock, mostly cows for dairy as that’s how they made their living. All throughout his life he lived by this routine and it was very cool to visit the town he grew up in. He would always talk about how his brothers would name the animals and so my great grandparents made him “go get” the kills for some fresh meat

@MA-pv8ut 3 ай бұрын

Goodness, hello everyone and people to come!

@abelq8008 2 ай бұрын

Howdy

@KlongKlongKlong Ай бұрын

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@RightfulArchon186 17 күн бұрын

Morning to ya.

@BiancamellaSays 3 ай бұрын

Oh, sweet, looks like it's naptime. Your videos are so soothing.

@philurbaniak1811 Ай бұрын

This is the Marathon of the _Feast_ series, and it is very good 😃!

@knote4958 2 ай бұрын

1:44:32 in a time period where famines were very likely, imagine looking down upon a food source just because it's plentiful and easy to grow. You'd have to be in such a detached position of favor and decadence to not see that as a benefit. I for one was pleasantly surprised to see that 4 pumpkin seeds and a handful of seed potatoes I planted this year turned into 48 pumpkins and 100lbs of potatoes, and the less I have to work to feed myself the better (I had enough work as it is hauling in all that harvest).

@doris1826 2 ай бұрын

I love all the Patrick O'Brien Master & Commander series! Wonderful!

@hance2601 3 ай бұрын

I love the story 😊 very informative, the dishes during 18th century must be delicious. 😊

@jasminejustice1776 2 ай бұрын

I really love your channel. You and the other hosts do such an amazing job of sharing history. Thank you so much.

@emazey5044 2 ай бұрын

The Poor Feasts is one of my favorite series! Thanks for putting this together! 👍🤗💕

@blessed2crochet 2 ай бұрын

Love these ❤ new subscriber!

@faithsrvtrip8768 Ай бұрын

In Italy this kind of food is called cucina povera and it is absolutely my favorite kind of food of all time. Poor people make the best food!

@SRMC23 3 ай бұрын

Thanksgiving came early with this. so much good food

@andreweden9405 3 ай бұрын

Where I grew up in Indiana, what is now called grilled cheese, we referred to as "toasted cheese". I'm always curious if this was the case with other people!...

@dejaydavisson9938 2 ай бұрын

Same on the farm where I grew up in Wisconsin.

@chipcook5346 2 ай бұрын

In western Pennsylvania, it was grilled cheese at least from the time of my grandparents who were young people in the early 1900s.

@yikara01 2 ай бұрын

This is one of those videos that are so good you would download them

@buckchase1 Күн бұрын

This is EXCELLENT representation!! I'm proud to be a subscriber!

@HarshmanHills 3 ай бұрын

another good day for a binge

@jeremiahslone9762 Ай бұрын

I literally just want to say thank you for showing this and I honestly think you do an amazing job where I live it's me,my wife and our 2 kids ages 7&11,& we are very far from being middle especially high class and we go out of our way to feed every single night anywhere between 10-15,& then our family of 4,& I'm truly not going to lie and say that it is easy because it's far far from that but as long as our 2 kids eat and then All the neighborhood kid's do as well even if we as in myself and my wife eat,as long as those babies go to bed with a full belly and know that someone loves them it's very very much plenty for us, and before we get any negative comments Yes we work full time jobs,, but where we live it's not enough we live in eastern TN, right outside of Gatlinburg and pigeon forge, Sevierville and also between Newport and North Carolina and so yes living here is very hard summer becomes ok because of tourists but winter late Fall and spring is something I wish on absolutely nobody and so we have made the craziest dinners you can imagine, but like they say is steady and true, you will never go completely hungry with pinto beans, flour, veggies and lard remember to ALWAYS count your blessings ❤

@alfonzo9152 Ай бұрын

Clarification: Pre-contact european mentions of pumpkin are not referring to what we mean by pumpkins; rather, tree gourds, melons, etc. Pumpkins as we know them are native to the Americas.

@LightandLov 22 күн бұрын

Your reaction when you ate the small tarts. So cute!!! ❤❤❤

@forteandblues 3 ай бұрын

These are so perfect for downloading for when I have no service

@Gleb_Martynov 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for all you do, sir, I deeply appreciate it

@spacedog2980 2 ай бұрын

This channel is the comfort food of youtube

@rascalwind 3 ай бұрын

So glad you made this.

@TheUncannyObserver 2 ай бұрын

You know, with all the bad news in the world, it's nice to know we can always come watch a comforting video by Jon and crew. He has such a warm and welcoming demeanor.

@sheilabrennan5543 2 ай бұрын

You are an inspiration

@beaksters 2 ай бұрын

This just makes me feel bad I refuse to eat at all some days.

@btntv 3 ай бұрын

This is awsome thanks

@ianmccown 2 ай бұрын

Was there such a thing as egg “doneness” back then? Like sunny side up. Or was it always cooked completely

@lexrothschild2324 2 ай бұрын

ty so much for keeping history alive - our ancestors didnt just get things handed to them, they roughed it so we could have easy lives

@johnarmstrong3140 2 ай бұрын

A delight.

@J.A.Smith2397 3 ай бұрын

I like the thumbnail

@earlshaner4441 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding movies

@imblakeimbald 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful words about our farmers

@myramadd6651 3 ай бұрын

Fava beans? I suggest liver and a fine chianti! Lol

@doris1826 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@eastonmartin5342 3 ай бұрын

I love the pencil I got from you

@dshogan6174 2 ай бұрын

You know….I love your show, but I’ve never seen TOWNSENDS go to church. You should cover recipes for church gatherings or Sundays cooking when the family traveled to the church. That was quite the interruption to the working farm day and the cooking

@andreweden9405 2 ай бұрын

Jon, Lewis and Clark did not meet up for the expedition in St. Louis, they met in Clarksville, Indiana... YOUR HOME STATE!😃 I swear, it honestly seems like you make a point of ignoring the role of your own state in your featured period sometimes!

@trigremlin 2 ай бұрын

When I watch this channel it feels like it's going to be okay.

@KristinaBlabla 2 ай бұрын

poor hunter's feast - they ate bone marrow? am kind of jealous😅 amazing work on all videos, thank you very much for making them!

@dennisgrubbs1929 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video excellent keep them coming

@AntonioMargheriti1 Ай бұрын

I wish I could like the video every few minutes

@engelefeu7544 13 күн бұрын

You can find Labskaus recepies in German cookingbooks. We Cook it mit beetroot.❤

@Pygar2 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone know a USA source for wholemeal wheat flour? Not "wholewheat" flour; I mean where they grind up the whole wheat seed and it all goes in. All the Ama. sources are for regular "whole wheat" which is processed. I want to try the British National Loaf from WWII, 85% wholemeal, 15% plain flour... with whatever (calcium? Potato flour? Vitamin C? Barley flour?) they could sneak in from time to time. I understand they hated it but even the royalty ate it...

@wompol7117 2 ай бұрын

beans and cornbread, baked apple with sugar/cinnamon were common to us, as was cheese toast and hot tea. never felt poor. never fancy, but ok.

@cindytrodden8642 2 ай бұрын

Amazing content! I love my history lessons being taught through the lens of food.

@gerrymarmee3054 2 ай бұрын

Hogshead. I had to look it up. A container for your liquid refreshments. I envisioned real hog’s heads.

@fingerboxes 2 ай бұрын

You just Ctrl+F every historical document in the library until you find the word "nutmeg".

@dalevodden1359 3 ай бұрын

The days of wooden ships and iron men a rough life now days we have iron ships and wooden men

@dalehallmark9174 2 ай бұрын

Oh BTW in the next few days will be trying a Barley bread...thinking of adding ground, powered Pecans to it. May not be good but should be nutty 🙂

@admobeer9551 2 ай бұрын

Anyone have any seeds? I'd be more than happy to grow and transplant some.

@T_Rand0mYT 24 күн бұрын

They didn’t stop the food experiments- they did the same to Indigenous children in Residential schools. The Canadian nutrition system is based on these experiments.

@MemoryAmethyst 2 ай бұрын

This is so much like macha which is medieval made with onion. It’s delicious. John beans are protein and carb. Ask any vegan.

@donaldtrump2123 2 ай бұрын

Underrated

@MrDalebob1957 3 ай бұрын

I’ve had a question for a while and I’ve looked for the answer with out any success. How did they acquire one of the raw materials for gunpowder? I know how they got the carbon and salt peter. How did they get sulfur if it wasn’t easily available ? To your topic I’m picking up the waste from the squirrels cutting acorns. Making flour.

@Spearca 3 ай бұрын

Imports from Sicily, probably - source of most of the world's sulfur until the 19th century.

@billm9709 2 ай бұрын

I would love to see you and Peter Kelly do a video. A long video. Hours and hours.

@edwardlulofs444 2 ай бұрын

I heard that when Abe Lincoln was poor, he had to live on apples.

@danravenna2974 3 ай бұрын

Great video. If possible, consider adding bookmarks or the like so we can go to specific section. Thanks again!

@disco07 Ай бұрын

Was not that long ago. We ate like this in the 60's.

@annereilley4892 3 ай бұрын

He could make prison food taste delicious. I don't think the people back then had all the resources and skill that he has, it probably tasted horrible to them.

@chipcook5346 2 ай бұрын

The longest recurring joke on the channel is nutmeg. Pretty sure most everybody had nutmeg.

@Itsabeautifulday3201 3 ай бұрын

Daniel Boone is one of my husband’s ancestors. He’s actually named after him. His middle name is Boone.😁 and he and his whole family are very outdoorsy (hunting and trapping) one of the things that attracted me to him🥰