Cornbread as it was 200 years ago |1824 Cornbread| Historical American Cooking

No flour, and no baking powder. Justine prepares cornbread from an 1824 receipt as it was 200 years ago in Early America.
Our 2nd Channel! / @frontierpatriot
Follow me on Instagram? / justineybeanie
Support The Channel: www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...
Become a member: / @earlyamerican

[@spiritsjoy]

As a Southern black family our staple was Hot Water Cornbread.......... Yellow cornmeal, sugar, salt and very hot water, mixed until a nice consistancy and fried in oil by big spoonfuls for a few minutes each side. Simple but delicious.

[@franciegoins5632]

We called that mush but exactly the same!!!

[@poolahpot]

is that like “fritters”?

[@gaiasclea6115]

That sounds scrumptious!!! I’ve got to try it, thank you for sharing!!

[@iammojojojo1646]

Isn't that hush puppies?

[@catherineluthultz5494]

Yes fried cornbread patties are sooo good. With greens, red beans and sweet potatoes.

[@meganwilliams3742]

I don’t know why, but the militia training in the background makes this even more real. It’s like we took a time machine back to the 1820’s and are viewing a normal day on the frontier. Love y’all’s content by the way!

[@toecutterjenkins]

Now, was it a re-enactment militia or a modern one? I would think a modern militia would be making a lot more noise.

[@lynnodonnell4764]

And not the supermarket mega sized eggs of today. Probably the small eggs would be Period correct. Am I right or wrong Justine?

[@moonloversheila8238]

Yes, it really added to the atmosphere!

[@alskjflah]

@@toecutterjenkins I was wondering the same thing. I agree with you on it sounding like reenactors.

[@lydiabond5393]

@@toecutterjenkins it was probably hunting or poaching irl

[@gussetblaster6786]

Absolutely love these videos! No music or screeching noise, no flashing lights or phones, no over the top editing. Just a focused woman calmly making great food.

[@BonzoGal1980]

Between your channel, Townsends and The Victorian Way, I've learned a lot of tried and true recipes. This cornbread is probably going on my recipe list.

[@therealhellkitty5388]

Add Tasting History with Max Miller to your list. He’s wonderful.

[@jandreid1056]

And also add Ancient Recipes with Sohla from the History Channel. It's also very informative!

[@susangarvey9415]

@@therealhellkitty5388 I love Max and his recipes, which reminds me it's Max day today.

[@cookingwithri9108]

Wow so glad seeing this comment because i love them all too. Mrs Crocombe ist my fav 😍

[@Nik513m]

Ooooo! These are treasures, I will check them all out!

[@user-id8we5be2c]

I love these cooking videos. Not only do I learn early recipes and techniques, but the presentation is wonderful. The quiet but for the pleasant crackling fire, Justine's calm demeanor and steady demonstration. It's so soothing and comforting in this harried, frantic world. Truly you two are making great content and I congratulate you on creating a bygone world from your cozy cabin.

[@heidipustelniak652]

My parents grew up during the depression, and some of those low cost foods were their favorites that they fed to us kids. One was fried corn meal mush. Mush was allowed to “gel” over night, then cut into slices and fried in butter until crispy on the outside. We loved it!

[@nealmcfeters8604]

I was just thinking of this. It was a staple when I was a little one. We would eat the mush warm with milk on Saturday night, and fry it with syrup on Sunday morning.

[@thelmahenriques6454]

We ate fried mush too. I was just thinking about making some yesterday.... Think I'll do it tomorrow!

[@thelmahenriques6454]

Mama also used beef broth with little chunks of meat in it to make the mush. It was called pawn haas.

[@Artistichobbitt]

My father in law mistakenly bought 2 blocks of corn meal mush thinking they were cheese (he has poor eyesight). I've never had it (I'm 39yrs old) but thought may as well try it. I followed the instructions which was to cut into slices and fry in butter until outside is crispy. It was so good we both enjoyed it. And it has been added to my list of comfort foods.

[@brendawei7356]

That's how I recall corn meal mush growing up. Mom would put in a loaf pan, refrigerate it and next morning , slice it and pan fry it. Then we would put syrup over it. Delicious breakfast!

[@toddylu6869]

How much more ambiance do we need…. A hot fire, stick whisk and canon fire in the background….pure awesomeness! This channel is so very cool!

[@57WillysCJ]

That would be great for afternoon tea. The main difference between corn bread from the past and now is the corn. It was flint corn and now it is a highly modified dent corn. I can taste the difference from what we have now and even 60 years ago. My cornbread improved greatly after a nice southern lady said to preheat my skillet.

[@lydiabond5393]

Is it because our current corn is GMO?

[@jenniferdemassimo3012]

I love the heart shaped cast iron mold and the corn bread turned out so cute!

[@lydiabond5393]

Justine, you knew people were going to ask... Where did you get the heart shaped cookie cooker. Was it cast iron?

[@pamelabrewer2189]

Interesting recipe. Also, your whisk caught my eye. And I've never heard of measuring an ingredient by the size of an egg. Love the authenticity in every detail.

[@lynnodonnell4764]

I'm 67. When I was young some things in food making was described as using by the "Size of an Egg' for a quantity measurement. That's what Prussian Grandmother taught me anyway.

[@mefun919]

One of my mother's family recipes requires butter the size of a walnut. I love that recipe so much that it has been handed down for generations!

[@darlenekunitz4717]

Many of my grandmothers' cookbooks use this measurement for butter.

[@denisehenry1577]

Ms Palmer: That's strange,...cause size is an arbitrary differential - everything in life, even nature varies with size! Beating an egg in an omelet: would you be able to decipher if it were two or one? Two eggs may produce the same size batter for an omelet as one may?! In that case, it was the chic-ken, its progenitor(s) through randomness of alleles that was the determining factor - where does that leave us?! Back at square #1: the rhetoric of does the chicken come before the egg: - is it genotype or phenotype (as size is in question)?! If so, phenotype (size) does not always nor completely reveal genotype!

[@lynnodonnell4764]

@@denisehenry1577 Larger egg sizes have developed w the cruelty of genetically breeding larger poultry. The small egg USE TO BE the 'standard' egg. Of course if the butter size is the size of the egg at hand then the ratio is still correct. Plus, as an engineer explained to us in a historical group that IF one cooks w the same palmful or the same measuring 'cup' then THAT COOK is still employing a 'correct ratio'. Modern fruits have been hybridized to be sweeter. Why? Because they are in COMPETION w pop & candy sales.

[@jeanineruby]

I really love watching Justine make these receipts using the early American cooking equipment - she is a master at it! Love your videos and watching you two together -

[@adelem432]

The most relaxing cooking show!

[@spicy_pisces94]

I think you mean recipes 😛 but yes I love her videos too

[@spicy_pisces94]

@Angry Homesteader Oh! haha nice

[@gloriahofner124]

LOVE THE HEART SHAPE MOLD! Nothing beats warm cornbread and butter!YUMMY!

[@jellyrolls6232]

My mom says that

[@lynnodonnell4764]

I'm sure there's more than me who wud like to buy that baking pan w all those ❤s

[@lynnodonnell4764]

Don't WE need to know where we can purchase the pan AND that more ancient cornmeal? :)

[@cantinhodaluoficial]

Glória hola

[@WaiferThyme]

We call those Johnny Cakes here! I live in a military town too. The gun range where they tran is on the edge of town and when they all get going at the same time, it sounds like popcorn popping in the distance 😄

[@danrowley6934]

Looks great. 200 yrs & the recipe still fits. You do a good job in your recreation. Watching you so intently it was easy for me to forget you didn't step thru the looking glass. The simple things in life usually have the greatest impact. You're impressive. 👏

[@Angelina14799]

We still make cornbread frequently in the South. It's interesting that this early recipe mixes the butter with the meal before the wet ingredients are added. I've never tried it like that before. Love the whisk!

[@peanutbuttergirl6098]

I love watching you cook, it's so relaxing. The sounds remind me of living with my mom and the crackling of the fire 💖 I freaking love it 😌 thank you for your videos

[@truthman2471]

You got any peanut butter recipes?

[@mommyseastar5776]

My almost 5-year-old son: “Is she gonna eat it? I want to see her eat it! Can we make that??” My answer: “Sure son, once I send your father into town for the ingredients.”

[@ljbsc60]

🤣👍

[@Dogwalkingmom22]

I always enjoy your recipes. If you ever come across recipes for sweet stuff that was made without eggs or regular milk? We have food allergies in my house! Would it be possible to talk more about other things In The cabin? For example how do you handle the fire at night/ how do you store things like milk ect? What about gardening techniques? I’m a gardener and would enjoy learning about early gardening techniques that I could duplicate in my own backyard. Also ad other issues related to Ron. I enjoy watching both channels- but would enjoy a broader scope of early American life. As much as you guys can within your location and other resolves close to you. Ect, PS; also info on any other company that you guys get your stuff from. Thanks!

[@kayyoung4647]

Are there plans to make a cookbook with the receipts you have used? I'd buy it and I'm sure others would too. Love both your YT channels.

[@spankyham9607]

It is soothing to hear our fighters of our great new American country practicing to protect this great land of ours.

[@joycerichardson6180]

Your channel brings me so much joy in a world that is filled with stress! You and Ron are an awesome couple❤️

[@cantinhodaluoficial]

Joyce olá

[@AE-vc6te]

Love it! From the South and still make cornbread like my grandmother and great grandmother. You must use a heated iron skillet. Cornmeal, eggs, buttermilk, and that is all. Butter to "oil" the pan to get that crispy outside. :) It is sad how much homesteading skills we have lost in such a short time. Love your channel. Learning more everyday! Simple life!

[@margarettickle9659]

I loved this video. Seeing you turn out that heart shaped corn bread in your beautiful cabin brought tears to my eyes.

[@nancyayala2217]

Thank you Justine for another great video!!!!!Yours and Ron’s videos are wonderful to watch

[@lydiabond5393]

I especially like the way you take an awkward moment like the hunting and turn it into something in the story. Said it once. I will say it again... Your crazy creative 👏

[@minttjulep]

it wasn’t hunting. it was militia training, and it’s not awkward but you are 🤡

[@heatherbrandt7603]

My granny was taught to make it without eggs in TN. I suppose that is how her family did it growing up in their rural community. Loved watching this video and thinking about my family making it through the years in TN.

[@RowenMyBoat]

I loved my Dad’s and we are in TN. He used only buttermilk and cornmeal!

[@karenwright8556]

Never tried yeast in cornmeal...Since I was thinking of cooking some beans tomorrow,I'll give a try. Your little heart cakes are so sweet,feverything is a treat when made with love,right?😊💞💞

[@wandamontgomery6030]

Oooh soup beans and cornbread 😘

[@mickeymousey1239]

most of us haven't this is a very old recipe

[@jerimoriarty2540]

Modern cornbread uses baking powder or baking soda as a leavening agent. Those items weren't around in the early 1800s.

[@karenwright8556]

@@jerimoriarty2540 ,Right.

[@lisaymc1]

I’m going to try this, but I will put the cornbread into the pan first then let sit for 30 minutes before baking. I’m curious about the outcome.

[@amyroberts127]

Before I moved to the northwest USA from my native England over 6 years ago, I'd never heard of or tried cornbread. I'm not a big fan of the super sweet store bought box version, but this original version looks delicious. Love the cute little heart pan too!

[@MydNyteRayne]

Im from the northeast and cornbread is the sweet kind, Im now down in the mid south and its the salty kind. I prefer the sweet over a salty version..

[@carolynhoover9444]

I have had cornbread just once. Thank you for illustrating how it was made back then. I love the banter between you and Ron.

[@trippinonlizard54]

Not being mean but super curious? Are your from the north or somethin? Cornbread is a southern staple.

[@edennis8578]

@@trippinonlizard54 A midwestern staple, too, although I understand that southern cornbread is savory, but midwestern cornbread is usually sweet, and served with honey and butter.

[@EarlyAmerican]

@@edennis8578 It's true I love my cornbread sweet and I live in the midwest. Busted.

[@annarussell3751]

It’s good country cooking wherever you come from. Northern farmers made it, too. Pretty much wherever corn was grown, they made it.

[@joybranham8250]

@@edennis8578 Here in the Southern Appalachians we call sweet cornbread "Yankee cornbread!"

[@wherami]

The most important cooking lessons that we all need to pay attention to. Thank you!

[@katherineaustin2477]

Love watching you cook and getting your hands in the food. My grandmother always used her hands in baking

[@chuucake]

thank you for all your hardwork ♡ i really appreciate you a lot

[@EarlyAmerican]

I appreciate you too 😊

[@chuucake]

@@EarlyAmerican 💗💗💗

[@whitehydrangia]

I love watching you cook Justine! There is something relaxing and joyful about it.

[@scallopohare9431]

I think It would be a nice change from what is sold as cornbread now. It is so sweet, it is more like cake, and the sweetness overwhelms the flavor of the cornmeal.

[@richrayfield1511]

I’m sure glad the militia is always training and ready to protect our nation… the cornbread looks delicious!!!

[@trackpackgt877]

This is the kind of woman that helped build this country by feeding the men and taking care of their children while they fought and built and no that's not sexist it's just true they were the mothers of Liberty

[@cindymckimm9947]

Love the musket (cannon?) fire in the distance. It adds so much ambience to this. Ah, the simplicity of that receipt. Craving cornbread now - it looks so tasty.

[@bessiemann7468]

Justine the cornbread looks delicious. I enjoy watching both channels. You and Ron are good people. God bless you both

[@SongbirdCollageArts]

Yum! This looks amazing. I could imagine eating this with a bowl of steaming hot stew. Mmmmm...

[@shelloks420]

I can’t wait to show this to my grandma She’s going to love this

[@ic1815]

The sounds of the militia in the distance is actually still relaxing somehow 😂🥰

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

What must it have felt like to be an 1820's housewife, freshly birthed into independence after the recent Revolutionary War, hearing your community's men gather to stay prepared and ready to defend this new nation's honor and freedom... Amazing!! 🙏☺️ Thank you for giving us a glimpse into history!!

[@cynthieful]

I recently discovered this channel by accident, and since then I've been watching your videos every day. It's a lot of fun to watch you cook, and very interesting to see how things were done back then. I've learned a lot already, and it's fascinating to see the inventions people had. Humans have always been smart huh :D There's also something very cozy and relaxing about your videos, love watching them in the evening before going to sleep as well

[@cinnamar]

I want to see her doing a cleaning video. I can’t imagine back then lol

[@poolahpot]

oh my! i so agree. I take for granted being able to run the water anytime i want to. Being able to constantly rinse my hands off while cooking. I would love to see a laundry day too! eeeek I know that some years ago Townsends did a washing the laundry series and it was 😩 grueling 😫

[@michelebachelder9371]

I have thought of this so much! I would love to see a video of clean up after these delicious meals. I can’t imagine. Lol

[@darkharlezucreek]

Bar of soap, bucket, rag, a brick to scrape grit from to scour the silver and a scrub brush. Maybe lye for the floors, to bleach the wood, which were then well oiled to make them more sanitary (washing the unfinished wood was easier if oiled).

[@LouisTheTraveler76]

You two are fabulous. Since discovering the channels a week ago, I watch the show daily. I learn something new with viewers getting both 19th century cooking show and drama - GREAT job.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Cornbread was always a staple in my family going back generations ❤️

[@chrismcelligott5462]

Now I want cornbread and chili! Seriously another wonderful video! You never disappoint.

[@carolm3468]

I love how you are the master of that fire and fireplace! The dutch oven is perfect! Was that butter with your cornbread at the end? It did look mighty tasty. You are so calm and relaxed cooking without specific amounts and directions!

[@bevie29]

back in 1976 I was at church supper in the Kentucky mountains. One of the ladies made cornbread from fresh ground cornmeal in a hand mill. the corn meal was coarse, no sugar or wheat flour. Best corn bread ever.

[@TheSamSamShow]

Omg you two are so busy with all these video uploads! 💕

[@johnhartman3149]

So love this. Thank you for sharing!

[@fifisflowers]

This is Great ~ Just finished watching The Beef Tea Video on Ron's Channel and now we have another one to watch :)

[@laurenj.5312]

I like the mold. My grandmother had a long corn shaped one.

[@brownsugah8273]

I really do appreciate and love these kinds of videos. Takes me back into time so that I can see how things were. These videos also remind me to be grateful and thankful! Although, I would like to experience living and cooking like this even if just for a few days! I’m sure it would make my children grateful and thankful as well

[@michaelgiurintano3107]

What a Monday treat!! And I love me some cornbread! Looks fantastic! Bravo 👏!

[@femalism1715]

I'm going to make this recipe right now! Cornbread is a family favourite! Thanks Justine!

[@margaretsalinas2082]

The sound of the gun fire in the back ground made it all the more ...not real... not authentic.... I can't put it in to words.. but the way it went to my heart... stirring a love of the past and pride in a country as founded ! Thank you this made me very emotional.. you working in the kitchen in silence.. doing what's needed to keep a family alive... again thank you!

[@sarahlouise7163]

that mixing trough is great! better than a bowl, and a board!

[@atmentod]

Insane they used to have recipes like this. Can't imagine what it tastes like without that fluffiness to it. Love all the work ya'll do!

[@merriedger2381]

Up in Michigan my mother would put a little sugar in her cornbread. In Mississippi where I live now that’s a no no. I like it both ways depending on what I’m eating it with. ❤️

[@heidiwalker7123]

I love cornbread .Thank you for the video . Have a great week !

[@gangabhavani2922]

Your kitchen tools, the clinging sounds of the cutlery and crackling fire mantle...jus amazing to watch your culinary skills without any technology. It did take us through 18th century and even your sand clock was awesome. Enjoying your videos as there isn't much of music or voiceover. The natural sounds in the kitchen are like "sounds of Music" to ears.

[@britbrat-qq2ri]

Hi Justene!! I love watching you! You’re so crafty and good at cooking 💖

[@monicab6126]

Love both channels!! Yall are are so sweet together. ❤

[@gaiasclea6115]

The training in the background is PERFECT!!!! These videos just get better and better!!!

[@FloGrown863]

As Southern Scot-Irish family that's been in the South for 8 generations I've ate a lot of cornbread. Jalapeno cornbread is my favorite. God Bless.

[@lymb3914]

Those looked both delicious and adorable! Thank you for sharing!

[@Queen-Of-Hearts144]

That's not enough, Ron is gonna eat it all!😭

[@trishbresolin8212]

Thank you Justine 💕

[@menopausalbarbie7467]

Thanks for another lovely video, sending you guys love from Mid Wales UK 💜💜💜

[@ljbsc60]

I love all the different cookie cutters (bread) awesome. I’m a history lover. I adore you and your husband’s channel’s. A real genuine feel of long ago. Thank you so much for the videos and I’m always excited to see more.😉🌼🌺🌹oh and I loved the wisk you were using. That was cool.

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video ! 😊💐

[@TentinQuarantino_]

I read and loved all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books as a kid. This reminds me of the descriptions in them. Good job.

[@moderntentcamping]

I’ve been watching your videos for several months but never commented. But watching this cornbread video made me think about my own Dutch oven cornbread cooking experience. Those little cornbread hearts turned out beautiful and much prettier than my cornbread efforts. No matter how much I grease the bottom of my oven, some of my cornbread cakes will stick to the bottom of the pan. But yours all turned out perfectly! I can’t imagine cooking all those little cakes because greasing all those little iron hearts requires a lot of time. You probably have perfected your routine but when I get the corn bread batter in the oven, my mind shifts focus to cooking the rest of the dinner and I frequently forget to rekindle my fire so I can have more coals when my first ones burn out. Enjoy all of your videos. Thanks and regards to Ron. That frontier life was only for the hearty.

[@joybranham8250]

You need to season your bread pan. Rub a clean pan with lard or shortening very thinly. Put in the oven at about 375 degrees for an hour. Cut off the oven and let it cool. Should work. Recipes for seasoning vary with cooks--this one works pretty well. The absolutely best seasoning I ever found was baking biscuits in a pan every day or two! The seasoning is perfect!

[@08_bean]

Thank you for great content!! Recently discovered your channel, and now I’m binge watching them before bed. It’s just so relaxing and it really helps me fall asleep (lovely fire crackling) I also really love it bc it’s history (LOVE) and baking (LOVE) thank you!! Also, back then, how did they clean the hearth/fireplace?

[@robertp181]

I love these videos, not only are they cool but they are very relaxing as well.

[@nancyayala2217]

Looks so good Justine

[@jeanettecollis5653]

This is how I make my cornbread. Never use flour as I have an issue with it. It's delicious.

[@amandad6104]

I love the heart shaped baking pan 🖤

[@SaraH-te9vb]

Great bread bowl...lovely content! Thank you!

[@c.s.s.1723]

Thank you for your way of making content so historically accurate. In piecing together the different posts, one can get a sense of how much more difficult, but rewarding life in the past must have been. From getting dressed, to making breakfast, to supper, homemakers had a very demanding full time job. Every. Single. Day.

[@rosemarieco2002]

I absolutely love your kitchen wares💕🇺🇸such a lovely cozy kitchen too😊

[@legionofknightsgaming6890]

The cannon fire or musket fire in the background just added to this.

[@mariansmith7694]

You kids are doing a GREAT JOB. Congratulations!

[@cathygillies7271]

beautifully presented and very calming. Blue dress and yellow hair tie -- a nod to a special place.

[@lauraMacKinnon321]

Mmm, the cornbread looks very good. Love this channel! Justine is very good in this early cooking. Its like whe are really at the 1800s. And the sounds are ASMR like. Love it!

[@Nik513m]

Fascinating!

[@heidipustelniak652]

I have a recipe that is called Plymouth Bread. Supposedly it is one of the oldest bread recipes in America. It is a yeast bread with a cornmeal and molasses base. It is not Thanksgiving without a loaf of this bread on the table.

[@mrs.g.9816]

Baking cornbread in little heart shapes - What a sweet idea! And the yeast must have added a wonderful aroma and flavor. I've been baking cornbread for decades with baking powder, buttermilk, bacon fat instead of Crisco, and substituting half the cornmeal with aromatic masa harina flour. I also add just a *little* sugar, diced jalapenos, cheddar chunks, cumin and coriander. My next-door neighbors give me eggs from their chickens, so I bake them my "Southwest cornbread". They love it! Because I like the aroma and taste of corn, I'll be baking more cornbread in a few days, this time with no wheat flour. Your video let me know it can be done. Maybe later I'll bake a yeast-raised cornbread with a cup of high-gluten flour.

[@sandrodellisanti1139]

Hello, personally i love this kind of Videos especially historical cooking and Lifestyle, thank you and many greetings from Brunswick in Germany :)

[@glenndamckinnis9445]

WOW! I was amazed with the cornbread too as it was a very peculiar receipt! No apologies needed for the Milita, I know how it makes a person jump! I grew up on the backside of McCord Airforce base reservation where they shelled all the time. The house & everything in it would shake! Never got used to it . Keep up the great work! PLEASE KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING!

[@Ctrl_alt_em]

I love your videos. That looks delicious!

[@Mason-zp8yb]

Nothing better than some homemade cornbread and some hot butter.

[@trackee2024]

It seems that all the technology has made recipes much more complicated today! Love this simple corn bread!

[@TeacherBeesABCs-123s]

Looove your videos!!!😍

[@FruitnotAnut2011]

I’m going to try this! Also, LOVE your dress!

[@nkb1]

Using cast iron to bake corn bread means really greasing the pan and making sure the pan is well seasoned. Another tip is waiting for the cornbread to cool before taking it out of the pan. Otherwise it sticks and breaks apart.

[@annseabolt6645]

I turn my cornbread onto a plate right out of the oven and it doesn’t stick. As soon as I turn it onto the plate I spread butter on the bottom side and it melts and soaks in. I spray my skillet with baking spray and my skillet is very old and well seasoned. The skillet is probably around 60 years old maybe more. I’ve had it over 50 years myself.

[@barefootonthehomestead]

These videos give me such great ideas for dinner

[@mickeymousey1239]

Loved that whisk!!! not sure I would make cornbread that way, prefer the flour and baking powder kind but that must have been very hearty for hard workers folks back then.

[@margui6224]

Thank you for the recipe. Love that heart-shaped mold.

[@shadow_hillsgrandma8224]

I love that green bowl!💖