Doing the Dishes in 1820 |No Plumbing| You'll Never Complain Again

What is a dry sink? How was cast iron cleaned 200 years ago? Let's see if we can tend to these filthy dishes without running water!
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[@EarlyAmerican]

Show this to your kids whenever they complain about doing the dishes.

[@oceansoflorewi]

It sucks either way! Hand washing dishes is the most tedious torturous task man has ever made. Standing there, the gross food waste, the dramatic temp differences, the stench, wrinkled fingers, hard to reach spots, the stubborn spots you cant wash- then someone overlooking your 'work' and throwing the dish back in. Like you might as well ask me to rewash by hand every toilet paper square I ever used. Insanity! Dishwashers should be mandated like heat in winter and not be considered luxury.

[@DWPersianExcursion]

Will do 😜

[@DestinationsChronicles]

My kids (and grand kids) grew up as avid campers. This is pretty much status quo for us. LOL! (Of course we don't have the burden of wearing a long dress to the river ;) Also, in thirty three years of marriage, I have never owned an electric dish washer. Granted, I do have running water and a drain!

[@jhosk]

Tell Ron it's time for him to dig you a well.

[@sabrinaandhusband7791]

I was just doing the dishes few moments ago 😅

[@katgrey6239]

Can you all imagine washing dishes, laundry (especially diapers) etc., for a family of 11 children? I'm sure it was hard on the mom and older kids. But it was all they had! Thank you, Mom and Poppy!

[@sanjivjhangiani3243]

I imagine the older children would have helped.

[@peterhigginsson9875]

i cant imagine washing up, doing the washing especially nappies

[@ellamay3816]

Yeah and that's why mental health progressed to how bad it is now n days because the mothers didn't have time to actually care for any of their kids which passed on to the next generation. Oh and when a kid did misbehave, they got an ass whooping instead.

[@David-gj9qr]

The parents probably had their kids do a lot of the chores and some parents probably had the older kids take care of the younger kids just like some parents do today

[@peanutbuttergirl6098]

That's the reason WHY they had like 11 kids 😂😂 they did not sit and watch their parents go mad doing it all, they had to work with them

[@femalism1715]

Thanks Justine. I have cast iron from the 1800s. It's come down through the family, perfectly seasoned and absolutely NOTHING sticks to it. I just love my pots and pans and cauldrons.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Those are family treasures! I wish we had some, but I have a friend who inherited one and it's amazing! So much better than any of the "non-stick" stuff sold today.

[@michaelosborne3414]

That'll probably be due to the high lead content

[@martykitson3442]

@@michaelosborne3414 lead only was common in enameled cast iron in "black iron" not a problem and if well cared for many generations could pass it on with out problems I totally love cast iron

[@zchris87v80]

I definitely don't go through all this washing cast iron, even as old as it is. Just clean it out, heat it up, scrub with coarse salt, and lightly coat again. Only ever season with a full strip. But the old cast iron requires the least work and nothing sticks to it (new stuff doesn't).

[@blackbutterfly4739]

A full strip of what ? I have a cast iron as well

[@ConfederateDixieDarling]

My kids complained about loading/unloading the dishwasher until I made them wash it all my hands for a month. Most people do not realize how blessed we are. Since the kids are grown I wash most by hand, dry in a drainer and put them away. It’s really easier since we have so few. Thank you Justin for reminding us how very blessed we are. Stay well!

[@vaellyth]

Yeah I remember being a kid and making such a fuss over emptying the dishwasher. It's been like 20 years since I've had the luxury of using one and I genuinely don't understand people who own one but let their dirty dishes pile up!

[@VasilikiTzalachanihappy]

I had never used a dishwasher until I got hired for a day as a dish girl at a restaurant in the summer of 2022 and they had an industrial dishwasher. My duties were to rinse, load and unload the dishwasher but I had no idea that this what they meant by dish girl and I had mentally prepared to wash an unfathomable amounts of dishes by hand! 😂 I was ridiculed for not knowing how to use one! I had never touched a machine like that in all of my 23 years of life! I was used washing dishes by hand since I was 3 and became more efficient around 6. Have been cooking and cleaning since I was 8, let's just say I haven't used a more complicated machine as of yet! When I was young my family and I we would visit my dad's village for a month during the summer and his village is near the mountain Olympus. His village didn't have 24/7 electricity until the early 2000s and I remember doing my homework and other things under candle light when we would visit in the winter. Around 2010 they got WiFi but still we have terrible tv and radio signal even phone signal! We were completely off grid when we would visit. And because my dad's house is old indoor plumbing was added by my grandpa around 1960s. Yet due to how the area is and because it's Greece we have frequent water and electric blackouts! So, I have memories of carrying buckets and bottles of water from the streams half an hour away to our car and drive back to the village and carrying them inside. Then we would proceed to wash the dishes, clothes and ourselves by hand in buckets. It's an experience that I will never trade and will pass it on to my kids. During the hours of scrubbing clothes or utensils we would talk and exchange stories I learned so much history about my family, learned my village's dialect and taught my grandma how to speak English. I heard gossips from our neighbors who would join us with their own buckets of stuff to wash. When I was 17 years old I was in college and living by myself due to the fact that one person doesn't generated much laundry to excuse the use of a washing machine I was washing my clothes in the bathtub and sink. I lived at my aunt's house and she was paying for the electric and water bill so I tried not to spend too much of either. One weekend my aunt visits and I'm mid-washing my clothes she yelled at me for not using the machine! 😂 She said and I quote; "Stupid girl! You don't live in the 1800s! Use the damn machine! And if you feel guilty for the small amount add some bedsheets from my humber! Jesus! Your knees, back and hands will thank you!" Only issue was that washing machine was in German and I don't speak or can read German! 😂 I was a bit intimidated! But it couldn't be as bad as my parents' Swedish washing machine, right? Wrong! It was a weird year for my clothes and me! 😂😂😂 All in all, all these experiences taught me that it's good to know how to do chores both the old way but the modern too! Especially with how things are escalating energy wise. But also be open to learn more modern ways of doing chores if they come out. Your kids might find the old ways more efficient in the future so teach them both. Sorry for the long comment!

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

I live out in the country, and there have been a few winters where the neighborhood water line has frozen and left us without running water (once for over a month, which absolutely blew; this year thankfully it was only 8 days). Washing dishes like this was such a pain in the ass that I just went out and bought a lot of paper plates, bowls, and plastic cutlery, so I was only washing the dishes I cooked with. I can see why people made so many simple meals with few dishes back in the day.

[@clairevero]

Why don't you watch your language

[@vickiring7761]

We had a similar experience when we had a cold snap before it had a chance to lay down a nice insulating layer of snow over our well. Those paper plates and plastic cutlery came in handy. The snow finally came, so we ended up melting snow for dishwater. Because the snow was powdery, it took a lot of snow to come up with enough dish water. Now we have a cement lid over our well and we put straw bales over it when the snow comes late but the temps drop below zero.

[@penggie]

@@clairevero what?

[@lukeessman8030]

@@clairevero 💀💀💀 Stfu. How’s that for language

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

@@vickiring7761 Yeah, I found out the hard way that trying to melt snow for dishwashing water was an exercise in frustration. The year our line froze for over month was the same thing -- cold snap before there was any snow to insulate it. The joys of living in the country, lol, but it's worth it.

[@bandit3242]

It doesn't get any more adorable than Snow White doing the dishes! 😊

[@giraffesinc.2193]

AGREED!

[@hshalom9113]

😄😄😄

[@elliehill9165]

😊🥰

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Omg yes I'm glad someone else noticed this!

[@marykopydlowski6037]

Lovely Said

[@mary-chiltonvanhees1201]

Very interesting! I just moved my mother’s drysink into my house. She had it for 60 years in her many homes. I’m so honored to have it.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

It sounds very nice.

[@rowenazuercher5363]

I've been waiting for a video showing how you do all those dishes! Never been more grateful for my dishwasher 😂

[@chaicrimes]

Couldn't agree more!

[@yakovisaac6984]

We don't use dish washers in South Asian villages, towns and most homes in big cities

[@trishaporte]

Used to heat water on the stove, pour water in the dishpan and start washing while another tea kettle full was heating. Once the water was boiling, the washed dishes we would “scald” the washed dishes and turn them upside down on the washboard until finished, the dry with a t-towel! Still wash dishes by hand unless there are a LOT!

[@kck9742]

My house was built in 1959 and much of the kitchen is original... no dishwasher. No biggie because I live by myself and washing dishes by hand for one person is no harder. It's a pain in the butt though on holidays where there are 4 or more.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Amen!

[@non-gmo]

This is great. We wash dishes outside in the summer time in our outdoor sink :) no plumbing just boiled water; scenery is so much nicer

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Yes! That's the best thing about washing clothes outside, too. When I lived in NY, people would bring things to do at the laundromat while their clothes were washing, like handheld games and stuff; but the whole environment was so bleak. But outside, it's fresh and beautiful, I can listen to the birds sing; and the squirrels perched in the trees chittering at my two dogs with the squirrel equivalent of four-letter words, lol; and the pine-scented breeze ruffling through my hair. So much more peaceful and beautiful! But only during the summer, of course; in winter, we use our washing machine.

[@Angelica-ek5dp]

This is how I feel about hanging the wash out to dry in the summer. It’s relaxing hanging it up and folding it outside.

[@No_Moo_Hyun]

It won't work where there are many external threats. After all, you have to bring water. This is why in many regions, instead of washing clothes and dishes in the river, people have to work hard to bring water home. Especially a newlywed woman without children should be more careful when she is outside alone.

[@veesimmons2464]

I, too, found this topic interesting. We use a giant cast iron frying pan for cooking almost everything, and after gently washing it we oil it and put it back on the gas stove to heat and season. We've used cast iron for thirty years- virtually every day. That pan is huge, heavy, and cumbersome to clean but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

That's a true family heirloom!

[@HeyItsCharlie]

My mom got my boyfriend and I some while we were at my boyfriends parents house...I planned on keeping them forever and passing them on to my kids. HIS mom put them in the DISHWASHER!! She was all mad that I said something about it. Saying "I was just helping they were sitting there dirty for days" They were rusty already just from one washing :( I don't know how to fix them...

[@jennyhohmann4384]

This is how we do the dishes at our cottage, except that we pump the water from an old hand pump, then heat it up on the stove. Food scraps are scraped into the compost pail. One thing I found that keeps dishwater clean longer is to prewash the really dirty dishes in a large dirty bowl or pan. This also helps pre-soak the bowl or pan. When we’re done, dishwater gets tossed out back, the dish pan gets cleaned with the rinse water, and they get hung up til next time.

[@trishaporte]

We had a red hand pump in the kitchen to fill the tea kettle. And another one outdoors for buckets

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I distinctly remember once when my family went camping (car camping, but still), I had to wash all the dishes by hand with water I hauled from the water pump in a central location in the campground. I was probably around 13. Ever since then, we've used paper plates on our camping trips 😂

[@lisbetsoda4874]

Well, that is American if I ever heard something. Good grief!

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

That's what this reminded me of. Water is heavy to carry!

[@Marg205]

My in laws didn’t have running water in the house until 1973. Some areas inhabited by family’s here in Southeast Ky didn’t get electricity until close to 1999. I was unaware that people in our county didn’t have electric until I read in the news paper that an area around Buckhorn Lake had electric power now. I wasn’t convinced that article was meant for that present time. I thought possibly it was a post from back in the history of the county that was being reposted. I had noticed the persons name that wrote the article was the same as that of a man we transported by ambulance pretty often. The next time I transported him I asked if he wrote that article and he said yes and confirmed that it was true about the community just now getting electric.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Interesting synchronicity running into the man who wrote the article. Imagine he was pleased to hear that. I wasn't aware that people live like that in modern times either.

[@aimee2234]

Makes our lives look so easy. Thanks for the lovely video, Justine! xoxo

[@fln478]

No coat on and snow on the ground! You are a pioneer woman! 😊

[@christiansaint716]

and summer dress on as well!! Tough lady!

[@claralablue1030]

That's basically how I do dishes when we go camping. :)

[@janetlarue1231]

We camp a lot at mountain man rendezvous. I love doing dishes this way. A dry sink makes so much more sense now. I never new how they used them. Love this channel!

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

As someone who used to not have a dishwasher (it was awful), this makes me appreciate some modern technology like the dishwasher and a washer and dryer. 😊

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Amen to that. And not everyone is young and strong to be able to stand for a long time or carry heavy water buckets.

[@MadScientyst]

Everytime I watch one of your mini movies, I get transported in time to my 'Little House on The Prarie' days as a kid, enjoying the outdoors, landscape & fantastic scenery. Three attributes that evoke a true sense of realism to the uniqueness & style of your Channels content. I cannot measure the joy it brings to me as a 50+ living in this 'modern' albeit troublesome World nowadays, as a pleasant distraction. So here's wishing u guys continued success with educating us about the ways of the old Frontier...LOL

[@patriciastotler8911]

wonder if cast iron can be used on a smooth top electric stove?

[@tistisjustme]

I'm from the Dominican Republic, many families do their dishes this way to conserve water. Although for the most part they do have running water from their faucet, but you can quickly run out depending on your system.

[@antonellascordo1825]

From Italy ,ti seguo con piacere,apprezzo tanto i tuoi video e li trovo molto istruttivi,la storia Americana dell'Ottocento per noi europei ha un grande fascino.

[@stef1lee]

I live in Southeast Texas, on the border of TX and LA, and during hurricane recovery, this is how we wash dishes, clothes and ourselves. Now, we don't have to draw from a river because I collect water but I grew up having to do this anyways because we weren't well to do and often didn't have power to pump our water from the well. Water collection was our only source and we'd fill up the toilet tanks so the ladies could do a 1x flush in morning. Boys could just go out the back off the porch and wash away their accumulation in the morning.

[@jenniferdemassimo3012]

I have never heard of the white brick dust. Interesting!

[@kaylaphillingane4354]

I have been waiting for this video! We had to do our dishes this way while living in a tent building our home.. and when the pipes froze last Thanksgiving! Hot water on tap is such a blessing

[@martykitson3442]

I'm in Alaska, our water is OK but our sewer line is frozen right now you got no Idea what an issue that is which reminds me i told the lady of the house I'd sort out the dishes tomorrow. Oh and I'm kind of a guest here not her man, (He's my very good friend)..

[@cyndiburns7932]

When I moved out of the city many years ago as a young woman, to a country area, everyone I knew had a double sink in their kitchen. One for washing and the smaller one for rinsing. That when I learned to wash the pots and pans and whatever that didn't go into those older dishwashers. Was being told that I had to learn how to conserve water. Learned much from my elders who grew up before the modern conveniences.

[@lauram1875]

My home ec teacher taught her classroom full of girls only this way of washing dishes back in 1975.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

I agree. No matter what it's always good to conserve water. People take it for granted.

[@caribbeanqueen1]

Hello everyone! Welp, I love me a kitchen but absolutely dislike doing dishes...however, ironically, I never used any of my dishwashers. I always prepare my plastic container with warm water, vinegar and dish liquid to clean my dishes. I don't use harsh chemicals either when scrubbing my pots...I clean then with a bit of vinegar, sea salt, baking soda and dish liquid...and believe me, my pots are like new.

[@mud6866]

vinegar and dishsoap make poison.

[@jenniferloftus2363]

Well for anyone who is wondering, the modern dishwasher uses much less water than doing dishes by hand.

[@mud6866]

@@jenniferloftus2363 you must suck at washing dishes.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

​@@jenniferloftus2363 Good to know!

[@LaineMaMark]

Wow, I once read that one of your subscribers requested u on how u wash your dishes!☺️ And so it is!🥰 That means u guys really take time to read your viewer's comment! Good job Justin and Ron!😊 From your subscriber here in the Philippines 🇵🇭 God bless 🥰

[@johngallagher2313]

You need to teach Ron to do that😁 I have not used anything but cast iron for years. Nothing better IMO

[@sydneyaustralia1194]

I know this feeling when I came overseas in 1984 to visit my grandmother ...we were washing the dishes that way for all the time we were on holidays .....

[@brookebenton8192]

This is exactly how my grandparents did their dishes, even in the 90's. My grandma refused to use a dishwasher!:)

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Mine too. I thought she was crazy.

[@frankieamsden7918]

I learned how to wash dishes this way. There's an order to it what should get washed first. Basically least greasy (think drinking vessels) first to most greasy like pans last.

[@lucillekelm4720]

My foster mother once told me that in Italy where she was born to scour cooking utensils they would put on sand on a washcloth and use that.

[@johndayan7126]

It was interesting! We love all of your programs and look forward to every new episode. Peace, happiness, and health to you and your family.

[@alexander_yoko]

I personally enjoy doing house chores (or physical work in general), it's calming. Love your videos, they are very satisfying to watch! Keep up the good work, guys! ❤️

[@superfisher4379]

Two things. First, I love this video. I'm fascinated by the mundane aspects of history. I wish there were more videos like this. I want to know how everyday folks did things before the modern era. Second, was it common for people to add vinegar to the rinse water? My parents did this and they were very old school.

[@bcase5328]

Vinegar is an acid. It would balance a base. Some use vinegar as a cleaning agent.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

I use vinegar and water to clean some things in the house. My electric range top recommends it.

[@rlmbmq]

Love this video. It’s an education to see how people lived every day lives. Wanted to know if this cabin would be considered very well stocked for this era?

[@borwin98]

Yes, it was well stocked. More so than during the depression years in Canada. Born in 1929, I remember those years only too well. Water was carried from the lake, no electric lights. A one-room log cabin, 16' X 18', with a smaller addition added on later. Trees chipped down, sawed, then split to keep the fire going. Winter was rough.

[@ashleybosvik3031]

@@borwin98 I grew up in the country and I lived like this I was born in the 50s

[@borwin98]

Hi Ashley, was this Norther Ontario where you lived?@@ashleybosvik3031

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Good question.

[@saintninansplace]

I am so happy to have dishwasher and plumbing.

[@Iron_Sea]

I did the dishes same way in my childhood when was visiting my aunt in the village. It was end of 90s, beginning of 00s😭 hate washing dishes since then. Now I'm 31 and I have a dishwasher machine.

[@heidipustelniak652]

We had major plumbing problems this week! Had to “go potty” in a bucket! Thankfully they sell toilet seats for 5 gallon buckets! Washed dishes outside with the hose! No baths or showers! We are not out of the woods yet! Plumbers coming back to dig up the front yard to install a clean out that will easily remove roots in the sewer lines!

[@doctor_owl]

Good luck getting your plumbing fixed! That sounds like a real pain. I hope everything goes well for you!

[@alexaschleicher4989]

You can use field horsetail to polish your tin..... It makes it shiny like new...

[@lolo-ef2lk]

After reading Diana Gabbaldons books Im thankful every day for living this comfort that we have. A warm home, and warm water and all the luxury. Thanks for showing us how it was 200 years ago washing the dishes.

[@joanna400]

No shawl? Must not be as cold as it looks- I saw a little snow on the ground. I suppose if it's close by to the water. Not sure where this is but in here in North Dakota, we need at least something for bare arms. I use lard for my cast iron also.

[@writingraven3314]

My grandmother had a double sink and used to wash dishes this way - of course, the sinks were hooked up to indoor plumbing, but she washed and rinsed dishes this same way you are.

[@kristin3206]

In my small hometown in Norway, they wouldn't even use any soap for cleaning the dishes. When done, they would add some flour to the dirty water and then give it to the calves.

[@kimholch1006]

My mom had a dry sink downstairs in the basement. The top was cupboards to store food. I did not know they used to wash dishes in buckets long ago. Neat to know. Ty.

[@WildNaturebyElizabeth]

This is exactly what I have been curious about! Thank you!

[@sandramichaud126]

On wilderness river trips we used the four bucket system, cold pre-rinse, hot wash, cold rinse and finally a dip in a bucket with a cap of bleach in it. It's necessary because of giardia in most streams and rivers in the US.

[@OofusTwillip]

All soaps contain lye, but in varying amounts, depending on their purpose. Castile soap was gentle, because it didn't contain much lye, so it was for washing people. For washing dishes and household cleaning, strong lye soap was used. For really scrubbing things (especially pots and pans), they used brick dust on a cloth dipped in vinegar.

[@borwin98]

Reminds me of home, a log cabin, and water from the lake. We did have a large iron stove with a reservoir to heat water in. 1930's, northern Ontario.

[@achillea3147]

As someone who utterly despises washing the dishes in any era, I appreciate the perspective.

[@nancyayala2217]

Thank you for sharing another great video

[@hanaskoczylasova8849]

that’s how we used to wash dishes at my grandma’s house. We had running water, but it was only cold water, so we had to warm it on stove. One bucket for all dishes - tea cups and mugs first, then cutlery, plates, and pots and pans last. Then the dirty water was going to the drainage outside. Oh, those were good times … slow life, no stress, but my view may be biased as I was 10 yo max (I’m 53 now)

[@teresaroman3348]

I use cast iron every day. I rarely use soap on them, but when it is needed I dry them on the stove then oil them. I prefer bacon grease, but olive oil works OK. My favorite ones are the ones I find at yard sales that some one's Grandma used. They are really very much better than the brand new ones...even after 7-8 years of using the new ones.

[@dturner2089]

Another great video! I had heard that at the end of the meal, you cleaned your plate with a crust of bread and then ate that bread. You got the use of every bit of the food. If times were really difficult, you would even lick your plate clean after using the crust of bread! I have done thus many times. Among my group, some do the cooking, and the others wash the dishes. If everyone cleans their plates, the wash water lasts a long time.

[@borwin98]

We always used a crust of bread, before licking the plate clean. Never any food left on a plate.

[@jenniferloftus2363]

Licking the plate just sounds gross.

[@kck9742]

@@jenniferloftus2363 Yeah, it is.

[@dturner2089]

@@jenniferloftus2363 Hello Jennifer. From our perspective it is somewhat gross. But we have been blessed to be in a country where we can afford to be selective as to what we eat. This has not always been the case. For some Native Americans their word for winter was "the starving time". Many of the first colonists who came to this country literally starved to death the first winter. One of the reasons that we study history is to understand how our ancestors lived. To understand the hardships they overcame to build the life we enjoy. Thank you for your comment Jennifer. May you have a long, prosperous, and happy life!

[@frankieamsden7918]

The way Justine hefted that fry pan I won't be surprised to see it as her weapon of choice in a future skit😆

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Lol😂

[@franklinturtletek8957]

I lived in a truck a few year and did my dishes eveyday like this. It's cool to take you're time to do everything what you have to.

[@gangeldc]

Thank you for all you do for us to understand how our forefathers lived, we so appreciate all the work you do to make these videos available to us! God bless youi!!

[@jimmorrisonsgirlfriend8310]

Love your videos and I always season my cast iron .. they are part of the family . 😊

[@kimberlydemmers9942]

These videos are so relaxing, thank You for posting them.

[@bcase5328]

This reminds me of doing dishes while car camping. Mom would have a final rinse of boiled water, with a first rinse of bleach and water, preceded by soap and warm water for well scraped dishware. While the first (soaping) didn't need a lot of water, the bleaching needed enough to get all edges angled below the surface, the last needed to be deep enough to dip and rinse off the bleach. [Soaps need warm/hot water. Detergents can work in cold water.]I am glad that you included the drying and after care. Salt can also be used as a scrubbing agent before washing.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

You got me, I'll never complain about doing dishes again 😄 You have a beautiful river nearby! I figured you must take your dishes home after filming and put them in the dishwasher 😉

[@athia37]

I Love modern conveniences ! I have had to live like that growing up in Argentina in the 70's and don't miss it at all ! ❤❤❤but kudos to you Christine for demonstrating how it was done !

[@lukeessman8030]

Your channel is so peaceful lol. Whenever I feel an anxiety attack coming or a wave of rumination, I watch your videos to calm down and clear my head. ❤

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

I agree it is very calming, and educational too.

[@rebeccajohnson6472]

These videos are so amazing! I say that if I were living in the 18th and 19th centuries, I'd never survive the day to day hardships, but if it was all I knew. I'd muddle through

[@judithmatthews8460]

How many short cuts we have today. I think this way of life we see here taught our great grandparents persistence and patience. Whenever my daughter has a stain she can’t remove it’s always “Mum”!! When I’ve removed it she says how did you do that and I always say patience and persistence. But they want a spray or powder.that takes two seconds and no effort . 😂

[@Cris_Gomez]

I absolutely love your videos both educational in the sense it answers a lot of questions I've had about how they did things back then and relaxing, definitely ASMR due to sounds and just watching you do the things you do! Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful videos it's like watching the words you read in book come to life!

[@berylmadison2363]

That was fun to watch for because I remember my Grandmother doing dishes that very way when I was very young...She got her water from a pump at her Back door..A few years later , she got running water in her house..Thanks Justin and you always look so graceful, no matter what you are doing.. Blessings 🙏🕊️🌿❤️

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Yes she does look graceful always doesn't she

[@marnieenglish9400]

What a great vlog, thank you Justine, loved every minute of it x ❤️ thanks Ron for filming x ❤️

[@margiemorales3297]

Thank you for this video, Justine. My knowledge on how to keep cast iron seasoned has been somewhat sketchy. I feel more confidant now that I've watched this. You always provide great material. Thank you, Justinie beany!

[@Hulachowdown]

This is how we do our washing when we go camping. Except we just used the water cold in a bucket by the river for washing plates/ pots since we want the food smells away from our sleep site. Less important if you have a cabin instead of a tent

[@TheRickie41]

Getting ready for grid gone, I’m grateful that we have a well with the neighbors and that I’m equipped to do things the old ways and cook on in the chimney.

[@Nintendofan-yk4cd]

This is just what I love about your videos. You always learn something new and interesting with every one.

[@artemiasalina1860]

This answered a question that came to mind while watching another of your videos. How serendipitous to have this pop up in my recommendations right afterword!

[@kimberlywalls9869]

This is basically how I did dishes for much of my life. We had plumbing of course but we didn't have a dishwasher. We had a double basin sink in our apartment in New York. I still do my pots and pans this way since they need scrubbing and the dishwasher can't get them fully clean. This video was so so pleasant to watch. Satisfying and relaxing.

[@MarleneMcDonald-nf7yr]

I remember growing up in the south we called all dressing "salad oil". And "salad dressing" was mayo.

[@moonviolet27]

I use Castile soap on occasion. Thanks for showing it is the soap and not the suds that clean😊 btw, where was your shawl? 🥶🥶🥶

[@sheri2843]

I have a lot of good sweet childhood memories of washing dishes in a double sink. My 3 sisters and I had a system of washing, rinsing, drying and putting them sway. We would sing songs and talk and its some of my favorite memories. We never had to fetch and heat our water though. Running hot water is a great thing.

[@lucretciaseven4873]

When you add to this the fact that most non city dwellers also made their own soap it brings a whole nother dimension to the laboriousness of doing the dishes, scrubbing and laundry,

[@angelsolitaire6456]

Thanks for sharing things for us to learn. We learn how to do the right way. Alot of the new generations doesn't know. Keep it up.

[@elizabethjury9375]

Thank you! I wasn’t sure how much abrasion was used to clean/scrub the dishes and how it was just generally done.

[@innocentnemesis3519]

It’s the little things we take for granted 🦋

[@JulieTVeefy]

This is how I do the dishes on our land while we’ve been living in our camper since we have no well yet. Not bad in the warm months but doing this outside when it started getting cold was not fun! Thanks for the video :)

[@VoodooViking]

Also taking dishes down to a creek and putting some sand in the bottom and scrubbing it with water also works really well. Just put near a fire when done to dry off.

[@louniece1650]

I am extremely grateful for Dawn and Playtex rubber gloves. 😋

[@LindaStein-ze8bk]

Watched it again Justine. Fascinating, Love the helpful hints videos.

[@chrismcelligott5462]

Thanks for another lesson In frontier living! 🍽️

[@WackyWitchTV]

Back when creeks were clean! I often wonder if they were even introduced to a dishwasher would they even use it? Mine doesn’t even get the dishes clean as this!

[@karenmar1529]

Very interesting to see, makes me feel lucky to have running water. Thanks Justine for the video.

[@nbroverman]

Love it, Justine! I'm always amazed at running water and how we ever got by without it.

[@merchelevas2476]

I LOVE this video! Thank u so much! 🙏🏻🤍

[@tandimolner1521]

These videos are awesome and so soothing thank you Justin and Ron

[@rmsc9127]

My husband and I have a very active toddler. No babysitter and we both work, so chores like doing the dishes can be a really big and tedious pain. On weekdays, we just use paper plates/bowls and plastic cutlery. 😅

[@harrietpeabody2118]

Wow! Thank you for sharing

[@lizworkman9967]

I still wash my dishes like this every day but I do have running water. I love washing dishes because it's relaxing to me.

[@terryt.1643]

Me, too, Liz! Plus once the water cools I water my plants outside with it. The soapy water kills aphids and other pests and fertilizes the soil, all in one. But I do have hot water from the tap. Makes a big difference.

[@mattstosh6960]

Thank you for the wonderful video. I've lived in so many remote mining camps here in Alaska that this was a normal lifestyle for me. I still live in a "dry" cabin here, along with about 20% of the population. Very common... Free public wells - push a button to fill your bucket or 5 gallon jug.

[@jessicapabon2105]

Going to live"off Grid" and watching these videos encourages me! Thank you

[@ronmack1767]

Enjoyed the video Justine. We don't realize how easy we have with many household chores we do today. You take care and God bless.

[@aaa700]

That’s Awesome! The sound alone is worth a thousand words

[@tedstrikertwa800]

This was something I had been wondering. Thanks for demonstrating it.

[@mountainmama7672]

I’ve done it this way! When we built our home, we had no indoor plumbing. Used our gas stove to heat water, wash pans instead of a sink. Dumped the water outside.