Winter Food Storage - The Bleak Frontier

[@townsends]

Welcome to the first video of 2021!

[@albinandersson9260]

I have been waiting so long for this

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Woohoo!

[@jasontanner5886]

I love your videos

[@MCCProductions2024]

Happy New Year Jon and Co. ! Looks delicious; I noticed a few leaks in the roof! Hopefully you can get that patched ASAP!

[@lesliecas2695]

This is what I most wanted to learn about - surviving the winter.

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Got to show appreciation towards your camera team. The cinematography always compliments the beautiful scenery.

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Agree!!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

The music is perfect also.

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[@TheSlavChef]

@@DudokX Totally agree with that. Grew up with shows on The Discovery Channel and Nat Geo. This is better!

[@projectinlinesix]

The way Ryan looked up and grinned as he said "nutmeg" while reading the recipe made me lol

[@HanlonRazor]

We know who all that nutmeg was for.

[@BluegrassBarn]

And a pound of melted butter!❤👍

[@joshuatremper5026]

Nutmeg and butter! That's all you need

[@simbriant]

I like when he was reading the ingredients. "...a pound of melted butter. A pound of melted butter!?" :D

[@stevethecountrycook1227]

Just think of how many chickens you would have to milk to keep that much butter on hand! ;)

[@fakename287]

@@stevethecountrycook1227 I'm sure an ostrich or two would get you the amount you need rather quickly

[@emanonfox1709]

fats were a SUPER important source of calories

[@texastea5686]

@@emanonfox1709 true

[@TheSlavChef]

Well back in the day if you have butter you use butter. :D

[@markeyestone9980]

"We brought Brandon in so he can try this out" Is he not usually allowed indoors?

[@spicychickadee]

LOL

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Brandon's the simpleton that's forced to sleep in the basement. Don't look at me like that, it's all about staying true to the era!

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🤣

[@drenee65]

😊

[@athena1491]

he crawls into the bread oven at the end of the day to stay warm

[@theboredengineer2612]

If I end up living through the apocalypse, my survival strategy moving forward will basically be to find this guy and follow him. Hail John the Mild-mannered! Grater of nutmeg! Last bastion of humanity! Chief of the Homestead!

[@chrism1518]

I can see it now: everyone is living in a Mad Max-esque hellscape, and all of us Townsends fans are just rebuilding 1700s society.

[@Drakon332x]

@@chrism1518 using nutmeg as currency

[@rainriderpnw6259]

Come to Christ, He delivers.

[@sadeaton]

And first recorded Doomsday Prepper.

[@harvdog5669]

LOL LOL , I,M with you on that, but I too do out door or fire cooking, I be a baker and cook or a chef like my mom and dad. They both were bakers, pastry makers, and bread makers. I grew up in the kitchen, watching, helping, listening and now I do my self... I cook in fire pits, fire places, smokers, bbq,s and just hot coals and propane ovens, wood burning cook stoves.. Everybody who loves to eat tasty foods,, they all love my foods.. I use spices, wines, beer and such. I am getting hungry just talking about it. LOL LOL. I Have a recipe for baked beans that has seven types of beans. Very yummie. Keeps you coming back for more after every bowl.. It's a side dish at get togethers with family, but it's the first pot that is gone as well.. it effects everybody else the same way. You just can't get enough. LOL LOL 😆🤠🤠🤠🤠

[@pleasantwalks5833]

Love seeing the authenticity of the water dripping in through the roof.

[@paulbourdon1236]

Yes! that was an authentic leaky roof! Reminds me of the the episode he did on the poor where when it rained the family had to hide under the hay rick because they had NO roof on their cabin for want of nails! :(

[@noniefuss]

I thought the same thing. No sneaky plastic tarp on THAT roof!

[@larrywillis475]

I kept thinking I was seeing things and then realized it was actually leaking lol

[@TheMurlocKeeper]

@@noniefuss - think I'd be using some animal hide somewhere in that layer, specifically to prevent that problem! Grease it up really well and it'd be great! Or, if you had a lot of beeswax, treat big sheets of linen and lay that out in the roof layer. That would probably be cheaper, actually. Hide is too valuable.

[@Rocketsong]

The roof is giant wide strips of bark.

[@michaelkrull3331]

My great grandmother came to South Dakota as a child. They homesteaded on the Great Plains, where winters can get harsh. Unless you're living in the Missouri River Valley there are few trees for firewood. So they'd use corn cobs and cow pies for fuel. Imagine cooking these gorgeous meals in a burning heap of cow crap!

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Hitting the like button before you've even watched the video because you know EVERY video produced by Jas. Townsend & Son is top-tier viewing and wholesomeness at it's best! 👍

[@ashleighlecount]

I absolutely do this.

[@covishen]

Given this is the second winter there would have been a barn and a root cellar for food storage. The barn would have had cows and chickens. The fields would have been harvested, and there should have been hay for at least the milk cow. Of course this is the 21st century America and you had other things to do , but it's an awesome video and I really want to try this recipe but would it be acceptable to purchase barley?

[@jasontanner5886]

I hit that like button before if radio start to play every time

[@mackenziedrake]

@@covishen The barley does look like pearl barley, so why not?

[@bunnyslippers191]

@@covishen A *lot* of (probably the majority imo) of the people who follow Townsends and try the recipes buy everything we need for the recipes. Jon probably buys a lot of them as well.

[@alicetulloch6945]

In the Highlands, each family would have one or more “ceiste “, a big wooden box inside of which they would store their sacks of grain and other preserved foods, to keep out the critters and to keep some things from freezing. The ceiste was larger than a blanket box or dowry chest, large enough to store a year’s harvest of grain. Gotta put that barley somewhere.......

[@keralee]

I use a 50 gallon plastic barrel. Modern equivalent of ceiste. One holds just about a year's worth of grain/legumes.

[@UtahSustainGardening]

I am so glad to see Ryan moving more into a cooking host role, I have felt for a long time that he has the skills and passion to be good at it! Congratulations Ryan!

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@@ControversialOpinion luckily your opinion doesn't matter.

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[@JerryB507]

Never trust a skinny cook. Ryan knows how to cook and is worth his weight in pineapples.

[@PiskeyFaeri]

"Three months" *laughs in Scandinavian*

[@darthaino]

Finnish?

[@sonikku956]

@@darthaino Scandinavian, not Nordic. Finland isn't a Scandinavian country.

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you could also laugh in new england

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Nods in Floridian

[@eblackbrook]

Hå hå hå hå hå!

[@Me-wk3ix]

Sitting with a warm bowl of soup right now indeed makes me feel fortunate!

[@texastea5686]

Mmm yes, im eating leftover Mexican chicken soup (caldo de pollo) 🥰

[@demonprinces17]

Just finished bedtime cereal

[@texastea5686]

@@demonprinces17 aw... I love having a bowl before bedtime every once in a while 🙌

[@youngguns1319]

After working outside all day coming in to a warm home and eating a hot soup and then a hot shower best end to a cold day

[@davidmeyer6908]

Reminds me of Little House in The Big Woods where Laura Ingalls Wilder describes in detail all the things her family prepared and stored for winter.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I loved the TV show in the 70s and 80s

[@5Dworld]

Just went to bed. Started watching Townsends. BIG MISTAKE. Now Im hungry when I should be going to sleep.

[@billmiller4972]

Thanks for that, made me chuckle. And hungry.

[@lazzymclandrover4447]

Ditto... I'm heading for the cheese!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@chiao_0540]

You should see this while eating

[@anderander5662]

Hate it when that happens...lol

[@gordonpace7066]

My birthday was the 7th of January. My wife handed me a box on the 9th and said "I got this for your birthday, but misplaced it". Inside was the journal of Nicholas Cresswell. Thanks Jana (my wife) and thanks Townsends' for making it available.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I need to check out their books.

[@vivianramsay2527]

Oh, yes! Got that one ! So amazing to hear it/read it in that first person !

[@LailandiAdventures]

Sitting with a Townsends inspired meat pie when it's snowing outside here in Spain. Bliss. Thank you for your work! All hail the nutmeg!

[@lindatisue733]

Stockholm snowed most of the day, but it turned to rain around 18:00. If you had to, what could you forage to eat now in your part of Spain?

[@LailandiAdventures]

@@lindatisue733 hi there, as a city slicker in Madrid I don't feel qualified to answer that sorry. I have been on some mushroom picking in the mountains here and I do get whatever herbs I know when I'm hikking but for real foraging I don't really know. All I can say is the variety of landscapes and climates in this country is astounding, from desert to alpine mountains and everything in-between, so there must be a huge range of potential foraging goodies. I'm actually interested now that you've mentioned it! Thanks for the comment and inspiration! Sweden if it's anything like Scotland (where I'm from originally) must have some excellent berries?

[@inessantos2217]

Hello neighbor. Here in Portugal we are also under the same "storm" but I live too close to the ocean to have snow... Only the freezing temperatures and no joy :(

[@LailandiAdventures]

@@inessantos2217 Ay I'm sorry to hear that. This time of year is difficult at the best of times and with the situation now it's so much worse. Let's hope this all blows over so we can get back to normal soon. I want to gorge myself on the Portuguese bacalao I've been hearing so much about. I was supposed to go on trip from Galicia to Faro last summer so you can imagine that I can't wait to visit.

[@inessantos2217]

@Lailandi adventures yep.. We'll be in lockdown again by Thursday so I suppose that some could is good to make us feel better indoors. Hope you enjoy that. I grew up between Galicia and Asturias as well hope you enjoy your trip still this year

[@sacredwondersmaine3310]

"New" cook book found~ it was found in the attic of the Pownalborough Court House Museum. The court house was built in 1760. The engravings/images in the cookbook were done by Paul Revere...soooo cooool

[@goatkidmom]

Wow! Is it available online yet?

[@sacredwondersmaine3310]

@@goatkidmom No, not online. It was discovered in the Fall 2020 : It states Maj. Samuel Goodwin-Brook inside cover, Property of Abigail Goodwin/Charlestown, Engravings of how to truss and spit fowl by Paul Revere. Writer was Susannah Carter maybe titled The Frugal Housewife. It could have been first published in England, it states that this cookbook was published in the U.S. The Lincoln County News is our local paper. The Pownalborough Courthouse is a historic court house at 23 Courthouse Road in Dresden, Maine, USA. Built in the early 1760s, it was the first county courthouse for Lincoln County, which was established in 1760

[@isaiahsmith7123]

No way!!! That's so awesome 😍

[@sacredwondersmaine3310]

@@isaiahsmith7123 I agree :)

[@stickychocolate8155]

Yay for good news! This made my day. Thanks for this. Can't wait to see some of the recipes recreated on Townsends!

[@erinhowett3630]

I do this to some extent in a modern setting! During the warm growing season (which is long, seeing as I'm in Alabama) I can and dry and preserve and pickle everything possible, so that we can enjoy it during the winter. I do it more for the taste. A winter tomato just doesn't taste very good. So I make as many good things out of them (there's a bookshelf to hold the shelf-stable things, and a spot in the fridge for the meat preserves) as I can, and we feast when it's cold. I also HATE being cold, so winter and SAD can be rough. Opening the jar of roasted tomatoes that I remember making in August, when it was hot and the sun kissed me, can really help. The jars bring memories, and nourishment for my diminished soul, as well as for my cold body. Plus, I can go longer between grocery trips, and that means less interaction with humans and more time in my comfy pants and blankets!

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Your description was so poetic! The preservation of flowers & herbs gives me much the same feeling- & there are so many ways! Not just salting (brine or dry salt) or drying- people can preserve stuff in sugar/ honey, oil/ butter, vinegar- there’s also smoking (one of the best, IMO- though I’m too povo to have a smoker... & I live in a tiny unit) - I am endlessly fascinated by the ingenuity of those who came before us...

[@THETalesFromTheAbyss]

Your in Alabama and talking about cold? I'm from Maine

[@erinhowett3630]

@@THETalesFromTheAbyss I grew up in Ohio. Moved here to be warm. Still gets close to Ohio temps.

[@wandasetzer1469]

@@THETalesFromTheAbyss Yeah. That's the way I feel about people from Maine complaining about the heat.

[@monicaluketich3106]

This year I canned tomato sauce, a form of V8 juice and a tomato based mixture of onions, peppers, and celery to use as a soup or stew base. Right now I'm dehydrating celery, onions, green peppers, spinach and ginger to use as spices in meals. I'm in Texas and am prepared just in case we have another February ice storm like last year!

[@randywatson8347]

Love that look in his eyes when he reads "nutmeg".

[@erinhowett3630]

I am AMAZED that putting the dish in the oven, on the trivet, using the paddle, did not go terribly wrong! I was holding my breath!

[@Drukendru]

as a larger man myself, Ryan's clothes look so comfortable, especially for being time period pieces!

[@bluesight_]

I really love his style of glasses

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As a MST3K fan myself, I especially adore your profile pic.

[@Benzene265]

I think they’re custom, which helps a lot with comfort.

[@civlyzed]

@@daniellecolbeck1983 I concur! Hikeeba!

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Once upon a time almost all clothing was custom made and fit, and that is why they look and feel comfy. They look rather nice, too, on fellas of all manner of shapes and sizes. Same goes with women's clothing.

[@ashleighlecount]

Happy Monday everyone! Here's to a Townsend's filled 2021!

[@Lorriann63]

I totally agree! Happy Monday to one and all!

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The thought of that fills me with warmth, hope and happiness! Three cheers for the Townsend's! 🌟

[@tinad8561]

Yes please!

[@Marlaina]

Now it’s October and this channel has been great!

[@hlynnkeith9334]

April was called Starving Month. The supplies that were laid up to tide them over the winter were used up and the spring harvest of May was not yet in.

[@chriswright8114]

this doesn't make sense. if you ran out of supplies at the same time each year, you would just start prepping more. I also can't find any evidence to support it. where are you getting this information?

[@katydid5088]

Countries like North Korea where governments turn a blind eye to self raised crops and hunted meats. The Northern and Chinese section along the border is freezing, in the -30 to 40 degrees Farenheit. If you don't have enough money or resources because of a poor year working on the market or have unexpected cold snaps it can easily tip you over the edge to death.

[@mackenziedrake]

@@chriswright8114 It's a matter of being able to grow and preserve at least four to six months' worth of food ahead. The late Winter and early Spring are the time you find out if you have enough stored and/or can hunt enough to keep from starving in the cold. Little or nothing is growing then, and the young livestock are too young to butcher. Lenten fasting makes a virtue of a necessity. For an English perspective of the same situation, check out Tales from the Green Valley.

[@teresahegerich8835]

My grandmothers told me about that.

[@cynthiarothrock4255]

@@chriswright8114 dear WHEN THEIR IS NO STORE . And also during the great depression PEOPLE GREW A YEARS WORTH OF FOOD FOR THE HOUSE OR THEY WENT HUNGREY. PERIOD. But in early colony times or when you had your first winter.( or a bad crop year) food HAD TO BE RATION TO MAKE IT THRU THE YEAR. Oregon trail diary speak of running out of food all the time. especially the first year because of getting there late in the growing season and having to build the homestead at the same time. Also you could only grow WHAT SEED YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU.

[@Clarence_13x]

This is definitely a treat that wouldn’t be eaten everyday, as it uses sugar that is needed for tea. It was probably a good morale booster during the hard winters.

[@IARRCSim]

I wonder if maple syrup would sweeten it nicely in very early spring.

[@bobbun9630]

Just being silly here, even if it's true... Stevia wouldn't be historically accurate, but it is easily dried and works well enough for tea, assuming you're not a true tea snob.

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

We preferred our tea made with ocean water.

[@internetcatfish]

"The only store you've got is to go out into the woods and go hunting, and that works but it's very difficult to survive that way." Tell me about it. I was hunting whenever I had the chance between mid October and the last day of December with either a modern muzzleloader or modern rifle. I only ever got 1 shot, and I missed it. The best I had been able to do since September is about half a dozen squirrels and 3 or 4 fish. Don't depend on hunting alone for survival. Learn to grow a garden or raise livestock.

[@esthermcafee5293]

And even if you’re an amazing shot with tons of game around, rabbit starvation (malnutrition from lack of fat, even though you’re eating lots of lean protein) is a serious problem.

[@Excludos]

Do take into account that the fauna used to be a lot bigger than it is now. We've expanded our infastructure and hunted most of it down to a miniscule level, so even while we have modern arms today that makes the act of killing a lot easier, finding the prey in the first place is a lot harder. Same goes for fishing. We've practically emptied the ocean with our trawlers

[@internetcatfish]

With some species, it is true that we have reduced numbers. However, other species are thriving. We have more whitetail deer in America now than we have ever had. Squirrels are almost as common in some urban places as people are. We have more wild hogs than the environment can sustain. The idea that there is not any game to be killed in not true unless you live in the middle of a big city. Even then, there are some animals around, just not the ones that are commonly hunted for food.

[@CJ-hz1uj]

Nathan Pumphrey, agree, around here there’s much on the hoof for trapping and hunting. Not likely to have shortages. Also local farmers sell directly and donate much.

[@farmerboy916]

I do wonder how much the difference in hunting culture has changed things. Sitting and waiting much more than stalking and tracking, going for single species rather than hunting what you can find, the much greater pickiness in terms of species eaten, etc.

[@tommybrown6357]

It is an increasing possibility that these instructional videos may become more relevant in the average person's life. Thank you for the trove of information you consistently provide!

[@trishthehomesteader9873]

Was thinking how apropos this video is right now. Been doing some pantry cooking myself.

[@christinavaughan1059]

I think we can all learn about doing things the old fashioned way. I fear we may have to be in survival mode soon

[@CJ-hz1uj]

After last years scheme, these ways have renewed relevance. Also the philosophies of that time.

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This channel is so warm & cozy !

[@NS-pf2zc]

When history reminds us of what we should pay attention to for the future. I completely love your videos!

[@jamesryan3572]

Wow, Ryan was FANTASTIC in front of the camera. He's very entertaining on the podcast and I thoroughly enjoyed his presentation of this cooking video.

[@SteelyDanzig]

He has the exact same speaking mannerisms and cadence as John. Are they related or is it just from spending so much time working together?

[@merrileemcdonald448]

Podcast! What is it called?

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The day is always better when there's a Townsends video in it.

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Awesome comment

[@Talkren]

Your B roll cinematography is off the charts great guys. I have been around since the fried chicken episode and it's been amazing seeing you guys improve your quality. You can tell you love this channel.

[@trixiepickle8779]

It isn't dissimilar to Rice Pudding. Brit here, my Mum always used to make one similar to this including the nutmeg and she always added a slice of orange peel to it. Interesting to see this with Barley, very nutritious and warming.

[@omaryunus7445]

Everytime life is getting at me one of your vids drops and gives me a much needed break.

[@mandylavida]

Something sweet and chewy when it's cold is so comforting. And with that amount of butter, loads of calories to keep the body going. Yum

[@dbmail545]

Simple, filling and tasty. My mouth is watering! (My little dog always knows when I am thinking about food. She came an sat down with an expectant look on her face while I watched this)

[@Spintechfilms]

I swear these videos get me through hard times indeed

[@frikandelspeciaal8141]

I love the camera work, these video's are always so nice to look at.

[@LukiPWN]

The look he gave me before saying nutmeg is appreciated good sir!

[@Zeldaschampion]

3:30 I love his reaction when he reads a pound of melted butter.

[@crypto1368]

He gave that look of do you think I have cattle?

[@Bobo411]

Your winter cabin living episodes are my favorite!

[@lesahanners5057]

I don't know which was nicer Jon, the look of the food or watching you guys prepare and then enjoy it. Thanks Townsends team for all of your wonderful content. This was once again wonderful!

[@agimagi2158]

Such a beautiful cinematography! Pudding sounds really good, who does not love custardy things! I wonder if it would work with millet too...

[@malivertt297]

I love how youtube has transformed media, like I love how I can throw this up on my tv and pretend that there is a history channel that would actually show something this good!

[@farnorthhomested844]

how do you do that?

[@user-ug5xr2gb6j]

@@farnorthhomested844 Usually by having a device connected to your TV that is also connected to the Internet. Some examples would be a Roku box, a fire stick or Apple TV. There is also a Google Chromecast that plays what is on your phone on the TV. The others have KZbin apps similar to your phone. If you have a smart TV that already hasRoku or some such similar device built in it may already have a KZbin app. Also some game systems that connect to the Internet like an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 also have KZbin apps built in.

[@LadywatchingByrd]

When he set out that triangle to cook that delicious concoction... my heart and tastebuds sang. ☺

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I LOVE this channel. You know how when you find something you like and they have a backlog of videos and you have to binge watch them all? That's what I am doing with this channel !

[@moozie2z]

Not sure if you'll see this, but I have COVID right now. I sent my family away after I was exposed so they'd be safe, but I'm all alone. I have a lot of other serious health issues and I'm nervous about it as the symptoms are starting. I've been watching your videos though and they have been such a comfort. They've really brought me comfort. Thank you for allowing me to step out of today.

[@moozie2z]

@gdiel1 I'm doing ok. I actually had the shot about a week before my exposure, so not quite long enough to prevent me catching it but maybe it's helping? Hardest part is as soon as I was exposed I sent my son and husband to my parents' house. Being sick has been rough, but being alone has been a lot harder. These videos have helped.

[@brigitgoddess]

Good job Ryan! There you are, including your other people in your video, just like you said you wanted to, Jon!

[@phillm156]

The frontier life you have portrayed really makes me long for that hearty , savory barley meal.

[@nicholasguarracino1677]

No orange flower water?! *Screams in Neapolitan*

[@natviolen4021]

I'm joining in Danish. How can one not like rose or orange blossom water in a sweet dish with milk?

[@SongbirdAlom]

@@natviolen4021 sadly here in America, flower flavors aren’t that popular. People think it’s “soapy.” 🙄 I love rose and orange flower water, though.

[@lynner1770]

Yes, orange flower water lover here, also

[@kutter_ttl6786]

@@SongbirdAlom It's funny you mention that. Up here in Canada we have a gum called Thrills that's flavoured with rose water. The motto is literally "It still tastes like soap!".

[@pinkpearl1967]

@@SongbirdAlom A nice alternative could be orange zest.

[@allisonashby626]

I love the beginning, walking through the woods with your dog, I feel I am watching a period movie! (PS--orange flower water is available at our local grocery store).

[@blackhagalaz]

My fist thought when you started cooking was "This kinda looks like rice-puddin, just with barley". I really imagine this dish to be very good, and probably a joy on cold winter evenings. Thanks for sharing!

[@raraavis7782]

You should try it! I haven't had this particular dish, of course, but I have occasionally used barley as a more nutrient dense/slow carb alternative to rice and it's actually very tasty. Nutty and flavourful, with a pleasant, firm texture.

[@blackhagalaz]

@@raraavis7782 OH that sounds lovely! I think I only ate barley with salat so far, and I think in some type of joghurt. But it's always nice to try new things out!

[@vanessaward2348]

I have recently come upon your videos, and at the age of 53, I'm falling in love with history! I especially enjoy the cooking videos, and can't wait to research recipes and try them. Thank you all for what you're doing!

[@SharnRiver]

It's 38 degrees Celsius here today and you can't even imagine how exciting it is seeing snow and ice. This video is so comforting, even when it's hot!

[@texastea5686]

It was 37° Fahrenheit here at my house yesterday and rainy ALL day.... I was freezing my toes off

[@tinyspyder]

Lovely video! So cozy. Wonderfully made.

[@aresjerry]

We got snow here in Texas this week so this is a treat

[@monicaluketich3106]

Unless you have animals that are birthing little ones in this weather! I had to put the goats in a metal storage building to keep them out of the wind and ice, but the brats destroyed everything they could in the building. Heard that we may have these storms here in Texas for several winters.

[@aresjerry]

@@monicaluketich3106 everything is beautiful, sounds like youre focusing on the negative. How about the new born animals thats a positive? Happiness is a choice, thank god for everything we have.

[@monicaluketich3106]

@@aresjerry I use to be an optimist, but I got older and learned that, yes it is pretty, until you have to go out in it to feed the animals, you fall on the ice or the beautiful young goats get sick and die, making my heart ache. (I lost 4 babies and a mother) Try being 65 years old, running a ranch by yourself and you get a 100 year storm and cold weather. I am a realist now.

[@trulyinfamous]

I guess it's both unfortunate and fortunate that the winter's cold temperatures preserve food. It's unfortunate because most of your crop harvest is in the middle of spring and summer, but it's fortunate because whatever you get during the winter will keep as long as it's frozen. If you butcher an animal in the winter, the meat will keep until the weather warms up, even without needing to preserve it beforehand. The way people managed to keep themselves fed over the winter kind of amazes me.

[@lindatisue733]

Spending a lot of time outside this winter, I appreciate how tough our ancestors had to be and it is a mild winter. In Sweden one can still forage some rose hips, crab apples and dandelion, but not enough calories to stay alive. What can you forage now where you live?

[@CarinaHilbert]

Same here in Michigan, some roots, pine needles and bark, but it really isn't a good time of year for foraging. We have to preserve and store our foods for winter still.

[@KairuHakubi]

plus remember they were going through a cold period around the 18th century, it was a lot colder than it had been for their ancestors a few centuries prior. all those fairytales about wolves coming to the door, that was *happening*

[@paveloleynikov4715]

@@KairuHakubi i love Sir Terry Pratchett's passion for turning historical facts to fictional jokes. "When wolves came to Ankh-Morpork... And we hadn't seen meat for months"

[@RikuKyuutu]

Pine/Spruce bits and sap, sparse mushrooms, any remaining rowan berries and hawthornes, rosehips, ghost apples (frozen on the tree, half-fermenting), juniper, borage, chickweed, uhhhhhhh...honestly, most other stuff tends to be picked apart by birds, come January.

[@pinchevulpes]

They were cannibalizing each other before the Indians showed them how to plant and survive the winters in this country.

[@trudymaenza9672]

Would like to try this with oatmeal. I was raised with putting brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, raisins and canned milk in cooked oatmeal with buttered toast on side. Still to this day it's a comfort food.

[@shannondore]

Great job Ryan!! Loved seeing you out from behind the tavern bar and cooking for us. 🤗 Great video as always guys.

[@wandasetzer1469]

If you don't want orange flower water, you could use orange zest, if you had any. Any fruit flavor in there would be good.

[@greggkrumme157]

Great way to start the new year, Jon. Thanks for another great recipe! Might be nice to see a video on root cellars and smoke houses if you haven't already done them.

[@carolciampanella9802]

I am thankful that we are able to watch your videos more than once to refresh our education of living in history!!

[@williamgordner5520]

i just found your channel and I can't get enough of it. This is great. I love learning about history and you guys take it to the next level. Thanks so much for the video's.

[@Pieces_Of_Eight]

First video of the year, and such striking sound and camera work! It felt as if we were walking that snowy trail with Jon, and standing across from Ryan while he cooked. Excellent editing, information, and presentation - quite looking forward to trying this dish! Always a pleasure to visit the Cabin, our favorite frontier neighbors.

[@digitakes]

Good job Ryan. I enjoyed watching you lead the recipe this time.

[@nomad211d]

Great video guys. Love your channel so much. Wish you all the best.

[@alrainey8772]

Hope everyone had a great holiday season even with what is going on. Bought my daughter the complete DVD set for Christmas. Thanks for what you do.

[@elizabethharttley4073]

Excellent point made, so much time spent preparing for the winter.

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Orange blossom tea is delicious! I can easily see it being used in a dish like this! Nifty!

[@robcampbell3235]

Orange flower water is a bit different. Tastes most like what baby aspirin used to taste like. I think itd help a custard but its a weird ingredient, almost all aromatic with little taste until you add too much then it overwhelms the dish. It is delicious in a ramos gin fizz

[@bgmaple47232]

Such attention to detail...the roof even leaks! Love the first video of 2021!

[@antMANscochiey]

Thank you all for the hard work that each and everyone one of the Townsends team puts into making these videos. We appreciate you more than you could ever know.

[@HomesteadTessie]

We need videos Like these in such Times we are living in !

[@LadywatchingByrd]

These videos serve as a mindful, historical, delicious meditation like no other. Cheers!

[@laurenloertscher1319]

The wholesome energy of this chanel brings me joy

[@thedrewsite]

Ryan over here knocking it out of the park 😄

[@solistheonegod]

Nice to see Ryan cooking. Great video 👍🏻

[@helenamccarthy6174]

Apparently I was eating historically without realizing lol. I love this custard! It's so versatile and a great base for both a complete savory meal or a sweet filling dessert.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

The common food in my house lead me to this channel years ago. I looked up an ingredient (barm) for a certain bread that I couldn't find locally, and found the recipe on this channel. I'm hooked!!

[@Zeddex2965]

Hands down the best history video on youtube 😊

[@alexandraabercrombie3726]

Next time I ask one of the kids to get me ice water and they give me that 'look'... I'm gonna hand them a hand axe and a bucket and be like, "No, not from the fridge...from the creek." I'll bet it will cease to be an issue after a couple trips.😁

[@ElkinsEric]

Chef Ryan is a well spoken man. Definitely knows what he’s talking about when food and food prep is the main topic!

[@sanguinelynx]

"Fun" fact: more people died in February/March if they had no animals to slaughter because food storage ran out or had loss, and nothing was growing yet of any substance.

[@happy_mask_salesman]

"Fun" fact: an apple is an apple. Thats what you did there, that's the amount of new information you put out there in the universe 😂

[@FelineRed]

@@happy_mask_salesman I didn't know that beforehand.

[@eglegl343]

@@happy_mask_salesman "Fun" fact: For each thing "everyone knows" by the time they're an adult, each day there are around 10,000 people in the US alone learning about it for the first time. Also, the above comment isn't even really a common fact. xkcd.com/1053/

[@suzannehartmann946]

or MOLD

[@sanguinelynx]

@@suzannehartmann946 Absolutely! I recommend the BBC Farm series if you haven't seen them (they cover 1600's to early 1900's). I think the first one is called Tales From Green Valley.

[@Menuki]

I remember roof meat was a thing growing up. Wrap butchered meat and toss it on the roof to let the snow freeze it.

[@missadel20]

I absolutely love how y'all bring history to life!!! Fantastic channel, excellent work, thank you! ❤️

[@mitchmatthews6713]

A great educational start to 2021! Thank you, Mr. Townsend!

[@oscarbanana6159]

I love watching this sort of thing to remind me to be grateful of what I have and the technological progress that makes it possible. Its also a little scary to think just how precarious our modern standard of living is and how dependent upon energy generation we are. Never a bad idea to learn how to do more with less!

[@freddietreehugger8144]

It is truly fascinating to see how things are like in a frontier log cabin for purposes of cooking, baking and eating. Wow! The hot food is so important for eating each day to help keep warm. I thought I saw some moisture dripping from the ceiling inside the cabin. I thought "Oh no! Is the roof leaking in there? I bet that makes it cold!" Such a crying shame after all that work to get the roof on there in time for the winter. I know if I had helped to build that cabin, I'd be crying! Ryan did a great job, and I'd love to cook with him! Too bad y'all couldn't have baked up some butter biscuits or whipped up some sourdough bread.

[@localchef7171]

In the Caribbean if a hefty guy is cooking you know the food is gonna be da bomb.

[@DavidHuffTexas]

Never trust a skinny cook...

[@CheeseBacon21]

Wow I love everything about this video! The history before the recipe, Ryan doing some cooking, Brandon joining in, the discussion while you all tasted it! Great video guys! Is this the new format? I loved it!

[@lucasotis9525]

This video is great, I love seeing the challenges that daily life had to throw to folks. But also, Jon, that jacket is amazing, it really suits you!

[@christiananderson4909]

You people are just incredible.

[@TheWarCorrespondent79]

Let’s ring in the new year with Townsends!

[@dwightehowell8179]

You'd want a shed full of corn and you might end up eating a lot of hominy, grits and parched corn as well as corn bread. You'd need a lot of dried food. That includes things like dried green beans that you might not think of drying in the present. Somehow or other you'd want a smoke house for curing pork. You might have a cellar and you might have an attic for storing food.

[@ghostofjohnandre9136]

Thank you for the blessing of a calendar this year, that’s how you know it’s going to be good. Loved the video, wholesome and informative as always :)

[@embr4065]

A calendar?

[@gma5587]

How to get a calendar plz? 😊

[@ghostofjohnandre9136]

Off their website, it’s free if you buy it alongside other items but they charge postage for it if it is ordered alone

[@GoingFar77]

Your growth from 1 million to 1.5 million subscribers was so fast, and you deserve every bit of it!

[@russellrlf]

You cannot go wrong with a pound of butter in any recipe!

[@dawnjohnson7688]

With limited heat, settlers needed that fat for metabolism to keep warm.

[@IARRCSim]

A pound of butter with lemonade might not be the best but I've never tried to be sure.

[@polarknight5376]

@@IARRCSim with hot lemonade it might actually be pretty good. But there needs to be a lot of lemonade for an entire pound of butter.

[@n6h6]

@@polarknight5376 yeah lmao maybe a keg's worth. Would probably be alright though, a buttery lemon flavor

[@polarknight5376]

@@n6h6 like the sauce for shellfish!

[@Virtessafun]

Thanks for sharing--I love watching this channel!

[@kathysunshine699]

I love orange flower or blossom water, also violet, rose and lavender. (Might not be a rough and tumble persons, choice out in the wilderness, but to “in townies” that were well to do, Some,enjoyed these flavored waters., tea, light cookies, ice cream and frosting and candies ....So, anybody who is interested,Google it and experiment, (it is such fun, but remember,organic no pesticide treated blooms or bark etc!)😁

[@IronFreee]

Orange flower is also very good in "crepes" or pankakes to change from vanilla.

[@kma3647]

I was surprised our "chef" didn't know what eau de fleur d'orange (orange flower water) was or why it was used. It's extremely common in French cooking to use flavored waters like this, specifically in desserts, like the pudding he chose, to add flavor and uniqueness to the dish. You can and will taste the difference if you omit the key ingredient. It's like omitting the vanilla from the cookie recipe.

[@IronFreee]

@My Name is JAFO Yes, I think the rose water is used for cosmetics more than food.

[@Elizabethatthebeach]

Couldn't sleep...So much stress in the world and just regular life... New Townsends video...music, sound, color pallet...All so soothing. I feel better about humanity again, and now I'm going to bed... or am I?... maybe just one more...😘