How to Make Rabbit Pudding - The Victorian Way

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
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    January is often one of the coldest months of the year so Mrs Crocombe is making a hearty Rabbit Pudding to keep the servants warm whilst they are hard at work in the Service Yard.
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    RECIPE FOR RABBIT PUDDING
    INGREDIENTS
    For the pastry:
    455g flour
    170g suet
    ½ tsp salt
    170ml water
    Butter, for the basin
    For the filling:
    1 rabbit, boned
    285g streaky bacon
    1 tbsp flour
    1 tbsp minced parsley
    2 sprigs of time, chopped
    6-7 chopped mushrooms
    2 tbsp white wine
    170ml chicken stock
    Salt and pepper to taste
    METHOD
    Combine all of the pastry ingredients with enough water to form a soft dough.
    Butter the pudding bowl, and line with ⅔ of the pastry.
    Chop the rabbit and bacon into bite-sized pieces. Mix, season and sprinkle with flour and herbs.
    Mix in the mushrooms, then add your filling into the pudding basin.
    Use the remaining pastry to form a lid on your pudding.
    Wet and flour a pudding cloth and tie this onto your pudding. Alternatively, you could use foil.
    Steam for 1 ½ hours, and serve directly from the basin.
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  • @jeffcarty3292
    @jeffcarty3292 3 года назад +4594

    "For this recipe you will need..."
    ...rabbit eyes stare up at you lifelessly

    • @spacewolfcub
      @spacewolfcub 3 года назад +244

      😂🤣 The one with an open eye hit me right in the “maybe I’ll eat just tomato soup tonight” place.

    • @jadedbelle4788
      @jadedbelle4788 3 года назад +67

      Anyone else having watership downs flashbacks?

    • @winterkeptuswarm
      @winterkeptuswarm 3 года назад +64

      I mean, eliminating animal product consumption as much as possible is the most humane thing. But if you're gonna eat meat, wild animals have led much more humane lives than the animals you buy at the grocery store. So hunting/fishing (for food, not trophies) is actually be the most humane meat.

    • @jeffcarty3292
      @jeffcarty3292 3 года назад +39

      @@winterkeptuswarm Agree and in fact, i'm fine with meat. The image just struck me as a bit surreal.

    • @RedRobertify
      @RedRobertify 3 года назад +22

      That Vegan Teacher :REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @BlackCat-pm4gu
    @BlackCat-pm4gu 3 года назад +2578

    Me seeing two whole rabbits in the ingredients: oh my... *pigeon pie flasback"

    • @jillchristensen5093
      @jillchristensen5093 3 года назад +150

      At least she didn’t set the rabbit’s paws sticking out the top!😂

    • @XoanaBalam
      @XoanaBalam 3 года назад +68

      The pigeon feet! 😨

    • @oumadam21
      @oumadam21 3 года назад +23

      The feet 🥲

    • @sabrinazakrowski1399
      @sabrinazakrowski1399 2 года назад +33

      Or stargazey pie which supposedly has fish heads sticking up from the crust

    • @zuko803
      @zuko803 2 года назад +6

      Same..I be like oh no..

  • @ShesAaRebel
    @ShesAaRebel 3 года назад +236

    I deadass expected rabbit's feet tp be stuck in at the end for "decoration". But I guess since this is for servants, they are not worthy of such extravagance.

    • @maririmiki
      @maririmiki 2 года назад

      😭😭😭

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 2 года назад

      thats just for the lord and lady XD

    • @Beacuzz
      @Beacuzz 2 года назад

      Never been so thankful for being "under the stairs"

  • @mistermangoman69
    @mistermangoman69 3 года назад +429

    “For this recipe you will need” I did not expect those words to lead up to me seeing the lifeless carcasses of 2 rabbits on the table looking into my soul with their empty eyes

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 2 года назад +30

      i mean.... you do realise where rabbit meat would come from, right...?

    • @mistermangoman69
      @mistermangoman69 2 года назад +9

      @@marycanary86 yeah but normally I’m not the one butchering my own meat

    • @rin_etoware_2989
      @rin_etoware_2989 2 года назад +11

      good thing Watership Down prepared me for this

    • @glitterhoney
      @glitterhoney Год назад +4

      kind of like looking at your avatar pic 😂

    • @mcharitynyirenda8933
      @mcharitynyirenda8933 Год назад

      P

  • @bels3873
    @bels3873 3 года назад +4692

    Annie running in like an excited puppy, and Mrs Crocombe doesn't even acknowledge her... Savage.

    • @rhyfelwrDuw
      @rhyfelwrDuw 3 года назад +199

      I know, poor Annie! I guess she is of lower standing!

    • @misanthropelife
      @misanthropelife 3 года назад +47

      Maniac, legendary

    • @rachele3334
      @rachele3334 3 года назад +77

      She was so cute!

    • @midgetkungfu
      @midgetkungfu 3 года назад +46

      Almost choked reading this comment. The best!

    • @Oboecoffee
      @Oboecoffee 3 года назад +85

      I do think that is Mary-Anne, not Annie. Or rather Dr (Mary)Annie

  • @sunspot42
    @sunspot42 3 года назад +3765

    Aaah, Mrs. Crocombe is back, and with her a bottomless pit of shade.
    “Brown the top? Meh. Since this is going to the servants I’m not gonna bother. 🤷‍♂️”

    • @jamesgarrett7606
      @jamesgarrett7606 3 года назад +28

      Yaaaaas

    • @jamesellsworth9673
      @jamesellsworth9673 3 года назад +80

      If an oven was on and there was room, why not brown the top crust? Everyone is working diligently...except maybe for the 'Upper Servants' who possibly can nip off for a sherry mid afternoon.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад +269

      @@jamesellsworth9673 She has to remind the lower servants of their place, lest the entire household break out into anarchy.

    • @enricosilvestri224
      @enricosilvestri224 3 года назад +53

      AS SHE SHOULD

    • @mrsspanner14
      @mrsspanner14 3 года назад +205

      “The lower servants don’t mind if their dinner looks like boiled dishcloth, their standards are very low”. 😆

  • @mamabear9686
    @mamabear9686 3 года назад +235

    I feel like Annie watches Mrs Crocombe sleep

    • @BestBFam
      @BestBFam 3 года назад +5

      🤣

    • @emmel4fun
      @emmel4fun 3 года назад +20

      And she has a framed photo of her on her nightstand.

    • @becsterbrisbane6275
      @becsterbrisbane6275 3 года назад +11

      I'd say she sleeps with one eye open at all times!

    • @adroitniharika
      @adroitniharika 3 года назад +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Myusername499
      @Myusername499 2 года назад +2

      How can you sleep when there's plenty to do in the kitchen!!

  • @PlanetBabylon
    @PlanetBabylon 3 года назад +202

    "January can often be the coldest month of the year"
    **Cries in Southern Hemisphere**

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад +15

      *laughs in Australian bush fires*

    • @becsterbrisbane6275
      @becsterbrisbane6275 3 года назад +1

      *watches stilling on a QLD beach in January* Gonna skin me a rabbit!

    • @Poisoy
      @Poisoy 3 года назад +2

      Cries in sweden as we still have snow and it's still snowing (per usual..)

    • @wenkhieyteh1127
      @wenkhieyteh1127 3 года назад +4

      Southern Hemisphere? Try the Equator!

    • @ilana5997
      @ilana5997 2 года назад

      @@Raskolnikov70 AHAHAHA bruh 2020 and 2019 was a nightmare💀

  • @CookiesWithAMonster
    @CookiesWithAMonster 3 года назад +2254

    When she covered the pudding with crust I was SURE she was going to say 'and here we have rabbit's ears, to decorate'...

    • @agimagi2158
      @agimagi2158 3 года назад +33

      Haha I laughed so hard about this!

    • @ginasellers3207
      @ginasellers3207 3 года назад +19

      😮 poor little bunny. 🐇

    • @ToastAndJellyfish
      @ToastAndJellyfish 3 года назад +141

      "And as it's a rabbit pudding, I shall just add some ears."

    • @kikia6611
      @kikia6611 3 года назад +7

      @@ginasellers3207 I know, I love bunnies. 😮

    • @wizewan6263
      @wizewan6263 3 года назад +40

      I was expecting rabbit paws 🤣

  • @aisadal2521
    @aisadal2521 3 года назад +3356

    Oh god, I'm getting flashbacks to the pigeon pie

    • @princevesperal
      @princevesperal 3 года назад +310

      No rabbit paw to decorate this pudding!? You can tell this will not be served to the Lord and Lady, but to the servants!

    • @Nannaof10
      @Nannaof10 3 года назад +136

      At least there's no feet sticking out, lol!

    • @bookwrm626
      @bookwrm626 3 года назад +128

      Oh lord, the feet.

    • @callumhardy5098
      @callumhardy5098 3 года назад +85

      What do you mean!? That pigeon pie was delicious I even tried the recipe myself! I went out and shot my own pigeons too.

    • @themarquis336
      @themarquis336 3 года назад +10

      My favourite Mrs Crocombe video ✨

  • @generalrubbish9513
    @generalrubbish9513 2 года назад +306

    The rest of the world: "This is a boiled cake."
    Britain: "No, that's a pudding."
    World: "This is a pie."
    Britain: "A pudding."
    World: "This is a sausage."
    Britain: [slams fists on table] "P U D D I N G"

    • @kyrab7914
      @kyrab7914 Год назад +43

      Genuinely. Boiled? Pudding. Sweet? Pudding. Pudding? Custard.

    • @generalrubbish9513
      @generalrubbish9513 Год назад

      @@kyrab7914 INB4 the Brits show up to say "Well, it's the rest of you tossers who got it wrong!" about the pudding-or-custard question.

    • @moony5097
      @moony5097 Год назад +6

      @@kyrab7914 you've got me wanting custard now 😭

    • @kyrab7914
      @kyrab7914 Год назад +2

      @@moony5097 sorry? 😂 I'm sure Mrs Crocombe's got a wonderful recipe

    • @moony5097
      @moony5097 Год назад +7

      @@kyrab7914 nah it's fine. You just reminded me custard exists lmao

  • @meriercare8078
    @meriercare8078 3 года назад +30

    "For this recipe... You will need..."
    *Frantically searches for my pen and inkwell*

  • @ifyousayso1466
    @ifyousayso1466 3 года назад +3295

    Netflix and English heritage need to hurry up and get Mrs Crocombe her own cooking based drama. Downtown Abbey with pastry

    • @Mel-cw5bn
      @Mel-cw5bn 3 года назад +53

      Try Duchess of Duke Street, it's kind of what you're describing. I think it's on Amazon prime.

    • @ColinsTravels
      @ColinsTravels 3 года назад +75

      Titled “Downton Pasties!”

    • @lucapeyrefitte6899
      @lucapeyrefitte6899 3 года назад +11

      @@Mel-cw5bn oh I'm totally gonna watch that now

    • @ericagarcia1333
      @ericagarcia1333 3 года назад +4

      I would binge for sure!

    • @peanutsinspace
      @peanutsinspace 3 года назад +40

      And shade. Pastry and shade because lets be honest, as much as we love Queen C, that shade sustains our souls.

  • @JudyWhat34
    @JudyWhat34 3 года назад +2338

    Maid Annie: *has PhD*
    Mrs. Crocombe: We're considering you for an ENTRY LEVEL position. Maybe.

    • @jenniferb585
      @jenniferb585 3 года назад +120

      I squealed when I saw Annie run in, absolutely bouncing with excitement.

    • @georgewang2947
      @georgewang2947 3 года назад +141

      Clearly Annie has found a way to travel back in time and is posing as a scullery maid while gathering valuable historical information

    • @riyapatel6291
      @riyapatel6291 3 года назад +81

      @@georgewang2947 library and museums closed cuz of covid so she time travelled to finish her thesis .

    • @eddievhfan1984
      @eddievhfan1984 3 года назад +29

      IIRC, Annie herself has acted as Mrs. Crocombe for the House prior to these shorts being made.

    • @ericagarcia1333
      @ericagarcia1333 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

  • @misspeach3755
    @misspeach3755 3 года назад +225

    The extra "sleevelets" for protecting her one and only dress are fancy.

    • @mariahgumm8314
      @mariahgumm8314 3 года назад +22

      She is head cook so she likely would have had 2 or 3, though one of those would have, admittedly, been her Sunday best.

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 2 года назад +1

      i love them. there was a really popular cook called kirsten hyttemeier here in denmark way back in a day. she did telly cooking shows when that became a thing and such. she was famed for her protective sleeves

    • @kyrab7914
      @kyrab7914 Год назад

      I was thinking it was bc cold. Mutton sleeves

    • @indecisivesimp-leton6236
      @indecisivesimp-leton6236 Год назад +1

      Unless you were stacked with money, back then the average person would have 2 or 3 outfits, maybe a 4th if they were really lucky. Clothes were all hand sewn so it would take days even for a more experienced sewer. And with most of the family needing to work to survive that gave little time for it.

  • @stahppls2293
    @stahppls2293 3 года назад +90

    "Leave a pleat to expand."
    Next shot the pleat disappears
    WHERE'S THE PLEAT

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist 3 года назад +3

      Facing the other side of the bowl in the shot.

    • @Bane_Amesta
      @Bane_Amesta 3 года назад +2

      and the pudding never expanded lmao

    • @stahppls2293
      @stahppls2293 2 года назад +1

      @@beth12svist check again, she even turns the bowl again, no pleat

  • @jordans1530
    @jordans1530 3 года назад +2277

    When the world needed her....she returned

  • @MorganChaos
    @MorganChaos 3 года назад +1347

    losing my whole mind over annie unable to contain herself as she fangirls mrs. crocombe

    • @mariemcintosh9268
      @mariemcintosh9268 3 года назад +12

      I thought that was Annie lol

    • @Theonintendo
      @Theonintendo 2 года назад +21

      She was way too happy to bring her some rabbit meat

    • @lobamonster4766
      @lobamonster4766 2 года назад +2

      I was so happy to see.her all excited tho 🤣🤣🤣💚💚💚

  • @celiahaddon4087
    @celiahaddon4087 3 года назад +82

    That’s exactly the method my grandmother used for making steak and kidney pudding back in the 1950s!

  • @Bergen98
    @Bergen98 Год назад +2

    The fact this was "servants food" (albeit for special occasions) - and I would be happy to eat it even more than all the fancy food that she has made

  • @frankieamsden7918
    @frankieamsden7918 3 года назад +1362

    My great grandmother entered service at the age of 14 around 1904 at a big house in Nottingham as a scullery maid. She worked her way up, I think to housekeeper and then emigrated to the US in the 20's. She didn't think the lower orders needed their food browned either.

    • @catchinghorses
      @catchinghorses 3 года назад +49

      I’d love to know more!!

    • @museemtarot4121
      @museemtarot4121 3 года назад +15

      Wow that’s dope

    • @sanimsaosan9849
      @sanimsaosan9849 3 года назад +55

      Mary Ann's great granddaughter,, is that you??

    • @frankieamsden7918
      @frankieamsden7918 3 года назад +190

      My great grandmother was Clara Brazier, her maiden name was Wright. We don't know a whole lot about her early years in service other than a higher level servant saw potential and took her under her wing. She gave birth to her first child during a WWI air raid. She trained her daughters and granddaughters in home economics like a general. I still do my household chores according to her schedule.

    • @emmiewhite1356
      @emmiewhite1356 3 года назад +66

      @@frankieamsden7918 would you be willing to post the chores schedule? :D

  • @alle2740
    @alle2740 3 года назад +1598

    I love when she includes little details like waking up to ice on the water jug. Really feels like being in the kitchen with someone.

    • @fionaclaphamhoward5876
      @fionaclaphamhoward5876 3 года назад +27

      "When I woke up this morning, there was ice on my wash jug..." - Mrs Crowcombe (not a euphemism) 😂

  • @martynnotman3467
    @martynnotman3467 3 года назад +71

    "And now we add the Rabbit Feet which have been soaking in Absinthe and Laudenum for three week"

  • @theresalwayssomethingtobui944
    @theresalwayssomethingtobui944 3 года назад +38

    I will cook this next weekend! We love game here, and rabbit is one of the nicest meats you can get at the moment in Austria! Also! I made myself a pair of Mrs. Crocombe's sleeve protectors, after being inspired by her! They are super quick to sew and a real blessing, when you are in a rush or want to stay warm but also need to make a cake because grandma will come over for coffee!

  • @nezumixp6744
    @nezumixp6744 3 года назад +1435

    Seems like there’s a pudding for everything lol

  • @chhunkoungseng9364
    @chhunkoungseng9364 3 года назад +439

    Whole Rabbits straight up display on the table like : 👁️👄👁️

  • @mam91
    @mam91 3 года назад +42

    During horrendous times like these, this is the type of content we truly need- there’s just something so comforting about these videos.

  • @attitudeproblem6462
    @attitudeproblem6462 3 года назад +28

    “Soggy pudding’s good enough for the _lower servants_ .”

  • @polyesterdreamboat
    @polyesterdreamboat 3 года назад +541

    "I've had the gardener wring the neck of this rabbit. Only the freshest and finest for THIS family"

    • @ax6356
      @ax6356 3 года назад +73

      "as they are a pest"

    • @polyesterdreamboat
      @polyesterdreamboat 3 года назад +43

      @@ax6356 "Much like the Irish"

    • @giordy9013
      @giordy9013 3 года назад +17

      Perfect for the next Mrs Crocombe out of context compilation

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад +10

      @@polyesterdreamboat Don't give her any ideas, or the next video will be something like "This recipe comes from a Mr. Jonathan Swift....."

    • @gothpuppy1123
      @gothpuppy1123 3 года назад +6

      @@Raskolnikov70 "it's a very modest recipe."

  • @lorenzomapalo5045
    @lorenzomapalo5045 3 года назад +382

    if there's anything I've learned from this series is that you can make pudding out of absolutely anything.
    thank you, Mrs Crocombe

  • @icedragonair
    @icedragonair 3 года назад +19

    I made my first ever suet crust 2 days ago. Had the suet shipped from the UK because I couldnt find any where I live. It was guinness pie, tasted great.

  • @robertpace901
    @robertpace901 3 года назад +19

    Love this series. The background tune is appealing too. In the early 80s, when importers in the USA were getting many of their antiques from England, there was a place in my town called Morecambe Bay Antiques. My place was filled with pieces from there. This series reminds me of my life and youth from those years. Nowadays there's hardly a market for antiques.

  • @feyrea8626
    @feyrea8626 3 года назад +412

    4:25 Annie is so excited to help Mrs. Crocombe, it's adorable!

    • @leioana
      @leioana 3 года назад +28

      I agree. Annie running in like that was so cute!

    • @TarunoNafs
      @TarunoNafs 3 года назад +29

      And Mrs. Crocombe smiled just a tiny bit

  • @erichuxel5408
    @erichuxel5408 3 года назад +377

    Who else is giddy when Mrs. Crocombe says "for this recipe, you will need....."?

    • @jamiejoygatto
      @jamiejoygatto 3 года назад +9

      I practically live for that line. 🥰🥰🥰

    • @rochelleb973
      @rochelleb973 3 года назад +3

      I looooove that part lol

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 3 года назад +3

      Not me. We Americans have to pause the video and bring up a metric conversion tool to figure out what's going on in this.

    • @000RainbowChick000
      @000RainbowChick000 3 года назад +1

      ME!!

    • @realnoahsimpson
      @realnoahsimpson 3 года назад

      meeeeee

  • @shanabuck8920
    @shanabuck8920 3 года назад +48

    Could we see more from the other kitchen help, talking about what they do, from the time they are awake until they are dismissed for the day. I would like to properly appreciate how long the days were for those below stairs and the type of work they all had to do. How were jobs divided? How much were they paid, and how frequently? How many days off a week? how were they treated by those above stairs and by Mrs Crocombe and Mrs Warwick, the butler or other staff?

    • @Mommamacnz
      @Mommamacnz 3 года назад +5

      Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management covers some of this information.

    • @SarahBent
      @SarahBent 2 года назад

      They've also done a mini documentary called "The real Mrs. Crocombe"

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 2 года назад

      mrs c: no

  • @MsMamabo
    @MsMamabo 3 года назад +14

    If only this had come out last weekend when we had a rabbit to cook. The casserole was delicious but this would have been epic. And the delight of seeing Annie scurrying in...brilliant!

  • @wildwolf9496
    @wildwolf9496 3 года назад +446

    The victorian queen of kitchens has returned to us

  • @Timinator0815
    @Timinator0815 3 года назад +638

    I could say Annie running in doesn't fit. But then again, she is basically representing all of us if we were in the kitchen with Mrs. Crocombe 😅😂

    • @jaguar4120
      @jaguar4120 3 года назад +33

      Specifically when she was overly excited. Seems off putting. 🤔

    • @elliestar888
      @elliestar888 3 года назад +22

      she's excited to eat the pudding

    • @jaguar4120
      @jaguar4120 3 года назад +9

      @@elliestar888 Most likely. In other episodes she seemed more reserved.

    • @nikkimirhosseyni9535
      @nikkimirhosseyni9535 3 года назад +76

      Mrs Crocombe said she is progressing to the kitchen, of course she’s be excited! It’s a far nicer job.

    • @adriennedanehy-oakes9596
      @adriennedanehy-oakes9596 3 года назад +39

      Indeed, scullery maid is a miserable job. Getting a chance to move up to the kitchens would be exciting.

  • @incinc9068
    @incinc9068 3 года назад +64

    Me: hoping "rabbit pudding" is a cute name for something sweet.
    oh.

  • @gothgirlgraveyard3539
    @gothgirlgraveyard3539 3 года назад +7

    Yass, our salty Victorian queen is back!

  • @kaycrewe1148
    @kaycrewe1148 3 года назад +460

    My beloved dog of 9 years passed away two days ago. I’ve spent the last two days feeling so lost and sad. This was the first smile I’ve had in days-like a surprise visit from an old, comforting friend. Thanks, English Heritage. 🥰

    • @melissasaint3283
      @melissasaint3283 3 года назад +12

      My condolences!

    • @JadeStrawberry
      @JadeStrawberry 3 года назад +11

      I'm so sorry. I'm glad this made you smile.

    • @rhyfelwrDuw
      @rhyfelwrDuw 3 года назад +8

      Sorry for the loss of your dog - a sad time. Glad Mrs Cromcombe brought a smile to your face!

    • @mamadragon2581
      @mamadragon2581 3 года назад +8

      So sorry about your dog, but glad this helped.

    • @mimi1968100
      @mimi1968100 3 года назад +5

      So sorry....

  • @bels3873
    @bels3873 3 года назад +452

    "This is a simple pudding"??? Ma'am, I set pasta on fire last week...

    • @StoriesbyIrish
      @StoriesbyIrish 3 года назад +7

      Omg... 🤣💀

    • @Beacuzz
      @Beacuzz 3 года назад +18

      I'd ask how but I'm not sure I want to know

    • @kwells179
      @kwells179 3 года назад +10

      Erm...I think you'll find you're duty bound to elaborate on the hows

    • @StoriesbyIrish
      @StoriesbyIrish 3 года назад +12

      @@kwells179 Considering I have to use spaghetti like a match to light burners on my stove, I don't need to know rofl

    • @gooftroop6303
      @gooftroop6303 3 года назад +1

      Wow so quirky

  • @basiclawhongkon
    @basiclawhongkon 3 года назад +2

    "In Victorian period servant hall staff were given soggy pastries often to be reminded of their position." - My history term paper

  • @Pluvillion
    @Pluvillion 3 года назад +4

    I am legit addicted to watching these videos. It's like someone rode a time machine, went back in time, and stayed in the Audley End House. I *LOVE* Mrs. Crocombe - from her cooking to her humor.
    Is there any chance that we'll see Lord and Lady Braybrooke soon? We wanna see Edgar and Mr. Vert too!

  • @RedXiongmao
    @RedXiongmao 3 года назад +750

    Who else spent the whole video terrified that she was gonna decorate the pudding with rabbit feet?

  • @Kurorito
    @Kurorito 3 года назад +293

    4:28 "And rabbit that I have skinned and filleted"
    *Her maid comes with skinned and filleted rabbit
    Savagery at its best

  • @janesmith1398
    @janesmith1398 3 года назад +5

    Mrs. Crocombe... Practically perfect in everyway!

  • @JulietteMarier
    @JulietteMarier 3 года назад +9

    "I'm Mrs. Crocombe and I'm a level 3 chef"

    • @PaulTengco
      @PaulTengco 2 года назад

      "And I've been the executive chef at Audley End House for 20 years."

  • @BabyMieuw
    @BabyMieuw 3 года назад +252

    Audley End House is looking lovely as ever in the fog and with those fallen leaves on the grass.

    • @demareewheeler639
      @demareewheeler639 3 года назад +3

      I keep wondering if this is a real place that is actually owned and maintained by royalty and whatnot.

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad Год назад +2

      @@demareewheeler639 it is real. And it’s owned by English Heritage: a government organisation that you can join that owns several (well lots actually properties (castles, old forts, mansions, places of historic interest) and ruins across the country and maintains them as historic places for the nation and future generations. Being funded partly by government, membership (which gives you free access to these places) and donations. Similar to the National Trust.
      These also manage Stonehenge and parts of Hadrians Wall amongst other places.

  • @poshandpearls6371
    @poshandpearls6371 3 года назад +97

    Ah yes, I didn't realize I was due for my next dose of serotonin.

  • @alishiafields534
    @alishiafields534 3 года назад +9

    The way the ingredients are presented is absolutely lovely. It’s what caught my eye with this channel.

  • @donkeybutt3239
    @donkeybutt3239 3 года назад

    So glad to see she is back this year making these classic dishes! I love these videos and enjoy watching them. I sometimes catch myself rewatching the older videos because I enjoy them so much. Her cheeky, yet kind personality is a joy to see!

  • @JunKurosu
    @JunKurosu 3 года назад +224

    Ms crocombe is here to shield us from 2021 with her cooking

  • @RummerChan
    @RummerChan 3 года назад +122

    Can't even brown that crust for the lower servants? Mrs Crocombe is a savage.

    • @m.woodsrobinson9244
      @m.woodsrobinson9244 3 года назад +27

      They don't call the rich the "upper crust" for nothing! Lol

  • @awalters1013
    @awalters1013 3 года назад +8

    We’re all lying to ourselves if we act like this woman didn’t carry us through this entire pandemic.

  • @akhan224
    @akhan224 3 года назад +1

    Love love love these videos. So glad they decided to bring Mrs Crocombe back. She was being sorely missed.

  • @jamsrjp
    @jamsrjp 3 года назад +909

    We decided to stop using children around 12 for labor and get the older ones instead.

    • @princevesperal
      @princevesperal 3 года назад +282

      Victorian 12-year-olds: "I just got out of school and cannot get a job because I lack experience, but how can I get experience if no one will give me my first job?"

    • @harrietfishlow685
      @harrietfishlow685 3 года назад +45

      Less affluent family hired them

    • @paulasimson4939
      @paulasimson4939 3 года назад +45

      They may have been gaining some skills by helping their mother around the house to cook and clean.

    • @princevesperal
      @princevesperal 3 года назад +83

      @@paulasimson4939 Ha, yes! The famous "Victorian unpaid internship"!

    • @livingdeadgirl5691
      @livingdeadgirl5691 3 года назад +6

      @@princevesperal Wait, how long do you have to wait until they pay you?

  • @kalliste01
    @kalliste01 3 года назад +296

    Sucks to be a servant "here's your soggy pastry, enjoy!"

    • @solatiumz
      @solatiumz 3 года назад +30

      Steamed pudding pastry is actually moist, kind of like a sponge-pastry.

    • @user-cr7mm8ol1f
      @user-cr7mm8ol1f 3 года назад +25

      I know, looked god-awful to me, but I suppose I shouldn't judge without trying :)

    • @Xebelan
      @Xebelan 3 года назад +51

      It's like a giant dumpling with the meat and gravy on the inside. it's not gross.

    • @gawainethefirst
      @gawainethefirst 3 года назад +3

      Could the same ingredients and similar prep be used to make a rabbit pie?

    • @hetrodoxly1203
      @hetrodoxly1203 3 года назад +10

      Hot water pastry's lovely, being a servant in a big house was a better life than most, you got fed, had a bed to sleep in and clean clothes.

  • @Pluvillion
    @Pluvillion 3 года назад +3

    "For this recipe you will need..." will forever be a quote that I will remember in the future. Thank you, Ms. Avis Crocombe.

  • @samg461a
    @samg461a 3 года назад +1

    Lol her kitchen aid this episode was cute. Just a little too excited to be bringing her rabbit and taking away the dishes 😂

  • @benjamins4699
    @benjamins4699 3 года назад +71

    and since this is a *rabbit* pie, i'll add some feet for decoration

    • @solatiumz
      @solatiumz 3 года назад +1

      Rabbit feet are lucky charms, why would you add them to the pudding? Also the fur would be used for gloves etc. I think the bones could be used to make glue from.

    • @benjamins4699
      @benjamins4699 3 года назад +9

      @@solatiumz In her pigeon pie recipe she adds pigeon feet for decoration!

  • @user-cr7mm8ol1f
    @user-cr7mm8ol1f 3 года назад +332

    Poor lower servants don't even get a browning!!!!!!!!

    • @riccaromano5557
      @riccaromano5557 3 года назад +27

      why would you waste the oven space, or even fuel on the lower servants?

    • @misssmargo
      @misssmargo 3 года назад +3

      LMFAO

    • @camc6864
      @camc6864 3 года назад +3

      But a roasting is always provided.

    • @weaponofmassconstruction1940
      @weaponofmassconstruction1940 2 года назад +1

      Give them a browning or you'll get the Browning 🔫

  • @theredrobin9402
    @theredrobin9402 2 года назад +9

    (Dr) Annie literally representing all of us with the fangirling over helping Mrs Crocombe

  • @riviell
    @riviell 3 года назад +2

    Annie grinning so hard... All of us fan-girling with her!

  • @olgastelle8072
    @olgastelle8072 3 года назад +216

    Almost dropped my cup of tea from excitement over the notification 😂

  • @noahcount7132
    @noahcount7132 3 года назад +69

    One hopes Mrs. Crocombe is as appreciated at Audley End as she is by her viewers/fans here on youtube.

  • @medschool8522
    @medschool8522 3 года назад +7

    So we’re just gonna ignore little Hops and his friend on the counter... lol

  • @emilyheisler2143
    @emilyheisler2143 3 года назад

    I am so happy to see a new episode! Legitimately squealed with joy to see Mrs.Crocombe again!

  • @MizzKittyBichon
    @MizzKittyBichon 3 года назад +417

    The 34 dislikes were all from rabbits. One of them was Bugs Bunny.

    • @bornana269
      @bornana269 3 года назад +10

      Bold of you to assume Bugs Bunny wouldnt enjoy this.

    • @tmalfieri1
      @tmalfieri1 3 года назад +7

      And Peter Cottontail

    • @MizzKittyBichon
      @MizzKittyBichon 3 года назад +3

      I forgot to mention that Mr. Herriman (from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) also disliked this video.

    • @disneyprincess1903
      @disneyprincess1903 3 года назад +3

      Some are from Snow White and Aurora. The princesses who love rabbits

    • @janetabbot46
      @janetabbot46 3 года назад +4

      Jessica Rabbit's fanbois showing up in those dislikes

  • @cxarli
    @cxarli 3 года назад +88

    I particularly like the episodes where we get some commentary from Mrs. Crocombe that gives us insight into what life was like at Audley End-and in England more generally-during this period. It's interesting to see how customs and mores have evolved.

  • @MistressGlowWorm
    @MistressGlowWorm 3 года назад +2

    Mrs. Crocombe is back and so is the shade!!!

  • @thisisyang820
    @thisisyang820 3 года назад

    Mrs. Crocombe's Victorian way cookery videos is sooooooooooo relaxing! Thank you for a new upload!

  • @yaimamartinez9576
    @yaimamartinez9576 3 года назад +60

    I was looking at the rabbits at the beginning 😲, and then I read "children stock" 😱😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @bookworm_braider3008
      @bookworm_braider3008 3 года назад +10

      wouldn't be the strangest ingredient to appear in a Victorian cookbook

  • @Llxxeclai770
    @Llxxeclai770 3 года назад +210

    No one:
    English:BOILED THE PUDDING

    • @keirahenry8197
      @keirahenry8197 3 года назад +11

      We need to stop boiling from being a method of cooking

    • @DrCuriensapprentice
      @DrCuriensapprentice 3 года назад +5

      Don’t the Chinese and polish boil their dumplings into soggy parcels?

    • @it_buddy
      @it_buddy 3 года назад +12

      That's what 'pudding' meant at the time, a boiled or steamed dish.

    • @__Hanasei__Levinus__
      @__Hanasei__Levinus__ 3 года назад +3

      @@keirahenry8197 then we will not have stews LOL

    • @keirahenry8197
      @keirahenry8197 3 года назад +1

      @@__Hanasei__Levinus__ I am perfectly fine with sacrificing stews for the sake of injustice

  • @fluffywuffykinsies
    @fluffywuffykinsies 2 года назад +5

    Never thought I’d crave rabbit pudding in my life. I want to try this so badly. Looks so good🤤

  • @p0up0un3
    @p0up0un3 3 года назад

    Always so peaceful to watch Mrs Crocombe cooks with her maid Annie 😊

  • @bels3873
    @bels3873 3 года назад +36

    Mrs Crocombe is here to save 2021.

  • @mamadragon2581
    @mamadragon2581 3 года назад +44

    YAY!
    I will admit to freaking out over the rabbits, but when Annie dashed in all bouncy and eager, my son actually stopped his video game to ask what I was laughing about. Believe me, that takes some doing to distract him.

  • @kitchenmom
    @kitchenmom 3 года назад +1

    Love the video, recipe and the lovely kitchen "help". As always a pleasure to watch Mrs Crocombe being amazing.

  • @neptunians
    @neptunians 3 года назад +4

    I didn't expect to see the actual rabbit, so I am a little bit shocked right now a.kfjakl-fja

  • @meee4217
    @meee4217 3 года назад +79

    Watching the rabbit meat mixture thinking, to myself, pretend it’s chicken, pretend it’s chicken...

    • @miradfalco251
      @miradfalco251 3 года назад +10

      I've swapped out chicken thighs in rabbit recipes. Had a bit of an experience back in the day, & bunny just isn't appetizing.

    • @karensiegel6669
      @karensiegel6669 2 года назад +1

      I have used rabbit in chicken casseroles many time. No one can tell the difference.

    • @karynwith-a-y6686
      @karynwith-a-y6686 2 года назад +1

      "Subterranean" chicken :)

  • @_fr.aa_
    @_fr.aa_ 3 года назад +32

    Even the servants have classes.

  • @ecyor9
    @ecyor9 3 года назад

    Nice to see you again Mrs. Crocombe and you too Annie.

  • @minun5
    @minun5 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for making videos even during the pandemic. May all of you are in good health.

  • @IsherSingh
    @IsherSingh 3 года назад +171

    Me: Reads the title
    Also Me: I’m sorry a *w h a t* pudding

    • @user-pc6ep7bq5g
      @user-pc6ep7bq5g 3 года назад +6

      if this ain't me

    • @lumoseo
      @lumoseo 3 года назад +17

      Rabbit was a very common dish in Europe back then! They say it's a very lean kind of meat. People still eat rabbit today, just not as often since we don't hunt very much.

    • @samuelsmith6281
      @samuelsmith6281 3 года назад +5

      Still regularly hunted in the UK, usually by lamping (going out a night with a bright light which the rabbits freeze giving a shooter enough time to plug thumper). Myxomatosis introduced into the rabbit population back in the sixties here to control rabbit numbers did much to diminish the popularity of rabbit meat though.

    • @terben7339
      @terben7339 3 года назад +4

      I know an older lady who still keeps rabbits at home for meat. She has done this all her life and she's in her 90s now. Myxomatosis and Calecivirus have made wild caught rabbit a rarity these days and farmed rabbit is illegal.

    • @jamiejoygatto
      @jamiejoygatto 3 года назад +6

      I live in Louisiana where French Creole and Cajun restaurants sometimes have rabbit tenderloin on the menu.

  • @veganchickienuggie5081
    @veganchickienuggie5081 3 года назад +3

    Am I the only American who absolutely adores this series?

    • @NokneesLooney
      @NokneesLooney 3 года назад +1

      Love her in Michigan.

    • @outinsider
      @outinsider 3 года назад +1

      Nope, loving from Ohio.

    • @jonesnori
      @jonesnori 3 года назад +1

      I suspect there are quite a lot of American followers. There seem to be comments from all over the world.

    • @ceciliahightower4918
      @ceciliahightower4918 Месяц назад

      Love it in Ohio, too.

  • @laartje24
    @laartje24 3 года назад

    Mrs Crocombe is back! Glad to have you back Mrs. I hope you and your colleagues find yourself to be in good health.

  • @hollibrooks7350
    @hollibrooks7350 3 года назад +2

    Omg I love these videos. So satisfying and just makes me have a warm, homey feeling.

  • @SwitchelSweets
    @SwitchelSweets 3 года назад +53

    I really appreciate you folx showing us the entire rabbit in this video. While most of us would probably get a processed rabbit from the market, it’s good to see how much closer cooks 100+ years ago were to the source of their meat

  • @paulasimson4939
    @paulasimson4939 3 года назад +15

    Your assistant is so eager and good natured, I'm sure she'll get on well in the kitchen!

  • @MA-fg6ts
    @MA-fg6ts 3 года назад

    I really enjoy these longer videos!

  • @Sarah-wf2bl
    @Sarah-wf2bl 3 года назад

    My day immediately gets better when I see a new Mrs. Crocombe video

  • @calamityjai99
    @calamityjai99 3 года назад +77

    Me: Ewww, rabbit??
    Also me: eats pizza rolls

    • @ax6356
      @ax6356 3 года назад +18

      rabbit is delicious

    • @melissasaint3283
      @melissasaint3283 3 года назад +10

      The only living thing that eating a pizza roll hurts
      is yourself.
      It's a very noble sacrifice.

    • @manonvernon8646
      @manonvernon8646 3 года назад +3

      @@melissasaint3283 lol ok how many rabbits died to produce the wheat for your pizza rolls?

    • @karensiegel6669
      @karensiegel6669 3 года назад +6

      We raised and butchered rabbits. The meat is delicious and is a nice change from poultry.

    • @idek7438
      @idek7438 3 года назад +5

      Rabbit is commonly eaten in my country and it's delicious

  • @SCSilk
    @SCSilk 3 года назад +39

    I’m a little disappointed they didn’t show her crimping the pastry. I don’t know why that act fascinates me so much.
    And I’m sad for the servants. I love a browned crust!

    • @pamelaramirez1678
      @pamelaramirez1678 3 года назад +1

      Maybe it's a hidden message to impulse the viewer to never be a servant? IDK

    • @psammiad
      @psammiad 2 года назад +1

      There's no point crimping a pudding that's covered tightly in cloth.

  • @marclegarreta3359
    @marclegarreta3359 3 года назад

    These videos are simply delightful! I tend to watch them several times! Bringing England and all its glory to New Mexico, USA.

  • @smn4481
    @smn4481 3 года назад

    I don't know why but Mrs.Crocombe's videos give me a sense of serendipity, calmness and happiness

  • @Monaco-fz4sk
    @Monaco-fz4sk 3 года назад +29

    MRS C IS THE ONLY THING GETTING ME THROUGH LOCKDOWN #3 ⚜️💖⚜️

  • @agimagi2158
    @agimagi2158 3 года назад +15

    Oh such an unexpected surprise!!! I came here so quickly!! And wow your rabbits look like the bunnies we would keep as pets... Poor BunBun dies to feed the servants and still gets insulted by Mrs Crocombe post mortem... But that's the shade we adore our queen for!!

  • @x1435
    @x1435 3 года назад +2

    Commenting so RUclips knows I appreciate this content!
    I also appreciate all the effort your entire team puts into these videos. They are calming, beautiful, and interesting! I like to complain about my 9-5, but at least I didn't start at 12 and spend most of my waking hours literally attending to other people... How different things can be!

  • @axyealyndrassil4335
    @axyealyndrassil4335 3 года назад +1

    The queen, has returned! Welcome back!