Deer Backstrap and Johnny Cakes Over a Campfire
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2024
- Deer backstop and Johnny cakes (corn bread) cooked over a campfire were two trail foods that Daniel Boone reportedly ate as he trekked west in 1779. One of his fellow trekkers was Peter Houston, then 18 years old, who remembered and wrote about the trip and the life of ole D. Boone. In this video, I take the kids out for a little trek and replicate one of the meals. Deer meat and Johnny Cakes are the focus of this one and I tried to replicate his cap description and fire making description. I hope you enjoy.
Many thanks to Jeff Pavlik for helping me navigate some recipes. The music is from D. Wiggins and is fantastic as always. And lastly thanks to my kids for putting up with my shorter temper at times while I work through my own perfectionism and bring history to life as best I can. It is my passion and I hope it resonates.
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Amazing video, well done! I love that the kids are so interested and enjoying themselves.
Thank you Gloria!
Great video. At least once a year I build a campfire in my yard and cook Johnny cakes and venison this way.
Been doing this for decades. One of my favorite time travel experiences.
Awesome! I’m a firm believer in those little moments over time being better than one good weekend.
reenacting food is always better than modern home food
Yes! With the occasional exception of scrambled eggs. Sometimes the ash and pan scrapings from last nights dinner are too much.
Made something similar but had bacon. Fried it up then fried the cakes in the grease. Delicious....need to find some more dry cured bacon though...
It's wonderful that you can get your kids involved. I'm sure they will have a better understanding of history as a result, not to mention the family time.
I hope to give them perspective and foundation to turn to as the world impacts them.
@@thedeerskindiary An important concept, beautifully stated.
You never disappoint, Anthony. Your reference to salt and it being a luxury really puts our modern world in perspective. Heck, a modern store has a thousand different hair products. Always a treat to see your beautiful family!
I appreciate your kind words and perspective my friend.
I live in south Georgia, and my grandmother's family, the Keenes, crossed over the Cumberland Gap with Daniel Boone ... They apparently a charter giving them permission to start the settlement of Keenesland, Kentucky, which the property later became the name of the famous horse race!!
That’s awesome!
Good show.
Thank you
Awesome video, good to see you getting the kids involved in your adventures!!
It’s an excuse to get out myself but don’t tell on me!
Glad to see the little ones in on the action , looks good keep it up . looking forward to seeing you guys down the road. Looking forward to trying your meal in our camp soon. Thanks
Absolutely!
Your children are really well behaved and having a blast!
It’s the magic of cinema! Lol
Now thats homemade a little history to go with it thanks
I appreciate it.
Thanks for another great informative, inspiring video. Going to have to join the experiment and give the cakes a try too. Awesome that you had the kids out helping too!
Thank you
What a great time out in the woods with the kids , thanks for the great information and video i will have to try these Jonny cakes .
Hope you enjoy!
Great video…it’s absolutely wonderful that you’re getting your kids involved! Bravo! 🙌🏼
Thank you.
Another great and informative video.
Thank you sir.
Anthony amazing viedo ..
I appreciate that immensely.
Good video. The "johnny cake" you show is quite close to what is known as "hot water cornbread". It was made only with corn meal, salt, and maybe some sugar. Cooked in a pan with the drippings from bacon or fatback/Salt pork. If you have not done so I also recommend the writings of George Sears aka "nessmuck" for other cooking ideas...
I’ll take a look at the book. Thank you!
Great video. What your showing is the food Travelers and hunters in the time period ate. The best way I have cooked the corn cakes is to put some flat stones in your fire pit and build your fire get rock hot put ashes from fire over rocks place cakes on ashes and put more ashes on top cakes and bake. Cakes will be done this way. I love another documentation of using char cloth to make a fire. Great stuff.
Thanks for sharing!
RUclips this video. History of hunting in Kentucky part 2
Will do!
Great video. Thanks for telling me about it.
I like the video however to add to it's depth I think an actual hunting video to show how the venison was acquired would be nice. There is one 18th century themed channel where the host actually hunts with a muzzleloader. There are so many longhunter themed living history channels that show cooking, fire starting, etc. but don't actually seem to trust their equipment for the real thing. I think that would be as authentic as possible.
Thanks for the feedback. It’s definitely one to try this fall. Maybe a turkey hunting video if I can this spring.
Johnny cakes should have been reflector baked in front of a large softwood flame whereas the venison broiled over coals.
Thanks for the suggestion!