Soup, Stew and Hash - 18th Century Soldier Cooking

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @kingslave021
    @kingslave021 5 лет назад +1977

    I'm starting to think this wasn't filmed in the 18th century.

    • @justagerman140
      @justagerman140 5 лет назад +115

      What maketh thou think?

    • @iac4357
      @iac4357 5 лет назад +65

      Correct. It was VIDEOED in the 18th century !

    • @saeedurrahman2056
      @saeedurrahman2056 5 лет назад +6

      @@iac4357 are you stupid back then they were no camera but is recording

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 5 лет назад +70

      You're right
      This is obviously early 19th century film

    • @saeedurrahman2056
      @saeedurrahman2056 5 лет назад +11

      @@CBRN-115 please right down your telephone number you will receive £5000/$5000

  • @xxDOTH3DEWxx
    @xxDOTH3DEWxx 6 лет назад +1890

    imagine being one of the few soldiers that could actually cook in a company, and how valuable he could be

    • @stoneblue1795
      @stoneblue1795 6 лет назад +289

      Kitchen skills might keep one's fanny out of the battle.....

    • @LordSadicus
      @LordSadicus 4 года назад +96

      Well I am a chef XD
      So I can hope for a job if war breaks out

    • @mckenzie.latham91
      @mckenzie.latham91 4 года назад +186

      yeah cooks and porters were very valuable for logistics for all military endeavors
      and many would also be experienced foragers and would know how and could instruct foragers to find and collect local herbs, plants and resources to add into their meals and pantries.

    • @kurtisblow2956
      @kurtisblow2956 4 года назад +109

      Well as they say " an army marches on their stomachs"

    • @hazard208
      @hazard208 4 года назад +35

      Imagine... you eat very good then you go back to shooting aww maan

  • @luska5522
    @luska5522 5 лет назад +1808

    Alright, lets get this out onto a tray. NICE!

    • @thedarklaird2387
      @thedarklaird2387 5 лет назад +56

      No gusset...hmm

    • @nickm5063
      @nickm5063 5 лет назад +119

      Nice hiss

    • @samdherring
      @samdherring 5 лет назад +132

      I see you too are a being of immense culture. Steve MRE would be proud

    • @beauwatson6820
      @beauwatson6820 5 лет назад +66

      Steve1989 would eat it if it was actually from way back then.

    • @BlueAndPINK666
      @BlueAndPINK666 4 года назад +90

      My people. Out of all of the millions of videos online, we find ourselves under the same ones.

  • @mr.perfect8746
    @mr.perfect8746 6 лет назад +86

    I think I figured out why this show is addictive. It's unpretentious. Anyone can relate to the simplicity, and the results don't have to be anything more than something you put in a bowl. The explanations are easy to remember and although I won't be doing them necessarily they are satisfying.

  • @kapilchhabria1727
    @kapilchhabria1727 5 лет назад +875

    General Washington to his men: "All right men! we shall make camp here, James, get to it, start soaking the salted pork! I wish to eat stew for dinner next week..."

  • @megapimpsword
    @megapimpsword 8 лет назад +2815

    Potatoes, boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew.

    • @strategery101
      @strategery101 7 лет назад +158

      what's taters??

    • @xAo2xSmurf
      @xAo2xSmurf 7 лет назад +70

      I prefer fish.

    • @alibobobaba1337
      @alibobobaba1337 7 лет назад +142

      Grand Moff Tarkin we likes them raw and wiggling

    • @xAo2xSmurf
      @xAo2xSmurf 7 лет назад +82

      alibobo baba
      They can all keep their nasty chips.

    • @elwolf8536
      @elwolf8536 6 лет назад +25

      You keep nasty tatties

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 8 лет назад +1307

    As long as the soldiers on both sides took the same time in preparation, the ensuing battles could be considered a fair fight. vis: "Put that musket down, I'm still browning the beef".

    • @AlbertChyn
      @AlbertChyn 8 лет назад +12

      Hahaha!

    • @caveman861
      @caveman861 8 лет назад +14

      Lol comedic gold!

    • @cessatiolux6250
      @cessatiolux6250 7 лет назад +81

      nlo114 That happened. Gentlemen Wars were a serious ordeal, mostly.

    • @huhhuh2035
      @huhhuh2035 7 лет назад +8

      Ha ha was just thinking the same thing

    • @summer-np6fx
      @summer-np6fx 6 лет назад +2

      nlo114 😂

  • @lonwulf0
    @lonwulf0 8 лет назад +1149

    the reason they did throw bread, was that more often than not thr bread was stale and very hard. your bread appears to be fresh and very soft, so no need to throw it in.

    • @OttoFazzl
      @OttoFazzl 8 лет назад +188

      Very nice addition to the context.

    • @KossolaxtheForesworn
      @KossolaxtheForesworn 7 лет назад +102

      bread hard like life.

    • @9f81rsd00
      @9f81rsd00 7 лет назад +61

      The term would be hardtack. It's basically preserved bread.

    • @MsXizan
      @MsXizan 7 лет назад +86

      Sometimes they threw it in to thicken the stew.

    • @andymetternich7453
      @andymetternich7453 7 лет назад +11

      The French have a bread soup where fresh bread(Not necessarily hard)can be used

  • @merindymorgenson3184
    @merindymorgenson3184 3 года назад +298

    What a difference in camera quality and editing 9 years makes. Don’t get me wrong, this is still great, but I just came to it after watching a recent posting, and the improvement in quality is remarkable. Congratulations both for this enjoyable and educational episode, as well as the continued dedication to improvement you and your team have demonstrated in your newer episodes.

    • @Gabriel8w
      @Gabriel8w 3 года назад +33

      I mean no offense here mate but the 18th century is way more back then 9 years

    • @merindymorgenson3184
      @merindymorgenson3184 3 года назад +8

      @@Gabriel8w 😀

    • @MargaritaMagdalena
      @MargaritaMagdalena 2 года назад +6

      I don't see any difference with today's videos.

    • @adamshannon
      @adamshannon Год назад

      Jon is always too close to the camera here lol, bless him.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Год назад

      @@MargaritaMagdalena true, even back in the day I was amazed by his production quality. This seems like something on PBS or similar professional network

  • @nonyabeeznuss304
    @nonyabeeznuss304 4 года назад +112

    swear to god, that split pea soup recipe was like almost 1 for 1 what my grandma used to make. I still make it time to time and think of her while my kids eat it, so I tell em where I learned it from until they get tired pf hearin it.

  • @maitlando1645
    @maitlando1645 8 лет назад +460

    I dont know how someone could give this vid the tumbs down. Really appreciated this historical stuff guys, love from Canada.

    • @SVanTha
      @SVanTha 8 лет назад +32

      hippies...hippies downvote anything related to the military.

    • @NunyaDammeBiznis
      @NunyaDammeBiznis 8 лет назад +33

      Not so. This hippy love anything to do with cooking. I love this channel.

    • @dominikmendez3563
      @dominikmendez3563 8 лет назад +1

      +Anonymous
      indeed.

    • @snowflakemelter1172
      @snowflakemelter1172 8 лет назад +16

      +Anonymous murder is illegal, therefore there is no such thing as legalised murder, you are an idiot.

    • @skullduggery8514
      @skullduggery8514 7 лет назад

      Oh how deep and original you are

  • @DAman69ize1
    @DAman69ize1 6 лет назад +21

    You’re so calming to watch, the people that you spend time with must love you

  • @fuge74
    @fuge74 8 лет назад +282

    i was playing dragon-age, and after seeing you finished stew and soup i finally get the joke the make about "fereldon cooking", which is based on English cooking, of throwing everything in a pot until it is a uniform gray color.

  • @diydrivenGA
    @diydrivenGA 5 лет назад +454

    probably why the chef was such an important position....the situation would go south real quick if the chef got shot first.

    • @skankhunts42
      @skankhunts42 5 лет назад +40

      Michael Walker prick

    • @Fireslanga1
      @Fireslanga1 5 лет назад +3

      @Michael Walker i loved this lol hahaha i love the comment sectiond

    • @gummgumm3120
      @gummgumm3120 4 года назад +7

      Michael Walker why do have to be Mexican

    • @fuzztsimmers3415
      @fuzztsimmers3415 4 года назад +8

      @@gummgumm3120 cause they work for less than an american will then they take all the money out of the country to mexico. that is why.

    • @gummgumm3120
      @gummgumm3120 4 года назад

      fuzztsimmers 3 oh okay

  • @jorisbolhuis8483
    @jorisbolhuis8483 4 года назад +21

    This was my first Townsends video. Feeling double nostalgic both about a past that I have lived and one that I have not.

  • @ricocori2447
    @ricocori2447 8 лет назад +471

    Hope the enemy is kind enough to let it simmer those last 15min

    • @gadunka888
      @gadunka888 8 лет назад +94

      "Don't shoot! The beef is still browning!"

    • @Star-ie8br
      @Star-ie8br 6 лет назад +5

      Lol! This is great

    • @SonofSethoitae
      @SonofSethoitae 6 лет назад +16

      Given army conventions during the 18th century, yes they would be.

    • @saber2802
      @saber2802 5 лет назад +38

      "Are those brits ready yet? We ate and we're ready to fight."
      "No sir, they're still browning the meat, at this point we might as well eat at the enemies camp for dinner."
      @@SonofSethoitae

    • @commondirtbagz7130
      @commondirtbagz7130 5 лет назад +2

      David Bacon we don’t need you educating us about eating our meats

  • @PieKlan
    @PieKlan 8 лет назад +1092

    "While our soups and stews are simmering here, lets start the hash" *lights fat ass blunt*

  • @jack1701e
    @jack1701e 3 года назад +26

    It may not look all too appetising but if you're out in the cold and rain, tired from a long march carrying the kit a soldier then carried I bet it was a very welcome meal!

  • @Pieces_Of_Eight
    @Pieces_Of_Eight 4 года назад +12

    All three dishes look delicious, and I can only imagine how savory the hash tastes with the fire adding smokey flavoring. Going to have to give that a try first, cheers to another marvelous video!

  • @ridgebackwoolfe4935
    @ridgebackwoolfe4935 6 лет назад +11

    I love old style cooking. These remind me of dishes my grandma used to cook.

  • @kiba3x
    @kiba3x 8 лет назад +1294

    Except of the vinegar, that`s how we cook soup or stew in Bulgaria. I guess we are in 17 century still :)))

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 8 лет назад +72

      It's also how we in Norway cook _lapskaus_, which is essentially the same thing, though sometimes the meat is boiled instead of browned. =)

    • @chuckthelumberjack
      @chuckthelumberjack 8 лет назад +39

      Boiled Meat..

    • @kiba3x
      @kiba3x 8 лет назад +57

      chuckthelumberjack Actually if you boil it on low temperature with enough time it become very delicious.

    • @awaketogrey
      @awaketogrey 8 лет назад +64

      +chuckithelumberjack what's wrong with boiled meat? whenever i make stew/soup i always brown the meat first, but that doesn't mean that boiled meat is automatically bad. one of my favorite korean foods is bo-ssam (basically boiled pork belly wraps), and it's fucking delicious.

    • @chuckthelumberjack
      @chuckthelumberjack 8 лет назад +29

      I guess I just have this image of a raw unseasoned steak in boiling water

  • @roundingcorners
    @roundingcorners 8 лет назад +976

    im surprised theres still daylight when the food was done

    • @kleebgaming5209
      @kleebgaming5209 8 лет назад +59

      +roundingcorners he started at 9:30 AM XD

    • @KingCajete
      @KingCajete 8 лет назад +46

      +roundingcorners Lol my initial thought was "Damn... another 15 minutes?? This takes a long time..."

    • @jesustheres
      @jesustheres 8 лет назад +114

      +roundingcorners Im starting to get hungry, let's just boil these beans for 3 hours

    • @roundingcorners
      @roundingcorners 8 лет назад +20

      and lets lay in wool all day in this humidity

    • @TheEarthCreature
      @TheEarthCreature 8 лет назад +13

      +jesustheres That's why everything was prepared early.

  • @ldive
    @ldive 5 лет назад +268

    Though I’m not American or British, I was watching British Heritage when I thought “hmm... let me see if Americans made a historical RUclips channel” and found you! Thanks for the quality content. 😂

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 4 года назад +4

      yes, Americans have made every kind of RUclips channel, before anyone else ever has. Americans also invented the internet and RUclips itself. Were you aware of those facts?

    • @ldive
      @ldive 4 года назад +25

      @@tynao2029 ??

    • @josephfowler5728
      @josephfowler5728 4 года назад +3

      They’ve done some cooperations together, really interesting stuff.

    • @AliFareedMC
      @AliFareedMC 3 года назад +3

      @@JG-ge3ui sorry ARPANet was developed by the US Military before WWW

    • @elcapitan9141
      @elcapitan9141 3 года назад +7

      @@tynao2029 lol Nationalism at its finest

  • @yuricopperhooves
    @yuricopperhooves 4 года назад +155

    At 1:00 am, my brain: Yeah this is the best time to know more about how people made food back in the 18th century.

    • @87edrag
      @87edrag 3 года назад +1

      glad i'm not the only one. but why, brain?

    • @highlandwinterwolf8589
      @highlandwinterwolf8589 3 года назад +1

      yup, this or cat/dog videos. usually where I end up on late night youtube binge watching

    • @Marlaina
      @Marlaina 3 года назад +1

      Psh. I watch this channel any time of day.

    • @Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97
      @Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97 3 года назад

      @@87edrag Because brains don't believe in conformity, only efficiency.

    • @daeneryssiut
      @daeneryssiut 2 года назад

      It's literally 1:11 rn

  • @maliyahnnathansadventures3649
    @maliyahnnathansadventures3649 5 лет назад +1

    Hi we’re here to support your channel and we will be watching you guys from all the way from London 🇬🇧

  • @Foolery_Tom
    @Foolery_Tom 4 года назад +13

    Wow. I had no clue this channel was going for this long! Watching a channel's growth over time is very interesting.

  • @FrikInCasualMode
    @FrikInCasualMode 8 лет назад +306

    Add a bit more water, some cubed bacon and some flour mixed with still boiling melted pork fat to that pea stew, and you will have polish "Military pea soup" :) It should be so thick, a spoon would stand upright in it. Of course now our army eats more refined dishes. But it is a traditional and still beloved staple of any military celebration in the field, prepared for the civilians in mobile field kitchens in mass quantities. We do have civilian versions of this soup of course - they are a lot less extreme :D

    • @townsends
      @townsends  8 лет назад +106

      A good thick soup is the way I like it.

    • @eggheadusa
      @eggheadusa 8 лет назад +9

      Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. I didn't know you are homosexual

    • @CmdrMander
      @CmdrMander 8 лет назад +35

      On this episode, we, uh, will be showing you the proper method for conducting a cannon volley in an eighteenth century manner. Egghead, ah, USA has volunteered his house for the testing range. Now when you pack in the grapeshot you want to be sure to have the inside of the barrel cleaned of any black powder residue from any previous firings...

    • @davidbacon9223
      @davidbacon9223 7 лет назад +10

      .....(EggHeadUSA) do you wanna eat or do you wanna starve?.....

    • @tomatoface12
      @tomatoface12 7 лет назад +13

      EggHeadUSA childish

  • @jordanp2445
    @jordanp2445 8 лет назад +619

    I love the show! But, have a really hard time not laughing when I see someone dressed like this say, "Don't forget to follow us on FaceBook". Haha :)

    • @the-chillian
      @the-chillian 8 лет назад +198

      Well, if he'd said instead, "Neglect ye not to hie yourselves after us upon the Book of Faces," no one would know what the hell he was talking about.

    • @TheDieselbutterfly
      @TheDieselbutterfly 8 лет назад +15

      +Lytrigian thats funny

    • @OttoFazzl
      @OttoFazzl 8 лет назад +6

      I need translation!

    • @joek4377
      @joek4377 6 лет назад +7

      As long as he doesn't say " Party on dudes" lol Bill and Ted's excellent adventure

    • @daveroberts936
      @daveroberts936 6 лет назад +8

      It would be funnier if pulled a cellphone out to answer a call!

  • @VadeInSpiritu
    @VadeInSpiritu Год назад +3

    lol watching this after 11 years he seems so much more confident and energetic now. It’s good to see how this has grown

  • @Bearbytez
    @Bearbytez 3 года назад +1

    9 years ago. And every bit the same phenomenal quality as today's episodes. Amazing.

  • @Proggish
    @Proggish 8 лет назад +4

    I'm going to show this to my roommate, I feel like this is something we could enjoy! Thanks for sharing the recipes and also the small bit of history!

  • @johnlambert8929
    @johnlambert8929 10 лет назад +4

    wow all three meals look fantastic! will be cooking this when camping!! and as always thank you for keep this part of our culinary history alive..#1 fan

  • @Eiladel
    @Eiladel 5 лет назад +292

    "While our stews and soups are simmering here let's start the hash"
    *lights blunt*

    • @Justin-A-Carter
      @Justin-A-Carter 5 лет назад +1

      Lol wow

    • @lonelegendlegend967
      @lonelegendlegend967 5 лет назад +11

      Comment of the 18th Century

    • @lestersloan2758
      @lestersloan2758 5 лет назад +1

      Puff puff pass!

    • @movinon1242
      @movinon1242 4 года назад +5

      Literal copy-paste of another comment in video.
      ruclips.net/video/fKNGPMefJ_A/видео.html&lc=UggeAmfj9u3neXgCoAEC
      At least comment on a different video when stealing jokes...

    • @genericwhitemale6089
      @genericwhitemale6089 4 года назад

      pat party putting hash in a blunt lol

  • @TheNorseman84
    @TheNorseman84 6 лет назад +3

    Man I love this keep the videos comming, I remember in elementary they had guy come out and make our lunch like this, thanks for the flash back man very educational

  • @sirdudeman6106
    @sirdudeman6106 3 года назад +1

    Over a million followers now John. All your hard work and creative videos payed off. Thank you sir

  • @mcpheonixx
    @mcpheonixx 8 лет назад +293

    I hate split pea soup but that stew looks delicious. I bet it would go great with some slightly spicy sausage.

    • @Scorpion23341
      @Scorpion23341 6 лет назад +10

      Awwyeahboy No. just no

    • @marielcarey4288
      @marielcarey4288 6 лет назад +17

      Y o u M e a n C h o r i z o ?
      Thanks whoever liked this. The spacing was because some autist in my school kept nagging us that the spicy sausage from economics class was chorizo

    • @MrHorse-ll5mk
      @MrHorse-ll5mk 6 лет назад +2

      Portuguese sausage would be killer!

    • @nicetightsize8jeans
      @nicetightsize8jeans 6 лет назад +4

      mcpheonixx split pea is my paycheck to paycheck soup lol

    • @maggiesmith2600
      @maggiesmith2600 6 лет назад +4

      Soup that is just peas and water is horrible, but it can be improved greatly by adding diced onion, sliced carrots and some bits of ham, if you have them. Also, I like it fairly thick: one cup of peas to three cups of water.

  • @yourogrelord
    @yourogrelord 2 года назад +3

    Amazing that this is 10 years old, you’ve been at it a long time and I love all the content you’ve produced

  • @nightcritterz
    @nightcritterz 6 лет назад +27

    I get a PBS feeling from this channel, I love it.

  • @daoyang223
    @daoyang223 4 года назад +47

    It's nice to see that the Government funded 79 trillion dollars to the James Townsend project to bring forth a time traveling machine. The machine, in which he uses, to bring us these pure, unadulterated, recipe videos from the 18th century.

    • @jsteel89
      @jsteel89 3 года назад +1

      Do you really think they spend $20000 on a toilet seat $30000 on a hammer?

    • @NeilCWCampbell
      @NeilCWCampbell Год назад +1

      We at the lake can neither confirm or deny the existence of an alien time machine

  • @contact3604
    @contact3604 5 лет назад +3

    Fascinating!
    Thank you so much for sharing these type of videos!
    Much appreciated.
    Moira
    From England.

  • @Donewithcounting
    @Donewithcounting 8 лет назад +36

    This is my new favorite channel!!! All the food looks so interesting and ironically really good!
    I'm sure much better for us than the poor soldiers who had to eat it.
    I'll be telling everyone about this channel!! :)

    • @townsends
      @townsends  8 лет назад +9

      Thank you for sharing our channel and thanks for watching!

    • @TheAaronChand
      @TheAaronChand Год назад

      ​@@townsends if I was alive in the 18th century and in America somehow since my ansctors where from India. Hindustan I would add some spices from India peppercorn cloves Masla cumin.

  • @zachb8012
    @zachb8012 6 лет назад +5

    I feel like you'd be pretty dang lucky to know someone who cooked like this in the 18th century. I bet most dishes weren't timeless bangers like he's made here. You could make this 200 years in the future and it'd still earn complements to the chef.

  • @TheSamba37
    @TheSamba37 3 года назад +4

    I love coming back to these older episodes. It's great seeing how much you've improved without drastically changing your presentation and overall format. Many years of consistency all while managing to keep it interesting.

  • @MarchingGrrl
    @MarchingGrrl 6 лет назад

    This has been a fantastic resource for writing stories set a long time ago. Really appreciate it.

  • @Max-pi3yx
    @Max-pi3yx 4 месяца назад

    Got here from the salt pork video, continuously impressed and fascinated by the research you’ve done and the care you’ve taken to share these old cooking details, thank you so much!!

  • @princessrose17
    @princessrose17 7 лет назад +39

    looks yummy, but i would personally use the pork in the split pea soup.... love split pea soup with ham. then use the beef in the hash :)

    • @wullymc1
      @wullymc1 6 лет назад +3

      That makes more sense.

  • @MrAzrancher
    @MrAzrancher 10 лет назад +12

    I like these videos, and especially the attention to detail. Great job!!

  • @odopemanttv
    @odopemanttv 5 лет назад +145

    Scrolling past all the scientific and educational ted talks
    * Sees man cooking in 18th century clothes *
    Me: You have sparked my curiosity

    • @dyveira
      @dyveira 3 года назад +4

      I mean that's why I clicked. I'm so bored of the glut of gaming videos and tech videos. It's more interesting to see someone do something unique that they enjoy.

    • @dragonbones3885
      @dragonbones3885 3 года назад +2

      It's nice this channel gets the love it deserves

    • @Marlaina
      @Marlaina 3 года назад +2

      His hands on approach and larping is way more interesting than a stuffy ted talk.

  • @mosedavid1
    @mosedavid1 6 лет назад

    With all the nastiness on the internet it's lovely to find your channel. Really. So nice and unpolluted.

  • @NotJoseO
    @NotJoseO 6 лет назад +28

    At first I thought he was going to stir the soup with the log he used on the fire hahah

  • @dracomalfoy1290
    @dracomalfoy1290 7 лет назад +152

    I'm gonna try to impress my mom by cooking her and my little brother a meal... and I'm using mainly recipes from your series.

  • @pelementmaker
    @pelementmaker 8 лет назад +6

    the cooking equipment on your website and the video is fantastic!

  • @Scrap-vp9fp
    @Scrap-vp9fp 4 года назад +33

    Police: sir what is this powder in your pocket
    John: it’s my spice pack I swear

    • @a-pizza-pie
      @a-pizza-pie 3 года назад +1

      Nooo! Don't confiscate that! It's my beloved nutmeg!

    • @Volterrix
      @Volterrix 3 года назад

      @@a-pizza-pie AHHH NO, not my Saffron

  • @infoscholar5221
    @infoscholar5221 3 года назад

    I'm finding the older catalog now, of this, one of the absolute best history-related Channels on RUclips.

  • @Wattablast50
    @Wattablast50 6 лет назад

    Simple recipes for much simpler times. Thanks so much for sharing these with us!

  • @terraaustralisincognito3692
    @terraaustralisincognito3692 2 года назад +5

    6:18 “It may not look great…”
    Are you kidding? I wanted that on my plate the moment I saw it! It was the one that looked the most appetizing to me out of the other dishes in the video.

  • @Steve17010
    @Steve17010 8 лет назад +33

    West Point cadets of the early 1800's often made hash late at night (after hours). The future General William Tecumsah Sherman was said to be a excellent hash maker.

    • @dorianphilotheates3769
      @dorianphilotheates3769 5 лет назад +7

      Steve17010 - He always did have a way of stirring things up over an open fire 🔥 and just giving them a good scorching...

  • @Alexden96Channel
    @Alexden96Channel 4 года назад +26

    soldier 1: "Whot we havin' tonight?"
    soldier 2: "The Green Death"
    soldier 1: "The. WHOT."

  • @russellrlf
    @russellrlf Год назад

    Every so often, I go back and watch the early episodes. It reminds me why I am addicted to this channel.

  • @BenRK90
    @BenRK90 10 месяцев назад +1

    I love that this channel went from soft advertising of your online store to a powerhouse of American history.

  • @jordanmiles2900
    @jordanmiles2900 8 лет назад +106

    Any particular reason the stew would have such a daunting name as "The Green Death?"

    • @jackiekarr3430
      @jackiekarr3430 8 лет назад +3

      +Jordan Miles I'm curious as well.

    • @FrLawRE
      @FrLawRE 8 лет назад

      Why?

    • @ashjackson6798
      @ashjackson6798 8 лет назад +31

      babbattaDAdentist: It is obvious that you know exactly what feces tastes like.
      *Bon Appétit,* O scat muncher!

    • @bobpope2990
      @bobpope2990 6 лет назад +9

      without refrigeration thats what it becomes after several day,i know, i'm a single bachelor LOL

    • @AnArChRiStxseditio
      @AnArChRiStxseditio 5 лет назад +13

      Pulses that were stored poorly on ships could become mouldy/rancid or take on bad flavours or become infested with insect larvae. Add some salt pork that may have been sketchy to begin with and you can imagine the flavour would have been waxy, oxidised and very off putting, hence the name i imagine

  • @354sd
    @354sd 5 лет назад +3

    Only recently found this great chap love it

  • @yaoloh8302
    @yaoloh8302 4 года назад +6

    i love how he use 18th century measurements to add the immersion

  • @Moroni108
    @Moroni108 3 года назад

    Channels on RUclips could not get any classier than Townsends! Great content, professionalism, quality of filming and producing, educational and you can clearly see that this man is of exceptional character who lives his life with the highest levels of values, principles and concern for his fellow human beings. thank you for you videos Townsends!! I really like that carbon steel frying pan!!

  • @chocothemagnificent1019
    @chocothemagnificent1019 3 года назад

    Mr. Townsend is always positive, informative and interesting!

  • @kmd9999
    @kmd9999 7 лет назад +22

    That 2 prong fork looks challenging!

    • @stoneblue1795
      @stoneblue1795 6 лет назад +9

      It's first a close-quarters weapon, then a kitchen utensil.

    • @lookoutpiano8877
      @lookoutpiano8877 5 лет назад +7

      @@stoneblue1795 Either that or you use it tune a piano.

  • @Bluemage014
    @Bluemage014 8 лет назад +20

    Why do you not have more views? You need more views. This channel is wonderful!!! You've combined my two favorite things of all time, history and food!! I'm going to help by sharing. I need to try some of these recipes, they look so good!!!

    • @davidbacon9223
      @davidbacon9223 7 лет назад +3

      .....(lol) i don't think i've ever really considered mixing food with history! it's opening a whole new depth for me! :-0

  • @kamikazenights58
    @kamikazenights58 3 года назад +4

    You are as wholesome as the foods you recreate for us 🙌💕

  • @kyleboland1820
    @kyleboland1820 4 года назад

    Thanks so much. I love all of these old recipes.

  • @daphnereloaded3480
    @daphnereloaded3480 6 лет назад +1

    This is my favorite channel of all time.

  • @greylady2690
    @greylady2690 5 лет назад +3

    It continually amazes me the things that soldiers apparently had access to. My favorite is the herb bundle that apparently They Carried around all the time

  • @cityboy9301
    @cityboy9301 3 года назад +3

    Sounds like my weekly shopping list...
    Soup
    Stew
    Hash
    Chocolate hobnobs
    Rizlas
    3 litre bottle of coke
    Coke
    14 pot Noddles.

  • @romeoporkka3612
    @romeoporkka3612 3 года назад +4

    That peasoup was extremely interesting. Up to this date we eat a very similar dish in Finland.

  • @greensquall2264
    @greensquall2264 4 года назад +1

    This is the only RUclips channel I know that has a print catalog lol and I love it. Carry on.

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 4 года назад

    I get more and more cooking ideas every time I watch your videos - Thanks!

  • @JB-THC
    @JB-THC 5 лет назад +16

    5:16 boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew

  • @Cherrybums-i5g
    @Cherrybums-i5g 8 лет назад +476

    I'd rather have a good, hearty stew than have a greasy burger

    • @Maxsfable
      @Maxsfable 8 лет назад +28

      You can make any cut delicious with a good stew

    • @Wilson2005WAW
      @Wilson2005WAW 6 лет назад +2

      Agree

    • @Quincius
      @Quincius 6 лет назад +2

      Agreed!

    • @dd.4910
      @dd.4910 6 лет назад +52

      Burgers aren't greasy, they are grilled you dumb sweaty turd burglar.

    • @lordsonnyxixi
      @lordsonnyxixi 6 лет назад +4

      yeah this all looks better than what average americans eat at fast food places

  • @danem2215
    @danem2215 5 лет назад +18

    This is one of those channels that would be fun to watch high. Some guy dressed up like Washington cooking outside for 3 hours, eating hash with half a twisted hanger and pulling leaves out of a mint tin. Wild

  • @MatthewWalkerLothian
    @MatthewWalkerLothian Год назад

    I’m 26 years old, your typical guy at this age, definitely never been into any sort of nerdy 1800s cooking channel but I find myself watching your videos in full every time I see them, I don’t cook even modern days meals other than basics let alone anything from the 1800s but something about your channel makes watching your content so enjoyable so thanks for that - even at night, this channel is the perfect way to end the night and get myself to bed

  • @forevenant7775
    @forevenant7775 5 лет назад

    I love the way you do your videos.
    Brings me to that place in time
    Thank you for a great video.
    Never regret watching your videos

  • @Pennybridgarn
    @Pennybridgarn 8 лет назад +334

    boil em, mash em.. stick them in a stew
    Samwise Gamgee - 2002

    • @MidnightSvn
      @MidnightSvn 7 лет назад +11

      oh my god...that rhymes

    • @acrustykrab
      @acrustykrab 6 лет назад +7

      Anzu Wyliei No, Martin Freeman was Bilbo in the Hobbit trilogy. Samwise Gamgee was played by Sean Astin.

    • @bugzyhardrada3168
      @bugzyhardrada3168 6 лет назад

      Timo
      Lol
      My thoughts exactly mate

    • @GonzoTehGreat
      @GonzoTehGreat 6 лет назад +4

      The salted pork is particularly good!

    • @notsure6187
      @notsure6187 5 лет назад

      give it to us raw, and wrrrrrigling!

  • @ragnkja
    @ragnkja 8 лет назад +10

    No surprise, but this reminds me of Norwegian _lapskaus_, which is a thick stew made from meat (often salted) and vegetables, and essentially a thicker version of the clear meat and vegetable soup. (Indeed, the main difference between soup and lapskaus is usually how much the potatoes fall apart while cooking.) Thyme works very well in this dish, whether it ends up being a soup or a stew.

    • @TheLobstersoup
      @TheLobstersoup 8 лет назад +1

      Interesting. Here in Northern Germany "Labskaus" is a weird dish made from mashed potatoes and red beet, herring and a fried egg ^^ Tastes pretty good, but looks like someone threw up a bloody mess ;) I guess this dish is somewhat Norwegian, then, as it seems untypical for Germany. Interesting though that your lapskaus is a stew, basically.

    • @SomeUrbanNinja
      @SomeUrbanNinja 8 лет назад

      Herring sounds very Scandinavian :D

    • @su-100isbetterthanjagdpant4
      @su-100isbetterthanjagdpant4 7 лет назад

      norwegian lapskaus is good.

  • @adeadgirl13
    @adeadgirl13 5 лет назад +11

    How did they record this in the 18th century? Time travel is real!

    • @Zourkoskey
      @Zourkoskey 5 лет назад +2

      No no, don't be foolish, they just used a hand-cranked camera. Because they didn't have electricity yet. In fact, it was Benjamin Franklin who invented the first hand-cranked film camera.

  • @erictortosa4002
    @erictortosa4002 6 лет назад

    Great video, Mr. Townsend! You just answered my question on using the priorly prepared salted pork!

  • @spacepopeXIV
    @spacepopeXIV 3 года назад

    First time I've seen a video with the audio since mostly I just watch some in my recommendations tab. This is exactly the voice I expected him to have, perfect.

  • @Ediguy10
    @Ediguy10 4 года назад +8

    Even as a Civil War Reenactor your material is amazing! We're local to you so come help us!!! ;-)

  • @sathaithai1349
    @sathaithai1349 7 лет назад +8

    Your channel is so satisfying !!!!

  • @neuernutzer8881
    @neuernutzer8881 7 лет назад +7

    when mr. bilbo discovered time-dimensional travel, he finaly coul be the one who he allways wanted to be: a tour guide in the uniform of a continental soldier.

  • @S0L12D3
    @S0L12D3 4 года назад

    Such a well put together video. Always love seeing this mans recipes

  • @pattyfromherz9965
    @pattyfromherz9965 4 года назад

    Sounds like fun, makes you want to go camping. Thank you for sharing. One of my favorite things when growing up was to cook over an open fire. When my kids were little I used to cook pumpkin in a cast iron pot on our wood stove, for fun. The pumpkin always tasted sweet and that was without adding sugar. My kids are grown now and I do not have a wood stove anymore, but I still use cast iron frying pans for a lot of my cooking. Thank you again I very much enjoyed your video. Sometimes I wish the world still cooked that way.

  • @saturn0660
    @saturn0660 9 лет назад +14

    Oh man... Looks amazing.

  • @brassmonkey2697
    @brassmonkey2697 5 лет назад +32

    Geez when did they find time to fight time you cook and clean up breakfast it was time to start lunch and on into dinner.

    • @CousinPaddy
      @CousinPaddy 3 года назад

      Simple, you just didn’t eat as much.

  • @jamesgoacher2433
    @jamesgoacher2433 5 лет назад +7

    That looked good. I like making patties of the Hash. Think I may do that myself with my Hash type foods. The spices though, including Pepper, would they be available?

  • @nathanthomas8231
    @nathanthomas8231 6 лет назад +1

    I’m no-joke excited to go make that salt pork soup. Love your products and the videos! Thanks for these.

  • @SittingFox-yo2oo
    @SittingFox-yo2oo 4 года назад +1

    I love the traditional Irish Music in the background. “Maid Behind the Bar,” is one of my favorite ones you play here.

    • @SittingFox-yo2oo
      @SittingFox-yo2oo 4 года назад

      christopher snedeker Look up the album, “Irish Dance,” by Craig Duncan. A lot of what you hear in these videos is on there. Also look up The Celt’s version of the song, “Drowsie Maggie.” Just a little recommendation of mine. 😉

  • @POVWorld23
    @POVWorld23 4 года назад +3

    3:26 that is my jam. A real head banger.

  • @javamonster497
    @javamonster497 8 лет назад +33

    Thank god he picked that piece of pork up off the rock and put it in the pan. That would have annoyed me to no end.

    • @davidbacon9223
      @davidbacon9223 7 лет назад

      .....ditto, neighbor! :-)

    • @mitchellbaxter6314
      @mitchellbaxter6314 6 лет назад +3

      A little ash never hurt anyone; in fact, it's good for digestion. They cooked bread directly in the ash back then. Check out his Ash Cakes video.

    • @steph2tdf
      @steph2tdf 5 лет назад

      Yeah, but then he dropped that one piece of potato or onion and left it...still driving me crazy...

    • @karaamundson3964
      @karaamundson3964 5 лет назад

      But that potato!!

  • @brandicrans7381
    @brandicrans7381 10 лет назад +96

    This is amazingly delicious to watch when you're high.

    • @MidnightSvn
      @MidnightSvn 7 лет назад +13

      loser

    • @Gary.009
      @Gary.009 6 лет назад

      yeah

    • @onetrickpony5884
      @onetrickpony5884 6 лет назад +17

      Jeff ...Yes we all know you are a loser.

    • @frankieb9444
      @frankieb9444 6 лет назад +2

      Maybe he will cover a 18th Century Meat Lover's Pizza one day.

    • @evankimori
      @evankimori 6 лет назад +2

      Nah man, it makes you HUNGRIER lol. I got up and went and made dinner for the whole family after watching some of these. Binging on Townsend is dangerous!

  • @Scriptorsilentum
    @Scriptorsilentum 6 лет назад +1

    i've been following your channel and have been making some of this stuff your way and ingredients on my kitchen. The kids love this stuff! I never tell them where I learned the recipe. }=]

  • @erictortosa4002
    @erictortosa4002 6 лет назад +2

    The addition of vinegar to the soup reminds us of the Romanian way of making “ciorbas”, soups to which vinegar was added, giving them a quite distinct taste!
    Great to see all three dishes in one video!

    • @dingdong2103
      @dingdong2103 2 года назад +1

      I always use vinegar in my soups also. I didn't quite understand what point there was to waste valuable pocket salt in the soup when he just spent hours removing salt from the salt pork. It would be more practical to leave the salt pork salty and then boil it. Salt will ooze out and pocket salt is saved.