How to Make Mince Pies - The Victorian Way

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @Gloriana2012
    @Gloriana2012 8 лет назад +3081

    She needs to have her own show. She's practically perfect in every way!

  • @sakurawhiterabbit
    @sakurawhiterabbit 7 лет назад +3001

    "Nowadays it's more fashionable not to add meat but we're very traditional here."
    "It's a good job Sarah let me borrow this large tub from the laundry."
    DAMN HAHAHAHAHAHAH, I CAN'T 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @aesinam
      @aesinam 7 лет назад +87

      Aodaili Tan haha yea I was like "a laundry tub"

    • @marnellesalazar998
      @marnellesalazar998 7 лет назад +24

      Didn't they do laundry using urine?

    • @lauraahanj856
      @lauraahanj856 7 лет назад +142

      Marnelle Salazar , the Romans used urine, but in the Victorian times, the probably made soap

    • @sakurawhiterabbit
      @sakurawhiterabbit 7 лет назад +18

      Marnelle Salazar DAMN. That's disgusting tho HAHAH 😂😂

    • @burymeinblack2434
      @burymeinblack2434 7 лет назад +14

      Marnelle Salazar Sometimes. They'd use it to get stains out

  • @alainastone7840
    @alainastone7840 8 лет назад +2471

    I love this series! It would be lovely if you expanded it to show us what life is like for the other members of the estate staff--the boot boy, the head groom, the governess, everyone.

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  8 лет назад +267

      That is a wonderful idea Alaina, thanks for sharing. You can find out more about life at Audley End House here: goo.gl/ZXm97d

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 лет назад +57

      Alaina Stone
      Agreeded the scullery maid would intrest me.Im quite young and of I were a servant at the tim that would be my position.

    • @Protocall13o2
      @Protocall13o2 7 лет назад +30

      I absolutely love this idea. The daily life of everyone in the household would be awesome. Lol

    • @moon540
      @moon540 7 лет назад +18

      Yes! That sounds dreadfully exciting, I'd love to know how the everyday life of lady's maids and the valet were! Servants in Victorian times are so interesting to know more about, how they did their everyday chores and how they lived.

    • @robertcorbell1006
      @robertcorbell1006 7 лет назад +9

      I enjoyed the curry episode as a big fan of the classic adventure stories set in and the actual history of the British Raj and British South Africa, as well as the outpost cities in China and Tunisia among other places, to say nothing of Australia and New Zealand and their history. Maybe an "abroad" episode with a few Sikh actors for the sepoys or some Zulus and an early "fusion dish" like pav bhaji (curried tomato soup with rolls Bombay-style) or another Anglo-Indian or Anglo-African dish from that setting. Something that would make a history buff and food lover like myself and others proud. :)

  • @tracycarmack9714
    @tracycarmack9714 5 лет назад +1918

    I can't wait to see Part Two: "Sarah Borrows Mrs. Colcombe's Brass Mixing Bowl to Wash Lord Braybrooke's Knickers"

    • @danawilliams1202
      @danawilliams1202 5 лет назад +25

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @Nahneen
      @Nahneen 5 лет назад +23

      Tracy Carmack OH MY LORD. That is freakin hilarious. I'm dying!

    • @Project800o
      @Project800o 5 лет назад +4

      🤣

    • @Carbide195
      @Carbide195 5 лет назад +22

      A gentleman? In knickers?
      I should hope not.

    • @nazlsenay7312
      @nazlsenay7312 5 лет назад +2

      @@Nahneen 🤮🤮🤮

  • @kald0rei
    @kald0rei 7 лет назад +941

    Mmmm... That savoury taste of laundry residue... Delightful 😂

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +378

      Mmmm...tastes like detergent.

    • @ickyelf9472
      @ickyelf9472 6 лет назад +113

      Mrs. C would have thoroughly cleaned it days before this. She is a proper and intelligent British woman.

    • @robertomendozavargas5912
      @robertomendozavargas5912 6 лет назад +31

      It's her secret 😉

    • @ISayEssays
      @ISayEssays 6 лет назад +79

      To be fair laundry soap at the time was made from tallow, fat, or vegetable oil... so not quite as toxic as its modern equivalent.

    • @Hadra568
      @Hadra568 6 лет назад +35

      The secret ingredient is lye

  • @angelinasheppard3702
    @angelinasheppard3702 7 лет назад +2599

    Sara was extremely passive aggressive about you using her laundry tub.

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +521

      She was indeed!

    • @angelinasheppard3702
      @angelinasheppard3702 7 лет назад +51

      English Heritage Haha :D

    • @sekritdinos7221
      @sekritdinos7221 7 лет назад +15

      English Heritage How was the meringue icing made for these?

    • @esthermelchor9681
      @esthermelchor9681 6 лет назад +23

      sekritdinos I don't have English heritage, but I suppose it was made out of fluffy egg whites and sugar.

    • @SirParcifal
      @SirParcifal 5 лет назад +18

      She's passive aggressive with everything- she's what we call in America a ghetto snob - lol

  • @pimenel
    @pimenel 7 лет назад +2906

    Nicely put together. But I have that naughty thought that there should be a disgruntled wash woman in the back with a cockney accent absolutely raving about the amount she has to clean.

    • @namjoonieismygigolo1365
      @namjoonieismygigolo1365 7 лет назад +81

      pimenel yes hahaha scullery maids...u know I'm really interested in the Victorian era...like how they use the toilet...(ahem...shooting their dung straight to a hole down the sewer) Tudors forr example....and how aristocratic people overworked their maids from dawn till dusk.

    • @mlee-w664
      @mlee-w664 7 лет назад +28

      pimenel this is one of the most English sounding comments I've ever seen in my life. I love it😂

    • @robertcorbell1006
      @robertcorbell1006 7 лет назад +150

      "Oi, that bloomin' gov' an the ol' tart oop-stairs wit the valet an groomin'. Leavin' me all down here to do all the bleedin' heavy shite of washin' der' own. Makin' a six-pence a month bread just, an all!!!" XD

    • @mlee-w664
      @mlee-w664 7 лет назад +38

      Robert Corbell
      Scratch that, you can take the award for most English comment XD

    • @robertcorbell1006
      @robertcorbell1006 7 лет назад +20

      Read in your best Monty Python Eric Idle drag queen voice. ROFL XD

  • @wendymcbridemarinecorpscom8811
    @wendymcbridemarinecorpscom8811 7 лет назад +921

    I said this in another comment, but will again in hopes you see this. We are on deployment currently and I'm in Saudi Arabia inside medical tent with 15 other nurses and medics. You have brought all of us the most joy and happiness, whilst watching your videos. Please, make more?! We love watching her cooking! Thank you and Blessings to you!!!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +123

      Glad you enjoy our videos, Wendy! Thank you for your kind comments. Have you subscribed to our channel to get all the latest videos when they are released?

    • @wendymcbridemarinecorpscom8811
      @wendymcbridemarinecorpscom8811 7 лет назад +73

      English Heritage Oh certainly! The entire medical tent has!!

    • @illraidthemedicinecabinet208
      @illraidthemedicinecabinet208 7 лет назад +41

      Wendy Ward thank you for your service!

    • @timothythehuman3977
      @timothythehuman3977 7 лет назад +13

      You remind me of John Watson somehow but anyways thank you for your service

    • @user-ke5vf9mm5y
      @user-ke5vf9mm5y 7 лет назад

      Wendy Ward: So... How's ol' Saudia for you?

  • @Novympia
    @Novympia 6 лет назад +2185

    So Rachel really wasn't that far off with the beef trifle.

    • @jacobmartinez8865
      @jacobmartinez8865 6 лет назад +60

      You should parody this channel next

    • @angelkerr5923
      @angelkerr5923 6 лет назад +10

      Oi Oi Olympia

    • @JoeBrox
      @JoeBrox 6 лет назад +29

      What's not to like?

    • @gunungmerapiapi1933
      @gunungmerapiapi1933 6 лет назад +9

      Hahahahhaha so true 😂 your comment is lacking likes(not that it's important, but I wish people get the reference) ☺️

    • @onigireee
      @onigireee 5 лет назад +7

      That was the first thing I thought of 🤣

  • @renesmeeorlin9997
    @renesmeeorlin9997 6 лет назад +468

    "or any meat that your budget allows" damnn lmao

  • @amandawatts2223
    @amandawatts2223 5 лет назад +165

    “Add plenty of fine sugar”. Avalanche ensues....

    • @dakat1726
      @dakat1726 4 года назад +11

      Well it's better than the poor Turbot in another recipe- who received an entire fist of salt thrown on his head

  • @sigutjo
    @sigutjo 8 лет назад +257

    I wish these videos would be longer. It's such a pleasure to watch them and relaxing too.

  • @wapacanis
    @wapacanis 7 лет назад +140

    I laughed a little when she giggled and said she cooking the food in a wash tub. 😂

  • @MindbodyMedic
    @MindbodyMedic 5 лет назад +6

    England and the English people have such an incredible history and heritage. Love this channel

  • @namewithay
    @namewithay 8 лет назад +920

    I love your cooking videos series. Would it be possible to do a series with a Victorian maid, full of cleaning tips?

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  8 лет назад +122

      Great idea!

    • @ViataDinMarian
      @ViataDinMarian 8 лет назад +12

      You should contact Peter Ginn,Ruth Goodman or Alex Langlands and perhaps do a few episodes with them.They have alot of backround being the hosts of various series like Victorian Farm,Edwardian Farm and Tudor Monastery Farm.Keep up the good work and thanks for the content!

    • @silveraimsilveryourgold6839
      @silveraimsilveryourgold6839 8 лет назад +4

      haa its so beautiful i like all your videos!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +18

      We are big fans of Ruth Goodman: goo.gl/QKXw5b

    • @neverdielive
      @neverdielive 7 лет назад +3

      Please do!

  • @Holyfiremolotov
    @Holyfiremolotov 7 лет назад +333

    Back in medieval times where the mince pie comes from, they didn't really have desserts. Even pastry was discarded as it was just used to house and cook the filling and was often just made of flour and water. Mixing sweet and savoury was really common and it has evolved and what the Victorian's made was an evolution of the original mince pie. Sweetness came courtesy of honey or dried fruits as sugar was not widely available back in medieval times. Along with spices such as saffron and ginger, dried fruits such as figs and dates were the preserve of the wealthy as they had to be imported into the country. Liberally using spices in your food was one way to show your peers just how much money you had. Mince pies have just slowly evolved to include no meat, but they still include suet which is beef or mutton fat. It's nothing to do with poor people mixing scraps, since the poor would not be able to afford fruits, spices, honey etc. Mince pies were definitely something reserved for the wealthy. There may of been variations of the mince pie made by the poorer folk, but they'd be very unlikely to have fruit in them save for maybe some old apples and definitely no spices.

    • @waylin8585
      @waylin8585 7 лет назад +2

      Holyfiremolotov it used to human mince meat pies

    • @KromeDragon
      @KromeDragon 5 лет назад +4

      Oh yes I've heard that since they didn't have resealable bags plastic bowls to store cooked meat and fruits they were put into pies. That's innovation! For the winter you could put the pies into a non insulated room as a freezer and just take one out and bake it, scoop out the meat

    • @ezioaugustus2621
      @ezioaugustus2621 5 лет назад +1

      I only eat vegan mince pies. Animal products are disgusting.

    • @Anetusn
      @Anetusn 4 года назад +1

      Holyfiremolotov Ellie!!!

    • @MoniqueAO888
      @MoniqueAO888 4 года назад

      Interesting...thank you for posting !!!

  • @ivyoberle1795
    @ivyoberle1795 7 лет назад +275

    Oh goody, I'm not the only one that uses the laundry tub for cooking

  • @cor8129
    @cor8129 7 лет назад +64

    I have to admit...Ina Garten is my favorite cook and her show, has ALWAYS been my favorite...However, this series, has become my favorite passtime and because of Downton Abby, I have become captivated and fascinated, with English cooking, from that period of time. This show is such a treasure and the Host is so AMAZING. Thank you for posting this series.

    • @312cccwww
      @312cccwww 5 лет назад

      Ina: if you can't get fire directly from the pits of hell, store-bought is just fine.

  • @TheMightyKilokahn
    @TheMightyKilokahn 5 лет назад +5

    3 years later and I keep finding myself coming back to this video. I love watching all the English Heritage videos over and over again.

  • @peadar-o
    @peadar-o 6 лет назад +63

    “Or any meat your budget allows.” Always sensible :)

  • @julieaskingforafriend
    @julieaskingforafriend 2 года назад +6

    5 years after the fact, I LOVE the format of this ep: how the ingredients are presented, how they're described as added, the videography itself. Nicely done!

  • @jillparks
    @jillparks 2 года назад +6

    This has to be the most epic Christmas intro in history - the music, her snipping the holly, the camera pull back as she walks back to the house. This is worthy of our Mrs. Crocombe. Thank you.

  • @yezdnil
    @yezdnil 7 лет назад +214

    My mum's mum (she died before I was born), had trained as a cook in a large country house before she married my granddad. Mum said Nan always made her mincemeat (only for Christmas, of course) with meat. Nan was born in about 1884, in Suffolk. The legend is she worked for the Astor family, but I'm not sure that's true.

    • @miechaeltakumansang5783
      @miechaeltakumansang5783 7 лет назад +1

      yezdnil g

    • @Auoric
      @Auoric 7 лет назад +2

      yezdnil g

    • @Kinsella_Finn
      @Kinsella_Finn 6 лет назад +2

      yezdnil Check a census! You never know.

    • @adelabrouchy
      @adelabrouchy 6 лет назад +2

      @JW McCabe US South! It is not very common nowadays but we make it in Uruguay. My family is half french.

    • @jawo8754
      @jawo8754 5 лет назад +2

      If you have access to ancestry.com you can check the census for 1900 and 1910. If she was living at the estate she would be listed as servant under JJ Astor's household.

  • @epeli239
    @epeli239 4 года назад +12

    Mary Anne: Are the pies going to be sweet or savory?
    Mrs Crocombe: yes

  • @1701anwyn
    @1701anwyn 5 лет назад +3

    I love the way she uses modern suet, all nice and neat, when I was young we had to go to our local market and buy beef suet for the Christmas pudding and mince pies and grated the suet by hand. But its so nice to see recipes from Victorian times and how they have changed over the years.

  • @vayonan2995
    @vayonan2995 7 лет назад +402

    now I need to know what a boiled lemon tastes like...

    • @katkathi8882
      @katkathi8882 7 лет назад +10

      Vayona Narekuli .... try a salted preserved lemon!....just be sure and rinse first!!!!😳

    • @milorodriguez3739
      @milorodriguez3739 6 лет назад +46

      Im curious too but i cant imagine they taste like anything other than warm lemon

    • @tutterbear98
      @tutterbear98 6 лет назад +23

      Vayona Narekuli I've read that warming a lemon yields more juice, so maybe that's why you boil them?

    • @Moriartart
      @Moriartart 6 лет назад +8

      It’s like a more lemony lemon if that makes sense

    • @mandygreen9134
      @mandygreen9134 5 лет назад +1

      Bubbles yields more juice? I don't understand, the lemon will have the same amount of juice it contains regardless of boiling it or not lemons don't magically have more juice just because you boiled them. It's the same amount either way. Now if it's used to loosen up more juice that's trapped to get more out then.

  • @gracelarson6790
    @gracelarson6790 5 лет назад +4

    3 years ago I stumbled across this channel and it sparked a huge interest in history and social sciences for me, today I applied to university for a history degree

  • @cherryberry9468
    @cherryberry9468 7 лет назад +39

    Oh, my! I wonder how many little pies can be made with that tub of mince meat. They must've had a large number of guests around the holidays.

  • @icecream_philosopher
    @icecream_philosopher 7 лет назад +8

    that intro snatched me. it didn't even snatch my weave, it just SNATCHED ME!

  • @kitcatters
    @kitcatters 8 лет назад +1674

    I will never understand mince pie. I wonder who came up with it. "nom nom let's make fruit pie and maybe add some nuts and citrus... *sees meat on side table* ooh let's mush that in too!" love the video and it's interesting to watch but mince pies are more that questionable lol

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 лет назад +316

      kitcat
      It seems like a recipe that was made to use up old scraps of food.

    • @PILOSOPAUL
      @PILOSOPAUL 7 лет назад +130

      Peasants like mixing up (and recycling) scrap food, I guess (see the original recipes for pastas and pizzas, they used to be made out of scrap)
      here in our country (and a particular recipe in our city) we have a peculiar meatloaf made of ground beef or pork, raisins, carrots, hard boiled quail eggs, and beaten up chicken eggs

    • @ZimVader-0017
      @ZimVader-0017 7 лет назад +62

      We have a still well loved stew that is made using left overs called "Salcocho". The slaves and servants would take any food item left over from the master's last night's dinner and put it in the pot, that's why one stew can be different from another stew even if they have the same name.

    • @helloiamem
      @helloiamem 7 лет назад +136

      The earliest pies were actually predominantly made with meat. It's the other way around than what you said. In actuality someone saw meat pies and decided to have a crack at it with fruit and see how they went. when we talk about 'pie' in Australia we are almost always talking about meat pies, anything else is referred to as 'Apple pie' or... huh... I can't think of another popular fruit pie in Australia, we just don't have them. Our pies have meat, and sometimes cheese, and it's a sin that you don't realise how amazing that is. I had a cheesy pie for lunch today, yum num

    • @helloiamem
      @helloiamem 7 лет назад +64

      Although I should amend my other comment; our meat pies don't have lemon and candied shit and sugar in them, they're 100 percent savoury. Just beef mince and gravy, sometimes with bacon, sometimes with cheese.

  • @graceg8387
    @graceg8387 8 лет назад +95

    Beautiful !!! Could you please do more episodes , more recipes like cakes, punch, stew, etc.

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  8 лет назад +40

      Hello Grace, thank you for the lovely comment. Make sure you subscribe to our channel as we have another video coming out soon and it just happens to be one of the ones you have suggested...

    • @elsakristina2689
      @elsakristina2689 8 лет назад +6

      English Heritage ooh, goody!

  • @ashleybows5289
    @ashleybows5289 5 лет назад +3

    For some reason I have been obsessed with this era and love everything . I almost feel sad that I wasn’t born then . Love this series

  • @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_
    @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_ 7 лет назад +221

    I have honestly never seen dessert with meat. I am intrigued.

    • @loristrout4741
      @loristrout4741 7 лет назад +4

      traditionally mincemeat has meat in it but most don't use it any more like suet it is animal fat from the liver and kidney area it is not used here in the U.S. unless you know a butcher.

    • @arzubasman3810
      @arzubasman3810 6 лет назад

      İn Turkey we have a dessert named"chicken breast".. really we use real chicken breast in it 😊gastromanya.com/tavuk-gogsu-tarifi-nasil-yapilir/

    • @mle4054
      @mle4054 6 лет назад +2

      The mincemeat I grew up with is made with deer meat. Usually a deer neck.

    • @sarabeth641
      @sarabeth641 6 лет назад +6

      A lot of people are adding bacon to desserts here in America. I think most people would be confused, but there's definitely a vocal minority. The saltiness plays well with sweet flavors, but I don't go out of my way to eat it. Emmymadeinjapan (RUclipsr) made beef fudge and it looked really good. I haven't tried it myself.

    • @AI-ch3if
      @AI-ch3if 5 лет назад

      Pandra Express XD

  • @jeyoung65
    @jeyoung65 6 лет назад +2

    I just adore these videos for so many reasons - the recipes, the "slow food" (which is missing today and I'm so happy to see this) and of course, Mrs. Crocombe is marvelous.

  • @rey0girl
    @rey0girl 7 лет назад +3

    I'm obsessed with these. I've always been curious how cooking in the past was like. Thanks for sharing so many traditional recipes

  • @lindanorris2455
    @lindanorris2455 3 года назад +1

    the world needs many Mrs. Crocombes.

  • @kingimpidimp7060
    @kingimpidimp7060 7 лет назад +15

    These videos give me so much joy you do not understand

  • @ianmulig6367
    @ianmulig6367 6 лет назад +3

    I Have JUST discovered this GEM, I love Mrs. Crocombe shes speaks so delicately, I've just clicked on and on.

  • @PaigeBeverley
    @PaigeBeverley 8 лет назад +48

    I absolutely love these videos. I love making good old fashion English recipes! I will be eagerly waiting the next video as usual 👍

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  8 лет назад +6

      Thank you Paige, let us know if you give this recipe a try!

  • @tharchandran3709
    @tharchandran3709 3 года назад +2

    Mrs. Crocombe: it's always pleasing to use something for its specific purpose.
    Also Mrs. Crocombe: LET ME PUT SOME FOOD IN THIS LARGE TUB FROM THE LAUNDRY

  • @Chaoticcoffeesideofhumor
    @Chaoticcoffeesideofhumor 7 лет назад +5

    Love the Victorian cooking videos the most. Wish there were more , I've watched all of the others . ❤️❤️

  • @melissah287
    @melissah287 6 лет назад +1

    No celebrity cook makes me want to try a recipe more than Mrs. Crocombe.

  • @larsstoerloes6619
    @larsstoerloes6619 7 лет назад +21

    Thanks for these videos. I'm planning on trying to make a traditional Victorian Christmas this year, and I live in Norway so it's not too easy to come by the information I need to make this happen. Your videos along with the Victorian Farm-series have helped me A LOT. So thank you so much, and please keep them coming? :) Also I agree with the comment about Victorian cleaning tips. That would be wonderful if you would look into it :) Cheerio!

    • @larsstoerloes6619
      @larsstoerloes6619 7 лет назад +8

      PS! As a Norwegian, mince pies and the traditional Christmas pud are very strange things to me. The mixture of very sweet and very savoury is quite an aquired taste, but I grew to like it during an exchange program in England. I made the traditional pud for my friends last Christmas and they found it SO strange, but it was still a lot of fun, since I am a bit obsessed with Victorian times.

  • @ThePuppydog16
    @ThePuppydog16 6 лет назад +2

    I literally could rewatch this series over and over i love it.

  • @WhistleMeThis
    @WhistleMeThis 6 лет назад +10

    I want to see her perform “Worst Pies in London” while she makes these.

  • @irenelarasati1278
    @irenelarasati1278 5 лет назад

    Queen of throwing shades. Bend our kness to Mrs. Crocombe House of Audley End

  • @ChrisStargazer
    @ChrisStargazer 4 года назад +12

    Mrs Crocombe: “...or any meat that your budget allows.”
    Me: *adds “bologna” to shopping list

  • @federicoveronese833
    @federicoveronese833 7 лет назад +1

    This YT channel absolutely needs more visibility

  • @hotcheetogirl
    @hotcheetogirl 7 лет назад +6

    I just discovered these videos recently and I'm very happy I have!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад

      That's great to hear, Letrie! Make sure you subscribe to be notified when new videos come out. :)

  • @adelabrouchy
    @adelabrouchy 4 дня назад

    It is so wonderful to watch Mrs Crocombe again.!

  • @Kris9488
    @Kris9488 7 лет назад +25

    I'm so fucking single I'm watching this on Saturday night. Well done me.

    • @gazepskotzs4
      @gazepskotzs4 7 лет назад +1

      Lol, you made laugh my coffee out of my nose,
      I know that feeling very wel
      sadly.
      I did not expect your sort of comment along with this video.
      but it made my day somehow!
      have a nice 2018
      a less single one!

    • @solatiumz
      @solatiumz 6 лет назад +1

      @Kristyna - but at least you will be able to feed your lover when you find them

  • @valeriedelarosa513
    @valeriedelarosa513 5 лет назад +1

    I am so obsessed with this show. I'm never making these but can't stop watching!

  • @gothgirlgraveyard3539
    @gothgirlgraveyard3539 4 года назад +3

    This seems more like: Adding every one of Mrs Crocombe’s favourite ingredients together

  • @shrimptempuraasmr3742
    @shrimptempuraasmr3742 3 года назад +1

    This is one that I can honestly say I have never seen.... and I believed I had watched them all... I love new videos and catching ones I have never seen... 👍🏾💕

  • @carolesmith4864
    @carolesmith4864 4 года назад +5

    "And now my favorite bit, the spices." That's because Mrs. Crocombe is so spicy herself.

  • @agutierrez1845
    @agutierrez1845 2 года назад +1

    I love the Christmas music it's so pretty and magical

  • @Anastas1786
    @Anastas1786 6 лет назад +163

    So, do "fashionable" folk just leave the meat _out_ of the recipe, or do they _replace_ it with extra fruit or cheese or vegetables or something?

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  6 лет назад +85

      Good question! More 'modern' recipes would leave out the meat and perhaps add extra fruit, like prunes. You can find out more here: goo.gl/MaK2v2

    • @spectralimages8961
      @spectralimages8961 6 лет назад +60

      Almost without a doubt, cucumbers. If in doubt it's the cucumber. Honestly I think the victorians had some weird fetish.

    • @lunamooncat7926
      @lunamooncat7926 6 лет назад +18

      @@spectralimages8961 Oh my, I'm having flash back. The cucumber ice cream!

    • @fabrisseterbrugghe8567
      @fabrisseterbrugghe8567 6 лет назад +9

      Cucumbers were easy to grow in British weather.

  • @khali122
    @khali122 6 лет назад +1

    Mrs Crocombe, I wish there was a youtube channel of you. I adore your videos.

  • @Zarhitee
    @Zarhitee 4 года назад +32

    Victorian desserts: or how to get wasted on pastry

    • @Nunofurdambiznez
      @Nunofurdambiznez 4 года назад

      huh? wasted in what way? The alcohol is burned off during cooking...

  • @hannahfaithperillo8185
    @hannahfaithperillo8185 2 года назад +2

    NETFLIX COME GET THIS WOMAN AND GIVE HER A SHOW WITH SEVEN SEASONS AND A SUBPLOT OF DRAMAAAAAAA

  • @crystalr4650
    @crystalr4650 8 лет назад +20

    I'm in love with these videos. Really gets you in the mood for Christmas and other holidays.

  • @d.7416
    @d.7416 5 лет назад +2

    Mince pies and german stollen are my favorite christmas sweets. So good! Thank you for sharing 🙏

  • @Currer471
    @Currer471 7 лет назад +3

    Very fun channel! I especially like the Victorian segment, mostly due to the hostess. She's brilliant! :)

  • @stafny1
    @stafny1 7 лет назад +1

    She needs a Victorian Cooking Show I would watch it every week.

  • @omaewa8573
    @omaewa8573 4 года назад +7

    Me : *Clicks thumbnail to watch how to make cute little victorian pies
    Ms Crochombe: For this recipe you will need *OX TONGUE*
    Me: *WHAT*

  • @demareewheeler639
    @demareewheeler639 4 года назад

    I have no idea why this woman's videos were in my recommended but I'm so frickin happy.

  • @Liz-di9yg
    @Liz-di9yg 6 лет назад +32

    I honestly love this but as soon as I heard “ox tongue” I dropped my hamburger

    • @Saskatchetooner
      @Saskatchetooner 4 года назад +3

      Ox tongue is very tasty 🇨🇦

    • @rellman85
      @rellman85 4 года назад +4

      If you eat hot dogs you've already eaten some stranger meats.

    • @parulyadav7215
      @parulyadav7215 3 года назад

      Exactly 😟

  • @maggiee639
    @maggiee639 4 года назад +2

    This is one of those dishes that we really have nothing like in America but I’m sure is legitimately delicious. I can’t imagine what mince meat with all the sweet fruit and liquor would taste like but I’d imagine I would really enjoy it. I kinda wanna try making them now

  • @paraboo8994
    @paraboo8994 5 лет назад +2

    Oh Mrs Crocombe, insists on a designated turbot steamer but hijacks a tub from the laundry to mix her mince pies 😂

  • @katrobinson4137
    @katrobinson4137 6 лет назад +2

    Love you, Mrs. Crocombe!

  • @dbetaki8846
    @dbetaki8846 5 лет назад +3

    I need someone to say my name the way that she says brandy every time. Happiness

  • @kkdance
    @kkdance 7 лет назад +1

    Love love love this cooking series in Victorian way !! Can't watch to see more of it and hope more coming soon !!

  • @julijakeit
    @julijakeit 4 года назад +4

    I remember my English teacher arguing that minced pies never used meat. I am glad they did because I am a huge fan of meaty small pies.

  • @darientomlinson7703
    @darientomlinson7703 6 лет назад

    Hands down my favorite channel on RUclips

  • @littlephlox8255
    @littlephlox8255 6 лет назад +15

    When she dumped all that sugar in it I nearly dropped my tea. I was like woah that's a lot of sugar O.O
    Then I realized it's a lot of filling so that makes sense.

  • @tourcreole854
    @tourcreole854 4 года назад

    the music for this is OUTSTANDING

  • @pdetestable
    @pdetestable 8 лет назад +32

    I want a serie that may have about dressing, hair, shoes, healthy ( sorry for my bad english)

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  8 лет назад +7

      Great idea! Thanks for taking the time to let us know.

  • @uyentran1234
    @uyentran1234 7 лет назад +1

    I'm gonna need more videos of this fabulous lady

  • @sashamanster
    @sashamanster 5 лет назад +3

    Thoughts during every listing of the ingredients: "Wait for it, wait for it , wait for it... Aaah, there's the brandy!"

  • @carolbenson6524
    @carolbenson6524 7 лет назад +1

    Love watching these videos. Please make more! Love seeing the kitchen with utensils and kitchen from Victorian era!!!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +1

      Thank you Carol, we're glad you enjoy the videos! Don't worry, Mrs Crocombe will be back on your screen very soon...

  • @gothgirlgraveyard3539
    @gothgirlgraveyard3539 4 года назад +2

    “Mrs Lovett VS Mrs Crocombe: The ultimate Victorian pie battle”

  • @harriedavies3940
    @harriedavies3940 4 года назад +1

    I grew up near Audley End, this takes me right back!

  • @iPartySober
    @iPartySober 7 лет назад +3

    More Mrs. Crocombe! I miss her character!

  • @jezzaw.6355
    @jezzaw.6355 6 лет назад +1

    Everything about this channel just makes anyone happy thank you so much 😍😍😍😍

  • @mimirsvision9929
    @mimirsvision9929 5 лет назад +12

    Ok sugar and ox tongue? Does it get any more bah'zar?? love you Ms Crocombe!

    • @grittykitty50
      @grittykitty50 5 лет назад +1

      Try honey-baked ham, pancakes or waffles with syrup and bacon/sausage/ham on the side; Hawaiian pizza, etc.

  • @Ricebread343
    @Ricebread343 6 лет назад

    I love it, I'm so excited my friend Bella and I are coming for a visit some time before Christmas 2020. I do so hope that you mrs. Crowcombe will be there.

  • @anabolismo
    @anabolismo 5 лет назад +18

    Does all victorian recipes involve Sherry and brandy? 🤣🤣

    • @AKayfabe
      @AKayfabe 5 лет назад

      juan miguel rivas del toro not at all

  • @BlueJWay999
    @BlueJWay999 6 лет назад +2

    Best RUclips Cooking Channel!!!

  • @dogscott7881
    @dogscott7881 7 лет назад +29

    I had no idea that minced meat was meat...with fruit and sugar 😱

    • @thehermit8618
      @thehermit8618 6 лет назад +3

      Claire Scott in victorian times was super common to mix sweet and savory, meat and fruit were often together in various recipes

  • @baamnight6878
    @baamnight6878 5 лет назад +2

    I hate any currants/raisins in my pastries or cakes and yet here i am.

  • @jenniferarevalo3958
    @jenniferarevalo3958 6 лет назад +5

    When life gives you boiled lemons

  • @jeni8a
    @jeni8a 26 дней назад

    So happy I found this recipe as I’m making mince pies in the traditional way. Thank you

  • @stormwulf117
    @stormwulf117 5 лет назад +7

    "oxe tongue"
    Aaaaaand I just closed the window.

  • @marlagriffith3144
    @marlagriffith3144 6 лет назад

    My mother made mince meat pies. No meat, but suet, and basically the same ingredients. She would make it in a crock and add brandy and mix it every few days. It sat in the fridge for about a month. Then she made two crust tarts and sprinkle with powdered sugar when baked and cooled. She baked them in tins, brought over from England, some were hand made.

  • @azulcereza
    @azulcereza 6 лет назад +6

    This remind me the triffle dessert Rachel did in Friends hehehe

  • @Pluffzee
    @Pluffzee 7 лет назад

    My absolute favorite series!! I hope they add more to it.

  • @elsakristina2689
    @elsakristina2689 7 лет назад +2

    I'm eating a mince pie for the first time ever and it's sooooo good!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +1

      That's good news! Did you use Mrs Crocombe's recipe?

    • @elsakristina2689
      @elsakristina2689 7 лет назад +1

      English Heritage thanks :3 no, the ones we bought were storebought (but they were baked in Scotland)

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  7 лет назад +1

      We still hope you enjoyed it.

    • @elsakristina2689
      @elsakristina2689 7 лет назад

      English Heritage I did :)

  • @melindaweasenforth4383
    @melindaweasenforth4383 3 года назад +1

    I've always thought that currants and raisins were the same thing...lol...I love watching your channel....hugs Lynn Weasenforth 💛💜💙❤️😘

  • @MirnaXavierG
    @MirnaXavierG 4 года назад +7

    "or any meat your budget allows"
    okay so I see where Sweeney Todd derived from

    • @calypso8860
      @calypso8860 4 года назад

      🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🥘🥘🥘

  • @Reilly444
    @Reilly444 7 лет назад +2

    This is almost like a UK version of Jas. Townsend and Son. Love it!