Work on the Forge, Clothing of the 17 and 1800's and Putting Food Down for the Winter | LOG CABIN |
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2022
- Peter continues building the stone forge in his log blacksmith shop and takes a break to discuss a wee bit of history about the clothing of the time period. He and Cathy then proceed to get their root crops and cabbage out of the ground and stored in their root cellar for the winter.
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'I've got roots to dig..." and our Hero immediately harvests cabbage!😊
Opps, cart in front of the horse there, lol. Very observant, James!
Chatherine has a beautiful smile. Your smile, Peter, is ok. You’re an inspirational couple
I remember that show, and remembered that I really enjoyed it.
Oh how I remember that he killed Jim a bar when he was only three! I could hardly wait until the next episode, as hokie as it would appear today. I’ve watched some of the old westerns I grew up with but some are still entertaining. I watched a few hours of the Rifleman last year and I was surprised that they were pretty good, unlike others. But that period in the 18th century was like revisiting home when I was growing up and into adulthood. I Love living in the country surrounded by Amish farms and stores, which we patronize weekly. They have a strong community and still practice many old/ancient methods. Their buggies and work horses and mules on the farm. A simpler way of life I believe is the most rewarding. I’ve always felt very blessed that I can do many things I set my mind to do to, just as I’ve seen you and Kathy do as well. I very much enjoy Woodland Escape! Living on 8 acres of woods that’s attached to hundreds more brings a balance and comfort being the natural and real world. Many Blessings and Many Thanks! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
I too still like the old ones. We lived at one time close to a largeAmish community and have nothing but respect for their ways.
You both are awesome, thank you🥰🥰🥰🥰
Such kind words, Kelly, thank you.
What a great harvest, I'm impressed. Always learning something from your videos, along with the history lessons, I didn't know that trick about keeping cabbage fresh for the entire winter. God bless you sir.
Lots of food for us, family and friends.
The squeaky wheelbarrow story is so funny. I will always think of that story every time I use my wheelbarrow. What a beautiful harvest you have.
Right! I’m thinking of it when ever I’m pushing it now. Perhaps they were right about evil spirts, as none of them have been bothering me, lol.
Yummy harvest!
Thank you for the garden shots. We ferment pickles carrots radish peppers an a lot more. Plus sauerkraut. The dairy is also fermented for extended shelf life. Bacon and corn beef and veef. I love food preservation information and application. good video.
I’m with you guys, I love picking up ideas from others on preservation of good wholesome foods.
WOW, lots of good garden veggies! They all will come in handy this winter. Very interesting about the red dye, amazing really! Blessings.
Well not be going hungry this winter and have lots to share.
Good morning from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you
Top of the morning to you Earl.
I am looking forward too next week tutorial! Your deer hide one is one of my favorites! Your garden looks lovely! Ours was ravaged by deer and raccoons! Love the video!
Perhaps Ian you should charge up your Bess with some shot and take care of those pesky critters.
Beautiful colors.....really enjoyed the story line!
Encouraging words, James, thank you.
Thanks Peter love watching what y’all are doing. Good looking garden harvest. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
We certainly won’t be going hungry this winter. Cheers from Canada.
Talk about the 'bounty of nature": your garden has been so productive. Alas, I remember my mother and father working together 'til late hours when orchards were producing peaches and pears that needed canning. You and Kathy have a mountain (of produce) to climb!
Well James, we’ve reached the summit … root cellar is full, canning is done, freezing is done, so now onto the hunting season.
Been really looking forward to this all week. I can now watch and have a beer and cook a curry.
Sounds good, what time is supper?
@@TheWoodlandEscape around 8pm. Think I over did the chillies. Toilet roll is in the freezer.🤣
Wonderful and informative as always!! ✌🏻
Thanks Scott.
I just love your "wee bit of history" it's how we connect, learn and grow!
I certainly agree.
Hi Peter, I really enjoyed the video I look forward to always watching a second time with a cup of coffee. Great bits of history you share. Bet you and I could talk days about it for days. See ya on the next !
I’ll bet we could as well. Once I’m started down the history road, there is no turning back or stopping me,lol.
@@TheWoodlandEscape 👍 We are the same in this regard! I tend to lose people when I get into detail like a quote from Cresswell's journal. Too me it's the small details of history that tells the story not just the main theme of it.
Indeed my fr, indeed!
Love that root cellar and wow, that's a lot of beautiful produce! By the way, just love that jacket with the fringe. I've always loved fringe...not sure why...but...its awesome!
I’m with you, no practical need for it but, sure does look nice, lol.
Another great video. Loved your hunting coat
Thanks Doug.
For sharing your live history videos with me and my friends
Have you heard of Tasha Tudor? She was an author and illustrator who loved and live as early 1800's in Vermont. Her legacy is inspiring. Much of what and how you and Catherine live reminds me of her. She passed in 2008 at 92 I think or there abouts. In Joy
I have not but, I’ll be seeing what I can find out now that you’ve planted the seed. Thank you.
You got that right brother
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! What a wonderful harvest, mine not so much. I was able to harvest a good crop of apples though and will be applesauce by the weekend! I just purchased a long sleeve waistcoat last weekend. I believe they also called them civilian jackets. Many people are far removed from what it truly took to survive in times of old. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
We are indeed a spoiled society … the shear work require to survive didn’t stop at 4 PM , nor did it take a two day off approach once a week. Watch yer top knot!
How awesome!
Flattered, Tammy, thank you.
I enjoy it when I hear you say, “ a wee bit of history here.” … keep up the good work..
Onward and Upward is the Watchword..
Thanks, Jeff.
Thanks for the history and the fireside chat, it's always enjoyable. It looks like you had a great harvest, and the forge is coming along nicely too!
Everything seems to be falling place and the crop exceeded our expectations.
Your energy and knowledge never cease to impress me! I recently went to the Museum of the Fur Trade near Chadron Nebraska and was amazed by the quality and amount of exhibits there. They tell the same story as you. Fabrics and blankets were treasured. Their collection of trade rifles was amazing too. But the lowly fabrics we take for granted today were vital.
The times have certainly changed in that regard. Sadly there is virtually no fabric produced in North America today.
Your wee bit of history is one of my favorite parts. So much to learn in such a short lifetime.
If we aren’t learning we’re dead, I figure. Thanks for the feedback, it’s good to know people enjoy it and prompts us to do more.
I agree. Love the “wee bits of history!”
I always enjoy the history segments. Most people have no idea how labor-intensive life was in the past.
Indeed. Work started when you woke and finished when you closed your eyes for sleep and that was 7 days a week.
Thank you for the great video. A beautiful and bountiful garden it is! I also watched the building of the blacksmith shop. A beautiful job well done. You guys are awesome!
Still some of the best on UA-cam
Thank you so much … about as flattering a compliment one could receive.
Thanks for sharing and taking us along on the journey.and for the history lesson . Maybe you.could have Mrs Kathy do one on ladies fashion.on. the time period blessings
Great idea Kim.
Always interesting
The Hudson bay blanket history would make a good follow-up video
Thanks
Good idea. Plan n doing more history by the hearth episodes this winter and that would be a good one.
I spent my day gathering crops and digging up bulbs and I came inside to think of what's for dinner and turned you on. I remember watching you gather crops last year and realize how fast a year goes. We are all blessed with the lives we have and thankful for shows like yours to help us learn even more. Blessings from Missouri.
That darn time thing is something a lot of people take for granted when it is fact a very finite thing. And the years keep rolling by as Harry Chaplin sang in his song.
WONDERFUL VID! Thanks soOOOoo much 4 sharing with us! To hear that our ancestors, when; 'too messed up. too worn out to either patch or mend, they were sewn into quilts'...flew through one ear and out the other, with nary a blink. Your relaxed presence and soothing dialogue, had me slip that in as 'plausible'. Dear Lord, the power of (your) 'comportment!' (LOL). Dear Catherine, U look just lovely in your fine blue dress, I canNOT get over how 'clean' you both appear when doing such dirty tasks = Amazing! Clothing is simply fascinating in unveiling the 'fabric' of history. (All puns intended). Funny how we have gone from 'natural' to 'unnatural' in our production of fabrics and it seems 2 mimic our present 'lifestyles'? The use of dyes may have even inspired the lines; 'You bug me! or 'Bug off!'...who knows? WHAT AN ABUNDANCE of healthy veggies now fill your larder = TRUE wealth and GREAT GIFT! Methinks the love on Catherine's face, is the 'reason' behind the 'fine taste' of your brew = Catherine is a TREASURE! Peter, it is always a joy to listen 2 your 'wee bits'. I close with George Washington; "Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine birds." Sounds like a 'bit of venom' penned after a nasty meeting...what say you? Health and God Bless! :)
Unveiling the fabric of history … love it. I need you writing my wee bits of history, they would so much more eloquent! Digital media works on two senses, sight and hearing, so as to the clean looking clothe, we’ll, this same media doesn’t give us the sense of smell. Most of my clothes we make and use natural dyes and some are less colour fast than others. Walnut husks for example gives a nice brown but, quickly washes away if washed in a machine. When the odor gets a wee bit too much to take I freshen em up by hanging on the clothes line and taking a garden hose to them, then let the wind and sun do their business. Always a pleasure Marie.
i've watched your videos of/on for a while for some reason i had not subscribed until now. I just wanted to thank you for the history portions of the episodes, i'm in my mid 70's and schools paid attention to OUR history where they do not now. You and your lady raise a hell of a garden, makes my mouth water. Thanks for your attention to detail.
Thanks so much, Joel, for the encouraging words and for supporting our endeavor.
I am kinda new to your videos....when watching it is like visiting with friends down the road
That is a flattering compliment, thank you.
Cochinilla is the name in Spanish. But that was not the only red dying that came from Mexico. While Cochinilla bugs might be the most well known, Palo Tinte (“Dying stick”) and Sangre de Draco (“Dragon’s blood”), both trees from the Yucatan peninsula were used by the Mayas for thousands of years as red sources for all kind of dying. The Spaniards commercialized the three of them in Europe for a couple of hundred years until the independence of Mexico. The forge is going great Peter and Kathy! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for that information!
Thanks for that "wee bit of history", very interesting stuff to this history nerd. Good luck and God bless.
Just curious ,,,,, how did you know this ? Was not part of any education in my world.
That’s great information, Manuel, thanks for sharing. I’m pretty pleased with the progress on the shop, soon be making things in it.
Exactly! I love researching those wee bits of history that gets overlooked. You might say it is a hobby of mine.
Enjoyed the clothing. Admired all the work that went into such a successful garden.
Thanks Richard. Not sure which is more work, the garden or sewing historical clothes, lol.
Here in Michigan we're having a helluva blow. You will get it later today or tomorrow..... Do you have any 'wee bits of history" on how colonists experienced weather extremes? Did they clear trees away from their structures? Decamp to their root cellars?
That is a great question. I love researching history but, that might be a tough one to find an actual written account. I certainly look into it!
The two of you remind me of Vena and Brad Angier.
Well sir, comparing us to the Angier’s is about as good a compliment as one could possibly hope for.
Keep up the heard work I sure do enjoy watching love the history thanks so much Bill from North Carolina mountains
Well, Bill from NC, we appreciate your interest. You live in a beautiful State.
This channel just keeps getting better! Love it!! Blessings to you both!
Flattered, thank you.
Good to see a fire going in the fireplace again. Looks mighty cozy. I had some ancestors that needed patched together to keep going so you might not have been far off with your comment. Pretty sure they weren’t made in to quilts though. Lol. Good looking harvest. Such a great sight in the fall. Enjoy!
That’s funny, thanks for my first laugh of the day. As to the harvest it is an overwhelming good feeling to see the root cellar bursting at the seams … like a full wood shed and meat in the freezer.
It looks like you or your wife has a very green thumb great harvest 👍
It was indeed. As to the green thumb, I’m thinking there is a higher power at play, lol.
interesting bit of history about the clothing and the wheelbarrow peter, I enjoy the history lessons by the fireplace, and it looks like your garden did very well this year
Thanks Elwood. Our garden exceeded our expectations this year … we’ll not be going hungry this winter!
tolle ernte! 🤤🤤🤤😋😋😋👍
It was a great harvest that year, probably our best.
@@TheWoodlandEscape ich wünsche dir noch viele gute ernten und viele schöne videos über deine arbeit . ich sehe sie jeden abend wenn ich am computer sitze und kleine figuren schnitze.
@@hartmuthvogler6341 Can seem to translate your last message.
@@TheWoodlandEscapei wish you many more good harvests and many nice videos about your work . i see them every evening when i sit at the computer and carve little figures.
@@hartmuthvogler6341 We are flattered sir.
In the book The Swiss Family Robinson, cochineal was used in making their clothing and hats and a type of foot covering. I love that book and have read it countless times. Happy Autumn!
I too love that book, Sherry and a very happy autumn to you and yours!
Peter thanks for the wee bit of history. Looks like you and Cathy had a good harvest with your garden this year also.
Going to be hard pressed to eat it all before next years garden. It was indeed a bumper crop.
I thoroughly enjoy every aspect of your site, but can't wait to smell the coal smoke.
Can’t wait to have you smell it in person, Hayward and council me of the art of blacksmithing.
I have a couple of those old quilts from my great grandparents! They are not the pretty ornate quilts you see them making these days, they were functional pieces of of clothing for a better word. When I would spend time with them in the winter they would put one or two quilts down on the floor close to the woodstove. Then I would lie down and the stacking started. I can still hear my grandmother asking me if I could move from the weight of the quilts as she stacked them on me one after another. Usually by number 5 I had to ask her to stop. I even have one of the older quilts filled with Spanish moss from the trees they collected and boiled to use as insulation for the inside of the quilt. As the quilts aged or got holes in them they were simply patched or recovered. The heaviest one I still have must have 4 layers of clothing on it. After the last reupholster of it they never trimmed the threads where they stitched the layers together.
That is a wonderful story, Victor and I appreciate you sharing it with us.
The shop is coming along very well. I really enjoy your videos.
Thanks Larry.
One of my ancestor's Rev. War uniforms was turned into a quilt during a snowstorm in upstate New York by his Granddaughter, sometime in the 1820s-30s. The last I knew, it is in the DAR museum. All the dark blue pieces in the quilt are from the uniform.
Wow, such an interesting story, pity it wasn’t kept in the family. Thanks for sharing.
Good evening Cathy and Peter. I figured we'd be getting a garden update soon and looks to be a great harvest. The shop is really coming along also. The local battle of the mississenewa 1812 reenactment was last weekend but I wasn't able to make it.
Looks like snow flurries possible here to start the week so I assume you'll be getting the same weather. Thanks for sharing and have a blessed weekend friends.
I’m hoping next year to get to a few American events, perhaps our paths will cross. Darn weather has me working overtime to get my forge stone work done and I’ve still a lot of chinking to do.
THANK YOU again for a great video. You have inspired me to plan a larger garden next year. I always enjoy the educational part about many things we didn't learn in school.:)
If you have the space, why not grow a larger garden, you’ll be amazed at how it reduces your food cost. As to education, I think we need to relook at the way we teach are children starting at square one.
The British used beetles to die their uniforms, which is why the colonials called them Beetles. I think the dye was from South America, as I remember. The only red that I ever wore on my uniforms was a red stripe down my trousers on my dress blues.
Fine video, really enjoyed watching it, thank you both.
Appreciate that, Brent.
Magnificent colours on the intro trees & a beautiful dress on Kathy.
Your cropping skills are very evident & productive - but you seemed to need some prodding to get working (lol) however the wee bits of history were great & educational.
Great stuff.
Always encouraging words from you, Stephen, thank you.
Wow I'm seriously impressed by the size and quality of your garden, congratulations!
The harvest exceeded our expectations this year … we have one very full root cellar.
What a fascinating video. You are absolutely right out Kathy's dress. It's absolutely beautiful. I particularly enjoyed your history comments. The red was particularly interesting. As someone trying to portray a coureur de bois,(French/Anishinabe) the red coat has always interested me as a prize of war. I think this was one of your best.
We appreciate your kind words, David.
Impressive harvest Cathy and Peter !
It was indeed a bumper crop, Jay.
Looks like you have a great harvest at the garden this year. Love watching the video especially the wee bit of history. Looking forward to the next video.
It exceeded our expectations… lots for us,, friends, family and neighbors.
And good history lesson
Great fun once again the history of early clothing and dyes very interesting. Seeing that wonderful garden again was a great treat. But the Lizard! What was that never seen one like that before.
Thanks, Rodger. It is actually a salamander, quite common up here.
OK, Heard of them never seen one before , thank you.
Another great video and some great history.
Hi Peter, sorry I haven't been talking lately. Busy with a disabled wife. Missed some videos but catching up. Great work and very informative. Thanks. Watch your top knot
Sorry to hear of your wife’s disability… a challenge I’m sure at the best of times. You always have encouraging words and we thank you. Keep your powder dry.
Howdy peter
You remember Danial Boone ... with Fess Parker . The musket looked like Betsy .You can watch some of the or parts here on YT .
A lot of work in the garden ..you can keep the beets right there , never liked them . LOL
Trees must be peaking out now . Getting cold .. what is the temp there ? we just had " Indian summer " for a couple of days 65 to 75 F .... cooling off quickly . Low 40's over night .
Very interesting about the red dies ... Wonder how it started ...maybe someone had the " bug " walking on his arm and smashed it and the color stayed ....Not sure if you buy fur coats very easily.
It will interesting to see how the bead work and stitching done .
Think you will starting fire in your furnace this year ?
What, don’t like beets. Try sautéing them in butter salt And pepper and you might change your mind. I’m looking forward to the weaving too … always love learning new skills.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I have tried them that way , did not like them . tried them pickled too . what's worse than beets is brussel sprouts . For 60 plus years . Even tried beet juice . Growing up I ate them when mother served , just quickly .
Living in southern Indiana our garden didn’t produce much this year, what did mostly got eaten by deer. The bounty of yours is impressive!!
We did have a productive one and will be gifting a lot of it away to friends and neighbors.
You’re garden did very well this year lots of good food for the winter months ahead 🙂
I hope to have my own garden next spring especially carrots and potatoes, I was to busy moving and fixing outbuildings on my new property this year.
Great video like always Peter I can’t wait for the next one 🙂
Thanks Casey. It amazes me that those that have land don’t all plant gardens, good luck on your future one.
Looks like you had an excellent harvest!
It exceeded our expectations, Gary. Lots for us and lots to give away.
Real nice garden, love it.
Daniel Boone's one son said his father didn't like fur hats, because they made his head itch. He was a Quaker and he wore a black wide brimmed ( longhunter's ) hat, a common hat of the day.
Your spot on, he also thought them crud. Funny that the TV show portrays him with one on his head. They should have done some research, lol.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I was watching it the other day, they had the Delaware living in tepees.😂
I remember watching a couple of episodes where he was toting a percussion cap rifle … didn’t register to A 10 year old, lol.
@@TheWoodlandEscape In the show he only had two kids. but in real life he had ten.
Thank you for another wonderful video, enjoyed it so much.
Appreciate that Richard.
😋 yum ☕☕⚡
Very good video. Thank you
Thank you.
Excellent looking harvest! Good job!
Thanks Ron, it kinda exceeded our expectations.
Good teaser for next week!! and you remember right Peter, the green of your garters is golden rod yellow dipped in indigo, a composite color quite difficult to reproduce in same tone every other batch... but we'll see other way to make green. See you!
So my old mind hasn’t totally lost it, yeah! Looking forward to your visit. See you tomorrow morning.
Wee Paddy goes to his Gaffer and asks for a new wheel Barrow. The gaffer asks him why. Paddy sais "cause it's going squeek...........squeek...........squeek........squeek". His gaffer fired him and Paddy asks why. Gaffer sais " because it should be going Squeek..squeek..squeek
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Best laugh I’ve had today, Terry. Can’t thank you enough.
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Awesome harvest!!
It was indeed, Darren.
When I was young, we dug potatoes with what we called a “potato fork” rather than a shovel-less slicing damage to the crop.
Nice forge Peter. Q What was the green dye made from for the green frocks of the Rangers? Watching Danial Boone as a kid I remember a episode when Dan meet a Hessian solder in Kentucky probably based on my ancestor Leonard Kratz. He was at Saratoga in 1777 an escaped an went to Kentucky in 1778 down the Ohio.
That’s something I’ll try to research, Dave. It may be one of those things that ends in a dead end but, who knows. Interesting family history,I appreciate you sharing it with me.
Yup, for sure we are way too removed from how things are made, and far too quick to just throw stuff out, but that’s because they’re made so cheaply, and far from our sight.
Loved the wheel barrow story.
I read a book a while back, written by an 1800’s homesteader, who said she traded strips of cloth with native women. I believe they were the same scraps used for quilts…….oh and scarlet may have been sought after….unless it was a letter stitched to your clothes! 😀
There is an old saying, “ Only a rich man can afford poor tools” .
@@TheWoodlandEscape That’s a good saying, though I don’t know how many people would get it.
Happy Christmas & Happy New Year🎄👵
And the same to you and your clan, Michael.
Synchronicity. Yesterday I watched a video about harvesting the cochineal larvae by hand and making the dye.
Life is indeed strange at times!
excellent video as usual. Awesome harvest. Are you a teacher by trade? Really like the bit of wheel barrow history. Great Wee Bit of history.
Thanks, Charles. I did teach Arboriculture at College for a few years, many, many moons ago.
What an amazing harvest Peter. You guys are going to winter in the cabin aren't you? Outstanding video and thank you both for sharing
Thank you and we will most certainly be spending a lot of time at the Cedar Hollow Tavern this winter.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Do you have plowed access in winter or is it snow machines in?
We snowshoe in. Once the trail is tramped, we can walk.
I was just in Peterborough for work. Was wondering how close I was to your homestead. Lol
We are only about an hour east of Peterborough. Drop by if you find yourself in the area.
Wow nice root crop!
New sub love your content 😊
Thank you and we certainly appreciate your interest and support.
What a great harvest! I really miss the red potatoes, as they are not to be found where I now live. I was wondering today, if you live full time like in your videos or do you actually live in a condo in some yuppie neighborhood?
Great question, Ed. We do live much of our time as you see portrayed in our videos but, we do have a small modern home that Cathy and I built ourselves. So no yuppie neighbours, but a few characters about.
Can you talk more about longhunters clothing ca nt wait until the next next time you're video s is like my dream come true thank you
We sure can Mike. Perhaps this winter. We’ll be doing a lot more history by the hearth once we settle in for winter.
Hello Peter, Good to see another vlog. Speaking of clothing, what did the neb from Scotland wear year round.? Did thyey continue to wear their kilts? Thanks ,and be well. David
Can’t speak to your question with any certainty but, I suspect the quilt was used more for ceremonial dress. Appreciate the kind words, David.
We'll be VIDEO taping that, haha. Are you going to Manitoulin again this year? Nobody in history gets skunked two years in a row on the island
Going to the Island is my annual right of passage, so yes. I always look forward to that hunt.
Thank you Peter and Kathy! Did the dyes run when clothing/blankets became wet?
Some natural dyes do but, many are quite colour fast. I love the brown from walnut dyes but, it tends to run and fade over time.
Excellent video! Could you please tell me where you aquired your bluish hunting frock, I'd greatly appreciate it
We made it ourselves and dyed it as well.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Thank you, that is a craft I'd greatly love to learn
@@moonrunner-01 Starts with the first stitch, lol.
Dont think Your root cellar will hold all of the vegetables. You were blest with a great harvest.
We were indeed, it is going to take some serious space and dimension planning.
you need a potato fork to dig all those tubers up with...
I know, I say that every year!
Was Chinese Vermillion used or did that become popular later. I know it was popular with the Plains Indians. What was Hawkeye wearing under his leggings in Last of the Mohicans? It was some kind of longs johns and they looked quite thin.
Not a clue on the clothing question but, as to vermillion, it was indeed used.
Will you share different people who have the skills making your clothes and hats?
We make pretty much everything ourselves, Earl.
Ok thanks for letting me know my friend