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  • @HowToCookThat
    @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +129

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    • @officalcassiopeia
      @officalcassiopeia 8 місяців тому +3

      Nice video, Ann. ..Even though I have watched only 21 seconds so far.

    • @noadutkevicz1146
      @noadutkevicz1146 8 місяців тому +4

      I play this game!!!!! It's a lot of fun :)

    • @PaperDryBones
      @PaperDryBones 8 місяців тому +1

      I wanted to say this video is so cinematic! You did awesome on this :3c hope to see more like it

    • @buddies8154
      @buddies8154 8 місяців тому

      fun video

    • @sebeckley
      @sebeckley 8 місяців тому +3

      "It's actually yum." needs to be your channel motto.

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh 8 місяців тому +3324

    "It's not a horsehead in jelly, it's pretty yum" had me laughing out loud. I love your family, Ann. Thank you for sharing this!

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +226

      You are so welcome!

    • @elizabethelder3140
      @elizabethelder3140 8 місяців тому +54

      That’s my favorite quote too!!😂😂😂

    • @pueenqueen7357
      @pueenqueen7357 8 місяців тому +29

      I was literally gonna comment the same thing 😂

    • @ConManAU
      @ConManAU 8 місяців тому +51

      It says a lot about the kinds of dish Ann usually puts in front of them for her videos.

    • @kirkmt
      @kirkmt 8 місяців тому +127

      I liked “The bleeding heads of your enemies” on top lol😂

  • @dawnkindnesscountsmost5991
    @dawnkindnesscountsmost5991 8 місяців тому +724

    14:33 "A decorated tower.... with the bleeding heads of your enemies...." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is my favorite take on your 2-day-slog masterpiece! This young Mr. Reardon definitely inherited his father's sense of humor. 👍🏻

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 8 місяців тому +32

      But not his caution! you'll notice Dave only took a VERY small bite of the ice cream to try at first 13:42

    • @Narangarath
      @Narangarath 8 місяців тому +46

      @@mwater_moon2865 Dave has been subjected oh so many more innocent looking "treats" that he's probably cautious taking his first bite at dinner by now 🤣

    • @fortheloveofchocolat
      @fortheloveofchocolat 8 місяців тому +3

      my fave part of this video lol

    • @Vanda-il9ul
      @Vanda-il9ul 2 місяці тому

      I just love their "gentle" approach! Smash it!

  • @resonantstorm771
    @resonantstorm771 8 місяців тому +440

    My great grandpa had a hand crank wooden bucket ice cream maker and we'd spend our summer weekends of the 80's cranking up ice cream in the shade of the open garage door. What a memory.
    Your determination and execution was, as always, something I truly admire. Aloha from Hawai'i 🌺

    • @exaviere
      @exaviere 8 місяців тому +12

      My family had one of those hand-cranked ice cream makers too, and would bring it out for neighborhood events in the summer; the real trick was parents convincing their kids to turn the crank, which we were eager to do when the reward was ice cream! I think the bucket was mostly submerged in the ice, which would've helped Ann's freeze faster and get colder!

    • @resonantstorm771
      @resonantstorm771 8 місяців тому +2

      @@exaviere yeah, ours was always fully packed with ice and salt.

    • @emma70707
      @emma70707 8 місяців тому +2

      Oh, man, we had one with an electric motor and it was my job to keep it stocked with layers of ice and salt for the hour or so (at least that's ehat it felt like?) it took to turn the warm custard into ice cream. Thst seemed tough enough so I can't imagine churning it myself too!

    • @laerin7931
      @laerin7931 8 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, I wonder if it was too modern for this recipe. Certainly seems like Ann would be able to get a better result with one of those, rather than churning it with a spoon.

    • @jaeladarlingtrailers
      @jaeladarlingtrailers 8 місяців тому +1

      My grandpa did the same thing, same time frame. Definitely fond memories. 😊

  • @Amatureb
    @Amatureb 8 місяців тому +19

    "Your grass, your tower.... your bleeding heads of your enemies.' Gotta love Ann's family!

  • @nileredscandy
    @nileredscandy 8 місяців тому +1182

    These hundred year old recipes always amaze me. The culinary artists from back then certainly were ambitious. Combined with the lack of our modern technology, and it’s a miracle that they were able to come up with stuff like this 🤯🙌

    • @Mysterios1989
      @Mysterios1989 8 місяців тому +160

      Well - my guess is that most of these recopies came from noble kitchens that had a lot of people working in them. Alone, this is insane, but if you have a few people that make the recepy and some apprentices or kitchen aids that you can chug the peeling of the almonds to, it is quite doable.

    • @nileredscandy
      @nileredscandy 8 місяців тому +71

      @@Mysterios1989 definitely that. I can’t imagine one person in the 1800s doing all this work for two days, on top of cooking meals and other chores.

    • @oscarcacnio8418
      @oscarcacnio8418 8 місяців тому +29

      ​@@Mysterios1989 Heh. Kitchen Aids.

    • @sinaain
      @sinaain 8 місяців тому +50

      Instead of appliances for whipping and pounding they had kitchen maids! Things like that were only done in big households with many kitchen servants and only on special occasions. It was to demonstrate your wealth (kind of like rich people might serve a 1000.- pound bottle of wine or wagyu beef, lobster and truffle mushrooms). Manual labour was cheap since they didn’t pay them much. And while they didn’t have modern appliances they had some techniques and clever utensils that would have made the work easier for them then if you attempt it today without having the utensils or knowledge. Like they might have had a mortar and pestle suited to this specific task as well as a better technique and just more practice. No Offenes to Ann Reardon who has done better job using that mortar then I ever would, but if you for example see a Thai chef using a mortar and pestle to make a Thai curry you will be amazed of how better job they are doing then you yourself ever will. And that’s because they do this task all the time, know the best technique and have a mortar optimised for that task. Anyway, it would still be a huge undertaking, but they would have known how to get it done and it would have been a suitable highlight to show off the wealth of the household.

    • @group555_
      @group555_ 8 місяців тому +12

      It's interesting how cooking becoming easier has made most people put in less effort as opposed to going even more intricate with the easier methods.

  • @bextomoose
    @bextomoose 8 місяців тому +407

    I can definitely understand trying your hardest to use time period accurate ingredients, but the decision to use time period accurate _tools_ is amazing dedication, and personally I really appreciate it, thank you Ann!

    • @junbh2
      @junbh2 8 місяців тому +8

      It's quite educational to see just how much labour went into these recipes. And what things were particularly difficult.

  • @justherbirdy
    @justherbirdy 8 місяців тому +107

    I genuinely love how all your boys approach each new Ye Olde Culinary Creation with a mixture of terror and joy. And then there's Dave, equally as frightened as his sons, but game to try whatever you put in front of him. Well done, Ann! I can't imagine how much editing you had to do to get this glorious monstrosity down to a sane kind of size! Not to mention all the whipping...truly, you are a modern day hero.

    • @goober479
      @goober479 6 місяців тому +1

      Fun fact: “Ye” is The. The Y looking letter is an old form of TH put together. My lifelong quest is to get people to stop saying, “Ye Oldey Days”

  • @janemiettinen5176
    @janemiettinen5176 8 місяців тому +8

    Ann, that shape is called horse eye, at least with gems and stuff. The artist in me really appreciates these old cookbooks, the pictures are just amazing. My kitchen wall is covered with old cookbook pictorials, so I may be impartial.. What a lovely, extra decadent dessert! Definitely not for everyday..

  • @DPWFG
    @DPWFG 8 місяців тому +62

    "you have your grass, your decorated tower... The bleeding heads of your enemies" 😂

    • @JH-lz4dh
      @JH-lz4dh 6 місяців тому

      Hilarious

  • @ssk_ssk04
    @ssk_ssk04 8 місяців тому +203

    this video is a cinematic masterpiece🤌✨

  • @azzikko2688
    @azzikko2688 8 місяців тому +96

    It's so surreal seeing how grown up all these boys are now! Great channel, love it.

  • @laticha402
    @laticha402 8 місяців тому +118

    That whitening the almonds brought back memories of my abuela having my sister and I peal walnuts for the Chiles en Nogada. All these ancient recipes were a group effort and must be appreciated as such. Especially when done by one person, like you did. Thanks.

  • @sophiophile
    @sophiophile 8 місяців тому +341

    Cherry juice for icing. Genius. I don't know how something that easy and delicious sounding isn't more common.
    Edit: Guess I'm outta the loop, haha. Thanks for the tips everyone.

    • @lindas.8036
      @lindas.8036 8 місяців тому +14

      It is! I use it quite a bit. All juices.

    • @dianapovero7319
      @dianapovero7319 8 місяців тому +2

      @@lindas.8036 Me too! I used to work in a wholsale bakery & they did that as well.❤

    • @noaccount2494
      @noaccount2494 8 місяців тому +4

      makes me wonder what other juices would be good for it

    • @woodfur00
      @woodfur00 8 місяців тому +5

      I've done it with lemon and strawberry, 10/10

    • @angelamagdalina2371
      @angelamagdalina2371 8 місяців тому +3

      Now I want a black cherry Forrest cake😭

  • @adam_fakes
    @adam_fakes 8 місяців тому +318

    I have to say the videography has to be the best of all your videos. The black background, the well timed music, and your voice and AMSR style sound effects.. Great stuff

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +40

      thanks Adam, I really appreciate that :)

    • @AubreyMobley
      @AubreyMobley 8 місяців тому +9

      Also pretty nails.

    • @juliehussey5750
      @juliehussey5750 8 місяців тому +8

      That sifting flour was tho. 😍

    • @NyAppyMiku22
      @NyAppyMiku22 8 місяців тому +3

      @@AubreyMobley I agree!~ Super pretty nails and super pretty cake!~

    • @rrrosecarbinela
      @rrrosecarbinela 8 місяців тому +2

      I wholeheartedly agree. Production on this one was outstanding, and so was the end result.

  • @elliebeep27
    @elliebeep27 8 місяців тому +70

    Amazing. I bet these were done in kitchens with various people on staff who would do different parts, I can't imagine the hours and hours that took! The ice cream looks delicious. The cinematography of this video is great!

  • @iwantedtobethatanomaly2270
    @iwantedtobethatanomaly2270 8 місяців тому +50

    The amount of dedication she has is incredible. I would have lost my cool if I had to try and glue those barely sticking pieces to the dessert!😆😆

  • @andregon4366
    @andregon4366 8 місяців тому +178

    I hope this video gets 20 million views.
    All that work alone certainly deserves it.

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +66

      oh i wish! But unfortunately 'nice' videos don't blow up these days on UA-cam (sigh)

    • @jenniferh9824
      @jenniferh9824 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@HowToCookThat Sad but true, Anne. Making it even more important to celebrate the good in people like you!

    • @ladeelibra925
      @ladeelibra925 8 місяців тому +2

      @@HowToCookThat *But there are LOADS of us who Still Love & Appreciate all your Hard Work & Great Content!*

    • @ameliamintz392
      @ameliamintz392 8 місяців тому

      You want the younger views you gotta collab with someone from the hermitcraft community! 😅 goodtimeswithscar seems like the best choice imo. With all his cookies in Minecraft. 😂 wait!!! PEARLESCENTMOON! She lives in Australia!! I almost forgot!!!

  • @laniehrlich9271
    @laniehrlich9271 8 місяців тому +300

    Anne - your dedication to these old recipes is INCREDIBLE 😮
    Making ice cream in a wooden barrel 😂
    It’s so much fun to join you on your baking journey and witness these old school masterpieces 🤩
    I LOVE every time you bring out the really old recipe books 🥰

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +24

      thanks so much!

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 8 місяців тому +4

      @@HowToCookThat I love the dedication to craft! But I do have to ask, was your apricot jelly made with 100% sugar? So many in the store are made with part corn syrup and as I have found making my own jellies and jams (which when done the old fashioned way without instant pectin take about 60% sugar!-- but add another day....) they are VERY sticky, much more so than store jarred jellies.

  • @edstella
    @edstella 8 місяців тому +102

    Your editing is always so good, but that little segment of you pounding the blanched almonds was great! Everyone has this image of old-timey cooking taking a long time, but never that it's so laborious and intense. I'm glad this recipe was actually delicious because of how long it took and of course your family is great to see. The "bloody heads" on the "tower" and "horse head in jelly" comments were great. And it's nice to see how trusting/willing they are to just eat these things that may not taste great. That knife bit was scary though!

  • @Estatediamondjewelrypage
    @Estatediamondjewelrypage 8 місяців тому +17

    Hey Ann! We spy the beautiful Antique Georgian Ring from our Jewelry Collection. So glad that you're still loving it 🎉 and it matches this videos theme perfectly 😊 2:38

  • @SharpAssKnittingNeedles
    @SharpAssKnittingNeedles 8 місяців тому +151

    Wow Ann, that tower of ice cream sandwitch turned out so beautifully! You're so skilled! Also, one of your boys saying that it was topped with the bloody heads of the enemies made my week because _YES_ 😂

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +19

      Thanks so much! 😊

    • @perevision
      @perevision 8 місяців тому +7

      That was so funny 😂😂😂

  • @smileygirl6457
    @smileygirl6457 8 місяців тому +296

    Oh love your 200year old recipes Ann. ❤😊

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 8 місяців тому +4

      For 200 hundred years old, Ann looks great!

  • @TzarinaMystra
    @TzarinaMystra 8 місяців тому +9

    This video deserves an award for its editing! The mortar & pestle segment was so different from this channel's usual vibe, but it was great. Food vids are usually cozy and gentle, but you went full on dynamic and epic 😀

  • @rebeccadawn9075
    @rebeccadawn9075 8 місяців тому +13

    I can’t even explain the amount of excited I felt when I saw another 200 year old recipe video!!! These are the best!!!!!

  • @bellablue5285
    @bellablue5285 8 місяців тому +35

    Okay the descriptions of the finished item by the kids are hilarious (pancakes, cheerios, and heads of one's enemies, oh my 😂)
    I'll admit just watching this I was quite glad to have my mixer/food processor nowadays, but it definitely looked quite neat once all the pieces were together

    • @Patterner
      @Patterner 8 місяців тому

      not just heads, "bloody heads" please 😅😂😅

  • @plantagardenforever
    @plantagardenforever 8 місяців тому +228

    I really enjoy when you make old recipes! 🌼

  • @rizahawkeyepierce1380
    @rizahawkeyepierce1380 8 місяців тому +9

    Your kids make such insightful observations. They're also adorable. Thanks for the video, Ann!

  • @janehoyt2435
    @janehoyt2435 8 місяців тому +6

    I love the family taste tests! They are all so articulate and honest in their opinions. And hysterically funny!😂

  • @kaya_nori
    @kaya_nori 8 місяців тому +85

    As a person with two left hands and very unsophisticated tastes in food, I always am in absolute awe whenever I see Ann cook, especially these ancient recepies. It's pure art, and the amount of effort that goes into each small thingie is astounding!
    Thank you so much for these videos, lots of love to you and your family!
    💕

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 8 місяців тому +2

      Bah, 150 years ago, even 200 isn't all that old re:food. There's a lovely channel called Tasting History with Max Miller that cooks truly ancient recipes. Though based on everything I've seen through the ages, the cooking isn't where the work and show is as much as the BAKING, hence the need for a pastry chef to focus on just this sort of thing.

    • @resourcedragon
      @resourcedragon 8 місяців тому +3

      Not to mention some of Ann's modern creations - the gingerbread houses and the like. And then there's the miniatures. All are amazing and several orders of magnitude beyond my cooking and baking skills.

  • @watcherx2592
    @watcherx2592 8 місяців тому +79

    I just watched the entire video and still I cannot comprehend the amount of time and effort and energy that went into making this. It looks exhausting to make,but the finished product looks spectacular.
    Just wow. And as you said, it definitely makes you appreciate modern conveniences all the more. Great job, Ann! 👏

    • @dragonfairie27
      @dragonfairie27 8 місяців тому

      This would probably have been a recipe in a wealthy household which means it would not have been made by a single person. A chef or housekeeper would have put it together but scullery maids would have made the individual pieces

    • @drwoo6090
      @drwoo6090 8 місяців тому

      @@dragonfairie27 scullery maids probably wouldn’t be part of making food. They just wash all the dirty dishes!

  • @snargelfargen1
    @snargelfargen1 8 місяців тому +4

    This made me realize that my family makes/made dessert in a very old-school way.
    We used to leave butter out in a covered tray. It will last about a week, so long as the weather is temperate, and is always soft for easily folding into dough.
    For mortar and pestle - It shouldn't shatter if you alternate between light pounding and grinding by putting some shoulder weight on it and rotating. Although my mortar is bronze, which certainly is a little more durable.
    Hand whipping is exhausting regardless but whipping it in an oval motion instead of back and forth helps to aerate the cream.
    "slipping" almonds as we called it is best done by a grandparent who somehow does it at lightning speed. That's the only easy solution I know lol
    kudos on your hard work and dedication - that "sandwich" is certainly more ambitious than anything we ever made!

  • @sapphirestrm
    @sapphirestrm 8 місяців тому +4

    First, I loved seeing your boys; they all sound like different variations of Dave!
    Second, just wow! It's hard to believe all the work that went into these recipes! I used to like to bake a lot and made pretty intense Christmas cookies (learned from watching my mom) and after many years gave it up because of the work involved.
    I can just imagine the baker making this scolding anyone who bothered her and shouting out: It's time to pound the ice!

  • @DeeZNutz-mp3nl
    @DeeZNutz-mp3nl 8 місяців тому +22

    Although I love it when you re-create old recipes, I understand the lack of abundance of these types of videos in your channel. You really put intensive amount of work into making a single recipe, and I'm not even considering the amount of work and time it took for you, or your team, to edit a video. So, good job Ann! Your work is much appreciated, and loved by me, your viewers, your family, and your patrons ❤️❤️.

  • @austinshucraft8722
    @austinshucraft8722 8 місяців тому +44

    The 200 year old recipes definitely remain my favorite to watch. We have it so easy now. Then comes the miniature creations. Finally is the cake rescues. Tho I enjoy all your videos. Have a good day yall

  • @jmarshal
    @jmarshal 8 місяців тому +5

    Your family are the best, Ann. I’m glad you include them in your videos as your official taste testers! This is an incredible recipe and the amount of work that went into it…wow.

  • @lolacorinne5384
    @lolacorinne5384 8 місяців тому +1

    “Bleeding heads of your enemies”-can’t get more descriptive (or appetizing) than that! 😹😹

  • @Cutondogor
    @Cutondogor 8 місяців тому +8

    Dear Ann, there is a much easier way to peel the almonds and crush them.
    Minions.
    You have some available to you, and I happen to know it's school holidays here in Victoria. I recommend making use of them.

  • @pengwino828
    @pengwino828 8 місяців тому +70

    These old recipe videos are always great

  • @somaniradhika
    @somaniradhika 8 місяців тому +1

    Seeing your youngest makes the realisation hit again of how long I've been watching for!! I've also grown up with you Anne! Love the video, so much effort ❤

  • @clairebeau6008
    @clairebeau6008 8 місяців тому +2

    i hope you never stop these antique recipe videos, its so interesting seeing this aspect of history brought to life

  • @dirty_laundry
    @dirty_laundry 8 місяців тому +5

    I remember peeling almonds as a kid in Sardinia late 70s.. I liked doing that, found the task not tedious at all.. but mostly because I could stuff every other almond in my mouth while doing it XD

  • @adiwatemberg2931
    @adiwatemberg2931 8 місяців тому +17

    Would be really interesting to see a comparison between the old ways and then also the modern ways of making the same dessert perhaps!

    • @thomasm123
      @thomasm123 8 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking the same! I would love to see this.

  • @barbjalcorn
    @barbjalcorn 8 місяців тому +3

    I decided to hand whip a large bottle of cream last weekend to save the noise from everyone watching a movie. Between 3 of us we finally got it done. This better be a MAGNIFICENT dessert Anne ! I can only imagine the conversation in your house when this was happening. Great great job 🇦🇺❤️

  • @Suki-Sokkaforever
    @Suki-Sokkaforever 6 місяців тому +1

    I love how she’s so honest, she’s probably the best UA-camr

  • @CarlGorn
    @CarlGorn 8 місяців тому +16

    Old Timer's Tip: When I was very young and visiting my grandmother, I remember her mixer broke down earlier in the week, so to make the cake she'd promised to bring to church, she creamed the butter, flour, sugar, and salt together with a wooden spoon against the side of the mixing bowl, as what I now see was an ad hoc mortar and pestle. I'm pretty sure old Fanny Farmer cookbooks listed this step in many of their recipes.

    • @stainlesssteellemming3885
      @stainlesssteellemming3885 8 місяців тому +3

      Still do it that way - saves time getting the mixer out.

    • @lucarubinstein3907
      @lucarubinstein3907 8 місяців тому +1

      yeah, I always use a big wooden spoon to mix any cake batter or cookie dough!

    • @stainlesssteellemming3885
      @stainlesssteellemming3885 8 місяців тому

      @@lucarubinstein3907 I was actually referring to creaming butter and sugar. For mixing batters and dough, you can't beat a danish/dutch bread whisk/hook (you'll find them under all 4 name combinations). Even the heaviest cookie/biscuit dough comes together quickly.

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 8 місяців тому +1

      I use a fork and the edge of my mixing bowl, works as well as a pastry cutter (or handheld dough blender, depending on where you live) to cream butter OR mix dough and I don't have to take up any extra room in limited space kitchen. But then I have never owned a stand mixer, and after 25ish years of baking get by fine with my little hand blender I picked up after tiring of hand whipping cream in college.

  • @TheVocalTrinityFan
    @TheVocalTrinityFan 8 місяців тому +47

    My personal fave of your series, the 200 year old recipes!

  • @itsprudhvirazz
    @itsprudhvirazz 8 місяців тому +1

    Ann's content is like a rose among weeds. so wholesome, so informative. Most other content is just stupid/toxic.

  • @sackettfamily4685
    @sackettfamily4685 8 місяців тому +1

    We love having a new video!!! And it one my favorite kinds!
    I have a clingy toddler, who's sleep transitioning and I'm awake alot at night. I've been using this playlist of old recipes to fall asleep to. I really love the gelatin ones and the one where Dave and the boys are reading old English! It always makes me smile.

  • @dogmomprepper1203
    @dogmomprepper1203 8 місяців тому +33

    Terrific editing! Especially the mortar and pestle part! Keep up the wonderful work! We truly appreciate you and your beautiful family. ❤️🎉✌️😎😍👍🍷🧑‍🍳🥰

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +6

      Thank you so much!

    • @merwheeler
      @merwheeler 8 місяців тому +1

      right! exactly what i was thinking! i knew something bad was about to happen before it did

  • @kevinfulla
    @kevinfulla 8 місяців тому +25

    Whenever there's new upload from Ann's channel, I automatically hit the like button even before watching it. And yep, it didn't disappoint me. The video and the content is always amazing and insightful.

  • @aymiewalshe982
    @aymiewalshe982 8 місяців тому +1

    "You've got your tower...and...the bleeding heada of your enemies." 😂😂😂😂 Your boys (and their senae of humor) are a delight and make me miss my college freshman. ❤️ What a gorgeous creation!

  • @TheLadymoonstone
    @TheLadymoonstone 8 місяців тому +1

    "Bleeding head of your enemies". LOL. Your boys are wonderful. I love these recipes.
    I appreciate the amount of work that you have to do. Big respect.
    Cheers from the pacific northwest, Canada side.

  • @writergurrl1
    @writergurrl1 8 місяців тому +28

    Wow, this was incredible! And your videography and editing were fantastic in making this dessert seem to be the luxurious experience it probably was for those enjoying it off the backs of the cook(s) who labored for 10+ hours! Wow, it turned out beautifully!

  • @MimiLovesTurtles
    @MimiLovesTurtles 8 місяців тому +6

    favorite part of the week is when Ann posts! love from Saudi Arabia 💕

  • @ryanfrisby7389
    @ryanfrisby7389 8 місяців тому +1

    Love the fact that Anne took the time to do this!

  • @heatherangel9700
    @heatherangel9700 8 місяців тому +2

    Always excited to get a new baking video from Ann! I know switching to being a debunking channel was forced by the algorithm, but I really miss the baking.

  • @Amanda-banana-panda
    @Amanda-banana-panda 8 місяців тому +5

    I love you Ann! ❤️ I'm from the US and just want you to know that I'm up at 5 :36 am to begin the day with you 🙏 You are a blessing 🌞

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +3

      I pray that your day is awesome Amanda

    • @Amanda-banana-panda
      @Amanda-banana-panda 8 місяців тому

      @@HowToCookThat Thank You ❤️🙏 I pray you have a wonderful night, Ann 🥰🙏

  • @lovrevukic3678
    @lovrevukic3678 8 місяців тому +18

    I love getting a notification from your channel! Have a great day!
    P.S. loving the cookbook.

  • @Minerdee
    @Minerdee 8 місяців тому +1

    I love the dramatic almond crushing sequence. Lol

  • @Krista_Rose7
    @Krista_Rose7 8 місяців тому +1

    Your boys tickle me! They're so sweet.
    The dessert turned out fantastic! What an undertaking! I imagine when this cookbook was made, this type of dessert was only created in the poshest households where there were many servants to divide the work, and then only for big fancy dinner parties.

  • @Hamood____
    @Hamood____ 8 місяців тому +14

    Happy to start off my Friday with Ann!

  • @byronchandler5000
    @byronchandler5000 8 місяців тому +29

    Ann, I love ice cream sandwiches. It's spring in Australia, and autumn in America. I'd love to see more teeny weeny recipes.

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +7

      g'day Bryon, the last teeny weeny got really low low views

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@HowToCookThat Teeny weeny videos get teeny weeny views.

    • @MarcoMagliaro
      @MarcoMagliaro 8 місяців тому +8

      @@HowToCookThatAre you referring to the teeny lemon meringue pie? Because I've noticed that for some reason that video does not show in the video feed of the channel (at least to me). It goes straight from the vaping video to the blueberry muffin video. I distinctly remember that I watched it when it was released, but now the only way I can find it is through the "teeny weeny challenge" playlist. It must be a bug or something, and I think this could explain the low views

    • @NYNC88
      @NYNC88 8 місяців тому +1

      @@HowToCookThat I can't find the teeny weeny lemon meringue pie that a viewer mentioned. I searched for it a couple of different ways. Is it still on UA-cam?

  • @YukiLuvsJesus
    @YukiLuvsJesus 8 місяців тому +1

    Im sick today on my first day of vacation, and your videos always brighten up my day.

  • @preciselyregal660
    @preciselyregal660 8 місяців тому +1

    Loved the vid, especially the dramatic mortar and pestle scene. Fantastic and beautiful as always!

    • @jenniferh9824
      @jenniferh9824 8 місяців тому

      Agreed. I am debating if that was the best part of the video editing.

  • @Robyn_R
    @Robyn_R 8 місяців тому +10

    1:16 If you hold the pestle the same way you hold a whisk and crush the almonds against the side of the mortar, you will have an easier time and your hand and wrist will hurt less.

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +1

      thanks I'll try that next time

    • @sophiophile
      @sophiophile 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@HowToCookThat100%. Grind, don't pound, except when you need to break the almonds/spices, etc. Also that way you won't break the pestle.

    • @jenniferh9824
      @jenniferh9824 8 місяців тому

      Mmm. I'm thinking it was broken ... not-so-accidentally?

    • @sophiophile
      @sophiophile 8 місяців тому

      @@jenniferh9824 Hahah. The thought crossed my mind. I would totally do that on purpose-by accident.

  • @jdsiv3
    @jdsiv3 8 місяців тому +5

    first
    poor Ann! It is likely that most of these old recipes were prepared by those who had several servants working under them which made the work much easier - doing by hand what our food processors, etc., do mechanically. I wonder too if they had different mortar and pestle of various sizes to process some of the foods.

  • @ayaqmasak264
    @ayaqmasak264 8 місяців тому +1

    "Bleeding head of your enemies" had me rolling on the floor 😂❤

  • @Jennn
    @Jennn 8 місяців тому +1

    This video was shot beautifully. I loved how artistic even pounding the almonds was. Wow

  • @lunarjade4910
    @lunarjade4910 8 місяців тому +11

    Your channel is so comforting, I love how over the years your content always remains good quality and super entertaining. Thanks Ann!

  • @misshaleyy825
    @misshaleyy825 8 місяців тому +12

    The effort you put in deserves an AWARD 🥇 you have so much patience and determination it amazes me Ann!!!! ❤

  • @michaelpenkalski3287
    @michaelpenkalski3287 8 місяців тому

    "Your grass, your tower, with the...bleeding heads of you enemies," is amazing!

  • @harlanhardway5955
    @harlanhardway5955 8 місяців тому +2

    I love these old recipe videos. That you actually go through the hard work of using time period accurate methods is so amazing (I learn a ton, I honestly had no idea the mortar and pestle was used as a food processor). Plus you have enough knowledge and experience to understand the bits that arent included in the recipe and can actually make them work (respect: that is super impressive). When I watch your channel on these old recipes, I actually feel like Im getting a decent idea of what these recipes would have looked like at the time.

  • @DaveStraya
    @DaveStraya 8 місяців тому +5

    i loooooooooove ice cream sandwiches!!!!

  • @jbullforg
    @jbullforg 8 місяців тому +3

    "Your grass, your tower, the bleeding heads of your enemies." 🤣

  • @paular6547
    @paular6547 5 місяців тому

    15 seconds in and I’m dropping a comment and liking immediately. What a challenge! An old recipe and no modern appliances, yaaaaaaaaaasssss. Thank you Ann!

  • @oneminuteofmyday
    @oneminuteofmyday 8 місяців тому +2

    That is impressive. The amount of time involved - pure dedication to your craft. And your family’s dedication to eating potentially disturbing foods. The nervous “is it good? Should I have grabbed this much?” lol
    There was a television show here in the US several years ago called Frontier House. It was a reality/history show that had modern families trying to live like pioneers on the new frontier in the 1880s. One of the wives made the comment she wasn’t prepared for how difficult cooking would be, with a large part of the problem being arm strength (or lack thereof).

  • @whitepaint7870
    @whitepaint7870 8 місяців тому +8

    I love the 200 year old recipes❤

  • @mwindanji6714
    @mwindanji6714 8 місяців тому +4

    The trick with the mortar isn't to smash, but rather use your wrist and a twisting motion to pull product under the pestle. The bottom of most molcahetes is usually textured to assist in the grinding process. Mine is made of dark black volcanic rock, and the pores of the rock make grinding a breeze. (If you can ever consider grinding '°a breeze" lol(

    • @L83467
      @L83467 8 місяців тому

      this

  • @Galacta712
    @Galacta712 8 місяців тому +2

    It’s always a great day when Ann uploads a 200 year old recipe video!

  • @spriddlez
    @spriddlez 8 місяців тому

    That mortar and pestle section was art. Look at that editing!

  • @charlottelogan4075
    @charlottelogan4075 8 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for being a creator who makes wholesome content that can be really enjoyed. 😊

  • @rosesrcewl9689
    @rosesrcewl9689 8 місяців тому +9

    OMG Anne I love your videos I always look forward to see what new recipe I’m gonna try next 💜

  • @gyptax
    @gyptax 8 місяців тому

    The boys banging the hard pastry at the end trying to push through it with the spoon cracked me up. Awesome video, Ann.

  • @gracefoster7587
    @gracefoster7587 8 місяців тому +1

    This is so impressive! It’d still take an insane amount of time using modern day appliances and even with some store bought items like ice cream and puff pastry

  • @jpe1
    @jpe1 8 місяців тому +7

    Note that the mortar and pestle were giving a better consistency of paste compared to the blender. I still use my grandmothers mortar and pestle for certain tasks for exactly that reason. Same way, I use her apple saucer to make apple sauce with a much superior texture. Preparing delicious food is a way to manifest one’s love for those who will enjoy the food, and any extra effort for an extra special result shows the extra love.

    • @pancake2700
      @pancake2700 8 місяців тому +2

      As she was talking about it as an antique gadget, my immediate thought was about mofongo - something that is still to this day typically prepared with mortar and pestle. It makes it form the way it’s supposed to. And it is a large quantity of something prepared this way. But it’s worth it cuz it makes it turn out right, and it’s delicious.

    • @jpe1
      @jpe1 8 місяців тому

      @@pancake2700 an excellent example!

    • @L83467
      @L83467 8 місяців тому +1

      and i think that with a mortar and pestle, youre supposed to grind the pestle in like a circle, not just pound it

  • @shazayum3757
    @shazayum3757 8 місяців тому +1

    Between "bleeding heads of your enemies" and "it's not a horse head in jelly," I have to say your son is amazing 😅

  • @janetcannon9842
    @janetcannon9842 8 місяців тому +1

    I love that you get the whole family involved! This reminds me of a wonderful book, "Consider the Fork" that views culture through cooking utensils. People who had multiple servants to whip the cream were considered rich: one person would work until tired, then the next would step in. However, you had to do all of it yourself!

    • @awaredeshmukh3202
      @awaredeshmukh3202 8 місяців тому +1

      I literally just bought that book! Guess I'll have to move it to the top of the reading list!

  • @levilyle3241
    @levilyle3241 8 місяців тому +4

    The production value of this video is amazing!
    Ive been a fan of your content for a few years and your nail polish is always perfect!!

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +1

      thank you ❤️

    • @levilyle3241
      @levilyle3241 8 місяців тому

      Your baking skills are also pretty fantastic 😂

  • @godofannoyance
    @godofannoyance 8 місяців тому +3

    This was both an amazing feat of cookery and film making, but an amazing desert. (I'm certainly glad all the family liked it- Imagine if the pastry was quite off from modern tastes or something!) Excellent work yet again.

  • @hannankruger4315
    @hannankruger4315 8 місяців тому

    I love to see James in thses videos, his sarcasm and humor is fantastic

  • @eltooyo2
    @eltooyo2 8 місяців тому

    "It's not a horse head in jelly..." 😆
    Dave and the boys are so gun-shy at this point! 🤣
    Two days to build it!! Your patience is enviable, Ann! Thanks for another great video!❤

  • @ahahaha5238
    @ahahaha5238 8 місяців тому +3

    Ann was so done with the mortar n pestle that she summoned her hidden strength so that she has an excuse to use the food processor 😏

  • @hannayoung9657
    @hannayoung9657 8 місяців тому +3

    The quicker way of peeling almonds are servants. I have seen an 200 year cooks notebook some one has written I hate peeling almonds in it big letters.

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому

      that's awesome I am glad I am not alone

  • @christinedugas3089
    @christinedugas3089 8 місяців тому

    Cherries are "bleeding heads of your enemies." Love it! Next time I make Bakewell tarts just got a lot more interesting.

  • @shadowheartart3898
    @shadowheartart3898 4 місяці тому +1

    "You've got your grass.. you've got your decorated tower.. you.. the bleeding heads of your enemies" 😂
    I can't believe I missed this video when it came out. Super interesting

  • @rainshadows17
    @rainshadows17 8 місяців тому +3

    low-key want to try this. I have all the ingredients

    • @HowToCookThat
      @HowToCookThat  8 місяців тому +1

      go for it ... but give yourself a couple of days!! 🤣

    • @rainshadows17
      @rainshadows17 7 місяців тому +1

      Update: I made it, I think my kids liked it more than my husband did

  • @neverlandxx73
    @neverlandxx73 8 місяців тому +4

    Love this recipe but this one is definetly one you love to eat / test but not make. I wont be making this one its ALOT of work :) love from greece

  • @winonafeldner6682
    @winonafeldner6682 8 місяців тому +1

    I love your kids reactions.
    They are just great people, well done with them Dave and Anne.

  • @getin3949
    @getin3949 8 місяців тому +2

    Ann, you are one of the most incredibly patient people even though we cannot hear if you would be cursing under your breath putting this ridiculously difficult dessert together. I commend you and Canonize you St. Ann.