Condensed milk, shown in the video, is canned milk. Corn coffee tastes similar to regular coffeed, but smoother. Another coffee substitute used during the civil war era is Yaupon Tea (dried leaves from Yaupon plant). Yaupon is the only plant in North America with large quantities of caffeine. Yaupon Tea, however, tastes similar to green tea.
It always amazes me that I have to come to youtube for programs such as this. Better than ANYTHING produced by major networks. Thank you for your time and work.
Nicholas Appert is a great inventor that I never knew about! Canning changed the world. I didn't know of the origins of pemmican either. Thanks for teaching us about food preservation Ken. In Taiwan I used to like eating bean sprouts stir-fried.
Thanks John. I was a college teacher, many years ago.... and my classes were packed ... sometimes with guests standing up in the back. I love learning and sharing the knowledge. Now that I am retired (from a Computer Company as Director of Training), I have the opporturnity to do what I love .... being outdoors...and continuing to learn. ATB, my frined. ....ken
Caramel pudding: Boil unopend can of condensed sweeten milk for 2 - 3 hrs Let the can cool off ; open and eat caramel pudding. Make sure water always covers the can.... (It will explode if can isn't always covered in water ALSO, when the recipe was made, cans were opened by regular can openers. .... not pull top lids. Regular cans are stronger than the modern ones with pull top lids. My mother, grandmother a followed these steps. Civil War soldiers did them over campfire.
ken, you outdo yourself every time.yet another outstanding history lesson.if i'd have had teacher's like you at school i might have learned something.thank you my friend. best wishes,john.
your channel is awesome! i love watching all these different ways and recipes for cooking over a fire. I'm a huge coffee drinker and really want to try that corn coffee!
Thanks. Corn coffee is excellent! Yes, it tastes very similar to regular coffee....but of course no caffine. It was described in the 1860s as a drink suitable for the entire family.
Thanks for a really thoughtful video. I can't wait to try some of these techniques!!! As a culinary student and a huge fan of the outdoors, I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to make these videos! Cheers! :D
I really enjoy your videos because of the historical context. It really gives you an insight into life not too long ago that I just couldn't find in other bushcraft/camping videos
Thanks Rex. Most folks today have forgotten the basics. It was fun to do the research …. and making the vid was a blast! Have a good weekend, my friend. Ken
TY so much Kenneth for sharing this..I immediatly subscribed to your channel and can't wait to see more of your vids.Since the price of food is going way up (as I have known that it would for years now) I am doing my best to get the most out of my dollar.I cook EVERYTHING from scratch so that makes it better..I am very pleased with your channel .:)
***** Thanks for watching and subscribing, Bellus. Cooking from scratch is always best ....both from a health standpoint and cost. However, I must admit, I sometimes take the "easy way" and used "prepared" or "processed" food. I am glad that prepare food correctly ... and maybe will share some tips on how you do it. ATB, Ken
Thanks Mike. Your feedback means a great detail to me. Also, the video response is extremely useful, providing important details that were not included in my uploade. ATB, my friend. ....Ken
Hi Jack, It was an exciting surprise to me you and your family! Hope they enjoyed the video. Trust that your daughters made it safely to the campsite. Have a good weekend, my frined. Ken
Thanks Robert. Your feedback means a great deal to me. I initially had a longer section on condensed milk, but took it out, becasue the video was too long. I may do a separate video on the role that condensed milk played in the 1800s.... And Corn COffee was surprisingly good. One of the attached references lists about 10 different coffee subtitutes..... Take care, my friend. Ken
Beef was marrinated for 8 hours in wirchuster sauce, salt and pepper overnight (as described in narrative) and then put in oven for 8 hours set at 150 F with door open (to speed up drying) and then put over campfire for 8 hours. Tastes much better than commercial jerky. Corn coffee has no caffine and no "kick." Therefore it was marketed in the 1800s for children and persons with sensitive digestive systems. The reference article on coffee substitutes is an intersting read. Cheers, Ken
Great source of information and very enjoyable to watch, Ken! As always, you did another great video! Thank you and have a wonderful days ahead, my dear friend! :)
Great video! Your very informative! I think one thing most people don't realize is that the native americans were not dumb! Many of the things they did were brilliant! This was a wonderful video... thanks for sharing... Will
Kenneth may answer this, but I have always been told that no, you don't vent the can. However, you do want to ensure the unopened can is covered in water... Ken may have done it differently, but my grandfather did this a couple of times with my brothers and I. Really good stuff.
Thanks Chris. Jack's a great guy. He says that the kids really enjoyed the campout / video. Jack also participated in our bushcraft meet up two weeks ago. ATB ... Ken
Thanks Kenneth great video, I use all these foods you have here except the corn coffee have not tried it but will give it try, have been using the sweet milk boiled that way for about 40 years makes great candy. Would like to see more 1800s videos keep up the great work. Greg
I could swear that your friend Jack looks like my old fishing buddie I fished with in the late 80's in the Stafford Virgina area.I am almost certain that is him.Great vid!
I was surprised and excited to discover that the folks in the next campsite were subscribers! We were at Paluka Point on Lake Conroe..... which has a nice swimming beach. Have a good weekend, my friend.
Cool vid, thanks Ken. I've been reading an awesome book lately by a guy who traveled, with several others, across the US and into California via Death Valley in the late 1840s, headed to the California gold country. Those early immigrants faced unbelievable hardships. Without their oxen, which they often killed and ate the dried meat of along the way, many would never have survived the journey. Flour, tea/coffee, and ox meat or bacon were almost their only foods. Perhaps, if they were lucky, they would have some rice and beans as well, but this was often the exception according to the book I'm reading. Many times, apparently they could pack the entire dried meat from an ox in one or two shoulder bags because the animals also were in such a horrible state of starvation. I reckon a little caramel pudding would have been quite the luxury to those folks.
"Death Valley in '49 Important chapter of California pioneer history." by William Lewis Manly. I'm reading it on my Kindle3, and I think I got the book for free as one of the Kindle Classics. Awesome book.
Kenneth, you've made me consider many camp foods that I once found unappetizing. Thanks for educating me. (I still shy away from wood lice, though. Lol)
The collapsible bucket was purchased at a local Army Surpless Store. It is a replica of a US Army collapsible bucket. Thanks for watching. ATB, my friend.
Hi Ken -- I'll have to try the roasted corn meal coffee. Don't forget chicory as a coffee additive or substitute from "next door" over in Louisiana. I believe dandelion roots can be dried & roasted for the same use. I used to buy a dark roast coffee & chicory blend. It put espresso to shame! That's some bitter coffee, but it sure got you going on cold mornings! Best, Michael
corn: turn back husk and hang in dhaded, airy place. When grains have dried, shuck and store, can put in hot pan with a little oil to parch. Can be eaten either way.
Parched sweet corn is really tasty .... and will last a long time without refrigeration, if you keep it dry and add some salt. If you parch the corn at home, I suggest drying it in a cookie rack in the oven at 150 F for a few hours before heating it on the stove top to brown it. Traditionally Eagle Brand Condensed milk was used. Try to find a can that had the traditional way of opening (not pull top). The pull top design might not be able to withstand boiling water.... ???
I really enjoy these Ken, you've always got some good information to impart with us out here in YT land. Thanks for sharing this and Take Care my friend :-))
Hi Ken, Generally I use freeze dried foods and packed nuts, candy bars, fruit bars and so on. You know this already. When I would take my kids on day hikes, Their favorite food was a can of chili mixed with a can of spagetti. They would hike all day anticipating dinner. Actually got this from a fellow camper who blew my kids mind when he asked "want some campers stew".
Hi Ken, one more outstanding video - absolutely great! I never got the idea that condensed milk played such a big role, very interesting. Sprouts are very common source of vitamines in Asian kitchen, also here in India. Corn coffee is another new thing to me, here in India we use root chicory, which is an obligatory part of South Indian filter coffee (maybe 25% chicory vs. 75% coffee powder). My granny in Germany used also chicory, usually 50% by volume, in her coffee. tnx & rgds, Robert
Correct. The traditional method keeps the unopened can covered in water. It's simple to do. I only needed to add water twice during the 3hr boil time. Kept a lid on the pot to keep water from boiling away. Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend. ATB
most excellent video ken, i will be trying these recipes .i wish i could have joined you guys. this video is a great addition to your series .i have been making my oil cloth and some other projects,just havent had time to pull out the camera . ..your friend ..bill peace ken
Thanks Sandy. That jerky was sure good. Have some of it left .... but my son and I will eat it tomorrow Looking forward to your video response. Take care and be safe. Peace, Ken
Hey from Australia, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us, I really appreciate it mate. mmm, gotta try make some of that caramel.. In south east Asia they don't have much dairy products (excluding Australia), so they have sweet milk with a lot of things haha.
Condensed milk, shown in the video, is canned milk.
Corn coffee tastes similar to regular coffeed, but smoother. Another coffee substitute used during the civil war era is Yaupon Tea (dried leaves from Yaupon plant). Yaupon is the only plant in North America with large quantities of caffeine. Yaupon Tea, however, tastes similar to green tea.
Thanks Ken for your hospitality. My family and I sure enjoyed meeting you. This was one of the best camping trips yet
Jack
It always amazes me that I have to come to youtube for programs such as this. Better than ANYTHING produced by major networks. Thank you for your time and work.
It's certainly relaxing to follow traditional ways of living...
Nicholas Appert is a great inventor that I never knew about! Canning changed the world. I didn't know of the origins of pemmican either. Thanks for teaching us about food preservation Ken. In Taiwan I used to like eating bean sprouts stir-fried.
Thanks John. I was a college teacher, many years ago.... and my classes were packed ... sometimes with guests standing up in the back. I love learning and sharing the knowledge. Now that I am retired (from a Computer Company as Director of Training), I have the opporturnity to do what I love .... being outdoors...and continuing to learn. ATB, my frined. ....ken
Caramel pudding: Boil unopend can of condensed sweeten milk for 2 - 3 hrs Let the can cool off ; open and eat caramel pudding. Make sure water always covers the can.... (It will explode if can isn't always covered in water ALSO, when the recipe was made, cans were opened by regular can openers. .... not pull top lids. Regular cans are stronger than the modern ones with pull top lids. My mother, grandmother a followed these steps. Civil War soldiers did them over campfire.
ken, you outdo yourself every time.yet another outstanding history lesson.if i'd have had teacher's like you at school i might have learned something.thank you my friend.
best wishes,john.
I can't say this is my favorite in the 1800's series, but it is way, way up there!
Awesome job, as usual!
And thanks for making and sharing it.
your channel is awesome! i love watching all these different ways and recipes for cooking over a fire. I'm a huge coffee drinker and really want to try that corn coffee!
Thanks. Corn coffee is excellent! Yes, it tastes very similar to regular coffee....but of course no caffine. It was described in the 1860s as a drink suitable for the entire family.
Thanks for a really thoughtful video. I can't wait to try some of these techniques!!! As a culinary student and a huge fan of the outdoors, I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to make these videos! Cheers! :D
This was awesome. I love history and learned something new about how they prepared food back in that time. Thanks!
I really enjoy your videos because of the historical context. It really gives you an insight into life not too long ago that I just couldn't find in other bushcraft/camping videos
+Robert Romanek Thanks Robert. You're feedback is much appreciated.
Another great and informational video. Love em and please keep em coming. All the best to you Mr. Kramm.
This is some important stuff. Everybody's gotta eat. Finding, storing and preparing food is paramount.
Thanks Rex. Most folks today have forgotten the basics. It was fun to do the research …. and making the vid was a blast! Have a good weekend, my friend. Ken
Please dont ever remove this video off UA-cam. 🙏
I won’t. Fun times…
TY so much Kenneth for sharing this..I immediatly subscribed to your channel and can't wait to see more of your vids.Since the price of food is going way up (as I have known that it would for years now) I am doing my best to get the most out of my dollar.I cook EVERYTHING from scratch so that makes it better..I am very pleased with your channel .:)
***** Thanks for watching and subscribing, Bellus. Cooking from scratch is always best ....both from a health standpoint and cost. However, I must admit, I sometimes take the "easy way" and used "prepared" or "processed" food. I am glad that prepare food correctly ... and maybe will share some tips on how you do it. ATB, Ken
Love this video and how you shared your meal with the family at the end and got feedback! Looks yummy! Will try! :))
Thanks for your feedback Stephen. Much appreciataed, Have a good week. ATB ...ken in east Texas, USA
One of my fav Ken Kramm vids. The kids and dad looked satisfied with the taste test.
kids are always honest...
Thanks. It was an exciting surprise to meet subscribers! Have a good weekend, my friend.
Thanks, my friend. I'm always learning and enjoy sharing .... Take care and have a good weekend. Ken
Thinks Bill. Your feedback means a great deal to me. ....looking forward to seeing a video on your oil cloth. Take care, Ken
You're welcome Geza. I'm learning all the time and enjoy sharing .... ATB ...Ken
Thanks Mike. Your feedback means a great detail to me. Also, the video response is extremely useful, providing important details that were not included in my uploade. ATB, my friend. ....Ken
I love this video! Such valuable information that more people should know!
A very good video. Thanks, I enjoy watching and learning how things used to be done. You never know when it will come in handy.
Another great educational video that is very practical. Thanks for sharing your video and time with everyone.
So well researched and demonstrated. I always look forward to your next chapter
Hi Jack,
It was an exciting surprise to me you and your family! Hope they enjoyed the video. Trust that your daughters made it safely to the campsite. Have a good weekend, my frined.
Ken
Ade, you make me smile. ATB, my friend,
Thanks for sharing this clip. I enjoyed it a lot. I admire and look up to people such as yourself. Please keep the survival clips coming.
You're welcome, Shannon. I'm always learning and enjoy sharing it with other. Your feedback means a great deal to me. ATB ....ken
Thanks Robert. Your feedback means a great deal to me. I initially had a longer section on condensed milk, but took it out, becasue the video was too long. I may do a separate video on the role that condensed milk played in the 1800s.... And Corn COffee was surprisingly good. One of the attached references lists about 10 different coffee subtitutes..... Take care, my friend. Ken
Beef was marrinated for 8 hours in wirchuster sauce, salt and pepper overnight (as described in narrative) and then put in oven for 8 hours set at 150 F with door open (to speed up drying) and then put over campfire for 8 hours. Tastes much better than commercial jerky. Corn coffee has no caffine and no "kick." Therefore it was marketed in the 1800s for children and persons with sensitive digestive systems. The reference article on coffee substitutes is an intersting read. Cheers, Ken
What a beautiful lake .....and campfire coffee is the best!
Thanks Elizabeth. Can't wait for spring, when the forest service opens the location for camping again….. ATB, Ken
Great video Mr. Kramm. Very informative. Sometimes the old ways are indeed the best ways. I'm dying to try some of that corn coffee.
Great source of information and very enjoyable to watch, Ken! As always, you did another great video! Thank you and have a wonderful days ahead, my dear friend! :)
Wow I luv history esp when you can eat it too. Thanks
Watching this at midnight resulted in raiding my fridge. Wonderful demonstration of living history.
Awesome video! Can't wait to try some of the recipes on my camping trip in August. Thanks so much!!
Thanks for watching from Spain. Have a good week, my friend. ATB ...
very fascinating video! i got a kick out of watching this and the tips were actually helpful
gentlemortal Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. ATB .... ken
Great video! Your very informative! I think one thing most people don't realize is that the native americans were not dumb! Many of the things they did were brilliant! This was a wonderful video... thanks for sharing... Will
Thanks Dan. It's fun to research a topic and make videos like this!
Great video Ken! Always a wealth of information you can use and presented very well.. Thanks
Kenneth may answer this, but I have always been told that no, you don't vent the can. However, you do want to ensure the unopened can is covered in water... Ken may have done it differently, but my grandfather did this a couple of times with my brothers and I. Really good stuff.
Just perfect...Instructive, interesting, entertaining... I would really loved to be there!
Regards from Spain
Alright three great vids in a row. I am a camping and history lover so you hit both my favorites. Subbed!
+Michael Kirk thanks Michael. ... much appreciated.
KennethKramm my pleasure.
great vid jack should be proud of his boys nice kids thanks all of you
Thanks Chris. Jack's a great guy. He says that the kids really enjoyed the campout / video. Jack also participated in our bushcraft meet up two weeks ago. ATB ... Ken
Thanks Kenneth great video, I use all these foods you have here except the corn coffee have not tried it but will give it try, have been using the sweet milk boiled that way for about 40 years makes great candy. Would like to see more 1800s videos keep up the great work. Greg
I could swear that your friend Jack looks like my old fishing buddie I fished with in the late 80's in the Stafford Virgina area.I am almost certain that is him.Great vid!
You're welcome, Armored. Fully agree about difference between surviving and living .... State tuned for more videos .... ATB, my friend.
I was surprised and excited to discover that the folks in the next campsite were subscribers! We were at Paluka Point on Lake Conroe..... which has a nice swimming beach. Have a good weekend, my friend.
Will be trying these next summer,thanks for sharing
Joe Maddison Cool. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment ....
you rock man thanks for sharing your knowledge and as such a blessing have a blessed day my friend
Thanks John. Your feedback means a lot to me. ...ken
Cool vid, thanks Ken. I've been reading an awesome book lately by a guy who traveled, with several others, across the US and into California via Death Valley in the late 1840s, headed to the California gold country. Those early immigrants faced unbelievable hardships. Without their oxen, which they often killed and ate the dried meat of along the way, many would never have survived the journey. Flour, tea/coffee, and ox meat or bacon were almost their only foods. Perhaps, if they were lucky, they would have some rice and beans as well, but this was often the exception according to the book I'm reading. Many times, apparently they could pack the entire dried meat from an ox in one or two shoulder bags because the animals also were in such a horrible state of starvation. I reckon a little caramel pudding would have been quite the luxury to those folks.
+eqlzr2 what's the book called and who is it by?
"Death Valley in '49 Important chapter of California pioneer history." by William Lewis Manly. I'm reading it on my Kindle3, and I think I got the book for free as one of the Kindle Classics. Awesome book.
Thanks for posting this interesting and useful video. Best wishes from New Zealand.
Kenneth, you've made me consider many camp foods that I once found unappetizing. Thanks for educating me. (I still shy away from wood lice, though. Lol)
You're welcome. Much appreciated Lorenzo!
Thanks for watching and testing caramel pudding. It's now one of my favorite trail foods!
Great ideas here... I've got to try that parched sweet corn trick and the Eagle Brand Milk caramel.
Very well explained. Thank you for sharing your knowledge Ken.
Atb, Odd
+NorwegianBushcraft Hi Odd. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Much appreciated, my friend .... ken
Fantastic. Will use some of your ideas on my upcoming motorcycle trip.
+Uli Landeck Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck on your trip!
Thats a nice video. Leaning and surviving techniques with fun. thank you.
You're welcome. Have a good weekend, geneilum.
Excellent, I learned a lot in this video!! I'm definitely going to try out a few of these!!
As always great job Ken!!
I want to try this stuff so bad. You're so awesome Mr. Ken! :)
Thanks, Mark. Cool to meet someone who also likes corn coffee. I really like it. I've made acorn coffee and also like it too. ATB ....ken
The collapsible bucket was purchased at a local Army Surpless Store. It is a replica of a US Army collapsible bucket. Thanks for watching. ATB, my friend.
Hi Ken -- I'll have to try the roasted corn meal coffee. Don't forget chicory as a coffee additive or substitute from "next door" over in Louisiana. I believe dandelion roots can be dried & roasted for the same use. I used to buy a dark roast coffee & chicory blend. It put espresso to shame! That's some bitter coffee, but it sure got you going on cold mornings! Best, Michael
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. Much appreciated...
corn: turn back husk and hang in dhaded, airy place. When grains have dried, shuck and store, can put in hot pan with a little oil to parch. Can be eaten either way.
Always great videos. Thank you so much for the info / instruction.
Parched sweet corn is really tasty .... and will last a long time without refrigeration, if you keep it dry and add some salt. If you parch the corn at home, I suggest drying it in a cookie rack in the oven at 150 F for a few hours before heating it on the stove top to brown it. Traditionally Eagle Brand Condensed milk was used. Try to find a can that had the traditional way of opening (not pull top). The pull top design might not be able to withstand boiling water.... ???
I really enjoy these Ken, you've always got some good information to impart with us out here in YT land. Thanks for sharing this and Take Care my friend :-))
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!
You're welcome. Have a good weekend, my friend.!
Very cool Ken! I'm so going to try the caramel pudding! Thanks for sharing! Take care
Hi Ken, Generally I use freeze dried foods and packed nuts, candy bars, fruit bars and so on. You know this already. When I would take my kids on day hikes, Their favorite food was a can of chili mixed with a can of spagetti. They would hike all day anticipating dinner. Actually got this from a fellow camper who blew my kids mind when he asked "want some campers stew".
ummm. Interesting, I'll have to try "campers stew." Thanks for the idea. ATB … ken
Hi Ken,
one more outstanding video - absolutely great! I never got the idea that condensed milk played such a big role, very interesting. Sprouts are very common source of vitamines in Asian kitchen, also here in India. Corn coffee is another new thing to me, here in India we use root chicory, which is an obligatory part of South Indian filter coffee (maybe 25% chicory vs. 75% coffee powder). My granny in Germany used also chicory, usually 50% by volume, in her coffee.
tnx & rgds, Robert
Correct. The traditional method keeps the unopened can covered in water. It's simple to do. I only needed to add water twice during the 3hr boil time. Kept a lid on the pot to keep water from boiling away. Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend. ATB
Thanks for checking out my channel and subscribing. Improvised survival weapons is an important topic. Much appreciated, my new friend. ATB .... Ken
Awesome again. And very well scripted video's,..... I appreciate your talent. Your video's are addictive entertainment.
most excellent video ken, i will be trying these recipes .i wish i could have joined you guys. this video is a great addition to your series .i have been making my oil cloth and some other projects,just havent had time to pull out the camera .
..your friend
..bill
peace ken
I just love your videos. packed ful of info. I need to try the carmel for sure.
Sprouting is easy .... and sprouts go great with jerky. Take care, my friend.
Thanks Sandy. That jerky was sure good. Have some of it left .... but my son and I will eat it tomorrow Looking forward to your video response. Take care and be safe. Peace, Ken
thanks Kenneth more great knowledge for us to use
Thanks Solorider831..I wasn't sure of the can would get hot enough to burst!
I work with an older fellow that reminds me of you Ken. Love it. = )
Thanks. Would be cool to see vids of your house. Stay tuned for more 1800s style videos..... they will return this winter....
I think I will be trying the Corn Coffee,Thanx Ken.
I agree James. This meal was much better than eating pillbugs! Have a good weekend, my friend.
Hey from Australia, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us, I really appreciate it mate. mmm, gotta try make some of that caramel.. In south east Asia they don't have much dairy products (excluding Australia), so they have sweet milk with a lot of things haha.
Thanks. Much appreciated, my friend.
That looked awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
yoshie8706 Thanks yoshie8706~
great work and very interesting, thanks fro sharing, take care Taro
You're welcome. If you have time, make a video of your August trip. Have a good weekend, my friend.
Thanks. Perhaps do a video on your experiements with coffee subsitutes. Have a good weekend, my friend.
Thanks, my friend.