Potted Beef In The 18th Century

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2017
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  • @KyrosX27
    @KyrosX27 6 років тому +5691

    The way I preserve my food is by eating all of it even if I'm full. That way it stays on my body for around 60 years.

    • @Liphted
      @Liphted 5 років тому +79

      Townsend lives like this full time I think.

    • @gerryjames9720
      @gerryjames9720 5 років тому +126

      Brotha Liphted -Yeah, when the grid collapses, he’ll still be chugging along. Once upon a time everyone was a prepper.

    • @clydepiper4046
      @clydepiper4046 5 років тому +35

      Rydekk - where's your sense of humour

    • @cocvhecv
      @cocvhecv 5 років тому +3

      Excellent

    • @danielgreer6568
      @danielgreer6568 5 років тому +3

      Savage 😎

  • @ArianaCapraro
    @ArianaCapraro 3 роки тому +777

    “Imitation hogs bladder” is not a string of words I thought I’d ever hear

    • @grndzro777
      @grndzro777 3 роки тому +19

      It does kind of strike you as a unique thought.

    • @mikekell920
      @mikekell920 3 роки тому +55

      Can’t even get the real thing anymore, thanks obama

    • @grilledlettuce1845
      @grilledlettuce1845 3 роки тому

      @Lawrence Lance OMG IT WORKS!?!??!?

    • @Orcrist
      @Orcrist 3 роки тому

      @Lawrence Lance but why? :D

    • @selfloathinggameing
      @selfloathinggameing 3 роки тому +10

      Technically soccer balls are imitation bladders

  • @trogdor8764
    @trogdor8764 5 років тому +3806

    Today we learn that when it comes to sealing out air with butter, there's no margarine for error.

  • @RadenWA
    @RadenWA 4 роки тому +1985

    Why, this guy looks like a happy, humble villager version of Gordon Ramsay

    • @vandeberg5071
      @vandeberg5071 4 роки тому +18

      RadenWA He reminds me of a bargain brand Henry Ford

    • @KazimJafar
      @KazimJafar 4 роки тому +73

      More like Chef Bob Ross

    • @damienholland8103
      @damienholland8103 4 роки тому +24

      Gordon is an a-hole. This guy is cool, tho.

    • @danmartinez9497
      @danmartinez9497 4 роки тому +15

      Was gonna say village version of Walter White.

    • @GDBUNIT
      @GDBUNIT 4 роки тому +1

      Cause he doesnt like at all

  • @leonpavlic4384
    @leonpavlic4384 5 років тому +490

    Is it me or is this channel amazingly relaxing?

    • @Quoteunquot3
      @Quoteunquot3 4 роки тому +17

      Nah, not just you. There is such a nice, calming vibe and I watch it at night to relax and get my mind off of the craziness in the world right now.
      Stay safe

    • @istp1967
      @istp1967 4 роки тому +4

      No, it is cheerful

    • @admiralackbar3615
      @admiralackbar3615 3 роки тому +1

      It makes me want food but I don’t wanna wake my mom up.

    • @thomasrufer6206
      @thomasrufer6206 3 роки тому +2

      I have it often in the background... Chillout. :)

    • @ReggieArford
      @ReggieArford 2 роки тому +2

      I think it's the background music.

  • @Viteaification
    @Viteaification 7 років тому +985

    they used nutmeg like we use garlic today

    • @KimiHayashi
      @KimiHayashi 6 років тому +39

      Viteaification no they used it like how we use chicken bouillon,msg or flavor enhancers

    • @tdoran
      @tdoran 6 років тому +119

      I think Viteafication meant they put it in EVERYTHING like we (well I do) use garlic in everything.

    • @mariecherrytree
      @mariecherrytree 6 років тому +8

      I still use nutmeg like this lol

    • @mackenziewhethers1257
      @mackenziewhethers1257 6 років тому +26

      Viteaification we still do. New England cooking uses two spices in Great abundance: nutmeg and salt.

    • @nicomas2471
      @nicomas2471 6 років тому +23

      idk, i'm in vermont and i never use nutmeg guess i missed the memo

  • @silverintogold7707
    @silverintogold7707 3 роки тому +159

    I remember my grandma telling me about how she, her mom before her, and grandmother would do this (my grandparents were born in the late 1800's). We still have her brown, clay pots. She said they would use butter or lard on top and store them in the root cellar.

    • @overratedprogrammer
      @overratedprogrammer 2 роки тому +4

      Interesting, it seems like lard would be an easier solution since you can get that much easier than clarified butter

    • @albertbokor6643
      @albertbokor6643 Рік тому +2

      @@overratedprogrammer ye, my mom does something similar, solid roasted bits in lard instead of above pathe with butter thing, probably lasts longer too.
      Always seemed wierd how Anglo people were refering to beef and butter as cheap foods.

    • @ladyofthemasque
      @ladyofthemasque 9 місяців тому +1

      @@overratedprogrammer Clarified butter / ghee is really easy to make, though it does take time & paying attention to what's going on in the pot from time to time, and a lot more attention toward the end. I get 8 pounds of unsalted butter at around 3 bucks a pound, add in maybe 3/4 pound of salted butter, save the foam & milk solids for mixing into cookies, etc, and get about ten 10-ounce jars of ghee...when the same size of 10oz of ghee from the store costs $8. In the area I live, folks are more "health conscious" and so it's actually harder to get lard at the grocery store. I don't know if what I could get would be pre-rendered or if I'd have to render it...and of the two, I love the taste of ghee a little bit more, lol.

  • @MyGuy42069
    @MyGuy42069 3 роки тому +131

    "today we'll be making potted meat"
    Me who grew up poor: "hey I know what that is!"

    • @antekknapek4635
      @antekknapek4635 3 роки тому +10

      Were you 17th century poor?

    • @MyGuy42069
      @MyGuy42069 3 роки тому +38

      @@antekknapek4635 no lights, no running water.

    • @Sphynx823
      @Sphynx823 2 роки тому +10

      No shame in my game. I'll still go to town on potted meat any day. Lol. The Deviled ham in the can is my favorite

    • @neilhuston5579
      @neilhuston5579 2 роки тому +4

      I was "TURN ON THE HOT WATER VALVE!" poor

    • @308dad8
      @308dad8 2 роки тому +2

      Yep I know that one.

  • @StripeyType
    @StripeyType 7 років тому +1921

    So we've been making this off and on at our house, and usually, I take it to work with me for cold lunch, with some hearty bread.
    This morning, though - JUST NOW - I tried pressing it into a patty, frying it in the skillet along with an egg, and enjoying it between slices of toast. WHOA HAVE I BEEN MISSING OUT ALL THIS TIME.
    Heated back up in this fashion, the butter melts, the whole texture changes, the nutmeg and beef aromas work their subtle sorcery with the aid of Maillard, and quite apart from being a magnificent thing to enjoy for breakfast, I am made to feel like a fool for not having tried it sooner.
    Jon, I've said so before, and I say so whenever I tell anyone about your work - you've changed the way I cook. In a modern kitchen, I'll try 18th century ideas, and in our modern life, I can feel a real connection to 18th century America. I walk past monuments to events from that era, and buildings at least that old every single day here in Boston, and thanks to your work, I can feel a real connection to this city I live in and how people lived here when they were built.
    Thank you, and everyone at Townsends for that.

    • @Superintendent_ChaImers
      @Superintendent_ChaImers 5 років тому +73

      A little late to the party here... But I've always fried my potted meat with some potato and made it similar to a corn beef hash. If you wanted to make the potted beef similar to that, as opposed to cider for flavoring, add a pickling brine to the juice you cook the meat in.
      Spread, it makes Pastrami and Corned Beef look like chumps. It's great standalone or in pretty much anything.

    • @dtrubow
      @dtrubow 5 років тому +8

      R. James Scheffler III replace the butter not clarified, but the butter with broth that will gel firmly. that's it ...

    • @Superintendent_ChaImers
      @Superintendent_ChaImers 5 років тому +56

      J Smith If you want the stuff to keep even longer, use beeswax instead of butter. Beeswax is cheap, fully antibacterial, edible, reusable etc. Its a natural antibacterial plastic wrap.

    • @dakarai47
      @dakarai47 5 років тому +12

      Potted meat and spam egg sandwich is reallly good

    • @cocvhecv
      @cocvhecv 5 років тому +22

      If there was an Ideal Subscriber award, you would win it.

  • @o-k9267
    @o-k9267 5 років тому +428

    "If you're just somebody out there who's interested in history" he says, but I'm actually preparing for the fallout.

    • @Inkdraft
      @Inkdraft 5 років тому +29

      Yeeeep. You're not the only one watching for that reason.

    • @Michael-zj3cn
      @Michael-zj3cn 4 роки тому +3

      @@Inkdraft you think?

    • @SordoBjorn
      @SordoBjorn 4 роки тому +14

      So you're more interested in the future I guess.

    • @HeWhoDaresEhDel
      @HeWhoDaresEhDel 4 роки тому +10

      I'm ready, let the bodies hit the floor.

    • @spellwatcher
      @spellwatcher 4 роки тому +19

      Not the only one. Writing all of it down so I have a hard copy when the grid goes down.

  • @Lucius1958
    @Lucius1958 3 роки тому +10

    *- What is home without*
    *Plumtree's Potted Meat?*
    *Incomplete.*
    *With it, an abode of bliss.*
    - Joyce, "Ulysses"

  • @lawrencefitzgerald4744
    @lawrencefitzgerald4744 4 роки тому +10

    One of the best things UA-cam ever did for me was recommend this channel!

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 7 років тому +120

    Cinnamon could work also. Nutmeg and cinnamon are a antibacterial and a antifungal. So if you are not crazy about nutmeg there is an alternative. I would love to try this but my family would look at me as if I had three heads . What the heck. I may give it a go anyway!

    • @mmacnicol471
      @mmacnicol471 7 років тому

      Mmmm, cinnamon. Thanks. I'm trying to avoid nutmeg (O Blood Type Diet no-no).

    • @annettefournier9655
      @annettefournier9655 7 років тому +1

      Really? How interesting. I've never heard of that.

    • @annettefournier9655
      @annettefournier9655 7 років тому +2

      Oh leave him be. As long as he is not over doing it with large amounts of protein which can be really hard on the kidneys and liver it is fairly innocuous with good common sense and a good amount of water. And if he feels better on it and it works for him is all that matters. As long as you don't kill your kidneys with to much protein then wonder why.

    • @Vykk_Draygo
      @Vykk_Draygo 7 років тому +15

      You realize that you are encouraging ignorance, correct? You are encouraging people to line the pockets of charlatans. Snake oil salesmen should be reviled, and their works discredited at any opportunity.

    • @annettefournier9655
      @annettefournier9655 7 років тому +8

      Oh lighten up. I didn't say empty your savings on that guy's books and lectures. Diet is a very personal thing. Plus there is the placebo effect. If it isn't inheritly dangerous and you feel better for it and you don't yo- yo it's a personal choice. So you don't agree with him. That's OK. Pick your battles. There are worse things in the world to safeguard oneself against. You have made your comment and planted your seed. That is all you can do. Now if he does more research and changes his mind it's up to him. It's just food not human sacrifice or cult worship. Nobody wins or loses or gets a trip to Disney world.

  • @roguishpaladin
    @roguishpaladin 4 роки тому +141

    7:27 Spoken like a man who's in on the joke.

  • @guysview
    @guysview 4 роки тому +30

    Jon says, "I might add more nutmeg to it" then he laughs. 🙂

  • @thatguy8922
    @thatguy8922 5 років тому +32

    For everyone wondering how to use it, there have been some good replies, but with my recent experimentation, you can also use it almost just as you would pemmican. There is less fat in the potted meat, but you can use the sealing butter to grease your pan or add some fat before you start, and you can pretty much make the pemmican recipes that John posted in the last two episodes of that series. Additionally, you can use it as you would in any of the recipes that use any preserved meat. For recipes with salted beef, you can skip the soaking and be sure to add in salt. For pemmican recipes, use the sealing butter to add in some more fat. Very tasty. Also, a lot of recipes for leftover pate' you can find on the Internet can also swap in potted beef pretty easily.
    Also, put in more spices than you'll think you'll need when making it. It takes a lot for it to come through.

    • @pharaohsmagician8329
      @pharaohsmagician8329 Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Did you learn any more methods how to use it better since you made the comment first?

  • @Schulzffw
    @Schulzffw 7 років тому +1198

    He: ......we add salt, pepper and....
    Me: Nutmeg
    He: ....nutmeg...
    Me: Haaa

    • @lancesouth3527
      @lancesouth3527 6 років тому +3

      Schulzffw ,German?..got any good Schnitzel recipes ?

    • @roxyrose3157
      @roxyrose3157 6 років тому +5

      Schulzffw : Me too! 😂
      Always Nutmeg... haha!

    • @Elazul2k
      @Elazul2k 6 років тому +16

      Nutmeg was crazy popular back then. Kinda like Sriracha is now. Almost everything used it lol...

    • @adam-k
      @adam-k 5 років тому +12

      I have a 18th century Hungarian cooking book written for housewives and in some of the recipes they use nutmeg and/or mace. 18th century Hungary is about as far from the spice trade as you can get.

    • @gothoxtremo
      @gothoxtremo 5 років тому +12

      Nutmeg for this channel is like cayenne for food wishes

  • @jeffhoser7717
    @jeffhoser7717 6 років тому +167

    As a younker my family ( and their friends) would process hogs on the farm. When it came to processing the scrapple ( a local favorite) it was poured into small loaf pans and when cool, sealed with hot lard ! FWIW, you could ( and probably many did ) use goose grease seal the pottage ! I suspect many historians and re-enactos overlook the role geese ( particularly the French variety) played in so many aspects of our early history. Not only were they a food source, they were alarm bells, their feathers served to insulate coverlets, stuff pillows, and make quill pens for communication ! For the rich their livers made pate . And not only did their fat ( the goose grease) serve to seal pottage, it was also used as an ointment when mixed with various herbal remedies and topical agents .

    • @jacquicornelius748
      @jacquicornelius748 4 роки тому +5

      Jeff Hoser that’s so interesting. I first read about making scrapple one the book Centennial. Hope to try it one day!

    • @georgebeard2337
      @georgebeard2337 3 роки тому +3

      Goose grease are fine and good. But if you see any geese groose around town you better run

    • @thecocktailian2091
      @thecocktailian2091 3 роки тому +3

      They were also used in the garden to eat the snails and insects.

    • @keralee
      @keralee 3 роки тому +8

      True. Geese are important grass-eating small livestock, much overlooked in America these days. Fairly easy to keep too. Mine stayed near the house with no fence, still managed to not get eaten by coyotes, and they bonded with me socially.

    • @gregkosinski2303
      @gregkosinski2303 Рік тому

      Wtf is a younker?

  • @charliemcbroom2674
    @charliemcbroom2674 2 роки тому +26

    It’s not so common now but I know we had on occasion potted pork and beef as a kid here in the UK :)
    We have occasionally a Polish version of potted pork but it uses lard rather than butter.

    • @Phexyn
      @Phexyn Рік тому +1

      My guess is that, at least concerning pork, back then nobody would have „wasted“ expensive butter when you just could use the lard of the pig itself.

    • @Le_Petomane
      @Le_Petomane Рік тому +1

      I brought some in M&S yesterday. Quite common still.

  • @gcmcknight
    @gcmcknight 4 роки тому +21

    We did a series of videos on the War of 1812 from a local perspective( Oshawa, Ontario) and one of the videos focused on what a family would eat during the war. We used traditional recipes for the meal We also organised a lecture on the war and we set the menu or 120 guests . Interesting comparing the diet of Americans and Canadians during that period it was much better in the colonies vs England at the time. The colonies had much more opportunity and access to wild game. We then did a dinner and lecture on WW 1 and interesting that many of our Pan- Canadian favourite foods has their origins with the war, as many of the packaged food ie. Canned Bully Beef, Bovril, Custard Mix etc

  • @TooLooze
    @TooLooze 7 років тому +280

    Beef and butter mixed with clarified butter and salt. Sounds tasty, but I won't be telling my cardiologist about this one. ALL your videos are great; thanks!

    • @richardpeterson3753
      @richardpeterson3753 6 років тому +4

      TooLooze haha. hey, what he don't know.....
      I know my wife will probably tear this up. she loves butter. probably from that very small amount of French. it's deffanatly a tasty looking dish. and about the right consistency I'll need later. tooth overhaul. I'll be toothless coming out, and very sore. I'm betting I'll need to heal before getting a new set of chompers. so I might be eating stuff like this for a while. one thing I noted is the lack of salt. that's a good thing. meats like this sold today are packed with sodium, to the point it's not pleasant to eat. very briny tasting. I'm thinking this won't be so salty.

    • @NikaBoyce
      @NikaBoyce 6 років тому +39

      Its not the fat you should worry about but the bread.

    • @Liphted
      @Liphted 5 років тому +11

      @@patrickormerod3472 Townsend says there where no fat people in the 18th century.

    • @StarOnTheWater
      @StarOnTheWater 5 років тому +19

      Back in the 18th century cows were still mostly fed on grass, so the butter would have been much healthier with a higher content of omega 3 fatty acids.

    • @StarOnTheWater
      @StarOnTheWater 5 років тому +7

      NPC #79460294 Yep. Even the consistency will be different, so it's easy to tell. It's softer and easier to spread when cold.

  • @RomaZeal
    @RomaZeal 7 років тому +85

    You are a credit to cultural historians everywhere
    God bless you!

  • @gomogo2000
    @gomogo2000 4 роки тому +12

    Rat ate this on his picnic with Mole, and seemed to adore it! I'm excited to finally try it too. So important in these trying times...

  • @tabascomuricano1106
    @tabascomuricano1106 3 роки тому +8

    This man is one of the wonders of the world. So wholesome, I hope good things always come his way.

  • @revinaque1342
    @revinaque1342 7 років тому +83

    My uncle loves to cook, and one Christmas he made liver pate in little ramekins, sealed with clarified butter. He gave us a couple of those, maybe six or seven little jars. We ate most of it right away, but one of the ramekins was forgotten at the back of the fridge. We didn't find it until maybe November the following year, and it was still pretty much good as new. We ate about half, and it tasted absolutely fine. It went bad within a couple of days after breaking the seal, though.

    • @watchingyourvideo8029
      @watchingyourvideo8029 5 років тому +8

      Revina Que man that took some balls lol

    • @gramursowanfaborden5820
      @gramursowanfaborden5820 5 років тому +6

      as long as gas hasn't been produced in some way (fermentation, decomposition or botulism) then it should be safe to eat. and actually if fermented will still likely be safe to eat but undoubtedly will be different to how you put it in.

    • @rebeccacampbell585
      @rebeccacampbell585 5 років тому +8

      When I make beef or chicken stock, I leave in the fat. The fat rises in the jar and makes a seal. Then it lasts a long time in the fridge. Many months.

    • @catrinal
      @catrinal 4 роки тому

      Amaizing

    • @overratedprogrammer
      @overratedprogrammer 2 роки тому

      @@rebeccacampbell585 yes! I can't believe some people take it out

  • @johnhmaloney
    @johnhmaloney 7 років тому +513

    I wonder if this is how pâté originated, as a way to preserve meat.

    • @censusgary
      @censusgary 7 років тому +72

      You guessed it!

    • @messerjocke2000
      @messerjocke2000 7 років тому +25

      Looks more like Rilletes. Never seen beef rilletes though. Just porc and fowl.

    • @wwaxwork
      @wwaxwork 7 років тому +41

      It's usually pork or fowl because they have a higher fat to meat ratio & their own fat that has melted off during the cooking process is what is often used to cover the meat.

    • @redleg56
      @redleg56 7 років тому +42

      It does seem to follow the concept of a confit. I also imagine that mustard would be good in the meat.

    • @jimmynyarlathotep6857
      @jimmynyarlathotep6857 7 років тому +12

      Exactly. Its esepecially neeceasry for Pate and Terrine, which are made from organ meats which spoil faster.

  • @theofficialdiamondlou2418
    @theofficialdiamondlou2418 3 роки тому +19

    We live on a 56 year old sailboat. And storage of perishables and storage space is of GREAT concern to us. So we’re always looking for new ways of doing so more efficiently. How ironic that to go forward we need to look twice as far back. Kinda poignant considering the current state of the Union ....
    We have found your channel to be a GOD SEND ! Thank you for all your beautiful research , and wonderful way you present it to us with clarity and understanding of not just how , but why , where ,and when . And at times like this even how long .
    Grace to you and all around you.
    🤠🎸🎶🙏

  • @milat9287
    @milat9287 4 роки тому +16

    You're tempting me to make this now, even though I have zero reason, as I never go anywhere. The pots are just too charming to really resist falling for

  • @KairuHakubi
    @KairuHakubi 7 років тому +61

    It never occurred to me before the reason potted meat is so pastelike is because that way there's almost no trapped air.

    • @censusgary
      @censusgary 7 років тому +28

      Air is the enemy of good food preservation. Besides, you don't want to waste valuable storage space on air.

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi 7 років тому +3

      Gary Cooper
      exactly

    • @BlazeChronicGreen420
      @BlazeChronicGreen420 7 років тому +2

      Gary Cooper chip company's do. they waste more space on air than almost any other food product.

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi 7 років тому +11

      BlazeChronicGreen420
      ah but there's a good reason for that: if you squeeze a chip bag, you'll probably be held back by the bag itself long before you actually crush any of the chips. It would work even better if the bags were turgidly full of air, but then you could too-easily shake the bag to break up the chips, plus they'd pop easily.

    • @BlazeChronicGreen420
      @BlazeChronicGreen420 7 років тому +4

      Kairu Hakubi​ I was kind of joking. The other main reason is for shipping in trucks and all the bumps on the road. I believe they are also filled with other gas than oxygen to keep them from getting stale while in the bag.

  • @CCSI322
    @CCSI322 5 років тому +9

    Watching this guy taste his own work keeps me alive

  • @inkermoy
    @inkermoy 3 роки тому +2

    reminds me of the Underwood canned spreads I had as a kid.

  • @LDHBees
    @LDHBees 3 роки тому +2

    A cloth covering I use is simply taking scraps of material and covering them with beeswax. Let it dry. It makes a nice, sticky covering for jars, crocks, or even coverings for sandwiches - better than using plastic wrap.

  • @jodydorsett8726
    @jodydorsett8726 7 років тому +5

    my father-in-law's family used a similar technique using pork until the 50's. They lived on an island connected by a narrow causeway to Manatoulin island.

  • @lfodffi
    @lfodffi 4 роки тому +5

    @townsends My grandpa used to tell me tons of stories about how they lived in the 30's-40's... He said they used to have hog slaughter get togethers, where all the neighbors would get together and bring all their hogs to be slaughtered and they'd do it in assembly line fashion. The men would all be outside processing the hogs and the women would be preserving & canning the meat inside. They would cook and serve all the tenderloins fresh for lunch. They'd also salt cure the hams for hanging up on the back porch which would stay good all winter long. The most interesting thing he told me about was they would make up a bunch of sausage and fry it all, then they would put it in mason jars, adding fat back into the jars and turning them upside down to seal the meat in. I found this so fascinating and always thought about trying it.

  • @davidhooker3229
    @davidhooker3229 Рік тому +1

    Hi there from Manchester UK, just a little note that a very similar recipe for potted beef is still made in Northern England, but the beef is cooked in a pudding basin and placed in a steamer. Clarified butter is added during pounding along with the cleared juices from the meat as well a cayenne and mace. Many thanks

  • @fast03vette4me
    @fast03vette4me 4 роки тому +8

    Today it`s sold as Underwood Deviled Ham. Little potted canned meat with a yellow top seal.

  • @bigoljohn3313
    @bigoljohn3313 5 років тому +11

    Thank you for keeping the traditions alive! There will come a day when people will need to know these things!

  • @jimbart76
    @jimbart76 7 років тому +5

    I find these videos so calm, relaxing, and thoughtful to watch. Thank you!

  • @Marastife
    @Marastife 4 роки тому +5

    I love your show, my grandparents introduced me to a lot of old school things, and recently in life in my 30s I've gotten into cooking very heavily, and for the historic accuracy and nostalgia of your videos combined with the necessity of my current exploration in the culinary arts,I find you to be awesome, keep it up keep strong and keep providing us with delicious food from a historically authentic perspective.home cooks and history buffs everywhere will forever thank you throughout all of Internet eternity

  • @JohntechFL
    @JohntechFL 5 років тому +5

    When I first started working in a kitchen we had a pork tenderloin dish that was rarely ordered every couple weeks. They would place the extra tenderloins in a tray then submerge them in oil to where it was completely covered.. Worked great for storing them in fridge for a couple months.

  • @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_
    @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_ 7 років тому +182

    This meat paste looks quite tasty. This would make a nice sandwich on rye bread.

    • @joni6346
      @joni6346 7 років тому +18

      or as they would say in the Olde Englysh a sandwych on rye with the saltpetre

    • @RhodianColossus
      @RhodianColossus 6 років тому +8

      i hear you and raise you sourdough

    • @christhedicemaniac4318
      @christhedicemaniac4318 6 років тому +5

      I hear that and add red onion!

    • @rickregina5053
      @rickregina5053 5 років тому +2

      Pickle?

    • @cowboywoodard2569
      @cowboywoodard2569 2 роки тому

      Yep with a dash of mustard, sweet pickles, and horseradish, what do you 🤔

  • @witchyvicar
    @witchyvicar 7 років тому +27

    This reminds me of my grandmother's "cretons" which is a French-canadian pork spread that is kind of similar to this. The biggest difference is that you grind the pork butt first and cook it with onions and spices. It's a family Christmastime favorite, especially on toast with mustard!

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 5 років тому +4

    Thanks for reminding your viewers about a great way to keep meat preparations. The same thing is done today by Charcuterie makers. Rendered lard or duck fat is used to seal the jars. Don't forget the pickles!

  • @troyramadin5772
    @troyramadin5772 6 років тому +8

    This channel is so heart warming. What a great and trippy feeling to know that this is how Americans used to live their daily lives. Thanks, I love you guys at James Townsends and Son!

  • @carolcripps9056
    @carolcripps9056 7 років тому +23

    For seasoning, I'd be inclined to use dry mustard (ground mustard seed) and horseradish. Also,
    when roasting the beef, I'd add plenty of onions and a bit of garlic. Even when using the entire roast for potted meat, you'd have delicious roasted onions. Yum! Try those, mashed up and spread on toast.

    • @macaroll
      @macaroll 3 роки тому

      i haven't tried roasting onions yet, but whole roasted garlic heads are yummy! they get the consistency of mashed potatoes after roasting.

    • @rebeccashetter8389
      @rebeccashetter8389 3 роки тому +2

      Be careful with the onions. They are the main reason for food poisoning in food. Yes; they are delicious but for long term storage it could cause a problem. Onions were used during the black plague... cut open and put into the corners of the rooms to catch the virus and keep the health care workers safer. Onions were also used when China had a plague with pots cooking garlic and boiling all linens and throwing boiled vinegar on all the floors and surfaces every day. The plague came about after 500 years of another plaque that wiped out over 1/3 of the population. It came back when they were going into the graves of the plaque victims and taking the gold and silver out of the graves. Onions are great when eaten raw to clean the blood.. take care

  • @shayceegipson268
    @shayceegipson268 Рік тому +22

    I've been watching a playlist of your videos for probably 4 hours now. I am very impressed with you knowledge ☺️ you are awesome thanks so much for sharing this knowledge

  • @brendanruffino8871
    @brendanruffino8871 4 роки тому

    These videos always bring a smile to my face! Your enthusiasm for the topic of history is wonderful and something you don't get every day and its super refreshing!

  • @CaptainCrowShayHook
    @CaptainCrowShayHook 5 років тому +2

    I really love these videos. Between this channel and English Heritage I’m so glad that there are people who work so hard to keep a piece of the past alive to be experienced and discovered by others. Thanks for that.

  • @davidoberle9023
    @davidoberle9023 5 років тому +16

    I like how he says this is for people who like reenacting or are a history buff, but he forgot about people who just love food. Keep making these videos to satiate my inner glutton! :D

  • @RemyVorender
    @RemyVorender 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for doing this series. Carrying the torch of history is in short supply these days. It's fascinating to see how people prepared foods 2-300 years ago. Recreating these recipes is so fun!

  • @bertramjagoda5444
    @bertramjagoda5444 6 років тому +4

    I bought some items from your site a few months ago, and a Townsends recipe-themed calendar was shipped as a bonus. We tried out this recipe, and it tasted PHENOMENAL! And absurdly simple too.

  • @alejandrojoserodriguezarre45
    @alejandrojoserodriguezarre45 6 років тому +3

    This has to some of the most delighful videos I´ve seen, it has this very homey feeling to it, like your talking to the cook in a tavern in a book. I love it

  • @Pirateforliberty
    @Pirateforliberty 7 років тому +219

    "I might add more nutmeg to it",,,,,,,,Yeah, because they didn't put enough nutmeg into things back then.

    • @gcmcknight
      @gcmcknight 4 роки тому +11

      It needs more cow bells...

  • @LindsayWillett
    @LindsayWillett 5 років тому +7

    “I might add more nutmeg to it...” 😂😂😂

  • @808natas
    @808natas 4 роки тому +1

    You are one of the best show hosts I’ve ever seen in any media , you can really tell you enjoy what you do

  • @artificialavocado9652
    @artificialavocado9652 5 років тому +116

    Jesus with that much butter I think I could make my old baseball glove taste good.

    • @canibezeroun1988
      @canibezeroun1988 4 роки тому +1

      Butter is a food lol

    • @georgebeard2337
      @georgebeard2337 3 роки тому +2

      As Archimedes once said "with enough butter I can eat the world"

    • @pepesylvia848
      @pepesylvia848 3 роки тому

      Gloves usually smell really good. The taste is never the issue.

  • @Sweaty_Ken
    @Sweaty_Ken 5 років тому +4

    My mum makes this every year at Christmas as part of a family tradition; fascinating to know that the recipe goes that far back, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was older still - the spicing is quite medieval and it would make sense that this type of preservation went back centuries.

  • @MrPh30
    @MrPh30 7 років тому +4

    The jars reminds me of the ones the pharmacy sold their mustard for Christmas in before they got dull and used plain glass jars. brought out nice memories to see the jars, now bring out the cornichon and mustard with the potted meat 😀

  • @4rcgv
    @4rcgv 5 років тому

    It’s a lost art. So glad you put all of this info out there. When times are bad; these recipes come back to help.

  • @ACTUALLYRICH
    @ACTUALLYRICH 5 років тому

    Why do I love this channel so much ?! So earthy and rustic.

  • @bryangooden4298
    @bryangooden4298 4 роки тому +124

    18th century doctor: "thine cholesterol is thru thine roof! I prescribe more butter."

    • @mr_h831
      @mr_h831 4 роки тому +17

      Nobody spoke like that in the 18th century!
      *_do you even history bruh?_*

    • @priestesslucy3299
      @priestesslucy3299 3 роки тому +3

      That was butter prescription than the modern method lol

    • @HoangAnh-jk9pl
      @HoangAnh-jk9pl 3 роки тому +3

      @@mr_h831 do you even humor bruh?

    • @mr_h831
      @mr_h831 3 роки тому +3

      @@HoangAnh-jk9pl it's not funny if you know history, so in this case no.

    • @HoangAnh-jk9pl
      @HoangAnh-jk9pl 3 роки тому

      @@mr_h831 very well mr historian

  • @walalopez6735
    @walalopez6735 6 років тому +5

    Seeing these videos, I feel like I'm really there I don't know what it would be like, I was born in 1997 but this is such a good quality made video.. thanks so much for the time and dedication that goes into these videos. Really really intriguing

  • @sarwatrumi4630
    @sarwatrumi4630 3 роки тому

    Always appreciate your enthusiasm! Thank you!

  • @TheJeevo92
    @TheJeevo92 6 років тому

    Over the next few months me and my family are trying these recipes. Thank you for igniting my interest and showing us all of this.

  • @bigkahona8444
    @bigkahona8444 7 років тому +15

    2 weeks since my sister passed away.. your videos are soothing .. it's weird but they are.

    • @_texas_pete_beats_the_meat4500
      @_texas_pete_beats_the_meat4500 5 років тому

      My condolences for your loss, although a year late. Glad to hear you find comfort in this mans' videos...

    • @jamesonjames2558
      @jamesonjames2558 5 років тому

      Two years later but I'm just reading this..many condolences to you and your family GOD bless you!💜

  • @lspthrattan
    @lspthrattan 3 роки тому +3

    This method reminds me of how my mother used to make wild grape jelly, then seal it by floating a thick layer of paraffin on top, after it had set up but while it was still a bit hot. That stuff lasted forever; delicious, too. One of these days I'd like to see if beeswax works as well...I bet it does... Great video, interesting recipe. I'm thinking that, in addition to spreading the potted meat on toast, you could add a whole little pot of it to a soup when food is short, to enrich it and get the most out of that last bit of meat. I gotta try this!

  • @WayPointSurvival
    @WayPointSurvival 5 років тому +1

    I enjoyed the video, thanks for bringing it to us!

  • @ninalegend432
    @ninalegend432 6 років тому

    Omg I'm in love with your channel! My favorite of all! Thank you for all you share to save ancient food techniques. Remarcable videos trully!

  • @cyrene7784
    @cyrene7784 6 років тому +7

    This was really interesting. I've heard references to potted meat in lots of old books, and I've always assumed it was something like this, but to actually see how they did it is fascinating.

  • @LolaSebastian
    @LolaSebastian 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you so much for this. I'm procrastinating on my final Ulysses essay of the semester by watching Potted Meat videos and this is, by far, the best Potted Meat video I have yet to see on this internet.

  • @happymann1000
    @happymann1000 5 років тому

    I love history and your effort to bring it to life today. Thank you.

  • @mountainbearoutdoors
    @mountainbearoutdoors 4 роки тому +2

    i could really go for some of that, looks amazing!. loving watching and learning about how things were done before we all took food for granted.

  • @unitedstatesdale
    @unitedstatesdale 7 років тому +3

    Thank you Mr. Townsend.
    I followed the recipe and kept them in my cool basement for 7.5 weeks.
    It turned out wonderful!
    We ate it as a pate on homemade bread..Yum Yum.
    also made a beef broth : 1 cup water to 2 tablespoons beef..It was Epic and by the way, No one got sick or had any malady's.
    The clarified butter tasted like the day We made it..

  • @mmacnicol471
    @mmacnicol471 7 років тому +11

    This video is an answer to prayer! I have been complaining that I have two chickensworth of chicken meat in the fridge, cooked, and if I freeze it, the texture will be gross; what do I do?! There's GOT to be a better way to keep it for more than a week! And viola, there IS! Many thanks for the helpful idea before I attempt to reinvent the concept myself - watching your video is much easier.

    • @MakelleBell
      @MakelleBell 5 років тому

      You can also can chicken as well, like you would find canned chicken at the store. My sister-in-law does it all the time, using her canning jars. it's nice to just crack one open when a recipe calls for pre-cooked chicken.

  • @tinymompj
    @tinymompj 2 роки тому +1

    I LOVE your videos! Just recently found you and am learning SO MUCH! What a humble, wonderful hobby/lifestyle! And I dig the old clothing as well. Bravo!

  • @GinaSigillito
    @GinaSigillito 4 роки тому +2

    I love your videos. Very soothing in a crazy world. This one is awesome too. Thank you.

  • @Lumencraft-
    @Lumencraft- 6 років тому +66

    Good video, I like your kitchen setting.

  • @mungbean345
    @mungbean345 7 років тому +3

    Thank you!!!!! I've been curious about this since coming across it several times in childhood story books. Now I finally have a solid mental image. 😀

  • @sirpanek3263
    @sirpanek3263 4 роки тому

    I love learning about these preservation techniques from back in the 18th century!

  • @aztec999999
    @aztec999999 5 років тому

    I really love your show. Please never stop

  • @arteblack13
    @arteblack13 6 років тому +3

    This was awesome!! The theory was very similar to the preparation of duck confit. It's amazing to know that you can track the advancements of culture in accordance to the processes of food manufacturisation and preservation.

  • @RobinPoe
    @RobinPoe 7 років тому +36

    This is a lot like a recipe I make called Duck Confit. You do a light cure of duck legs with salt and bay leaves. Then wash off the excess salt and slow bake the duck legs with extra duck fat added so they are covered in duck fat as they bake. Then pull off the meat and store it with about a half inch of duck fat over it. I wonder if the original recipe for duck confit was from the 18th century like this one.

    • @jmarshallstein9791
      @jmarshallstein9791 7 років тому +3

      bet it was! from royalty to peasants.

    • @carpii
      @carpii 7 років тому +9

      Robin Poe the French were making duck confit long before 1800's. The confit technique itself dates back to at least the 1300s too

    • @watchingyourvideo8029
      @watchingyourvideo8029 5 років тому

      We made duck confit at a restaurant that I worked at. It was prepared exactly how you described. The leg was preserved in the fat, then they would heat it in a pan and serve it over puréed parsnips. It was delicious.

    • @TheDuckofDoom.
      @TheDuckofDoom. 5 років тому

      only works with domestic ducks, wild ducks are very lean, hardly enough fat to shine the pan.

  • @pedrostlouis4250
    @pedrostlouis4250 6 років тому

    Thank you for your videos and your attention to details. Thank you for honoring Charlotte Mason it shows your appreciation.

  • @skorne741
    @skorne741 Рік тому

    This channel is a wealth of knowledge, what a treat

  • @BeDeeke
    @BeDeeke 3 роки тому +3

    “If you’ve ever made wax candles”
    Uhhh sir I love your content literally all of it is positively amazing. I have never made a candle of any type in my entire life

  • @FullSpectrumSurvival
    @FullSpectrumSurvival 7 років тому +82

    New sub - loving your content.

  • @sarahsayshello9726
    @sarahsayshello9726 2 роки тому +2

    Dude, I want to try all of your recipes. Totally practical and sufficient. Once I get my own land I'm probably only going to cook this way

  • @theprophet9428
    @theprophet9428 5 років тому

    Love watching these right before bed. Like a wholesome Gordon Ramsey that sends me back into history

  • @RonaldLAbbey
    @RonaldLAbbey 7 років тому +14

    Interesting recipe!!! Those little pots look really nice. They remind my of Navy style coffee mugs, I'd wouldn't mind using them for coffee or tea in the least. I love the idea of using things for multiple purposes.

    • @mmacnicol471
      @mmacnicol471 7 років тому +2

      Oh, yes; what great coffee mugs they would make!

    • @TheSuburbanSamurai
      @TheSuburbanSamurai 6 років тому

      The thick ship mugs? Best thing I ever acquired.

  • @rossclay3317
    @rossclay3317 7 років тому +6

    Wonderful, love this...will try this! Looks delicious!
    Thanks and a very Happy New Year to you and your dear ones!
    I look to more of your Videos and work
    Thanks again!
    Ross

  • @garyleeparker
    @garyleeparker 5 років тому

    I really enjoy this channel. Thank you for teaching forgotten skills and giving me a window into our human past.

  • @fuel4insanity6
    @fuel4insanity6 6 років тому

    I'm always been a fan of history and seeing how they prep there Foods in the style of clothing and stuff back in the colonial times in earlier times and this is just a fascinating way of bringing that to life. So thank you so much for posting on

  • @drnickriviera2841
    @drnickriviera2841 4 роки тому +20

    This man is amazing he deserves his own show on tv

    • @adrianirimescu988
      @adrianirimescu988 4 роки тому +7

      This is better than TV

    • @rebeccashetter8389
      @rebeccashetter8389 3 роки тому

      Yes; main stream TV.... our kids are so dumb and would never survive if something happened.

  • @jphil9393
    @jphil9393 5 років тому +4

    i made this today skeptical of my cooking skills since i almost never cook anything, ever, but it was definitely super easy. and it was absolutely delicious. i used some super thick leftover ribeye steaks from the small bbq i had with my nuclear family on memorial day. however when i boiled the beef i used several dashes of worchestershire sauce and 2 cloves of garlic, along with the seasoning that was already on the steaks. definitely making this again

  • @chef2668
    @chef2668 4 роки тому +1

    This is the best thank you for your videos. I been cooking professional for almost 18 years nd love to learn these great super old school techniques.

  • @leonidas7692
    @leonidas7692 3 роки тому +2

    Your videos are too short. This is like therapy. Would appreciate more of the eating.

  • @want2be420
    @want2be420 3 роки тому +23

    I stopped being vegetarian, and suddenly a whole world of magic has opened up to me. Cheers!

    • @mehornyasfk
      @mehornyasfk Рік тому +5

      Welcome back to the bright side, comrade!

  • @haugs1718
    @haugs1718 7 років тому +129

    I'll tell you why there is no measurement for butter, because you can never use too much butter when you are cooking. :D

    • @TheRedKing247
      @TheRedKing247 4 роки тому +7

      The good old Julia Child approach

    • @kushedout419
      @kushedout419 4 роки тому

      Not true. You can use too much cannabutter.

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 3 роки тому

      As someone who cooks with and puts butter on absolutely everything I have to second that motion.

    • @Mike_Dubo
      @Mike_Dubo 3 роки тому

      Paula Deen, is that you?

  • @zachchartier9332
    @zachchartier9332 5 років тому

    This channel is just so wholesome.

  • @wulfgar88-10
    @wulfgar88-10 6 років тому

    Nutmeg! Lol I love these videos. I'm always looking for recipes that could be used for my medieval re-enacting. It's really cool to see that so many things were used for so long. Great work guys! Thank you for all your hard work :)