Baked pumpkin > Stewed Pumpkin. We had a pumpkin history taste test on our 2nd channel Frontier Patriot! We made 3 pumpkin pies from different time periods and sat down to review them, including this one. You can find that video here: ua-cam.com/video/Cb4A94k-hrg/v-deo.html Thank you everyone for watching & have a great Thanksgiving!
I love the cooking aspect of your show, I love to cook, and get a lot of ideas from you, Justine. Eating pie with Arthur was funny too. At least your rent is only 35 cents, for one month is better than nothing.
I'm 69 & I remember my grandmother making pumpkin pie from scratch. Nothing was left for waste. Even the pie shell scraps were rerolled, sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar then baked. She didn't bake them in a fireplace But she did use an old wood burning stove. Aaahh.. can smell your pie cooking thru my phone 🤗❤️
I love this channel. Everyone mentions how soothing the videos are, and they definitely are, but I also find myself imagining this woman doing all this with a three year old climbing on everything, an 18 month old toddling around the fire, and a newborn in her arms. Makes me appreciate the work our ancestors did so incredibly much.
@@misanthropexoxo9618 indentured slave don’t count. They literally bought their freedom. I’m assuming you’re referring to the Irish and some Native Americans who where indentured slaves. They themselves also had slaves.
Really makes you appreciate why people didnt waste food back then. Use the scraps for animals, toast the seeds for a snack. Reminder to be more resourceful and less wasteful. ❤
Thank you I figured that since it was in the original receipt it means that it has to be possible. Someone over 200 years ago did it. That means that there is a way we just have to figure it out.
Honest question…. I noticed in the video and in the comments that you’re saying “receipt” instead of recipe. Is that a historical thing, a regional distinction, or just a mistake? Thanks!
This is one of the coolest channels on UA-cam. I'm an historical fiction author. Thank you so much for these, because they really help me out with the everyday life scenes in my books. It's one thing to read and research about how my characters would have lived in the 1700s and 1800s, but it's a privilege to get to see it play out. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
It's comforting to watch and learn without all the blah blah blah of most podcasts; a bit like being a kid again with my mom in the kitchen. Thank you and God bless you and your family. Happy Thanksgiving Day 😘
Woah! You just hit the nail right on the head for me in terms of why I love being able to watch someone cook without necessarily having to hear them talk.
I'm not a native English speaker, so I had no idea that "stewed" used to be "ftewed" and other words had the letter "f" instead of "s". For some reason that's hilarious to me but there's a similar phenomenon in Spanish (my native language) and I don't know what it's called, but it's also pretty funny. It's so interesting how language changes over time. I would have loved to have a slice of that pie, it looked so good! This video is definitely going to my "insomnia cure" playlist, it is extremely relaxing and comforting. I love making pumpkin pie from scratch, but I use an oven from 1999 lol. I feel so accomplished after making my pie crust from scratch and using a fresh pumpkin from my garden.
Making ANY pie from scratch is a labor of love! Just did 9 yesterday! Took better part of the day so I can't imagine the time involved in doing it without modern conveniences.
My first pie I made two years ago was from scratch and everybody loved it. They were three actually because that pumpkin was gigantic and I only used half. Now it's a staple at holidays.
Is a pumpkin pie from scratch always a “custard pumpkin pie” what I find fascinating I never realized before is the pumpkin pie from scratch isn’t orange 🤯 I want to make one from scratch does it taste just like a pumpkin pie filling ? Or is the flavor completely different?
@EarlyAmerican - I am a History teacher for 6-12th grades and I LOVE your channel! I have used some of your cooking videos to show my students how cooking and such would have been 100- 200 years ago what our Founding Fathers and Early Americans would have eaten and enjoyed making. And my students love to watch and even watch on their own time without it being an assignment ! Your videos have also been a big help to me as I struggle with PTSD and night terrors so going to sleep is always a battle but these relax me so well I fall asleep to the sounds of the crackling fire and the AMAZING Justine cutting up vegetables or cracking fresh eggs! You guys are truly an inspiring couple and EXTREMELY HISTORICALLY ACCURATE I must add! (You get an A++++ in Mr. Harpers History class 😉) Thank you for all of your hard work! I also have a small channel here on YT and know the time it takes to film and edit everything so you both deserve applause for that!
I really hope your students appreciate you! I know it’s tough these days and kids are crazy… but it’s so fun knowing there’s still some like you with passion!!!✨🙌
@@britneys4608 thank you! I work with alot of great kids who enjoy seeing content like this which helps them grasp Early American life and they appreciate the dedication shown by Justine and Ron to properly and relaxing show accurate historical facts and living which then makes them thankful of what they have today and that makes my job a joy! Plus I require in depth discussion and lessons on the US Constitution and State constitutions helpi g them better understand why it is so important to never surrender or submit our Rights and intention of our Fore Fathers in their words and actions during our for native years as a Nation. Thank you for the encouragement! It means alot considering I get a lot of negative comments on my channel for my teaching approaches. 🥰
Hey Justine, the easy way is to weave a lattice on the counter with strips of dough, give it a quick press with your rolling pin to stick them together, and then transfer it right on top of the pie as you did here. People have been doing that for a very, very long time and passing it down through families by word of mouth so it's timeless. Love your content, as an asmrtist, professional cook, and amateur food historian myself.
Thank you this is the 2nd time that I tried making this pie with the first time being how you said by weaving the lattice. This is not a modern pumpkin pie this is straight liquid inside. It still sunk.
@@EarlyAmericanthe recipe you made is pretty identical to the one I use now with the exception of different spices. I wonder if they strained more water from the pumpkin or a different variety had less water content? When I first started making my own pumpkin purée I wasn’t removing enough of the liquid and my pies were too runny. I still don’t think mine would hold a lattice though 😅Loved the video!
Maybe they stained the boiled pumpkin then squeezed it out with a cheesecloth to get out any extra moisture? Or it could be that pumpkin species had less water content than modern pumpkins. Anyway I’ve never seen a pumpkin pie with a lattice top, so I’d chalk this one up to preference lol
I am so thankful for you two, Ron and Justine. Thanks for the hard work you put into your UA-cam channels. I so much enjoy watching and learning from you. You bring so much joy to others. May God bless you both and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
@@EarlyAmerican Hi there can I please ask what kind of pots, pans etc you use, is it cast iron since they are going on raw flames 🔥 Also is that coal your using for fire or wood logs as I’m here in Scotland and don’t have any experience with this way of cooking I use an electric cooker and oven, I appreciate your advice would like to learn how to do this thankyou.
For the pumpkin, so you don't have to stress peeling it, you can actually roast the pumpkin. I don't know what the fire or dutch oven version of that is, but when I do it, I cut my pumpkin into quarters then roast it facing down and the peel is really soft afterwards. Plus, then you don't have to go through the process of pressing the water out. For the lattice, you can try weaving the strips of dough before adding it to the top, that might help so you don't have to cut out all the squares like that. I like how the pie turned out though. I like pumpkin pie, but most store bought is too sweet so I only like when I make my own. I don't like pie crust though so I once made it with graham cracker cookie crust since its basically a custard like cheesecake, in my opinion. It actually worked and tasted great!
Agreed. I always roast my pie pumpkins and IMO it's much easier. Comes right out of the skin. The lattice definitely makes it more work, but I just wouldn't do it. I've done a lattice for fruit pies before, and it looks cool, but generally I skip it and just put a sheet of pastry on top if I'm doing a top crust at all.
Hello Early American ; I just happened upon your channel, watched this video and subscribed. Anytime there's a Dutch Oven involved, you have my attention. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, thanks for sharing. Early Pioneer life is so exciting and I believe, under appreciated. I started watching another Early American Channel, Jon Townsend, some years ago and fell in love with this era. Thanks for sharing. Stan in Idaho
I love watching you follow old recipes to see where a lot of the recipes we use today have evolved from, even if it’s “I’m glad we found an easier way.” I always learn something and the ASMR quality is soothing in a way that modern cooking shows are not lol. Your whole set up is lovely!
You put so much work into your vidoes, the attire and the actual steps you use to make your meals. Youbneed your own show, it's relaxing and educational.
I absolutely love your videos! They are so peaceful to watch. I really like the uniqueness of just watching a video where you silently do something the way it used to be done. Somehow that just adds a beautiful depth to it.
I love your videos. I tried processing a baking pumpkin six years ago, straining the water from the flesh was a real job, and I had baked it in the oven. Never again unless I'm out in the middle of nowhere without access to canned pumpkin! Happy Thanksgiving!
The thing that makes pumpkin puree the easiest (in my book) is to bake the pumpkin (cut in half, remove seeds, butter the edges and bake upside down until a knife goes in very easily). After it is baked, and cooled a bit, scoop out the "meat" of the pumpkin then use either a fine mesh sieve or a food mill. All the times I cooked pumpkin in water like in this video, I ended up with a mess but dry baking it then sieving it to get out the strings makes a puree more flavorful than canned from the store.
Back in the 60s and 70s there was only the classic pumpkin available at the store. No other varieties. That is what my mom used, no canned stuff. Her pies were the best. Also her crust was amazing. The crust must have flavor.
I LOVE that there is no talking .... I'm a visual learner so just seeing you do it step by step, with the crackling fire as the only background noise is soo relaxing and comforting.
Loved how you made the look of the top dough. I will definitely do that. Beautiful! Thank you. Don’t you dare ever say, you’re not a cook. You’re fantastic ❣️🫶🏼
People cooked this way well into the 1800s. Pioneers the the 1889s were still cooking this way. And cooking on a cast iron stove was no better. They radiated heat, making the kitchen hot, and the fire inside still needed to be monitored and managed.
It is very difficult to put any kind of decorative crust on top of an unbaked pumpkin pie and have it not sink to the bottom of the pie during the baking process. Even so, the decorative crust is so pretty! One way around this issue is to go ahead and make your decorative pieces, then bake them separately, and place them on the pie after it has baked. It will still look so beautiful, and no one will be the wiser!
@@EarlyAmerican I would guess cooks back then would be like now and some would follow the recipe to a T while others would modify it a bit 😉. Otherwise we wouldn’t have so many variations of recipes that we have today.
You can roast the seeds they are high in fiber and with the right seasoning are quite tasty, or plant them for next fall and make lots of pies or mini jack-o'-lanterns 🎃. Pie looks yummy 🤤
I just discovered this channel yesterday and find it very fascinating. Calming as well. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Keep up the good work 😊
Wow! So much more time and care went into everything back then, even compared to homemade pies today. It really makes me pause to reflect on how much work life was back then but at once so wholesome!
This makes me so thankful for Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie! I do love to cook and bake but not all the time. I can’t imagine how hot it must have gotten in these homes during the summer. You’d always have to have a fire no matter how hot it would be.
This seems so relaxing. Imagine, just making sure the home is tidy, occasional trips to the general store, making sure kids are fed & food & pie or some type of dessert is ready for after dinner. Then a clean up, snuggle with the kids, baths & sleep & repeat. I find myself tired of the huddle bussle. I want to live like this. Tiny home, a fire, everything homemade. Ahhh… I need to get ready for work soon. 😢😅
I love love love everything about this. Your video randomly popped up on my feed and I am sooo happy it did! What a cozy cute video to end my night! Thank you for sharing! Pumpkin pie has always been my favorite 🥳🥳🥳👏👏❤️❤️❤️
This is how I still make my pumpkin pies and squash bakes. So much better than store bought stuff! I even taught myself to do it just like Justine’s doing it on open flame. Happy Thanksgiving y’all!🦃🦌🐑🐇🥧
store bought? what? no wonder why she said it's hard to make? it's actually very easy. 90% of the globe population does it like this,buy and cut the pumpkin and boil it. america literally made some of y'all not to actually cook?
@@badassmomofteens4611you'll be surprised how disconnected a lot of people are to cooking. I met a girl from france who didn't know that her newly baked cake/soft cookie or whatever it's called, would dry out if left uncovered for a few days. I, who came from a home where home made bread was the standard, was quite confused about how she could miss something like that.
@Lars Husmo omg....what is even more astounding and shocking is that google exists and they don't even bother to use it. easy,you made a cake? a loaf of bread? a stew?search for storage options.
Justine, I’ve been watching your videos for sometime. I love history and the old way of things. I want you and Ron. Know that I appreciate and thousands of others appreciate you both and your efforts. There is something wholesome and beautiful in what you both do. God bless you both. Your friend from Springfield Mo.
Do you have videos on doing the dishes in historical times? I'm curious about how hard it was to clean dishes back then from a meal this extravagant. Especially with no running hot water I assume?
I would guess boiling some water to wash dishes as they would have for doing laundry ? Justine does have a video on doing laundry & in it mentions soap being expensive. I would guess that as parts of the meal cooked, dirty things were washed right away so the food wouldn't become stuck on. The wood products, if anything like bamboo chopping boards, possibly needed oiled every so often to help them last longer. I know my grandmother's wood bowls were oiled at least a couple times a year. Unsure if this helps in any way. Happy Thanksgiving !
Probably not exactly what you're looking for but in her video titled "1820s Working Class Christmas - Our Dinner" there is a 25 second clip of her doing dishes near the end of the video around the 13:28 mark
Probably the way I have yo do it when their is no power. We live rural and our water is pumped from an underground water source. We have frequent power outages here so the pump doesn't work either. We gather water from the creek. Boil some on the woodstove and wash in the sink but since they didn't have sinks they would probably just use a shallow tub of sorts. A lot of stuff from on here is actually quite normal for how I have to live sometimes. Including growing produce and livestock. Just butchered 2 turkey ts this morning
I found your channel yesterday,my child was watching your videos with me ,specially the Pirate’s treasure one with the skunk 😂, she really loved it ,tour channel is a gem! Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 🙏
I really respect and appreciate all you do in recreating our heritage! It is super neat to watch as you make all these wonderful (and demanding,to say the least) recipes. I was wondering if it may be okay to suggest a demonstration of making a…..Vinegar pie?? That one might be interesting to see. Anyway thanks for making these videos- the way in which its produced- feels like we’re all in the room with you just watching and trying to keep out of the way!!!
I love that I found this channel! I loved every second of your video. Also, inspired with how you brought that old recipe back to life. Thanks and keep up the great work! ❤
@Early American Justine that does look challenging to make. Good job! I love your ingenuity with the lattice idea. I would never have thought of that. I was eating a piece of strawberry rhubarb pie that I bought lol. Got to make sure the pie is good for thanksgiving lol
TY @EarlyAmerican, respectfully 🙏 love 💖 & rly appreciate ya’ll & Ur wonderful content! Also love the free range chickens & how cute that they follow U around. 😇 God joyfully, healingly & peacefully bless all, including Mother Earth 🌎♻️❗️
Just came across this video and immediately followed! Really makes you appreciate how hard people worked back then to get a simple meal on the table. Goes to show the respect and time put in to each resource they had. I’ve always wanted to live more simple like this.
Its 2022. Whoever celebrates this Holiday. Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everybody gets along try to watch what you say. Just try to enjoy your day happy Thanksgiving 2022 " Let us all get along today."
I always get along, until the liberal bullshit starts, and I make everyone hear about TRUMP, that always makes for a great time, maybe not for my liberal aunts...tough shit
This was unexpectedly enjoable! 👌 I don't like pumpkins but this effort and similarities in cooking around the world made it fun even for me. Greeting from Czechia ✌️ subscribed 😁
I LOVE old & antique cookbooks. I don't have any as old as the one from which this pie recipe came, but my oldest is from 1876. I haven't tried but a scant handful of recipes from any of my cookbooks, so it's such a pleasure to watch your videos and see these recipes come (back) to life! :)
I sure do miss my grandmothers with their cooking. It was like watching a symphony the way they whirled and twirled in the kitchen. Just don't get in their way. I did learn more from my paternal grandmother as I spent the summers, Thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break with her. My maternal grandmother worked so weekends were the times I could watch and learn from her.
This is the first time I have seen one of your videos, and honestly, it is very comforting. I love it was people bring the past to the present, it’s quite fun 😊! I had to subscribe ☺️☺️
I make my pumpkin pie in the same way (we have modern stoves now) except I also add cinnamon and all spice and grind my pumpkin in the blender after cooking it. I guess my pie doesn't differ from this one that much especially the filling. I don't top it with a lattice pie dough. Still looks yummy. With my pumpkin pie, even those who hate pumpkin will only eat mine.
Yummy!!!!! It looks so good and so pretty! Thank you for what you do. I have always wanted to live in the 17 and 18 hundreds. I love watching Little House on the Prairie and I would have loved living in that day and time. ❤❤
Love watching your show and reading the recipe receipts at the end of it is almost like taking a new lesson and how to read that is amazing and thank you for your love for our past and the dedication to what you and God-bless
I also met advice ... Hm, well, in general, pies with a fluid filling are baked in three stages: 1) bottom; 2) stuffing; 3) decor. Therefore, it was necessary to bake the filling until it thickens, does set and browns slightly, then you spread the lattice with pre-formed decor on top (they lie in the cold until use!) and bake again for 10-15 minutes. Then there will be no problems with drowning and dampness of the decor lattice. The lattice must be laid out quickly so that it doesn't melt, and quickly smear it with melange (a mixture of eggs and milk / cream) (or sour cream after finishing of baking), and sprinkle lightly with sesame seeds or sunflower seeds.
She’s following a recipe from hundreds of years ago. She’s not trying to perfect a Martha Stewart recipe. You’ve missed the point entirely of the video itself. 😂
Baked pumpkin > Stewed Pumpkin. We had a pumpkin history taste test on our 2nd channel Frontier Patriot! We made 3 pumpkin pies from different time periods and sat down to review them, including this one. You can find that video here: ua-cam.com/video/Cb4A94k-hrg/v-deo.html
Thank you everyone for watching & have a great Thanksgiving!
I just wanted to tell you how much we love watching your videos. Thank you for these. It's always great fun. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Always a pleasure to see what you are doing next!
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🍽!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
I love the cooking aspect of your show, I love to cook, and get a lot of ideas from you, Justine. Eating pie with Arthur was funny too. At least your rent is only 35 cents, for one month is better than nothing.
I'm 69 & I remember my grandmother making pumpkin pie from scratch. Nothing was left for waste. Even the pie shell scraps were rerolled, sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar then baked. She didn't bake them in a fireplace But she did use an old wood burning stove.
Aaahh.. can smell your pie cooking thru my phone 🤗❤️
I love this channel. Everyone mentions how soothing the videos are, and they definitely are, but I also find myself imagining this woman doing all this with a three year old climbing on everything, an 18 month old toddling around the fire, and a newborn in her arms. Makes me appreciate the work our ancestors did so incredibly much.
At least they weren’t slaves
@@alliyah6880 dofmxs. 😊
@@alliyah6880 I feel bad that I’m glad someone said it.. like who’s ancestors do we mean here?
@@alliyah6880 How do you know they weren’t slaves? 🤨
Y’all do realize black people weren’t the only ones who were slaves correct?
@@misanthropexoxo9618 indentured slave don’t count. They literally bought their freedom. I’m assuming you’re referring to the Irish and some Native Americans who where indentured slaves. They themselves also had slaves.
Really makes you appreciate why people didnt waste food back then. Use the scraps for animals, toast the seeds for a snack. Reminder to be more resourceful and less wasteful. ❤
The seeds kill parasites🎉
And dry the seeds for next spring's garden.
We still do that well some of us…we literally can’t afford to waste.
Well you'd starve to death and die if you didn't. You had no luxury to waste
I was thinking of making dumplings with the crust trimmings
Those chickens following mother hen are too cute.
LOVE the fact that you actually stick to the receipt and dont do the now logical replacements for it - because that's why we are here to watch ....
Thank you I figured that since it was in the original receipt it means that it has to be possible. Someone over 200 years ago did it. That means that there is a way we just have to figure it out.
Honest question…. I noticed in the video and in the comments that you’re saying “receipt” instead of recipe. Is that a historical thing, a regional distinction, or just a mistake?
Thanks!
@@fostermomjudy6962 historically correct to use receipt
This is one of the coolest channels on UA-cam. I'm an historical fiction author. Thank you so much for these, because they really help me out with the everyday life scenes in my books. It's one thing to read and research about how my characters would have lived in the 1700s and 1800s, but it's a privilege to get to see it play out. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
It's comforting to watch and learn without all the blah blah blah of most podcasts; a bit like being a kid again with my mom in the kitchen. Thank you and God bless you and your family. Happy Thanksgiving Day 😘
Woah! You just hit the nail right on the head for me in terms of why I love being able to watch someone cook without necessarily having to hear them talk.
Happy Belated Happy Thanksgiving from Guam USA
Yes! So many UA-camrs make so much more work for themselves by adding unnecessary music & overkill chatter…
It’s called engaging with your viewers.
I totally agree! It’s oddly satisfying to watch in the silence.
I'm not a native English speaker, so I had no idea that "stewed" used to be "ftewed" and other words had the letter "f" instead of "s". For some reason that's hilarious to me but there's a similar phenomenon in Spanish (my native language) and I don't know what it's called, but it's also pretty funny. It's so interesting how language changes over time. I would have loved to have a slice of that pie, it looked so good! This video is definitely going to my "insomnia cure" playlist, it is extremely relaxing and comforting. I love making pumpkin pie from scratch, but I use an oven from 1999 lol. I feel so accomplished after making my pie crust from scratch and using a fresh pumpkin from my garden.
It's not an F. It's an archaic letter called long s and was basically used as lower case is now. I agree it looks like an f!
Making ANY pie from scratch is a labor of love! Just did 9 yesterday! Took better part of the day so I can't imagine the time involved in doing it without modern conveniences.
@Kim Gilson You have to tell us what kind of pies you made! I’m sure some were pumpkin🥰
I have yet to make a pumpkin pie from scratch, but I have made apple and cherry pies. It’s a lot of work for sure! In the end though it tastes better
Yes, especially if you care about your crust! I can't stand soggy bottoms
My first pie I made two years ago was from scratch and everybody loved it. They were three actually because that pumpkin was gigantic and I only used half. Now it's a staple at holidays.
Is a pumpkin pie from scratch always a “custard pumpkin pie” what I find fascinating I never realized before is the pumpkin pie from scratch isn’t orange 🤯 I want to make one from scratch does it taste just like a pumpkin pie filling ? Or is the flavor completely different?
@EarlyAmerican - I am a History teacher for 6-12th grades and I LOVE your channel! I have used some of your cooking videos to show my students how cooking and such would have been 100- 200 years ago what our Founding Fathers and Early Americans would have eaten and enjoyed making. And my students love to watch and even watch on their own time without it being an assignment !
Your videos have also been a big help to me as I struggle with PTSD and night terrors so going to sleep is always a battle but these relax me so well I fall asleep to the sounds of the crackling fire and the AMAZING Justine cutting up vegetables or cracking fresh eggs! You guys are truly an inspiring couple and EXTREMELY HISTORICALLY ACCURATE I must add! (You get an A++++ in Mr. Harpers History class 😉)
Thank you for all of your hard work! I also have a small channel here on YT and know the time it takes to film and edit everything so you both deserve applause for that!
You sound like an amazing history teacher. :)
@@MissRegionRat Thank you :) That warms my heart on this cold morning
I really hope your students appreciate you! I know it’s tough these days and kids are crazy… but it’s so fun knowing there’s still some like you with passion!!!✨🙌
Love this ❤
@@britneys4608 thank you! I work with alot of great kids who enjoy seeing content like this which helps them grasp Early American life and they appreciate the dedication shown by Justine and Ron to properly and relaxing show accurate historical facts and living which then makes them thankful of what they have today and that makes my job a joy! Plus I require in depth discussion and lessons on the US Constitution and State constitutions helpi g them better understand why it is so important to never surrender or submit our Rights and intention of our Fore Fathers in their words and actions during our for native years as a Nation.
Thank you for the encouragement! It means alot considering I get a lot of negative comments on my channel for my teaching approaches. 🥰
Doing damn near anything in 1796 was hard. You are a reminder to me of that fact, it's why I watch your vids. Keep up the good work.
Hey Justine, the easy way is to weave a lattice on the counter with strips of dough, give it a quick press with your rolling pin to stick them together, and then transfer it right on top of the pie as you did here. People have been doing that for a very, very long time and passing it down through families by word of mouth so it's timeless. Love your content, as an asmrtist, professional cook, and amateur food historian myself.
Thank you this is the 2nd time that I tried making this pie with the first time being how you said by weaving the lattice. This is not a modern pumpkin pie this is straight liquid inside. It still sunk.
@@EarlyAmericanthe recipe you made is pretty identical to the one I use now with the exception of different spices. I wonder if they strained more water from the pumpkin or a different variety had less water content? When I first started making my own pumpkin purée I wasn’t removing enough of the liquid and my pies were too runny. I still don’t think mine would hold a lattice though 😅Loved the video!
Maybe they stained the boiled pumpkin then squeezed it out with a cheesecloth to get out any extra moisture? Or it could be that pumpkin species had less water content than modern pumpkins. Anyway I’ve never seen a pumpkin pie with a lattice top, so I’d chalk this one up to preference lol
@shawna8199 good catch!
She would be better off cooking it until the last 12 minutes and then adding the crust and baking it to the end
I am so thankful for you two, Ron and Justine. Thanks for the hard work you put into your UA-cam channels. I so much enjoy watching and learning from you. You bring so much joy to others. May God bless you both and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
I wish the same for you and Happy Thanksgiving Cheryl!
@@EarlyAmerican Hi there can I please ask what kind of pots, pans etc you use, is it cast iron since they are going on raw flames 🔥 Also is that coal your using for fire or wood logs as I’m here in Scotland and don’t have any experience with this way of cooking I use an electric cooker and oven, I appreciate your advice would like to learn how to do this thankyou.
For the pumpkin, so you don't have to stress peeling it, you can actually roast the pumpkin. I don't know what the fire or dutch oven version of that is, but when I do it, I cut my pumpkin into quarters then roast it facing down and the peel is really soft afterwards. Plus, then you don't have to go through the process of pressing the water out. For the lattice, you can try weaving the strips of dough before adding it to the top, that might help so you don't have to cut out all the squares like that. I like how the pie turned out though. I like pumpkin pie, but most store bought is too sweet so I only like when I make my own. I don't like pie crust though so I once made it with graham cracker cookie crust since its basically a custard like cheesecake, in my opinion. It actually worked and tasted great!
Yea the difficulty in this just came from a lack of cooking knowledge.
Agreed. I always roast my pie pumpkins and IMO it's much easier. Comes right out of the skin. The lattice definitely makes it more work, but I just wouldn't do it. I've done a lattice for fruit pies before, and it looks cool, but generally I skip it and just put a sheet of pastry on top if I'm doing a top crust at all.
That’s how I prep my pumpkins for pies and soup: just bake them and scoop them out from the skins. Very easy 😃
But also, I appreciate the channel and seeing this other option of cooking a pumpkin. There must have been some reason for doing it this way, too.
Cooking videos such as these when there's 0 talking just makes it all the more zen, another great and tasty video🤗🙏🏾.
Enjoyed watching again it's so soothing! Love how your girls, your hens scurry along!
I love how the chickies are following you. Happy Thanksgiving.
You’re such an amazing resource for writers!
Hello Early American ; I just happened upon your channel, watched this video and subscribed.
Anytime there's a Dutch Oven involved, you have my attention.
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, thanks for sharing.
Early Pioneer life is so exciting and I believe, under appreciated.
I started watching another Early American Channel, Jon Townsend, some years ago and fell in love with this era.
Thanks for sharing.
Stan in Idaho
Love this channel so much. Love that there’s no talking
Thank you for the recipe, Justine. You are an expert cutting that pumpkin. It looks very hard to cut.
The pumpkin pie looks great.
Thank you for making these relaxing videos 🥰 🥧
Nice job Justine 👏. That lattice you made looks time consuming but pure genius 👏. You two,, have a great celebration tomorrow.
It’s such a pleasure to watch you make anything because You have such patience and grace.
You never cease to amaze, Justine. My hats off to you!
I thoroughly enjoy your videos and learning about the cooking hundreds of years ago. Look forward to all the recipes to come❤
I love watching you follow old recipes to see where a lot of the recipes we use today have evolved from, even if it’s “I’m glad we found an easier way.” I always learn something and the ASMR quality is soothing in a way that modern cooking shows are not lol.
Your whole set up is lovely!
Great looking pie! Justine, you are so talented! Happy Thanksgiving to you & Ron. God bless you.
This was so soothing to watch. Thank you for what you’re doing - and sharing with the world.
Blessings! ♥️♥️♥️
What a beautiful pie! Well done Justine! Happy Thanksgiving to you and Ron!
You put so much work into your vidoes, the attire and the actual steps you use to make your meals. Youbneed your own show, it's relaxing and educational.
Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoyed watching you make the pumpkin pie. Looks delicious
I absolutely love your videos! They are so peaceful to watch. I really like the uniqueness of just watching a video where you silently do something the way it used to be done. Somehow that just adds a beautiful depth to it.
I love your videos. I tried processing a baking pumpkin six years ago, straining the water from the flesh was a real job, and I had baked it in the oven. Never again unless I'm out in the middle of nowhere without access to canned pumpkin! Happy Thanksgiving!
The thing that makes pumpkin puree the easiest (in my book) is to bake the pumpkin (cut in half, remove seeds, butter the edges and bake upside down until a knife goes in very easily). After it is baked, and cooled a bit, scoop out the "meat" of the pumpkin then use either a fine mesh sieve or a food mill. All the times I cooked pumpkin in water like in this video, I ended up with a mess but dry baking it then sieving it to get out the strings makes a puree more flavorful than canned from the store.
You cut that pumpkin like a pro in the beginning! Great job, looks yummy.
Back in the 60s and 70s there was only the classic pumpkin available at the store. No other varieties. That is what my mom used, no canned stuff. Her pies were the best. Also her crust was amazing. The crust must have flavor.
❤wow. your tenacity is really admirable. thank you for sharing.❤
I LOVE that there is no talking .... I'm a visual learner so just seeing you do it step by step, with the crackling fire as the only background noise is soo relaxing and comforting.
Loved how you made the look of the top dough. I will definitely do that. Beautiful! Thank you. Don’t you dare ever say, you’re not a cook. You’re fantastic ❣️🫶🏼
I am making pumpkin pie right now using my Granny’s receipt. It is very similar to this one. Thanks for all you do. Happy Thanksgiving!
Watching Justine preparing this pie really makes one appreciate how hard colonial women worked to prepare food.
Yes! 👏
Lmao 😂
People cooked this way well into the 1800s. Pioneers the the 1889s were still cooking this way. And cooking on a cast iron stove was no better. They radiated heat, making the kitchen hot, and the fire inside still needed to be monitored and managed.
Alright thats it! I got to sub. You are amazing glad youtube suggested your videos. Thank you for taking me to better Godly times 👏🐦❤🙏
What an amazing time to be living like this! I really enjoy your channel!
Very classy and well done. I love how you didn't talk just made it whimsical and enjoyable.
It is very difficult to put any kind of decorative crust on top of an unbaked pumpkin pie and have it not sink to the bottom of the pie during the baking process. Even so, the decorative crust is so pretty! One way around this issue is to go ahead and make your decorative pieces, then bake them separately, and place them on the pie after it has baked. It will still look so beautiful, and no one will be the wiser!
Clever!!!!
I considered doing it that way however the original recipe says to put the lattice on top and then to bake it. We do things the hard way around here 😅
@@EarlyAmerican I would have followed the original receipt, too! Yours turned out just fine! 😁
@@EarlyAmerican I would guess cooks back then would be like now and some would follow the recipe to a T while others would modify it a bit 😉. Otherwise we wouldn’t have so many variations of recipes that we have today.
@@EarlyAmerican My sister you are absolutely adorable talented and creative that was genius making that pie top
It’s extraordinary the historical facts I’ve learned from watching your channel! What hard work it was for our ancestors!
Happy Thanksgiving Blessings to you and Ron!
I learned something today with you putting receipt instead of recipie. Man you are good with details!
You can roast the seeds they are high in fiber and with the right seasoning are quite tasty, or plant them for next fall and make lots of pies or mini jack-o'-lanterns 🎃. Pie looks yummy 🤤
Also high in zinc. Eating them helps to rebuild tissue and heal wounds 💅
@@EyeSmiteThee sounds like bs to me. if that were the case everyone would be eating this every time they have a wound or whatever.
@@misanthropexoxo9618 She said helps, not magically heals wounds lol
@@misanthropexoxo9618some people just don’t like them.
I just discovered this channel yesterday and find it very fascinating. Calming as well. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Keep up the good work 😊
Wow! So much more time and care went into everything back then, even compared to homemade pies today. It really makes me pause to reflect on how much work life was back then but at once so wholesome!
You lovely people make my Scottish heart melt ..... God Bless you both ...
Wonderful cooking & Baking ...
Truly inspiring
Loved this. Homemade pies are the best and really feels like the Holidays. Amazing job on the pie crust Justine. Happy Thanksgiving to you both! 🥧🍁🍂
This makes me so thankful for Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie! I do love to cook and bake but not all the time. I can’t imagine how hot it must have gotten in these homes during the summer. You’d always have to have a fire no matter how hot it would be.
Some homes had an outdoor kitchen they would use in the summer times. But then the sun would destroy you 😭
Mrs Smith's?!! No!!!!!😂. Just kidding
a serious labor of love! appreciate it
The old decor is magnificent and the cake is very well made. Thank you for your video ❤
Justine, you had such a clever idea to replace the lattice! The pie looks good. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Ron 🍁🍁🍁🇺🇸
Mmmmmmm....pumpkin 😊
I don’t know why. But I love this channel.
This seems so relaxing. Imagine, just making sure the home is tidy, occasional trips to the general store, making sure kids are fed & food & pie or some type of dessert is ready for after dinner. Then a clean up, snuggle with the kids, baths & sleep & repeat. I find myself tired of the huddle bussle. I want to live like this. Tiny home, a fire, everything homemade. Ahhh… I need to get ready for work soon. 😢😅
Wow! Making that was no joke! You have some pastry skills, Justine.
Well done, Justine! I cannot wait to hear how it tastes.🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to you and Ron! xoxo
I love love love everything about this. Your video randomly popped up on my feed and I am sooo happy it did! What a cozy cute video to end my night! Thank you for sharing! Pumpkin pie has always been my favorite 🥳🥳🥳👏👏❤️❤️❤️
I am so impressed by the amount of work this custard pumpkin pie takes-Justine-you are strong and very dedicated🤩
This channel is awesome!!! Appreciate you guys!!!
This is how I still make my pumpkin pies and squash bakes. So much better than store bought stuff! I even taught myself to do it just like Justine’s doing it on open flame. Happy Thanksgiving y’all!🦃🦌🐑🐇🥧
I've been making my own puree for years but someday I'll attempt to bake it just like this video.
store bought? what? no wonder why she said it's hard to make? it's actually very easy. 90% of the globe population does it like this,buy and cut the pumpkin and boil it. america literally made some of y'all not to actually cook?
@@badassmomofteens4611you'll be surprised how disconnected a lot of people are to cooking. I met a girl from france who didn't know that her newly baked cake/soft cookie or whatever it's called, would dry out if left uncovered for a few days. I, who came from a home where home made bread was the standard, was quite confused about how she could miss something like that.
@Lars Husmo omg....what is even more astounding and shocking is that google exists and they don't even bother to use it. easy,you made a cake? a loaf of bread? a stew?search for storage options.
@@badassmomofteens461190% of the world don't make pies like in this video lol
Justine, I’ve been watching your videos for sometime. I love history and the old way of things. I want you and Ron. Know that I appreciate and thousands of others appreciate you both and your efforts. There is something wholesome and beautiful in what you both do. God bless you both. Your friend from Springfield Mo.
Do you have videos on doing the dishes in historical times? I'm curious about how hard it was to clean dishes back then from a meal this extravagant. Especially with no running hot water I assume?
@Miles, that’s an excellent question about the dishes!!
I would guess boiling some water to wash dishes as they would have for doing laundry ? Justine does have a video on doing laundry & in it mentions soap being expensive. I would guess that as parts of the meal cooked, dirty things were washed right away so the food wouldn't become stuck on. The wood products, if anything like bamboo chopping boards, possibly needed oiled every so often to help them last longer. I know my grandmother's wood bowls were oiled at least a couple times a year. Unsure if this helps in any way.
Happy Thanksgiving !
Probably not exactly what you're looking for but in her video titled "1820s Working Class Christmas - Our Dinner" there is a 25 second clip of her doing dishes near the end of the video around the 13:28 mark
Probably the way I have yo do it when their is no power. We live rural and our water is pumped from an underground water source. We have frequent power outages here so the pump doesn't work either. We gather water from the creek. Boil some on the woodstove and wash in the sink but since they didn't have sinks they would probably just use a shallow tub of sorts. A lot of stuff from on here is actually quite normal for how I have to live sometimes. Including growing produce and livestock. Just butchered 2 turkey ts this morning
These videos are very humbling and I enjoy watching them a lot
I found your channel yesterday,my child was watching your videos with me ,specially the Pirate’s treasure one with the skunk 😂, she really loved it ,tour channel is a gem! Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 🙏
Tell her that I said hi. Thank you two for watching and for your kindness. Happy Thanksgiving!
@@EarlyAmerican oh my thanks for answering ,I will definitely tell her ,she is going to be very happy ,thanks.😊
Really good idea to give a glimpse into the past in every way not just the food but clothing,decor etc. ..good job!
I think pumpkin is under rated as a food. It's a pain to prep but you get so much meat from even a small one. You can cook it so many ways too.
9:42 that little smile you make when it comes out amazing!
I really respect and appreciate all you do in recreating our heritage! It is super neat to watch as you make all these wonderful (and demanding,to say the least) recipes. I was wondering if it may be okay to suggest a demonstration of making a…..Vinegar pie?? That one might be interesting to see. Anyway thanks for making these videos- the way in which its produced- feels like we’re all in the room with you just watching and trying to keep out of the way!!!
I love that I found this channel! I loved every second of your video. Also, inspired with how you brought that old recipe back to life. Thanks and keep up the great work! ❤
@Early American Justine that does look challenging to make. Good job! I love your ingenuity with the lattice idea. I would never have thought of that. I was eating a piece of strawberry rhubarb pie that I bought lol. Got to make sure the pie is good for thanksgiving lol
TY @EarlyAmerican, respectfully 🙏 love 💖 & rly appreciate ya’ll & Ur wonderful content! Also love the free range chickens & how cute that they follow U around. 😇 God joyfully, healingly & peacefully bless all, including Mother Earth 🌎♻️❗️
AHHHH so excited for the new video!! This is so relaxing as usual ❤ It’s hard to pick one but I think it’s my new favorite 😊
Just came across this video and immediately followed! Really makes you appreciate how hard people worked back then to get a simple meal on the table. Goes to show the respect and time put in to each resource they had. I’ve always wanted to live more simple like this.
Its 2022. Whoever celebrates this Holiday. Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everybody gets along try to watch what you say. Just try to enjoy your day happy Thanksgiving 2022 " Let us all get along today."
☺️🧡 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
I always get along, until the liberal bullshit starts, and I make everyone hear about TRUMP, that always makes for a great time, maybe not for my liberal aunts...tough shit
@@WhiteManXRP You and I would get along Great 😊
My Trump 2024 t-shirt just arrived in the mail today!
@@janet20257 🤣😁👍👍👍🇺🇸🥰
Thank janet, absolutely, wear that shirt PROUD, Bless you dear., Massachusetts here
@@WhiteManXRP Ohio - Trump won here back in 2020 😊
Makes us appreciate the modern pumpkin pie so much more! This video is incredible. Well done!!
This was unexpectedly enjoable! 👌 I don't like pumpkins but this effort and similarities in cooking around the world made it fun even for me. Greeting from Czechia ✌️ subscribed 😁
I LOVE old & antique cookbooks. I don't have any as old as the one from which this pie recipe came, but my oldest is from 1876. I haven't tried but a scant handful of recipes from any of my cookbooks, so it's such a pleasure to watch your videos and see these recipes come (back) to life! :)
that lattice might be one of the most impressive things I have seen in a while.
This is so fascinating, I really enjoy watching these videos.
I absolutely love your videos!
Wow! That turned out beautifully. 😊
I love and appreciate the effort in every step you take. And this crust replacement, wow xD
I suspect the open lattice on top is to help evaporate liquid during baking so fewer eggs will set up better.
That looks delicious! Happy Thanksgiving!
I sure do miss my grandmothers with their cooking. It was like watching a symphony the way they whirled and twirled in the kitchen. Just don't get in their way. I did learn more from my paternal grandmother as I spent the summers, Thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break with her. My maternal grandmother worked so weekends were the times I could watch and learn from her.
I have never baked any pie in my life I want to try to attempt to one day! Loved this 🎉🎉❤❤
This is the first time I have seen one of your videos, and honestly, it is very comforting. I love it was people bring the past to the present, it’s quite fun 😊! I had to subscribe ☺️☺️
I make my pumpkin pie in the same way (we have modern stoves now) except I also add cinnamon and all spice and grind my pumpkin in the blender after cooking it. I guess my pie doesn't differ from this one that much especially the filling. I don't top it with a lattice pie dough. Still looks yummy. With my pumpkin pie, even those who hate pumpkin will only eat mine.
I use a blender too! It makes it so much smoother! Though, made in this fashion, I'd still eat it.
Loved this! I am so fascinated with what life was like and how things were done long ago and so glad we have it so easy now.
That looks absolutely freakin' delicious!!
Yummy!!!!! It looks so good and so pretty! Thank you for what you do. I have always wanted to live in the 17 and 18 hundreds. I love watching Little House on the Prairie and I would have loved living in that day and time. ❤❤
Love watching your show and reading the recipe receipts at the end of it is almost like taking a new lesson and how to read that is amazing and thank you for your love for our past and the dedication to what you and God-bless
I also met advice ... Hm, well, in general, pies with a fluid filling are baked in three stages: 1) bottom; 2) stuffing; 3) decor. Therefore, it was necessary to bake the filling until it thickens, does set and browns slightly, then you spread the lattice with pre-formed decor on top (they lie in the cold until use!) and bake again for 10-15 minutes. Then there will be no problems with drowning and dampness of the decor lattice.
The lattice must be laid out quickly so that it doesn't melt, and quickly smear it with melange (a mixture of eggs and milk / cream) (or sour cream after finishing of baking), and sprinkle lightly with sesame seeds or sunflower seeds.
The recipe says to lay the lattice on then to bake it.
She’s following a recipe from hundreds of years ago. She’s not trying to perfect a Martha Stewart recipe. You’ve missed the point entirely of the video itself. 😂
This is a 1700s pie not Better Homes And Gardens
The video is entertaining and informative. It’s painstakingly well done. ❤❤