Breakfast Waffles Over The Fire - 18th Century Cooking
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2022
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This is about a recipe for waffles from the 18th century. The recipe calls for flour, cream, sack (a type of wine), nutmeg, sugar, eggs, and yeast.
Key points:
Waffles have been around for centuries.
The first known recipe for waffles was published in 1725.
The recipe calls for a variety of ingredients, including flour, cream, sack, nutmeg, sugar, eggs, and yeast.
The waffles were delicious.
We recommend that you try the recipe, even if you have to use a modern waffle iron.
"This has probably had a million waffles through it already..." Same with me, but you don't hear me bragging.
😂😂😂 I almost fell off my chair laughing!!! So relatable!
Pfft, French toast is way better
LMAO!!!!
Yes, this is the best UA-cam comment I’ve ever read!
Waffles and pancakes are amazing
A 200 year old waffle iron still makes good waffles. Cast Iron really does last forever.
As does the spirit of waffles.
And a waffle iron made today might last a couple of years .
@@j.robertsergertson4513 Bra its called planned obselesence.
If you were to put modern scientist onthe job they can concuct a waffle Iron that can Last till end of time made from Titanium and Diamond braaaaaaaa
Diamonds can be made by having dynamite on both side and squeezing charcole at massive degree.
Thank you squidward
Leave it under a tree for a few months and you will see just how perishable cast iron is. As with everything, you have to take care of things for them to last.
"LET'S TALK ABOUT 300 YEAR. OLD. WAFFLES." - You have my attention, Jon - well played.
I was expecting Steve@mreinfo ...
Steve1989 enters the chat...
Yes, please - let’s!
"SOUNDS GROSS!", I joked to myself.
Middle English trivia: the modern expression “piping hot” comes from a line in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, describing gifts sent by a young man to a woman of interest:
“He sent her pyment, mead, and spiced ale, and wafres, piping hot out of the gleede…”
“Gleede” means “hot coals”, so in this tale, the finest gift for a lover was sizzling fresh waffles!
If a lover gave me sizzling hot waffles and alcohol, I'd probably be swayed by them too lmao
You imply that isn't still true in real life! :)
I just realized that 'waffles' and 'wafers' are probably related words.
@@Myzelfa Alton Brown has a whole segment on how they are related.
*takes notes*
I'm a 50+ year old British man, and when that first shot of the waffle being revealed from the irons was shown, I was - Oooooouh! It was involuntary, from the bottom of my lungs.
They DO look good. There's a reason that waffles, crepes, pancakes, picklets and crumpets (etc.) have lasted so long.
My mother had an 18century Swedish Iron it had heart shaped waffles.. It is one of the antiques that came over from Sweden when her father immigrated in 1905.
I'm Swedish and we had those still when I was a kid in the 1990s!
If the iron still in the family?
@@tomarasmith4459 Yes my brother has it it has a ring that the iron sits in and it works on a campfire or wood stove. It has the crispiest waffle that I have ever had.
Oh yes and don’t forget the pancakes!!!
Those thin heart shaped waffles are still the norm in Sweden(and most Nordic countries I think).
My chemistry teacher used to make waffles for us around christmas time. His wife would make the batter following a secret recipe at home and he would bring it to school and we would bake them together in those heart shaped waffle irons! Best waffles in my opinion. Haven't had home made waffles since my graduation and I've been missing them so much! This recipe looks so delicious, I think I'll give them a try!
Cool Teacher
Cool story bro
Sounds familiar. Did he sprinkle them with crystal meth?
My chemistry teacher let us cook hotdogs over bunsen burner flames, and she brought a crock pot of chili so we had chili dogs.
my engineering teacher senior year made us pancakes seasoned with chinese five spice once after a test
Even if not mentioned specifically in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," I like to imagine Ichabod Crane feasting on waffles in the Dutch households where he visited and lodged during his tenure as the local teacher.
I accept this as canon.
Well yeah got to have a good breakfast if your hunting headless horsemen
That was a book about snacks
His tendency to "waffle" was arguably his entire problem.
I have a side job removing "junk" from people's houses. Found a set of those waffle makers also probably 19th century. Been meaning to restore and use them...guess I have no excuse now!
Well us how it goes!
Bryan, yes, now you have NO excuse.... :)
Oh please do! If you're lucky, you may find a foundry name cast into it. I have three of these irons in different sizes and use them at camp (early 1800's reenactment). They make great waffles.
this really has me seriously jonesing for waffles cooked over a fire, when will you be making these and what is your address? : )
When I heard "300 year old waffles" I immediately thought of the waffles they used to serve in my college cafeteria. They weren't fresh. The cheap plastic cutlery they gave you for breakfast couldn't cut through them. You'd dull the knife before managing to hack a piece off.
So they may well have been 300 years old.
@@kana22693 We were all at least 18 and this was a time when most of us routinely carried pocket knives, but OK.
Really, it was just that they didn't want to wash breakfast cutlery. We got metal utensils for lunch and dinner.
you're supposed to use those for getting the attention of the guy on the other side of the room - they fling, fine
My German grandma's huge circa 1885 waffle iron has the batter recipe cast into one side of the cooking plate. One of these days I want to make it!
That seems to be quite the German thing, as my own German grandma also has a waffeln iron with the recipe written on it... Down here in Southern Brazil! Cheers!
That's actually very clever!
if you do please post it 🙏
DO IT!
You smother anything in butter and sugar and it's gonna be good...lol...my husband is dutch and he said....YUP! That's the Dutch motto, haha!
If you smother it in butter and sugar it's dutch, if you burn it it's french, if you deep fry it it's american, and if you boil it grey it's English lmao
My late father-in-law defined waffles as pancakes with a non-skid tread.
🤣🤣. That's awesome!
That is pure poetry.
That is good. 😄😄😅
Pancakes with pockets!
wow so clever
7:30 I'd just like to take a moment to appreciate how amazing the cabin looks. Your dedication to recreating American history authentically elevates every video and immerses us in the past even with something as familiar as a humble waffle.
I love how happy and energetic John is while eating the waffles
That's the nutmeg for you! :P
He’s a foodie !
That's the most excited I've ever seen him with one of his recipes, and that's saying a lot.
Love these cozy cooking videos by the fire! We live in a cold climate so feel warmed just by watching!
Yes!
Ooh, waffles! Whether it be in the 18th century or modern times, you just can't beat em'!
Waffles are good though I'm more of a pancake person. I find them easier to make and it was the first thing I learned to make.
@@ximthedespot4673 I make no discrimination and will happily eat both waffles and pancakes, at the same time, with different fillings and toppings.
Oh, I know something better than waffles. Let present: Oh... wait.... There isn't anything better than waffles... except bacon... But waffles are definitely amazing!
@@LazyLifeIFreak Same here. My brother however prefers waffles more. They are wonderful to eat especially with maple syrup and strawberries.
Pancakes > Waffles
This might be the most enthusiastic I've ever seen Jon about a recipe
John/Jon(?): We're going need some nutmeg in this...
*Grin the size of Mt.Everest as he grinds one nutmeg after that other, eyes bulging out*
Jonathan
What a centerpiece for living history, the cabin you built is a glimpse of what life was like in the 1800s. Much easier then reading from a book.
There’s a family cemetery about 200 feet behind our home here in Saltville Virginia that has a grave that is older than the United States. Not a waffle, I know, but still interesting. 🇺🇸
They could’ve liked waffles too!
Lmao
You are blessed to have Colonial Americans as quiet neighbors.
I am very sick today and I can't tell you how much better just watching your videos make me feel. You can't not be happy watching a Towsends video.
Yeah man, me too! They make me feel so cozy
Well, I'm dreaming of waffles and open fires. My Italian brother-in-law used the irons for pizzelles flavored with anise. Great show!
Ah, I love pizzelle. They're great for when you want something that's almost a waffle.
I rather have pizzelles ,with a shot of grappa on cold night 😁
Man, I feel silly now when my best friend really wanted her player character to have waffles for breakfast during our D&D campaign and I told her that was completely unreasonable to ask.
I'm struck by the similarity of this style of recipe or receipt to the 30 second-or-less videos we see on modern social media - no amounts or specific instructions, just ingredients and method to serve as inspiration to the reader.
Indigenous peoples of eastern North America were making maple syrup before european colonization, so it's even possible there were dutch or british settlers eating maple syrup on their waffles, although it would have been far thinner than the sweet stuff we have today.
Why would it be thin? Nicholas Cresswell mentions colonists in Virginia making maple sugar. Syrup is the same process, just don't boil it as long.
Real maple syrup is a bit thinner than the fake corn syrup with maple flavor stuff, but it also depends on temperature. I don’t think past real maple would be very different than modern, just maybe have more batch to batch variation.
Haha! Your mentioning the waffles were delicate reminds me of a military ration review i watched on UA-cam. The field biscuits were nicknamed "panzer waffles", because they had the waffle texture on top, but were in effect hard tack. So they were "armor waffles." LOL!
You could (and people did) break teeth on these things.
You, your family are a joy. I was talking to your eldest daughter while I was ordering product. This show is always a blessing. I wish we could sit down at the Tavern.
You still can find "campfire waffle irons" at a lot of outdoor stores that are very similar to the one he uses here with very few modern bells and whistles for anyone wanting to do a little semi-authentic reenacting
Imagine being the blacksmith pounding away at that for a few hours ... his friends are making decorative swords, knives, jewelry, tools, axes, rifle bores and you are making waffle irons.
His friends are probably jealous that they can't make something so useful
The handles would have been smithed but the waffle iron was cast. The handles were attached with peened rivets. Some foundries also put their name in the mold.
Now im hungry again..
Great history lesson, I never knew they had waffles way back then. It sounds really good. Wish I was there! Keep up the good work and God bless 🙏
They actually trace back to wafers and have been around since the Ancient Greeks in some form or another. It used to be there were professional waffle makers in every large city but with the creation of electric waffle makers they dropped off the map. Belgium is well known for their different styles of waffles.
Perfect! I just bought a waffle iron like yours (18th century style) not too long ago!
The first settler accounts of maple sugaring were by André Thevet, who wrote of Jacques Cartier's voyages, in 1557, and by Marc Lescarbot, who described the collection and “distillation” of sap by Mi'kmaq in 1606. Maple sugar production began among settlers in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Exactly what I was hoping for
Cooking at the cabin
Waffles! 🥰❤️💕 I love trying your recipes. Our historic interpretation here is 1822, so that works for me!
Very fluffy looking waffles. They look great. Sausage and bacon would be great with those. I would still put maple syrup on those, or fruit jam. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers!
Cherry jam.
More importantly: did they have Waffle Houses in the 18th Century...?
In fact, they were having "wafel frolics" in mid 18th century america. freaking waffle parties! I love it
I can't imagine a world before Waffle House.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 YKI-Waffel House!
@@KairuHakubi OK, we seriously need to resurrect the waffle party, lol. Who's with me?
@@catherineshaw1122 I feel like that's just a drunk excursion to waffle House at 2:00 a.m. with an unreasonably large group of people lol
Oh wow, those look so good! You can see the benefit of yeast. It's almost lacey. 😊
These old recipes remind me of the way my mother used to make pancake or waffle batter. She never measured, just added the ingredients until the batter looked right. Me? I have to have the recipe right in front of me.
Fantastic opening, great lighting, wonderful ambiance as usual.
I love the feel of this channel, it's like visiting an old friend in their cabin
Wow! Didn't know waffles have a history that old👍great
I am sure you have been told many times, but thanks for your channel. I find your videos to be a welcome lighthouse amongst troubled seas of today's modern video content. Please keep up the great work!
Between the smoke from the actual fire, and the nutmeg I bet olde style waffles are so much better than todays
and the yeast! chemically leavened waffles are fine and all but they're a lot less special. You get that kind of leavener in such mundane things, after all.. but yeast is more special. Or at least whipped egg whites, those are another good leavener for fried pastry.
Wow! Mind blown! I was amazed at how easy the waffles lifted off the iron. They look delicious!
I love that little cabin and the waffles! Would be nice to see you guys spend a few cold winters nights inside of the cabin!
It must be brutally cold in there, though.
@@catherineshaw1122 that's a big fireplace though, it would probably keep it nice and warm.
Jon: “Let’s talk about 300 year old waffles.”
The chat: “We’re gonna need to get sharper teeth...”
I have a wrought iron, cast iron waffel maker from my Dutch Father-in-law who was a baker! My husband will love this recipe!
Jon,
There is a great article about an iron owned by a Hudson Valley family, complete with family waffle recipe, at the Hudson River Valley Heritage Exhibits web page. You can easily find it by searching for DuBois and waffle. Thanks for one more tiny insight into the 18th century!
I'm really glad you made a video on this. I have been obsessed with waffles lately ever since I started a long search for regular stove top or hearth based waffle irons so I would not have to make space for another electric appliance. Definitely going to give this recipe a try!
Great videos, guys! Makes my mouth water!
Love these videos. They always make me happy.
I bet they're amazing with the woodsmoke added to the flavor. Add some fresh maple syrup and butter and wow
This video was so well done! The scripting, the camera work, the history was so good! It makes me want to do more with historical food research.
Thanks for another awesome video Mr. Townsend :)
Hooray! I’ve been saving this to watch on a snowy weekend morning! Now I’m having waffles for lunch! 😃👍
Out of all the content someone could do, you have one of the best channels easy
Those waffles look so good, thanks for sharing with us Jon. Keep up the great videos, Fred.
Thank you for this great informative video! I love waffles and on your video is the first recipe I’ve ever seen. Thank you again!
This was a fun episode! Haha love the old well used waffle iron!
Great video Mr. Townsend!
Waffles are good! and they were good 300 years ago too! 🤣 I figured out a while ago that yeasted pancakes were superior to baking powder ones. I'd suspect that's part of why this recipe is so good.
Thanks for sharing!! Will definitely have to try this out!
I'm not into 18-th century history, nor cooking too, but you channel is just really good, it is a pleasure to watch it, thank you!
Love your content! Thank you :)
Glad you didn’t “waffle” on making this video. Nicely done.
Finally, another recipe where nutmeg is originally part of. 😆
Mr. Townsend, I really enjoy the violin background music. It's wonderful. Thank you.
9:13 to about 9:25 the cameraman is so hungry, the camera is shaking. I got the definite impression of impending drool with those shots! But given Jon's reaction at the end, did he even get any??
The SECOND the camera went off he straight up swan dived into that plate
He probably did. The crew usually gets to eat the recipies.
@@Chaosrain112 headcanon accepted.
"throw them against the wall and they're still a waffle..." lol yeah the toaster ones today are fairly durable in that regard but i was cracking up when you said it. Love the old cast iron too. lasts forever!
I'm Dutch and I still make my wafels with cast iron, and my poffertjes. Grandmothers cooking gear still serves me fine even on my electric cooker.
And yes spices, spices everywhere. We'll trade you for spices, fight you for spices, conquer you for spices or sell you New Amsterdam for spices. They most flow (in our direction)
beautiful episode 👏🏻
Very nice video! Thanks!
You had me at "Three hundred year old waffles".
Those look very good! Thanks Jon.
Have to say this is about the happiest I've seen John after making a recipe in a while.
He was pretty excited, wasn't he, lol? Like a little kid on Christmas Day. Love that. Live your Dutch name as well.
I'm so grateful that "someone" invented waffles! I have a Griswold 1908 cast iron waffle iron that I just love. Previous owner took really good care of it and it was ready to go! We are using it on our Great Uncle's restored kitchen wood stove.
That brings to the surface thoughts about he history involved and what life was like in the early 1900s. The process involved to plow and seed the fields with wheat and then to harvest and grind into flour, perhaps taken to a grist mill. Did I have to walk there and back? Then there is cutting the wood for the stove. We still do that today. Maintaining the stove and firing it up to the right temperature. Making my waffle batter, greasing the waffle iron and spinning it over the open stove flame to heat the iron up. OK, I'm exhausted already!
Now I have to make sure I don't burn that precious waffle! I sure hope someone tapped those sugar maples in the spring and there is a jug of syrup standing by, along with some sweet freshly churned butter. So I'm grateful for waffles and grateful that the year is 2022. ~ Diane
The best cold start to a youtube video ever.
You're making me hungry and it's almost 11 pm😅
These look incredible!
(Also, loved his description of toaster waffles 😂)
Fantastic job Jon. 😊
Sack is a fortified white wine from Spain/Portugal. A nice dry sherry will do.
Maple Syrup is very 17th/18th Century America. The Native Americans taught the colonials how to make it. White sugar was a luxury.
I have almost similar iron for waffles at home. Sometimes use it the same way as you in this video. Almost the same ingridients, almost the same result. There are two exceptions - fire is produced not by firewood but by natural gas and yeasts are modern cultivated( those, which are in bars).
My dad had a cast iron set that looked like two round griddle pans that linked together. Best waffles ever made when we went camping.
another great episode
Those waffles made me smile
Those waffles look amazing. I definitely need to try this one.
I love this. The immortal waffle!!!
It's fascinating to see how many items we used to make over the fire and now use specialty appliances to make - toast, waffles, popcorn...
‘Nutmeg, yeah they had it right! “. I adore you Townsend’s! I’m MAKING THESE!
This video is everything breakfast should be. Make more breakfast waffle videos. Excellent music. 🥰
That B-roll footage is sooooooo appetizing! I just ate dinner, but I'm tempted to go make some waffles.
That's fantastic! I love waffles :) And had no idea they were so old.
Such a fun video. Those waffles look fun to make
While some of my friends say that I am a good cook, for all of my life, my idea of following a recipe has been to use all of the listed ingredients, and not throwing in anything extra. I learned measuring from my mother, a pinch of this is literally a punch. A handful can be lean ( fingers closed over the palm), regular (finger and thumb cupped), and generous (hand cupped and piled high to overflowing) Yeast is left to rise 'til the batter is doubled, so really it doesn't matter much how much yeast you used, a little yeast will just take longer to rise.
I inherited an old cast-iron waffle iron from my grandma. It's probably a lot more recent, I'm guessing late 19th to early 20th century as it was made to go over the round hole of a woodburning stove. I've never really had a chance to try it out before, but after watching this I'm definitely going to give it a shot with this recipe. Would be a fun recipe to take on a camping trip!
“As ye firste wafel never does cooke perfectly, thus it is the perquisite of the cookery master to enjoy the first savory morsel from this receipt. And so to breakfast.” - Samuel Pepys
Love this video maybe a suggestion what to do next is do a video on your tools and implements kitchen accessories that whisk is very unique maybe tell us how it was made I understand it's a some kind of bush go into the process of how it's prepared to turn it into a whisk
amazing how these waffles are 300 years old and haven't gone stale
They look so appetizing. More so than the ones made in a modern electric waffle iron. I'd love to make some in a cast iron waffle iron over a fire.
They look amazing!!! I'll be looking at my local thrift stores for a waffle iron next!!