Time Travel Food! The Best Burger Ben Franklin Ever Ate
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- In Time Travel Food, we go back in time and make modern favorites for historical figures. In this episode, Jon makes a delicious cheeseburger using only ingredients and processes that were available in the 18th century. I hope Ben likes a good burger!
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Can't wait to see what a 18th century burrito looks like.
Fortunately, tortillas have been around for millennia.
It’s in the freezer section of the local 18th century 7-11. 😆
ppft, I'm waiting for the nutmeg grodita crunch
@@shakeorefined2514 Freezer section? Are you referring to the icebox section?
@@bagnome the larder in winter time!
There’s something very wholesome about the idea of making Ben Franklin a burger and your enthusiasm at the idea is infectious
Indeed, Ben Franklin would've loved his enthusiasm.
And he absolutely would've embraced the notion of the cheeseburger. He had a very inventive soul.
No lies. Hell now I want to travel back in time just to feed historical figures cheeseburgers.
it's kinda cringe lol he acting like a simp
@@seribelz Uh, what?
@@seribelz we simp for our founding fathers
I would absolutely sit down for a burger and beer with Ben Franklin.
"Enough with all the questions, Ben, I'm trying to eat here."
@@Thickolas but Ben, why so _much_ laudanum?
Or a taco and a hooter.
Doesn't get any more American than that!
Where's Michael Dragoo when you need him, we all know old Ben's immortal and has just changed his name.
5:25 There's actually a purpose to using water in the mustard sauce recipe. Water activates the pungent compounds in the seeds when ground. The finer the grind and the longer they're in a neutral ph environment, the spicier it will get. That reaction stops once you add the acidic vinegar. Starting with vinegar right away results in a milder sauce.
To be fair, the milder sauce derived from this method would likely be more well-suited to the palate of somebody from 18th century England and America. The more pungent mustard we are accustomed to could be very off-putting or even inedible for somebody of the period.
Good to know! Thank you very much 🙂
@@thememester1190how do you know?
@@thememester1190 colmans has been selling mustard exactly like you're describing since 1814, so i feel like you're just pulling this out your arse
@FirstLast-po9tn Nah it was the 1700's. People's diets consisted of like, oatmeal, bread, a small apple, and some ham.
Love that Jon is like "yay we did it *heart*" at the end. Sure, I've just been sitting here eating chips, but always glad to help.
It's like the Blue's Clues approach of bringing in the audience. It feels nice to be like a kid watching TV again.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 That's a great way to put it. It's genuinely a little shocking how effective it was; it bought a smile to my face almost on reflex.
this time travel video idea (this & the pizza) is not only genius, but executed perfectly.
Talking directly to me , the "what if" hook, framing it as a personal experience with a historical figure, and even saying "You and I, WE did it" is actually an incredible touch.
Because its Townsends, it does not come off as belittling. It comes off as passionate and imaginative, like Im really there with him in that time machine.
Yes of course I wanna tell Ben Franklin about the distant future and eat burgers with him!
Right? I wanna see more!!
Agreed!
I love that while you're cooking, you say things like "We came all this way for Ben/George, we can't disappoint!" It's the little things.
:) Yes. I really loved that bit as well!
it's those little things he says that makes his video truly feels like we're in the past.
I don't normally comment on many videos, but I just want to let you know your videos alone have helped me decide that I'm finally going to go back to college to become a high school level history teacher. I didn't know how interested I was in early US History until I started watching your channel a couple years back, and I'd love to be able to be just like you and everyone on the homestead and educate people with the history, flavors, and aromas of early colonial America... of course, I'll be able to do that when I'm teaching US History, at least :)
Thank you for the very kind comment and encouragement!
Is college going well for you? Part of me wants to go back to school to become an ESL teacher. I'm rooting for you!
US doesn’t have a history lol
@@fucchan_xo I'm not there yet, but the first time I tried a few years back it didn't go so hot, but I've grown up a lot since then and im ready to give it another go!
@@TrainerRobo That's awesome!! I'm sure you'll do a great job and be an amazing teacher!
Id love to see this as a series where you offer modern dishes to all the founding fathers.
Jefferson loved salads. I'd love to see the modern salad offered to him!
I think they are planning a series of "time travel" food. They already did pizza iirc.
*Chasing Benedict Arnold down the street*
"You get back here and choke down this breakfast you little bastard!"
All we need is a Time Machine and we’re set…
They need some re-enactors to play the founding fathers, and try the food!
I love how you speak as if Ben is right there with you guys and he's getting ready to bite in.
This is the perfect combination of modern cooking with the 18th century style and the classic Townsends flair that just makes these relaxing to watch. Jon Townsend is the culinary Bob Ross
Wow you hit the nail on the head, he is the culinary Bob Ross. All he needs is the hair.
Now I'm imagining 18th century Bob's Burgers
Oh man would love a whole series of interpreting modern dishes with period ingredients.
I would definitely be able to ingratiate myself to anyone rich and bored of the dishes he was used to, if I found myself back in time and somehow I could speak the language and everything else was fine. I don't have the formula for gunpowder memorized, but food I know. This video is speaking to me directly.
@@KairuHakubi (just in case) potassium nitrate (saltpeter) 75%, charcoal 15%, sulfur 10%. Powder fine (while wet!) mix, and press into flakes or pellets and dry.
@@Russo-Delenda-Est huh I could have sworn it was four ingredients, and those were just the three I can remember
well see i know how to make charcoal but the rest, not so easy. as I recall you can, with great difficulty, get saltpeter from repeatedly depositing your urine onto some straw, and you can find sulfur around volcanic vents, so that makes those pretty difficult to bust out.
Then wrap a big bamboo tube with handmade vine rope, add crude diamonds, and BAM, one smoked Gorn captain. OOPS, wrong timeline! 🖖
I'm loving this series! That "yay, we did it!" makes me feel like an apprentice being taught by a master who's passionate about their craft. I didn't really do any of the work, but it was great fun! :D
A lot of historic cooking channels fall into the a certain ingredient "technically existed" rabbit hole to make it easier on themselves. I love that this channel, even in these fun videos, really thoughtfully considers what people from certain areas with certain experiences might have been willing to try. Really wonderful, though provoking, uplifting content.
There's SO MANY fairly common substitutes for the things they try to get past using. And they're usually confused on what it is. "Suet?" Yeah beef fat....
Tasting History does a great job with historical ingredients too.
I'd question some of the history on this one.
Sausage meat making was common in the period. Scots, Germans, Eastern Europeans, Italians, and yes English all made Sausages as part of their diet .
Garlic was certainly used in Italian, Spanish and French cooking in period (Remember the English insult of calling the French 'Garlic Eaters' during the Napoleonic era?) Tomatoes were also in use in Spanish cooking, as domesticated tomatoes were introduced in 1591.
The English were slower, as were their Colonies, in adding them to their diet. Dr. John Cook Bennett who introduced them for medical treatments... The first known cookbook to include a variety of tomato recipes-17 in all-was the second edition of The Virginia House-Wife by Mary Randolph in 1824. It included recipes for scalloped baked tomatoes, soup, and even marmalade.
@@josephteller9715 But it’s necessary to remember that Ben Franklin was very well-educated and well-traveled, so he likely would have at least been familiar with some of these ingredients and cooking styles.
@@JB-mm5ff still is
I can definitely see old Ben enjoying a burger, and introducing it to all his contacts.
I wouldn't put it past him that if you told him about fast food franchises, he might attempt to open a chain of "Franklin's Hamburghs on a Bun" friendly fast food enterprises, both here and in Paris.
Just imagine all the other items he might be able to put on the menu, just by placing period servings on a bun: Fried Fish Fillets (in battered, of course), Bacon & Cheese on Bun, and so much more.
If anyone could do so back then, it would be Ben, with all of his vision.
"You absolutely must try something off my menu, and you'll enjoy "Ben's Meat on a Bun".
This could even be done now! Old fashioned food!
Yeah. It wasn't a new concept. The Romans had fast food chains. It sounds like fun.
@@TheBcoolGuy They had fast food, but did they have fast food chains? I guess it's possible some enterprising Roman owned multiple restaurants, but as far as I'm aware the idea of a chain (i.e. a series of fast food places designed to carry a shared identity) is a distinctly modern practice.
@@nathanl8622 valid point. Yeah, it would've been legendary. It might help modern money wiring system to develop; in irl it was the opposite.
Ben was the type of guy who would make burgers for the American troops during the Revolution and open a burger joint franchise and make so much money after the war.
What a wild idea to reverse the M.O. of the channel! You guys never cease to amaze me!
I love that even when it's reversed, we still get a glimpse into the original recipes.
He still managed to get in a scene if his beloved nutmeg regardless.....
Love that the time travel food is continuing. Such a great concept. And the fact that you thoughtfully consider not just what was available at the time, but what was accepted is brilliant.
This has been such a revelation of a series. Cheers to the entire team for trying out the Time Travel Food videos - they've been amazing!
It's honestly so fun and exciting to see John & the crew weave these interesting stories pulling from so many different sources to come up with something brand new. It's also fun to imagine how an 18th century person would react to this! What a wonderful idea!
They 100% need their own Food network show.
@@snowcrash4286 They would be forced into the TV network sistem, so they would end up having to change it all, and loosing the natural charm and laid-back, let's have some fun in the historical kitchen, vibe at the end.
I'm really enjoying this whole "modern foods, made with 18th-century ingredients, for a prominent figure from the period" idea. I look forward to seeing what you'll be making for John Adams!
Hope you continue to make more of these time traveling food episodes. A hamburger and fries in the 18th century---who would have thought it?!?!?! Looks and sounds delicious.
fries doubt it!
The thumbnail for this gave such a delightful chuckle. Beautiful work again with the videography, the cooking the research, your kitchen and your costumes. Its almost like I wouldn't expect any less knowing it is your channel but it is good to remember how much hard work goes into making it come together in an easy to understand and enthusiastic cookking session. You built a really cool channel and buisness and I love how you have a video to share with anyone.
This has to be one of the most wholesome channels on YT.
RIGHT?! Literally just left a similar comment. This channel is everything
So wholesome and relaxing. I love it.
This has to be one of those most overused comments in history. Desperately seeking those likes on the internet's to validate your life.
@@jamesofallthings3684 projecting much? What a sad pathetic comment
@@jamesofallthings3684I’m sure you’re loads of fun at the parties you never get invited to 😂
Simply brilliant. Using what was available at the time to make a modern burger. I think this should be a series.
I know it’d be an undertaking but a Townsends restaurant with 17th century based dishes would be awesome.
Wow that would be so cool.
The whole country needs it
This channel is literally a therapy for me.
The old times were humble, honest, and as simple as it can get. 💚
Just want to point out how incredible your cinematography is in each video
the calming music with the pure excitement and enthusasim in your voice makes these perfect
I have to admit the changes to modern food to bring them in line with existing recipes always piques my interest. Shared the mushroom ketchup pizza with a friend and he's already made it(and loved it!). Thanks for another great video
This is one of many few channels that keeps me sane. Keep doing what you're doing. Townsends 🙏☕
Considering what Ben achieved in his lifetime, what he witnessed, travelling across the Atlantic in those days, many more times than most and the time he spent in Europe and here in the UK, I would hope that enjoying your Cheeseburger would have been the pinnacle of his tasting enjoyment! Great content as always Townsends.
I'm sure he would have written a pamphlet about it.
If only we could actually go back in time to present this burger to Ben, I'm sure he would have had some great things to say about it. I can only imagine what Benjamin Franklin would have written about the hamburger. Surely he'd think it's the zenith of cuisine, something so delicious that you can eat so conveniently.
Had a long and rough day, seeing Jon offering me a burger in these trying times really brought up my spirits
I love this content. So inventive. This is something that would have aired on the Foodnetwork back in the early 2000’s. But honestly, this is probably better than anything a TV station would have produced…. And I’m watching this for free. Incredible. Well done!
This channel is so wholesome, uplifting, and educational. One of the very few UA-cam channels ive had notifications set on for years now. I remember when it was called something slightly different...I think it was Townsends and sons (?)
Thank you guys so much for the decades worth of education and entertainment you've selflessly given us
This is such an extraordinary series you've created. Really looking forward to its future installments.
The Hamburg sausage recipe is really similar to a Japanese Hambagu steak! These are poached in the wine and served with a demi Glace sauce over rice.
Well, it's in the name!
What's even funnier is Ben Franklin would probably adore something like this.
Finally you're coming clean about your time travelling!
🤣🤣🤣
We knew it!
This was so great!! I can see you having fun, Jon, and that makes all of us so happy! All the team at Townsends, THANK YOU! 🙂💜 Pure joy! Thank you!
Omgosh I started salivating when he started reading the ingredients. That sounds amazing! I'm down for a cheese burger and curly fries with Ben. 🤤
this series is one of the cutest on townsends. the pure joy of imagining some old historic figure eating a burger is undefeated
YEEEEESSS IM SO HAPPY YOURE MAKING MORE OF THESE EPISODES
I just discovered your channel. I have a history degree and have kind of been rediscovering my love of history again, and your videos have been a great way to get back into things!
The editing on this video is top notch. Especially when mixing the patties. The sound of the grating nutmeg over the visuals, perfection 👌
This has always been my favorite UA-cam channel and it just continues to impress me! Love these videos because you can truly see the amount of hard work and love that goes on behind the scenes
Keep this series going!!! ❤
Most people will genuinely care about videos made with passion.
True passion is an infectious energy. Even if its something people don't care about, most WILL pay attention because thet feel your energy.
Almost every single one of your videos is packed with passion, and thats something thats to be proud of and admired, Townsends.
Love the graphic with Ben's lightening experiment with the burger on the string..lol..great video Jon and crew! Can't wait for the next one.
This looks amazing. I could easily see a gourmet burger joint charging an absurd amount for a burger like this.
This was so much fun. I'd love to see a time travelers cookbook!
I am loving these "Time Travel" type episodes. You combine the elements that I love about your channel with the food items I am familiar with. You could start your own McDonald's type franchise 18th century fast food. 😂
You are doing a great job coming up with new ideas.
I'm loving these new speculative cooking episodes! They're such a fun way of expanding on 18th century cooking! Between this series and the episode on coffee roasting, I would think an 18th century pumpkin spice latte would be fairly simple.
I love this. This brings out the WE did it feeling from childhood! Please make this a LONG LONG series.
I absolutely love this time travel food series!
Yes! I was hoping there would be a second episode!
This man is a perfect example of being so likeable and passionate about something that even if you have zero interest for the topic beforehand, you still get stuck and watch the entire video.
Outstanding idea for series! Keep them coming. I really enjoy how he prepares everything and talks about it as if Ben Franklin was really going to try it. Great energy!
I was smiling the whole time I watched this! I loved every aspect of the recipe and the idea of making it for Benjamin Franklin! I’ve read every biography and his autobiography, and you’re right, he would’ve loved this! Thank you this video! Made my well!
I'm loving this series! Can't wait to see what's next.
These videos really are a warm place to visit and an otherwise chaotic world. Really appreciate our history and how you guys pay homage to it.
Ves Heill! I've been watching your videos for about three years now, and I have enjoyed them heavily. As a chef, I've always been fascinated with food history, and often find myself asking questions like "What would be the 18th century equivalent of a burger?" And you've done it. You have answered this question, and it is beautiful.
I'm really hoping you'll do more "Time Travel Food" stuff, in addition to your regular content.
These videos are quickly becoming my favorite part of your channel
Absolutely fantastic. I love this series! Thank you so much for all you do, this channel keeps giving me endless amounts of joy! ❤
I really dig the concept you been doing with these. Reminds me of the Japanese novels or mangas (comics) that are out. Where someone who is a chef or loves cooking get send into different world. Which has a fantasy DnD theme world. Where sometimes the world it’s a earlier time period concept or maybe Morden time powers . Over all The person who is trap in that world. Starts to introduce all these awesome foods that’s no never knew about or didn’t realize the concept. Some of the stories They would show how they need to use what they have there and figure it out. Or they will also start creating the tools needed
What's the name of the Anime good sir?
@@zweinx5470 I'd also be interested. Not the same thing this cat is talking about, but I'd recommend Dungeon Meshi. Part dungeon delve, part cooking manga in which the party finds creative ways to slay and cook monsters as they go deeper in. The manga just finished and it's very high quality work. An anime is scheduled for next year.
I'm so glad this is a series
Oh yeah boy this series is taking off!! Can't wait to see where it goes!!!
John, I'm a vegetarian! And even so I found this absolutely delightful. I thought the idea of doing it from Benjamin Franklin's perspective was a great way to bring in ideas that might have been unknown to the average person. Thank you so much from a devoted fly-on-the-wall of many years.
You could do a bean and onion cheese burger? Mash whatever beans you choose, grate onion into a paste, caramelize the paste then combine, add a bit of bread and egg as binder and form patties? You could add all the spices this way and still get a nice crispy exterior c:
ps. Or even a potato burger, like a latka only formed from mashed potatoes and the spices
This channel is the gift that keeps on giving. Cheers!
This is so good you guys. You keep outdoing yourselves. Love to see a channel evolve!
Excellent video concept; perfect execution. I'm SO ecstatic to see you've reached well over TWO MILLION SUBSCRIBERS NOW!?!
Couldn't have happened to better people. I vividly recall the growing pains and struggles it took to even hit the 100k mark..
You're providing invaluable, enthralling educational material for us all. Thank you with the utmost sincerity.
This series RULES. What an awesome concept!
Possibly the best video thumbnail I've ever seen
I really hope the metrics for the series pick up because it's such a charming idea. This would be great for school kids!
Man, townsends. You guys are killing it right now. I've been an avid fan for years and your content has only gotten better! I can't wait to see the next episode in this series.
This is great! I have an 18th century pirate themed home bar, this would be great to serve. I hope this idea becomes a frequent series. Love your channel.
im really glad you're running with the "time travel" food idea a little bit. Its cute to watch, still brings in history, and it really looks like you're enjoying the bit of extra sillyness it brings to informing, educating, and entertaining
Can I just impress upon the people who run this channel how great the thumbnail is. More please.
love the ending slide too
7:45 Когда он в конце сказал: " ты и я, мы сделали это, мы приготовили прекрасный бургер", я просто утонул в улыбке. Я как будто не посмотрел видео а побывал там и участвовал.
I really love this new series, this is a lot of fun and honestly you guys can even come up with cookbook of modern meals made in the 1700's.
I love this guy. His videos always make me feel good. He emanates a level of kindness reminiscent of Fred Rogers or Bob Ross during the golden years of PBS. I would have loved to have grown up with a show like this.
Have you done a video looking at the difference between veggie varieties in the 18th century vs. modern varieties? For instance, orange carrots being a fairly modern development vs. yellow and white carrots being older varieties, or the fact that there were typically many more varieties available in bygone eras. It would help give your viewers a better understanding of what kind of cuisine was typical for the period.
Great video, thanks again!
one of the most wholesome creators on youtube. im not quite sure how i stumbled across this channel, maybe my love for food, or my love for history either love this channel
Video suggestion - I would love to se you do more in depth episodes talking about different cooking utensils, testing their limits, uses, and techniques for getting the most out of them and how they compare to their modern counterparts. A bit like you did with the dutch oven. (I get that it could come across like promoting your own stuff, but I would really like to know all about the pudding cloth, and its potential for use in modern cooking. Or twig-whisks, are they better than modern ones? etc )
Another reason that was at least as important was that a lot of dinnerware at the time was made from pewter. When the acid from the tomatoes (or indeed, any acid including vinegar and the like) came into contact with pewter, it would leech lead from the pewter, which would naturally lead to serious health issues. These issue would obviously not occur on the exact same dinnerware that did not come into contact with acid, so the resulting illness was attributed to the tomatoes.
@@PhycoKrusk I think you answered the wrong comment. :-)
Just gotta say, I love the goofy thumbnail with you flying through space and time to deliver a burger.
This man is a saint and needs to be treasured for decades keep up the great content!!!! Love from a small island in Canada
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite series on the channel
I'm glad I get to be alive at the same time this channel exists. Truly one of a kind and a treasure for the ages.
When’s our next dinner?
Jon, it is a pleasure to watch your work and see your enthusiasm.
That was exactly what I hoped for from the title. Thank you for something fun to think about today. I’m looking forward to the next.
Just wanted to say I find your videos so relaxing, such a lovely setting. I would love to live like you. Big fan here from the UK!
This is one of your best videos to date. It really bridges the gap between then and now. You can make me one of those burgers anytime.
this man always looks like an old friend seeing you after years
This is something I didn't know I needed. What surprises me is I haven't encountered someone else doing this before.
I still can’t believe that I can watch something as quality as your videos, especially nowadays. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
this is incredible, scrumptious, delicious, delectable, DELIGHTFUL.
You’re so good at what you love! It’s always entertaining snd educational. Thank you!
Conceptually this series is wonderful, a mix of pop culture, cuisine and history. Some of the most accessible stuff you've made.
The research, the cinematography, the writing, the performance, and the all-important historical realism. This channel has it all.
Often, I leave with a new recipe that impresses, despite much confusion and/or trepidation from the... uh... test audience.
And sometimes (recent mushroom ketchup episode), I'm left with a recipe that changes the way that I think about flavors and seasoning, forever. And that's not such a simple thing.
I don't ever post comments, but this channel is so amazing that I simply had no choice. Keep up the good work.
Dude, this is what I'm talking about. Just starting the video and I love the concept...I hope this isn't the only 'time travel food' episode, or at least not the last if so
One of my favorite videos of yours, and that's saying a lot because I am a BIG fan of this channel!