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Propagating Wild Yeast for Reenactments

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 29 2017

Today, if you asked 50 people about how to start a wild yeast culture for making ...
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Simple Boiled Plum Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 28 2017

Many people hear the word pudding today and they think about some little custardy...
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Rye and Indian Bread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 28 2017

This is called Rye and Indian bread, because it’s made of part rye flour and part...
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Samp Cakes

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 27 2016

Samp cakes have been a staple for Natives and Settlers for as long as corn has be...
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Plum Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 21 2016

This is a wonderful variation of a plum pudding called hunter’s pudding that uses...
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No-Knead French Bread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 29 2016

There is a bread baking technique that has been floating around the internet sinc...
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Payn Perdu (French Toast)

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 13 2016

Who doesn’t like a nice big plate of French toast? Nice firm bread soaked in eggs...
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Simple Apple Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 10 2016

So I haven’t found much about soldiers doing boiled puddings yet, but there is a ...
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A Simple Recipe for on the Trail

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 08 2016

“To make Norfolk dumplings, mix a good thick batter as for pancakes, take a half ...
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Using Leaven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 06 2016

In our last blog, we made leaven. Leaven is old dough that you save back and you ...
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Making Leaven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 03 2016

Leaven or Sourdough Starter is very easy to make. First you make a very simple br...
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Making Leaven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 03 2016

Leaven or Sourdough Starter is very easy to make. First you make a very simple br...
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Ship’s Bisket

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 01 2016

Throughout history, bread has been a vital staple of life. . Archaeological evide...
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Historic Mixed Grain Bread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 05 2016

Bread was an important food source in the 18th century. Not only was it a staple,...
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18th Century Cornbread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 04 2016

For common people in 18th century Great Britain and the American colonies, there ...
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Stinging Nettle Soup

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 11 2016

Stinging nettles hold a very special place in 18th century food and medicine. Med...
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Baking Wiggs Seed Cakes

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 25 2016

We are going to be making wiggs today, a sweet little biscuit that was very popul...
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Cooking Ash Cakes

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 20 2016

It was very common for soldiers in the 18th century, especially when they were on...
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