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Akara Recipe

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 29 2017

Akara is a simple, easy to make snack that was frequently made in the 18th and ea...
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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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A White Pot Recipe

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 28 2017

A White Pot with Raisins and Dates Serves 1 – 6 (depending on how polite you are...
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An Onion Soup Recipe from 1801

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 28 2017

This recipe for onion soup is out of John Mollard’s 1801 cookbook, “The Art of Co...
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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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A Fanciful Yet Easy Asparagus Soup

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 28 2017

This delicious Asparagus Soup recipe from Elizabeth Cleland’s A new and easy meth...
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Pemmican

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 01 2017

Pemmican is the ultimate survival food from the 18th and 19th centuries, originall...
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Kitchen Pepper Recipes

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on February 01 2017

I have a friend who is an award-winning BBQ pit master. Follow your nose through m...
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A 200-Year Old Chicken Salad Recipe

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on December 05 2016

This recipe is called a French Salad and it comes from Maria Rundell’s 1808 cookb...
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Making Bread From Barm

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on November 03 2016

Transcript of Video: We’re here today again at Genesee Country Village and Mus...
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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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Paw Paw Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 27 2016

Paw paws are a small yellow fruit native to the Eastern United States, but has a ...
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Summer Succotash

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 26 2016

Succotash is a dish that has been around for centuries and is still very popul...
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Pound Cake

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 26 2016

This wonderful traditional pound cake comes from Amelia Simons’ 1796 cookbook, “A...
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Harvest Succotash

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 26 2016

This is a traditional Native American soup that would have been enjoyed by the earl...
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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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Questions & Answers with Jas. Townsend & Son: 2016, October 20

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 21 2016

Index of Topics: 00:15 – If you want to do the first two recipes in the oven w...
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