Blog – Page 12 – Townsends

Pumpkin Pie 18th

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 07 2017

A delicious Pumpkin Pie from Amelia Simmons – American Cookery. Cookbook: Amelia Sim...

1796 Holiday Feast

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 07 2017

Today we get together and sample all the wonderful holiday dishes we’ve been prepari...

Early American Christmas Cookie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 07 2017

Today we prepare a tasty treat from Amelia Simmons – American Cookery. Cookbook: Ame...

1796 Honey Gingerbread

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 07 2017

It’s another wonderful dish from Amelia Simmons – American Cookery. Gingerbread in t...

American Potash Cake

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 07 2017

Today’s episode is another companion piece to our Chemical Leavening Discussion. It’...

Making a Quality Custom Knife, The Easy Way

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 05 2017

Patch knives are versatile and great to have on your person for all sorts of projects...

How To Take Care of Your Copperware

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 05 2017

We get a lot of questions on how to clean and maintain the copper items that we sell ...

Throwing Tomahawks and Knives

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 05 2017

Throwing Tomahawks and Knives This video discusses the basic techniques for successfu...

How to Build an Earthen Oven

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 05 2017

How to Build an Earthen Oven In this video we show you how to build an earthen oven. ...

Starting a Fire with Flint and Steel

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 05 2017

Starting a Fire with Flint and Steel at Jas Townsend and Son Yes, everyone needs to k...

How To Use Sealing Wax

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 05 2017

How To Use Sealing Wax Today we discuss Sealing Wax and go over some tips on how to p...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Summer Succotash

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 26 2016

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

Pound Cake

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 26 2016

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