Blog – Page 15 – Townsends

Tasty Fish Cakes

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 11 2016

Soldiers in the 18th century were given rations of meat, either pork or beef, sal...

Stinging Nettle Soup

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 11 2016

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

Christine Wilhelmine Auguste Geissler by C.G.H. Gissler 1800

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 11 2016

Christian Gottfried Heinrich Geißler (1770-1884) Detail: garden, plants, flower pot, e...

Salt Pork Soup

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 08 2016

So today we’re going to take a common soldiers ration and we’re going to turn it ...

A Weaver’s Workshop by Cornelis Gerritsz Decker

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 06 2016

Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1615-1678) Detail: broom, pump, bucket, carrots, cabinet, bi...

St. Petersport by Hermanus Petrus Schouten 1796

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 05 2016

Hermanus Petrus Schouten (1747-1822) Detail: city street, street sellers, peddlers, wh...

The Peddler by Louis Joseph Watteau 1779

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 04 2016

Louis Joseph Watteau (1731-1789) Detail: farm house, laundry, well, well bucket, farme...

Salt Pork Hash

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 01 2016

Salt Pork Onion Parboiled Potatoes Milk Allspice Our hash is a fairly simple di...

A Writer Trimming his Pen by Jan Ekels(II) 1784

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 01 2016

Jan Ekels(II) (1759-1793) What is on the wall beside the mirror? Detail: writer, pen, ...

The Weaving Shop by Cornelis Gerritsz Decker 1659

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 31 2016

Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1615-1678) Detail: bench, spinning wheel, broom, bottle, wi...

Preparing Salt Pork

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 30 2016

Pork was one of the most common and popular meats in the 18th century. It was one...

18th Century Soldiers Rations

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 29 2016

American soldiers in the 18th century had several different types of rations. Ther...

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...

Cheshire Pork Pie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 24 2016

Salt Pork Apples Pepper Salt Butter Water Top and Bottom Pie Crusts In our reci...

The Dexterous Trimmer by R. Houston 1751

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 24 2016

R. Houston – From the Library of Congress Cartoons are great fun and this one is nic...

Split Pea Stew with Beef (“The Green Death”)

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 23 2016

3 Pints Boiling Water Half pound Dried Peas (soaked overnight) Half pound Beef F...

Young Peasant Woman Holding a Wine Flask by Giacomo Ceruti 1738

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 21 2016

Giacomo Ceruti (1639/1709) Detail: wine bottle, cork, finger ring, short gown, neck ...

Mock Passenger Pigeon Pie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 21 2016

Passenger pigeons were one of the most populous birds in the 18th and 19th centur...