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Springtime Soup Made With Wild Greens

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Today we use the wild Spring greens we picked to make a delicious Springtime soup! T...

A Wonderful Lemon Cream from 1796 Cookbook

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Today we prepare a delicious Lemon Cream that is right out of Amelia Simmons’s – Ame...

Easiest Way to Make Portable Soup

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Portable soup is a meat broth that is condensed to solid form. It was a very commo...

Making Easy and Delicious Whipped Syllabubs

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Our friend, Michael Dragoo, joins us once again in the kitchen to help us make a Whi...

An Easy Hasty Pudding

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Once again, Michael Dragoo joins us in the kitchen as we prepare a surprisingly deli...

Planting an Herb Garden with Centuries-Old Favorites

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

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Ivy Makes Delicious Candied Violets

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Ivy’s birthday is coming up, and her mom said she can have candied violets on her ca...

An Easy Way To Keep Green Beans — 18th Century Food Preservation

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Today is the first episode in a periodic series that focus on food preservation tech...

A Delicious Pistachio Turnover

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Michael Dragoo is back at it! Today he’s helping us make an extremely easy and very ...

A Soothing Herbal Tea From The 18th Century

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

We are preparing a very simple but soothing Herbal Tea. This comes from a 1726 cookb...

The Top 6 Historical Egg Preservation Techniques!

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

In today’s video, we explore six egg preservation methods that were used in househo...

Could This Be The Yuckiest Recipe Yet?

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

We are often asked, “have you ever made a recipe you didn’t like?” So far we can hon...

Is This A Delicacy? Or A Remedy?

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Today we prepare a delicious dish from the 18th century — a type of food that has be...

The Perfect Campfire Coffee!

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

We are joined today by Dave Taylor, historical reenactor and expert cafelier. He ble...

Pickling Onions Made Easy!

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Today we show you an excellent historical recipe for traditional pickled onions! Thi...

Rediscovering A Lost Method Of Preserving Strawberries

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Today we show you how to preserve strawberries using a long-lost method described in...

Ivy Makes A Delicious Strawberry Tart

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Ivy is in the kitchen today! She is using the preserved strawberries we made in last...

Making Fresh Sauerkraut

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 08 2017

Welcome to the series 7 premiere of 18th Century Cooking! We start things off by try...