Cooking a Christmas Feast 200 Years ago |1820s Historical ASMR Cooking| 

The Colonial Williamsburg Museum has a pig shaped cookie cutter in their collection. It's impossible to pinpoint an exact date on it, with all that's known is that it's from the 1800s...but how could you ever say no to something so cute?! emuseum.history.org/objects/34530/pig-cookie-cutter?ctx=87de06905dab52d795d8c90f26032f0afb8c63d2&idx=23 Happy Holidays to everyone around the globe. Thank you for all of the kindness that you've shown us over this past year. I want to wish you good health and prosperity. I know that not everyone has family or friends that they can turn to during this time of the year. Just know that I've been there and that you aren't alone. There is always sunshine at the end of every storm and a rainbow after the rain. You are beautiful and destiny has great plans for you. Gingerbread, American Domestic Cookery (1823) 1 & 1/3 cups of flour 1/2 cup of treacle 0.5 cups of butter, melted 3 teaspoons of ginger powder 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds Mix the flour with ginger and caraway seeds. Add in your treacle and melted butter. Mix well until you've formed a thick batter. Store in a cool place/refrigerate for half an hour before rolling out and cutting. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to rest for at least 10 minutes once you've removed them from the oven before touching so that they may firm up. Field Pea Cakes, The Virginia Housewife (1824) 1 cup of black eyed peas (soaked overnight if dry) 2 tablespoons of bacon 2 tablespoons of lard Salt & pepper to taste If uncooked, boil the peas until soft. Alternatively you may also use a can of black eyed peas, in which case you do not need to pre-cook them. Strain away as much of the liquid as is possible then mash till it is a paste with salt & pepper. In a skillet, fry up your bacon till done. Remove the bacon and set aside, retaining the drippings in the skillet. In the same skillet, melt the lard till hot. Place a dollop of black eyed peas into the hot lard and press flat with a metal spatula. Tip: cover your spatula in hot oil before pressing and it will not stick. These require at least 5 minutes per side on medium heat before flipping. If you find it impossible to flip them without them falling apart you may add a tablespoon of flour into the batter. Goose & Apple Pie, Justine's Own 1 pound of Goose meat, cut 1 onion, diced 1 cup of vegetable or chicken broth 2 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons of flour 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme Salt & pepper to taste 2 pie crusts, for top and bottom In a skillet, melt your butter over medium high meat. Once melted add in the diced onion and goose. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of flour and mix well. After cooking for an additional minute pour in the stock, diced apples, thyme, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. In a pie plate lay down a crust. Pour the above prepared goose and apple mixture into the pie paste and flatten. Sprinkle an additional tablespoon of flour over it before placing the top crust on. Vent the top crust with a knife by cutting at least one small slit in the center. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes.

I told my 4 yr old that Justine had a new video and she said “ooo, let’s watch!” And she grabbed a blanket and we settled on the couch. Thank you so much for helping to spark a love of history and cooking in my little girl. She told daddy she wants him to build us a little cabin, too!

I feel like Christmas is getting more complicated every year. This is my type of Christmas.

I love hearing the crackling fireplace, and watching you cook . I can imagine the warmth from the fire, and the smells of the food. Merry Christmas XOX ❤️

Tip from my great, great-grandmother, found on one of her receipt cards: "In cold weather, warm your crock of treacle, honey, or molasses near the fire just as you would your butter, then pour it into the same bowl on top of the butter to get all of your molasses with less mess."🥰 But I loved watching you drizzle it.

This channel is more humanly valuable than anything I've ever seen on a screen 🙌 such a treasure!

I like how "a cold place" at this time of year simply means outside.

It good to see people preserving past

My Christmas wish is that I hope that people will remember our history as both of you do 💖💖

What's funny is my coworker is a Ukrainian man shown me how Santa Clause is depicted in his hometown. It's actually like the older way he was depicted as a religious saint (like in this video) and nothing like the Amercian tradition in the red suit. It honestly has not changed too much but some American symbolism has come in as with commercialism but not as much as here. I made him Ukrainian mulled wine for Christmas, as he does miss home. I'm not Christian myself by I still enjoy seeing people happy during the holiday as the lights and songs bring joy when people need it the most.

Everything is so unusual but looks so delicious 😋. I bet Ron likes it all🤩

Absolutely spectacular looking feast! 😊 Merry Christmas, everybody! 😃🎄🎆✨

It looked like a great Christmas feast! Thank you for the history lesson!

Justine, I'm always impressed! Even with hearth cooking, you time everything right and don't forget a thing. You make it look so easy! Do you ever feel worn out after the food is dished up and the dishes, utensils and pots and pans are all cleaned? I do - and I have all the modern conveniences. I've had wild goose once. This was in early January 1968 when I was 13. I came home from hours of skating in frigid weather, and as soon as I opened the door, I smelt sage, Bell's seasoning, onions, like Christmas all over again. Dad told me a hunter friend of his surprised him with an already plucked and cleaned Canadian goose. He and mom stuffed and roasted it. The skin was crisp and the meat tender. It was very rich and fatty, but so good! BTW - I'm in the middle of reading a favorite childhood book, "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge. There's a fun description of a celebration of St. Nicholas Day at a wealthy family's house. St. Nick (someone dressed as him, obviously) would arrive in his bishop's robes and miter and know each kid's name and know exactly what he or she did during the past year. He'd encourage all the good kids to keep being good, and he would solemnly and gently lecture the naughty ones. And of course, he'd leave presents.

Whenever I’m overwhelmed with something in life I come to your channel and relax, zone out, and watch you make these dishes. Thank you! Have a wonderful holiday season and may good health and wealth find you in the New Year! ♥️

I love watching these videos. It’s very relaxing to watch plus I love to cook . But learning the older ways is always interesting.

Thank you for the history on this beautiful holiday and season. As always you two do an excellent job of presenting it.

Thank you for all you do. I really appreciate the recipes and the history. I never knew any of that…..how wonderful! You are both very respectful of our history! Thank you!

My grandmother was making 'pea sausage' up until her inability to stand and cook and ultimate passing in the past few years. Essentially her 'pea sausage' was the leftover black-eyed peas, or field peas from the meal before or even the day before. She would mash up the peas just as you did and fry them just the same. I'm not entirely sure if she seasoned them or just cooked them in lard, but if you didn't know, it tasted just like a mildly seasoned sausage. Cheers!

Justine you always make everything look so easy!!! Even the hard stuff…You are a pro. What a dreamy meal, thanks for sharing.

LOVE, Love, love this one!! We are making our gingerbread dough tomorrow. I made ginger bread cake last week. It was the recipe used to make cake for the late Queen Elizabeth. Treacle was one of the ingredients. I had never heard of it before. I was excited to see you using it. I had no idea it was used in the early Americas, but I guess it makes sense! I also loved that the sweets and apples were hung on the tree and eaten on Christmas Day. I remember when I was a child, I always wondered why people used artificial apples to decorate trees. Now I know! The history at the end was near and dear to my Christmas-Around-the-World heart! Merry Christmas to you both! I so appreciate all y'all do! 💜

Thank you for the Christmas cheer. Merry Christmas to you and Ron...may all your moments be merry! God bless you both! ❤

We just had black-eyed peas today for dinner, so it was fun to see them apart of your Christmas feast 😊

Sending folks my best thoughts and wishes that you have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season! Bless you both and thank for sharing these historical munchies with us. Indeed it is living history and i tip my hat to you for keeping it alive!

I always enjoy her smile when she's cooking and because when I see her smile it makes my heart feel good she enjoys what she does and I'm happy for her God bless and Merry Christmas to her and her family

Merry Christmas to you both! Thank you for so many wonderful videos this past year! Well wishes for a happy healthy new year! 🎄

What a feast!!! Justine, I have the same hat in navy blue. Love it!

Can we all agree that that hat will be the next fashion trend this winter? I’m gonna try to help get it going, that’s for sure.

A Very Merry Christmas to you and Ron. I have so enjoyed watching both of your channels over this past year. So glad I found you both.

Oh Justine! A gourmet feast! My mouth is watering! Thank you so much for the receipt tutorial! Merry Christmas!

I absolutely love the decorations in ir home for Christmas 🎄 love love love ya'll....I learn so much from ur research 💕

Ah, the goose, yum. I did a whole goose one year that was stuffed with mashed potato... no butter or milk in it, let it cool and added diced onion and a diced tart apple to the mash and tied the legs. It was the best Christmas ever. My daughter was young and to this day remembers that as "the best stuffing ever":) Old Irish tradition.

Happy Christmas everyone! God bless!!! 🙏🏻🎄🎅🏻

Those pig and heart cookies were absolutely precious. Another great video as always.

Merry Christmas to you and your families and fans! 🎄🥰💕❤️👍👍 Those recipes look yummy.

A lovely Christmas feast! Have a joyful Christmas!🎄

Beautiful! Tysm for the history because its good to stay humble to our roots especially now💕🎄❄️ Merry Christmas to you all!

With all that’s going on in the world,this makes me feel better!! Food looks delicious!! May God bless you all,and Merry Christmas 🎄✝️

i love the sound of old fashion cooking .merry xmas to all

The winter forest there is beautiful! And I envy you those fresh eggs! It all looks delicious! Thank you! Happy Holidays everyone!🤶🏻🧑🏻‍🎄🇺🇸🎄

Thanks very much for showing these videos. I LOVE them.

I have never thought of mashing black eyed peas and frying them!! Best RU-vid channel!!!! Just awesome!!❤❤❤

The fried bean cakes reminded me of the latkes (potato pancakes) we make for Chanukah. 🕎 Thank you for a year of wonderful programs. 💖 Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎅 ❄⛄

That goose pie looks very delicious, Justine! Merry Christmas to you all!

The meal looks delicious. Very hearty. Thank you Justine for the recipe. The story of Santa Claus.

Once again, amazingggggly beautiful. Every detail is priceless and thoughtfully thought out. Thanks for bringing us along and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Everything looks amazing, thank you for taking us through another interesting, historical meal. God bless and have a very merry Christmas.

A very welcomed reminder of how Christmas started, and why we celebrate it. It has puzzled me for a very long time why we have holidays if no one understand the origins of them, now I know for sure!

Great episode as always, everything looked delicious! Thanks to Alfred for the history lesson!

What a feast! I must try the bean cakes! Merry Christmas Ron and Justine, I hope you have a good year's end and all the best to you in 2024 ❤

I absolutely love this I've been watching for a while now I'm so stuck in the 1800's style so simple

The history lesson at the end was a delightful bonus! Great video all around. Happy Christmas!

Those tin cookie cutters remind me of the good ol days when I was a kid. My maternal grandmother had several different shaped tin cookie cutters in her household. She loved making sugar, peanut butter, and gingerbread cookies during Christmastime. Made from scratch, not store bought!

Merry Christmas to you and your family! So interesting to see the things people used to eat and how they had to cook them.

I just found your channel last night. With this out of control country and world, your video of 1830's cooking calmed me. People were close to their food and respected it far more because they made what they ate from scratch. This morning I even watched how flour is made today. I will search how it was done 200 years ago. Thank you so much. ☺💖

I love that house. All the great food thats made there, just makes it all the more enjoyable. Really draws me in.

Justine, you are wonderful, the way you whip up those pies! Absolutely impressive! Your feasts look so delicious. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas, to you and Ron.🎄⛄🎄

Love all your videos!!!! And the narrative history on Santa today was awesome!! Quick question - 200 years ago - how was treacle made? (Was it something that could be purchased easily and within people's means? or did most folks make their own black strapped molasses (treacle)? Thanks so much for your great content!

Everything was awesome, Justine! The cabin is cozy and beautiful and the meal looks good. Thank you for the fun and going to the Chew and Chat. Be blessed and a very Merry Christmas! 🎄⭐🎄

Your sense of humor and creativity made this video amazing. Great job!

The gingerbreads are made like the Swedish 'pepparkaka' (singularis), except for the spices. We use cinnamon, ginger and cloves. And usually make them thinner. In the old times they were also made as edible decorations. Our Santa, 'Tomten' has a totally different background, that was spiced with a tablespoon of St Nicholas 😄 Also, until the beginning of the twentieth century, the Christmas Goat was still widely spread. In 1871 the author Victor Rydberg wrote a story, presented in rhyme, a long poem. It was called "Tomten" (Swedish word for a plot for a home is 'tomt'), a gnome that helped caring for the farm, an old folklore figure. Later it was issued in a magazine, with drawings by a young woman, Jenny Nyström. She had as the only wishes from Rydberg that the character was a gnome, beard and a red wollen cap. Victor Rydberg created the Swedish Jultomte, Jenny Nyström his looks. If you google her name and look at pictures, you'll find a lot of them! She didn't only paint 'tomtar'(plural). If you type: Victor Rydberg's 'Tomten' English subtitles Here on YT, you will find an old film, black and white, not the best quality, you will have a beginning where an old granny is putting a little boy to bed, and reads a goodnight story, 'Tomten'. There the story begins, with the granny as narrator. The birth of the Swedish "Santa", the 'Tomte'. By time he has taken a little bit from the American Coca Cola Santa, but still remains the gnome, even if he has grown a little 😅 Jenny Nyström created

I think those pea cakes look delicious. I need to give it a go

Have you guys ever made your own Christmas ornaments such as plain dough with crushed hard candies clear hard candies And then bake him and then they become like almost stained glass ornaments? They are fairly easy to make so long as you make just a plain unsweetened dough for the framework and you just need a parchment paper and a baking sheet To cook clothes on and while you're cooking them You want a chop chopped up or crushed up hard candies clear hard candies into the openings and you can color coordinate them as you wish you get some beautiful effects by even mixing colors and flavors and you can make extraordinary stained glass window ornaments i've actually seen reproductions done of various church windows and cathedral windows from Europe and the United States done like this. I'm not saying you have to get that elaborate but you could make some like Christmas trees and wreaths and other such stuff we used to do this when we were kids with my parents. I just thought it would definitely be. appropriate Because my grandmother used to tell us that she made them with her grandparents when she was a little kid and she was only about 656 years old back in 1895 so if her grandparents were making them when they were kids they're definitely. appropriate.

Looks delicious as usual!

Justine, your deliberate and careful movements with the utensils and the dishes is so soothing. Thank you for doing this for us.

Outstanding. Appreciate your efforts for us.

Your videos are so soothing, calming and interesting! I subscribed to your channel back when you only had around 100k subs. I've so very much enjoyed your videos and congratulations on the success of your channel. Thank you for your format of just showing how the food is prepared and cooked without all the narration. I love that you put just enough pertinent information on the screen to let us know just the things we need to know. I also like your chit chat on the other channel of yours where you eat the food you've prepared but here on the Early American It is so nice just to watch in silence and hear the crackling of the fire and the crowing of the rooster from time to time.

I really enjoyed watching your video. I love all the cooking & especially the Christmas story. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!

Oh this all looks so good but especially the bean cakes look like a winner. Love the ginger bread too. Yummy feast. Enjoy

The very next time that one of my children groans about what’s for dinner, I’m going to make them these 200 year old recipes, for a solid month. Goose pie and all. 😂

Just when I thought you couldn't be any more fabulous!! Merry Christmas Justine and Ron! ❤❤❤

Solo hizo falta un poco de manteca de cerdo, un pedazo de queso fresco, una salsita recién hecha y unas tortillas de harina para esos frijoles refritos 😍 hahaha. ¡Saludos desde México! 🇲🇽❤️

I can’t wait to see your next video!

Merrie Christmas! Lovely food and neat history lesson! :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Justine and Ron !!!

There is something aggressively soothing about these videos. 🩷

You look so festive and so does your cabin. Merry christmas

I love these. I wish you would do a tutorial on how to cook on open fire. I would love to learn how to do that!

So enjoy these lovely cooking films. I love the different pots and pans and how they are used on the open fire. Hi from West Wales.

Old fashioned gingerbread cookies. I can almost smell them here.

I am 76 years old and I enjoy want you guys do so much. It is so educational but also a joy to see what you do. God Bless!

Tbat goose pie looked delicious! I enjoyed this Christmas video, especially the history on St. Nicholas. Also, as a traditional Catholic, I enjoyed the midnight Mass history. Many Catholic churches still have midnight Masses today. A very Merry Christmas to you both! ❤

I'm loving the sounds of it all, just the whole scene it's lovely and homely. And I can smell that delicious cooking from across the pond 🇬🇧

Your channel is so comforting, I love that you just have the background noise, my favourite is the fire crackling and the sizzle of cooking in the pan 😊

Oh how I like to hear the crackling from the fireplace!! 🙂

Justine and Ron you look so cute in your matching hats! I'm so happy you like them. Merry Christmas to you both!

I enjoyed every moment watching this! Thanks!

Merry Christmas hope too see more in the new year

Aww! I loved the history of Christmas and Santa at the end. I was looking for some holiday vibes this morning to get me into the holiday mood and you guys delivered as always. Watching the tasting video over on the other channel next! Merry Christmas and happiest of new years ❤

Wishing you and all your loved ones a blessed and merry Christmas

What a wonderful video,from the recipes to the comforting feeling of it all to sweet lil mish mish, and the santa info was very interesting, God bless you and yours, thanks for another wonderful video and I hope you have a merry Christmas.

12:43 maybe Ron can fashion you some sort of long handled egg scooping spoon! 😅 also, when it comes to beans, you don't want to cook them in the same water you soaked them in... or you might get really bad 💨💨💨 😂

Truly enjoyable. Merry Christmas and Season's Blessings to all.

Loved the video and the story of St. Nick! Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!!🎄🎅

Thank you for the wonderful historical explanation of St. Nick /Santa ! Merry Merry and Happy Happy to you!

I enjoy watching these videos. Theyre very informative and entertaining, plus you get to learn new recipes too. Nice work .

A good meal today ! Very good meal back then.

My goodness you are a wiz at cooking on an open fire, respect, and all the food you cooked looks delicious

I love the surrounding noises..clicking of the pots, fire crackling, water pouring slowly.

To tell the truth, I’d love to live like that every day. Peaceful, serene…. I do at least grow/raise a lot of my own food. Thank you so much for sharing these videos.