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The greatest and perhaps most underrated aspect of the channel is most of the content relies on journal and diary entries of the real men and women who actually lived in the 18th century. Thanks Jon
Best cooking episode you’ve done in a while. The episodes with a story/history are far more endearing then just a recipe. Thank you kindly for your hard work and efforts
Immediately shared with a friend whose ancestors are East Coast Indians, from the same area.(I don't know which tribe..) He will certainly enjoy the journal reading and recipe as well.
Townsends is one of those channels I very rarely go to consciously, but every time I get a random recommendation of one of their vids I always find myself watching them to the end with interest and pleasure. That's some very high-quality content, albeit in a rather tight niche. Quality > quantity.
Tight niche??? Personally I don't think so. A lot what he covers in the cooking aspect I personally use, even before I found this channel years ago. Recipes passed down in my family, grand parents from the Silent Generation are eerie similar to what is shown here. These recipes from my grand parents I use today. This a great show to look at. To explore and to use information in this modern era.
In the summer months by my parents' house in PA, the smell of a rotting deer carcass was a common aroma right by the entry of the highway. Nostalgic! Deer are a nuisance here for more reasons than that though, and have decimated the native understory plants almost throughout the entire state.
I live in NSW Australia and the only deer ive ever seen has been on roads. I've been deer hunting, never saw any. On the way home however there were deer all over the bloody road.
Thanks for a great video. As someone of Native heritage, I appreciate the story and the dish. I think it would be great to have some elders from various tribes come on the show and share dishes and stories. Post-Covid.
I've been enjoying Tasting History (which is the name of his channel) for some time now. It would be a terrific collaboration. I know he really admires Townsends. There's also an Australian woman named Ann Reardon who has a channel called "How to Cook That." She is a professional cake maker (although she ventures into other realms) and recently did a series on 200 year old desserts. That might be a collaboration worth investigating. It would have to be done split screen, but it would be fun.
@@nancypine9952 I adore Ann Reardon! The only reason I mentioned Max Miller here is because he got a question on his last video, a q+a, about when he would be collaborating with Townsend's. As they are two of my favorite channels I was hoping to push it it along a little.
Max is a treasure. About a month ago RU-vid's algorithm decided that folks who like this channel would like his, and gave him a huge bump in views and subs.
With a wink of an eye and a little grin, Grandad insisted on tasting everything I helped Grandma make…just to make sure I was doing it right. Sometimes he had to taste things multiple times - especially cookies, sweet breads and pies!
I heard that Native Americans would first strip the corn off the cob like you did here, but to get all the food value and flavor out of it, they would scrape the remaining cob and get all that wonderful soft remaining material. In a modern kitchen, just scrape the back of a knife on the cob after you cut off the corn kernels. It is such a simple task but wow you get so much more out of the corn this way.
In Europe it's considered a delicacy and sort of a type of meat associated with aristocracy (probably due to the fact that for hundreds of years only the nobility were allowed to hunt deer).
I grew up in Appalachia ( still live there today ) and was I was young we were pretty poor, we lived back in a really rural area . In fact we did not have a indoor toilet and still used a outhouse. My older brothers would keep us in deer meat, squirrel and rabbit.
@@sparetime2475 It's tough and chewy. Unlike fat it doesn't melt away or add flavor, it just makes the meat tougher to eat and though I've never boiled venison myself, I would imagine it would be even worse after boiling.
@@Geopoliticstoday2 No, silver skin is not muscle, it's a fibrous connective tissue that separates or encapsulates muscle layers. It's like tendons and ligaments in character, and not at all like muscle.
In our home venison is a day to day meal. There's nothing quite like being part of the entire process from hunting the deer, to processing it ourselves, to cooking it.
@CrixusMaximus it really depends on what season it is around here. My current favorite is my Remington 870 Express Magnum. I do not use any antique weapons currently, but I would love to someday.
Soak an ear of fresh corn in salt water (in the husk still) for two hours, then put it in the coals of a camp fire and right about the time the husk is almost charred through, pull it out! It’s so good you can’t even wait till it cools down lol.
I had one as well run the gauntlet fighting the black hawk wars in 1812. His name was James Winn he got one blanket and a biscuit When he was released. His cousin was killed in the battle.
Pro tip: for some reason onion powder goes excellent with venison, especially for those that find it gamey. The onion powder seems to help counteract that.
What a beautiful speech! What a beautiful people. Gosh! That food looks, so good! 😋 I love your videos, they transport me to another time! Life was hard, but everyone appreciated what little they had. Stay safe, my friend! 😊👍 Moira From England.
Wow, this is amazing. I'd love more Native recipes/videos. I loved hearing about this guy's experience, too. Journals are some of my favorite historical things. It would be cool to have info like that for our tribe. I was raised white and Native American (though I mostly look white) and my mom has a ton of info on our ancestors in the 17 and 18 hundreds, including letters and written accounts. There were a bunch of times where a white man would join the tribe and marry in, but there isn't any info like this on what our tribal cultural traditions were when that happened. Thanks for another Amazing history video!
@@ringofasho7721 Reminds me of my beloved Lumburgers... hamburgers with fig preserves. Can't find a jar locally, Amazon gouges, and the last I ordered turned out to be apple butter with some fig mixed in...
Pretty good. Natives all over North America have their own form of this. But this is just corn soup to us. We still eat it. We have been eating since time immemorial. Dried corn and meat.
Might i suggest in future you use a fillet knife and remove that silver layer of skin like flesh from the lean meat like a fish skin as it is very tough and almost inedible as it is part if the tendon structure .
I really appreciate the level of research that went into finding this simple recipe. I'm sure there are thousands of documents from that far back that have glimpses of detail that would otherwise go overlooked by most researchers. Thanks for finding this gem, and the story that went with it.
I love the blooper with the corn on the lens added in. I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but it was funny. I haven't seen that kind of thing on your channel before. I actually liked it cause it made me smile.
I have friends who are First Nations and Metis. I have had venison and moose meat before. It is so good. I also had a neighbor, who had a Cree mother, and a father who had Polish parents. He gave me venison meat, that he hunted. It was really good. Wild game is amazing. That recipe looks quite good. Cheers!
Its always nice to focus on the native american side of things. Too often they don’t get mentioned within the greater context of the 18th century, as to your point about this simple recipe. Thanks for preserving American history!
I couldn’t hardly take it seeing that beautiful deer meat being diced up and him not removing that dang silver skin!! Talk about ruining a piece of meat! That is literally like elastic and you can chew and chew but it never breaks down!!
I've watched some features on Native American foods and it's a shame alot of their recipes are lost to them. These days most Natives seem to think their foods are 'fry-bread' or tacos, but there's much more that are lost to the Natives. This is a RARE find, authentic native food that you somehow you were able to unearth. Good job!
I mean, fry bread is an invention derived from circumstances unique to them (living off rations after being evicted from their land). So i don't see how that makes it illegitimate. All cuisines are constantly evolving, just cause it's not what they ate hundreds of years ago doesn't make it any less "authentic".
Good on you for doing it right and being resourceful, both are delicious! Also forage for berries, mushrooms and greens whenever possible, you'll save plenty of money subsisting with your effort.
@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary Thank you, we have no other option lol. We have a family of 6. We're blessed to have established black berries and mulberries on this property too.
@@fallenangelwi25 That's what's up, very good! I'm sure wild onions and edible mushrooms are abound if you have those kinds of flora about. Good on you!
It's been roughly estimated that almost 90% of all Native Deaths during the 17th and early 18th century were due to disease, not war. So, in reality, most of their deaths were not actually very violent, although not very pleasant either.
To be adopted into a family is also a very old Asian tradition. I've been similarly adopted into two wonderful families in Malaysia. If a family likes you, you're in and are given a title of kinship....uncle, grandfather, brother. It's a truly wonderful honor and tradition. It could be a very ancient tradition as the Native Americans appear to have brought it over from Asia. I've not encountered this with any other cultures. Malay culture spans a wide swath of SE Asia and the Pacific islands. Perhaps this lends credence to the theory that South American indians originally migrated across the Pacific.
Reminder : american indians were many different peoples/tribes that spanned the spectrum differences amongst mankind and were not merely a collective group as society/politicians/schools so often label them now.
Your name speaks a lot and your words are true. I'm no native, but a brown eyed white guy who paid attention in my us history class. I'll also have to try this recipe as we hunt and have corn in our garden.
Reminder: Water is wet, Dirt is dry (and if it's not it's called different words, like mud, etc). We know. However, this is an 18th (and sometimes early 19th) history channel. It shows the perspective of the colonial /US settlers at the time. Enjoy it for that; the sometimes backwards, but simple and explorative themes presented. Townsends is here for that insight into that area of the past. It's not all encompassing, and they work with what is available from that time periods knowledge base. Townsends does a great job doing what they do, and I can only speak for myself, but I come here for the simplicity of the content. If you'd like to share how you would cook this or something similar, at your own home and with your own tribes/peoples ingredients, by all means, please. People do it all the time and it's great! I'm curious to know myself. Just, don't state something obvious, that can be basically summed up as 'Trolling', and off the topic from the 265 year old receipt. Thank you. My apologies. Now back to your regularly scheduled dose of nutmeg goodness.
Nothing wrong with pointing out to am educator that they are misrepresenting something. Teaching about the 18th century colonizers doesn't mean you have to teach from their perspective. The criticism was given politely.
There is an important lesson inherent in this video. Native Americans understood and practiced that "belonging" is not about skin color or DNA, but about culture and shared values. Emphasis on physical attributes is misleading and destructive.
Love the channel! I had to laugh at the intro because I have venison steaks out for supper and venison in the fridge curing for the smoker... Great videos, and very fun to watch!
What a wonderful interlude of calm in today’s uncertain times. Always a fascinating insight into the culinary past. Many thanks, suddenly I’m hungry! 🙂 ✌🏻❤️🇬🇧
What a fascinating historic account!! I’ve always wanted to learn more about Native American social-political structures but I haven’t gotten around to it. Need to make more time to read 😅
Really enjoy the channel and the host's passion for all things 18th century. I was wondering though, how reliable are these historical journals that are often featured? Shouldn't we expect these to be at least somewhat embellished? Maybe some more context about the source? Why/for what audience/purpose were these journals written? They're very interesting documents.
as much as it might take the magic away from these historical videos, id love to see a separate video for bloopers. I think it's very humorous and love seeing a glimpse of behind the scenes!
Jon, I just wanted to express my gratitude for these videos. In the current troubled times, they are a spell of peacefulness and mindful discovery. Even if the times you speak about were often even more chaotic than our own, your curiosity, your honest and open mind make these episodes a place of refuge for everyone.
If you ever read a Bible there is something similar 1611 KJV Gen 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
@@user-gj1np9rp4d there are probably similar references in several cultures throughtout human history that did not come from a bible, it seems a very human way of expressing closeness.
