This was Food for The Poor in 1756 |Benjamin Franklin's Recipe|

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Benjamin Franklin's very own recipe. Is it edible? Let's make it and see.
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@EarlyAmerican 11 месяцев назад

Realizing how difficult it is to read the original document, which is shown at the end of the video, here is the recipe translated into typed font. These are the words of Benjamin Franklin from his 1756 publication of Poor Richard's Almanac. This almanac came out every year and was filled with all sorts of random topics from poetry, astrology, science, jokes, medical cures and the occasional food reciept. It ran from 1732 to 1758. Mr. Franklin may have been inspired by Eastern diets when he recorded this observation on how to feed the poor cheaply with rice (it is very similar to the Asian dish congee), though rice had already been one of the top Southern crops in the Colonies since its introduction in the 1600s and remained so throught the 18th and 19th centuries. "A Receipt for preparing Rice, so as therewith to subsist a great Number of Persons at a small Expence. Rice is known to be one of the best Sorts of Food we have. Some whole Provinces, and even Kingdoms are nourished by it; and in others, the People draw more of their Subsistance from it, than either from Wheat or Rye. There are several Ways of preparing it for Food, as with Water, with the Fat of Meat, or with Milk; but whatever Way you may chuse, you must begin with washing and cleaning it well three different Times in warm Water. In order to prepare, with Water alone, a sufficient Quantity of it for feeding 30 Persons for a whole Day, put five Pounds* of Rice into a Sauce-pan, or Pot, with five Gallons of Water, and a proportional Quantity of Salt: Make it boil upon a small Fire for three Hours, stirring it from Time to Time to prevent its sticking to the Vessel, and as you find it thickens pour in by Degrees more warm Water, to the Amount of five Gallons more. These five Pounds will produce sixty Portions or Shares, neither too thick nor too thin, two of which will be sufficient Food for one Person, and consequently, the five Pounds will be sufficient Food for thirty. In order to prepare with Meal [sic], or the Fat of Meat, a sufficient Quantity of Rice for feeding 30 Persons for a whole Day, put forty Ounces of Meat into the first five Gallons of Water, and after you have made it boil and froth up, throw in your five Pounds of Rice, with the proper Quantity of Salt, after which proceed as before directed; or instead of Meat you may put 20 Ounces of Suet, and the Rice will be equally good. And in order to prepare with Milk a sufficient Quantity of Rice for feeding 30 Persons for a whole Day, you are to proceed as with Water alone, only leave out a Gallon and a Half of the Water, and make it up with the same Quantity of Milk, first boiled and flected separately by itself, and not to be put in until the last Quarter of an Hour of the Boiling."

@samirthegameryt7156 10 месяцев назад

Love the vids keep them coming guys❤

@princessbabibear4794 10 месяцев назад

Boiling meat, bones and making bone broth would probably be even better for the poor. You can make bone broth twice with the same bones. FYI Back in the day I would probably throw some chunks of meat in there because I'm a rule breaker and a menace to society. lol 🤪

@EarlyAmerican 10 месяцев назад

@@princessbabibear4794 Problem in that is the lack of calories compared to consuming carbs.

@juditharichards3394 10 месяцев назад

This is so interesting. You certainly have a great time in the small area to work in. Thanks for sharing your videos, both of you. Sincerely.

@temporaryaccount5307 10 месяцев назад

U said they were “only permitted to give the fat.” If the whole point was to feed the poor, why was just the fat allowed? Did ppl really abide by this and think of it as real rule I wonder?

@larrylambert1220 10 месяцев назад

The way things are going right now, I think we all better learn how to live like it's 1756.

@brownidlion 10 месяцев назад

My hubby and I were just talking about that! And how Justine and Ron could survive the zombie apocalypse! 😁

@Bones09990 10 месяцев назад

That's literally why I watch and save this kind of stuff.

@kathleenwarner4888 10 месяцев назад

And fight like it’s 1775!!!!!

@victoriag7805 10 месяцев назад

That’s why I’m here…

@stitchesx-x-x 10 месяцев назад

@@victoriag7805 Ditto!

@Cutter-jx3xj 10 месяцев назад

Ive been a butcher for 36yrs and i live in texas but I have family in Floyd County Kentucky. My grandmother raised 11 kids by her self. My grandfather died from black lung. She was 87 when she died and absolutely nothing went to waste.I loved her and respected her. She taught me to cook,and be self sufficient at 9 .

@georgenelson8917 8 месяцев назад

What does this have to do with the rice recipe from Ben Franklin specifically?

@kennethmeeker6369 8 месяцев назад

@@georgenelson8917thanks ass hole lol I’m sure they block me by idc

@suzannejefferson7066 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing about your grandmother. People like her are the pillars of our American history. They knew how to survive and make things stretch, just like what was done with this rice recipe to feed large amounts of people with little money. We need to learn more from people like your grandmother and others who have gone on before us in tough times.

@drjones6567 8 месяцев назад

@georgenelson8917 really? Why even comment?

@salauerman7082 8 месяцев назад

Most children now certainly aren’t self sufficient. It’ll be survival of the fittest in their lifetime, as society is looking…

@paraniidnyc 10 месяцев назад

This is a base recipe for congee or jook! It is still eaten today with many, many variations! Using leftover rice is how one would start jook. It, like fried rice, was meant to stretch resources by using anything leftover a.k.a. food scraps. Simmering food scraps or tough parts like pork skin added to the jook. I've enjoyed your channel for a few years now. ❤

@starfleet868 10 месяцев назад

My Thai exchange student introduced me to it. I totally love it and still make it years after she returned home .

@AHD2105 10 месяцев назад

Yes! Franklin must've gone to China and saw them living on it. It tastes nice.

@paraniidnyc 10 месяцев назад

@@AHD2105 I highly doubt that. This is a dish of the poor. It is also a porridge. From a culinary history view, porridge is made from available grains and usually the cheapest. If there is rice or buckwheat or oats, etc. one would make porridge to feed many on very little. China and most of East and Southeast Asia, rice is plentiful. In those areas, peasants and farmers would stretch and use all they had and wasted nothing. Rice porridge or congee continues to be eaten because of the same reasons and the numerous tasty variations made today.

@youtubecensors5419 9 месяцев назад

I used to live on Delancey Street in the LES of Manhattan. There was a great restaurant nearby called Congee Village, I loved it and ate there all the time. Great memories of the staff there too. *Just looked it up and it's still there!

@steveh1792 9 месяцев назад

My wife's family introduced me to jook 50 years ago. I still look forward to making it during the fall and winter.

@annguyen2405 10 месяцев назад

In Vietnam we call it "Cháo thịt", and the fact that having this to eat can be considered not so poor in 1945 prove that we used to went through hardest time. Sometimes we only have pork bran.

@laurafreeman8360 10 месяцев назад

As someone who's interested in historical fashion, the first thing to catch my eye here was that Justine swapped the early 1800s style dresses she usually wears for a style from the mid 1700s, to reflect the time period of the recipe.

@sarahgumball8597 10 месяцев назад

I love fashion too! Good eye!

@cindymckimm5681 10 месяцев назад

Rococo era - keep those elbows covered. Really pretty flattering style.

@miaself5131 9 месяцев назад

Omgosh I LOVE her dress! So pretty!!!❤❤❤❤

@rebeccawigginsknowles8739 8 месяцев назад

I was thinking the fireplace looked like a hobby lobby scene

@paaat001 8 месяцев назад

Nitpick but the 13 str flag did not exist at that time .@@rebeccawigginsknowles8739

@grandmabarby 8 месяцев назад

I want the government to watch this. Today this would be considered abuse. Thank you for this information!

@edie4321 Месяц назад

I'm sure it was abuse then too. They cause poverty and can cure it. Unfortunately, it makes them a lot of money. This is really sad, considering humans should not even consume pork.

@jocelynmartin1572 22 дня назад

Today sending your child to school barefoot would be abuse. As parents have more resources, the bar gets raised in all sorts of measures.

@JohnP-go6wf 3 дня назад

The government is sucking up resources and spending it on illegal aliens and wars for israel. Imagine how much of that could go in your pocket now

@kimleone5496 8 месяцев назад

My mom's family used to eat like this during the depression. I don't throw away the fat on chicken. I use it to make my chicken soup base. Same thing with turkey. Whatever is left on the turkey after Thanksgiving goes into turkey noodle soup. The carcass goes into a big pot and I cook it for hours.

@karenosolin6061 10 дней назад

Most all of us do that.

@geraldsonnenberg6881 10 месяцев назад

As Bananarama would say, "it's a gruel, gruel summer..." I hope I'm never that poor, but thank you for showing us the recipe.

@EarlyAmerican 10 месяцев назад

Oh goshhh now I'm going to hear that in my head whenever that song comes on! Good one. Thank you for being here.

@ritaking8827 10 месяцев назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

@10191927 10 месяцев назад

😂 You could also say “She’s got it! Yeah baby she’s got it!” When making this recipe.

@dolphindolphin9653 10 месяцев назад

As a swiftie i will think of this comment at eras tour today

@jamesaritchie1 9 месяцев назад

This is said to be for the poor, but the rich CHOSE to eat this way, as well. Even for the rich, breakfast was usually nothing more than oatmeal or even water gruel, sometimes with a small piece of bred and four to eight ounces of beer. Lunch and supper were seldom any better. People simply did not think of daily food the same way we do today. For them, the kind of food we eat for daily meals now was reserved for social gatherings, or when guests of the right quality came for supper.

@sharendonnelly7770 10 месяцев назад

Justine! I think it is awesome that you're being sponsored and the museum is extending discounts to your viewers when they visit. Your channel is great, and deserves to be noticed. Congratulations.

@Shellbelleboykin 10 месяцев назад

Which museum?

@soniarosado2848 5 месяцев назад

Justine thxs for what u do I am in the city 🌃 and make afew things but I been watching u for a few years two 😮😅. Lvu it I learned a few things from u too lol. Keep it up ❤ 2023 😊

@davejalenderki 9 месяцев назад

If you have never been to the Sauer-Beckmann Farm in Texas, I believe that you and the lady that works for the state that maintains the place would have a great time together. It is an 1800’s working farm that is still maintained exactly as it was back then. They grow and preserve their own food, slaughter and preserve their own meat, milk their cows, cook 3 full meals a day on a period correct wood stove, bake bread, draw water, etc… it’s an awesome place and literally a step back in time. No modern amenities. Just history.

@dianapeek6936 23 дня назад

Sounds amazing. 😊

@kristadavis2825 День назад

Thank you for sharing this! I live in Texas and this would be an amazing homeschool field trip.

@tiramisu5901 8 месяцев назад

In south India (specifically Kerala), we call this rice porridge Kanji (Congee). It’s cooked with water (no meat) after rice has been washed multiple times. Accompanied by fried fish, some vegetable thorans and spicy Indian pickles. A favorite accompaniment is powdered coconut chutney (ground coconut, salt, garlic, ginger, dried red chilies and tamarind are slowly dry-roasted, cooled and ground into powder). This was usually what was eaten when one was sick or had fluid loss. And yes, this was a common meal for the poor, if they afford to buy rice.

@bobblowhard8823 8 месяцев назад

Now THAT sounds delicious!

@Snake-bq3kf 6 месяцев назад

Makes me wonder if Franklin experienced this cuisine somewhere else during his life and tried to recreate it based on memory, hence the lack of rice washing and accompanying spices.

@sweetgolden2010 Месяц назад

Same in most other again communities like Malaysia and Singapore and chine

@ashleshapatil1247 19 дней назад

It is paze in Maharashtra. Very tasty and healthy too

@bernadinewendt6442 10 месяцев назад

In the Philippines, we call this dish "Lugaw" 😊 You can add fish sause and lime for added taste! 😉

@savannahoneil-pindar4207 10 месяцев назад

I remember hearing that porridge is popular in parts of Asia. I even remember seeing it on a menu somewhere.

@starfleet868 10 месяцев назад

I learned it from a Thai student. I keep a bottle of fish sauce on hand just for making it. I add garlic and ginger and a little chopped green onions and an egg to mine. I make it with ground pork. So good

@stangerling9412 3 месяца назад

Pabili nga po ng lugaw na may itlog at may laman ☺️☺️

@sp00kyg1rl 28 дней назад

Omg I love lugaw!! My exs mum is from the Philippines and would make it during the winter or during sickness. It was delightful and genuinely such a great option!

@miriambertram2448 10 месяцев назад

I'm 73, my parents were born in 1918 & 1921. My mother actually ate well enough since she was raised in a Hutterite community. However, from of her habits, I still reuse ziploc bags and compost everything. My father's family were very poor. He told me of his joy finding an apple only half rotten in the cellar in winter. Our ancestors were amazing to survive and thrive.

@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586 10 месяцев назад

Yes, we have a very different society. My mom's dad worked for farmers in the 20-30's and she was the oldest of 7. Said she had at times taken lard sandwiches to school for lunch. YUCK! So grateful for not having that sort of food or life. I'm just a year older than you and my parents were born in 1918 and 1921. Nice to know people who appreciate the past.

@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 10 месяцев назад

My great grand father had 13 children. During the 1930s he put a sign in the yard that said free children. People stopped and took the kids and adopted them. This meant those kids got to eat. My grandfather had brothers and sisters scattered around the country with different last names.

@No_Moo_Hyun 10 месяцев назад

Zipper packs are a luxury to me lol I reuse mart vinyl. :)

@chanchan5349 8 месяцев назад

Add a little carrot and onion with scant amount of soy sauce and it becomes my favorite Japanese comfort/feeling under the weather food! Mix up a raw egg, add to pot, allow to cook through and you have protein plus for an easy filling meal. We also used leftover cooked rice for this dish as someone else mentioned in their comments. Funny how some recipes transcend time & place.

@luciatat4084 2 месяца назад

Yes, I couldn’t believe how simple this recipe was, I mean only 2 ingredients excepting salt, it’s crazy! Did they actually like the taste of it? Shows how much things got complicated over time. Now if I want to cook something, sometimes I give up becouse I need like 20 ingredients and most of them I don’t have in the house.

@cuernavacadave 8 месяцев назад

Now I know where the term “Slop” Came from!! However, when they were hungry, you ate what you were able to scare up and I certainly would be no different!! Thank you for sharing, I always find these video’s interesting!

@teresahiggs4896 4 месяца назад

Nope, you haven’t seen real “slop” , as in “ slopping the pigs”! My dad would go around to the restaurants in town and collect their food waste . Then he’d mix it wirh a little commercial pig feed and feed it to our pig…. THAT was slop! I hated helping him, it smelled soooooo bad! I grew up dirt poor in Appalachia, East Tennessee . And I understand what it’s like to either eat what you were given or starve. Most times we had potatoes, and pinto beans , for a lot of our meals, ( especially in winter) with whatever we could raise and preserve from our garden,. We also had chickens and their eggs, and when my dad was alive, we’d raise a pig every year to slaughter in the fall . Sometimes a hunter would give us some venison from a deer he had killed,. We rarely had beef. I didn’t have an indoor bathroom until,I was 13 . We did have electricity and running water, just no bathroom. My dad died when I was very young , so it was just my mother and me. She worked at manual labor type jobs, waitress, hotel maid, cleaner , all my childhood so we never had much.

@kb3716 10 месяцев назад

Interesting. LOL. As usual. This reminds me of what my childhood babysitter, Olga, would make for lunch to serve the children. She would put a knuckle bone in water with rice and cook it all morning. I have no idea if she even salt and peppered it. All I remember is that as hungry children at lunch time, it was delicious.

@edie4321 Месяц назад

Really??? that's so sad. You must have been starving.

@chrismcelligott5462 10 месяцев назад

2 bowls could feed a man for a day? Clearly they never met Ron.😂 I will have to make it down to St. Gen soon to see these neat homes!

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

Two bowls could never feed a working man for a day. I eat the equivalent of three or four of those small bowls when I fix cream of wheat or grits for breakfast.

@sleepynightowl1550 9 месяцев назад

I think what they meant by "can feed a working man for a day" is: can sustain a working man for a day. Nowhere does it say he could eat until he felt full and satisfied 😅but with all the calories the fat provided it was probably enough fuel for his body to keep going on with his work for another day@@gaiustacitus4242

@beestoe993 8 месяцев назад

Salty rice mush, yuck. As another person said, the way things are going this could become our reality. I will never forget a story of the great depression. Some people would go into a cafe and just ask for a cup of hot water, then add a little ketchup and that was their meal for the day. The things we take for granted.

@InTheWind_ 10 месяцев назад

Using the fat is excellent! The fat + carb (rice) makes a solid meal that will give energy. And help a poor person that has not much body fat.

@user-uw3qi8wv2v 10 месяцев назад

Benjamin Franklin is my Philadelphian hero! I didn't know that he made recipes for the poor. That's awesome 😎!

@clairdecat7630 10 месяцев назад

I kinda wish he didn't 😂😂😂

@teekay698 24 дня назад

Yes. Instead of moving towards an economy where people can afford nourishing food.

@DCTexas22 24 дня назад

He also had hoes in different area codes…did you know that?

@CarlainMontana406 10 месяцев назад

Well, I guess it would be better than having nothing at all to eat 🇺🇸 😊Thanks so much for the invite and discounts on the tour and gift shop!! That’s really nice of you all to extend that to us 😊❤ Have a blessed day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@cristiewentz8586 9 месяцев назад

It's warm, and filling. When you're poor, going to bed with a warm full belly is a blessing.

@thethirdchimpanzee 6 месяцев назад

There are millions of people in Asia who eat a similar dish, congi juk and enjoy it - it started out as a peasant dish, and a cheap breakfast - but now people pay good money to order this in a restaurant - myself included!

@lisabaltzer4190 4 месяца назад

It would have been better if it wasn’t so badly overcooked.

@lovescoffee9780 2 месяца назад

A Diabetes nightmare

@mrbrent62 9 месяцев назад

She made jook. I get it for Dimsum. In Indonesia it’s called Bubur. My Korean rice cooker has a porage setting on it. We put peanuts on top with sweet soy sauce or kecap manis. Some times sesame oil.

@graphguy 6 месяцев назад

Congee, or Chinese rice porridge. Ate by millions every day.

@hangten1904 Месяц назад

@@graphguy Simple ingredients, they could've made steam rice and fried pork in 1756 America

@duvessa2003 8 месяцев назад

Watching this woman prepare food with implements from yesteryear is BEYOND SOOTHING. I don’t even eat meat and I still love watching this. Many thanks 🌸

@colecovw.2171 10 месяцев назад

It has a striking resemblance to cream of wheat 😋

@sarahlewis6049 8 месяцев назад

Yeah but I can't afford Cream of Wheat!!!---but I CAN afford rice!

@SkyGemini-od4sb 3 месяца назад

Which makes me gag.

@roseleejohnson2449 2 дня назад

Cream of rice.😅

@temporaryaccount5307 10 месяцев назад

How HOT it must’ve always been particularly in the summer w that fire going all day. Then when u add the 100 layers of clothes only women had to wear, the constant moving be it chasing children or just manual labor of any kind, I sure am grateful for AC!

@roanwolf6389 10 месяцев назад

Yes but it was very cozy in the winter so it's a 50/50.

@snowattwilight3189 2 месяца назад

Also the very real danger of the woman's clothing catching on fire as she worked.

@jwolfe1209 10 месяцев назад

The concept sounds very similar to Chinese congee/ Korean juuk. I have no idea why he would say to boil for 3 hours, ours generally takes less than an hour. It would also really help to add whatever herbs or vegetables you could forage into the pot.

@ARNSami 4 месяца назад

The long cooking time was probably to avoid trichinosis, which is a parasite that can be contracted by eating undercooked pork.

@diwells9233 3 месяца назад

And bear

@leannhenry9191 Месяц назад

Thank you

@larryg7109 10 месяцев назад

I am glad you told us how it tastes. I am also glad I am not poor and I can afford the entire chop. Thank God for that!! 🤣

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

Seeing that salt pork brings fond memories of my maternal grandmother in the kitchen. She would fry salt pork in a skillet and I'd eat it as a treat. It was even better than eating salted raw turnips, raw cabbage dipped in vinegar, or "licking the bowl" where cornmeal had been mixed with milk, eggs, and corn oil. I absolutely love your videos on early American life!

@jennifermchenry2189 10 месяцев назад

My grandmother would put A sliver of salt pork over a splinter for several hours, with a bandage to hold it in place, and the salt pork would literally pull the splinter out. Amazing 😊

@cryptowitch5116 10 месяцев назад

A few things: 1. ❤ that blue dress. 2. Those pewter(?) bowls that you used for the rice soup are lovely. 3. It is about damn time Justine got a sponsor…I hope more follow!!

@ellendoyle1957 Месяц назад

I hope its not antique pewter. As modern pewter contains no lead it is perfectly safe to eat and drink from, however older antique pieces of pewter may contain traces of lead. How can you tell? Pewter items containing lead will develop a greyish-black colouration or 'patina' on the surface.

@carlhicksjr8401 9 месяцев назад

As a Civil War reenactor, I HATE cutting my salt pork on a cutting board. The old Army enlisted man in me keeps thinking that my knife cutting on the salt is dulling the blade 😆 I DO rinse the salt off as soon as I can though. Salt isn't good for most metals and I've had my camp knife for years... best piece of sharpened metal I've ever owned and I try to take good care of it. Second comment: I'm always amazed how you never seem to burn your skirt working over an open hearth like that. That's a pretty neat trick.

@charlottesmom 2 месяца назад

I was also worried about her skirt.

@Aitchotwo1 13 дней назад

I wonder if the ladies dampened their aprons before cooking? I would.

@carlhicksjr8401 13 дней назад

@@Aitchotwo1 Not a bad idea.

@diannkelley3481 8 месяцев назад

Wow. So little food for a man for a day. I love your videos. Sometimes I wish I could live back then.

@GeorgeMorgan6600 4 месяца назад

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@gregdolecki8530 3 месяца назад

No 600 lb. psychopaths.

@charlottesmom 2 месяца назад

Yup, no obese folks back then.

@jocelynmartin1572 22 дня назад

@@charlottesmomever look at a portrait of Franklin?

@charlottesmom 22 дня назад

@@jocelynmartin1572 Okay….very FEW obese folks back then.

@colleengleason6533 10 месяцев назад

Reminds me of the pea and salt pork mixture that the voyageurs ate while paddling their trade canoes to the yearly rendezvous. They did an incredible amount of manual labor on a bowl or 2 or this food.

@juliemkphotography9279 10 месяцев назад

It's nice to see Missouri represented historically on RU-vid. I'm originally from St Louis and have been to St Genevieve! Thanks for the awesome content!

@jacindabezaldo5714 10 месяцев назад

I’m from Joplin. Totally expected you’d be from the east coast. Super cool!

@JNoMooreNumbers 8 месяцев назад

They're lucky. One of the freer states.

@sawyerahbiesadventuressaa4158 3 месяца назад

Lived in ava way back in the sticks wish I never left.

@TherecanonlybeoneJess Месяц назад

I was surprised to hear this was in St. Gen. St. Louis native here too. Now I want to visit just to see this! I love to see museums sponsoring these types of videos.

@katkyle71 8 месяцев назад

I think I’m going to need this recipe. Told the hubby we might be converting to Amish here soon. We will give this a try. We will rotate it weekly with spaghetti one night, Ramen noodles another night, and mac n’ cheese (genetic brand of course) another night. The other 3 nights will be leftovers. We owe a huge thank you to all of the oligarchs and oligopolies in America, & to the government for ducking their collective asses. Make royalty & slavery great again.

@kristinechristlieb1383 8 месяцев назад

What a great idea! As a native Missourian, you make me proud of your commitment to Missouri history and your use of current technology to promote it. Merci!

@Sketch_Sesh 7 месяцев назад

Why did the shop owner speak French? And you too? Is it Missouri history?

@kristinechristlieb1383 7 месяцев назад

Because that part of Missouri was first settled by the French. @@Sketch_Sesh

@robertabrams8562 2 месяца назад

Humm, although I love early American history cooking, I’m wondering if there were any other seasonings available she could’ve tossed into this porridge like pepper, mace, nutmeg, etc etc?!

@teekay698 24 дня назад

@@robertabrams8562must have been really expensive back then

@margui6224 10 месяцев назад

So this rice gruel was invented by Benjamin Franklin to feed the poor. At least the poor had something filling to eat than be hungry. Thank you for the recipe, Justine. It look like porridge. I would love to visit the museum . Looks very interesting.

@healinggrounds19 10 месяцев назад

Franklin didn't invent rice gruel. He just wrote down a recipe. Gruel has been around in many cultures for many centuries under names like congress, pottage, porridge and gruel. Watch Max Miller 's "Tasting History ". He does a wonderful episode on the history of it.

@thisismelissaaaa 10 месяцев назад

Asians (and many cultures) have been doing rice porridge forever and with more toppings and it's amazing. In it's most basic form it is great when you're not feeling well since it's easy to digest. It's also hydrating. Add ginger, green onions, and fish or a salty meat or egg and soooo good!!! Garlic too!

@stef1lee 10 месяцев назад

I watched your face and expression. I just knew that was going to be terrible. 😂 Thank you all for the invite. I hope to make a visit soon when the weather is more favorable and cooler. I really enjoy everything you all share with us.

@misterhipster9509 10 месяцев назад

Leave the salt be, better.

@ElveeKaye 10 месяцев назад

@@misterhipster9509i thought that, too, why remove all the salt? Rice is very bland without something to flavor it.

@avashnea 10 месяцев назад

Rice porridge is actually good. Even if it's just made with chicken broth.

@bevintx5440 10 месяцев назад

On the contrary, she said she liked it on their other RU-vid channel.

@StamperWendy 9 месяцев назад

I think it's ok to rinse off the salt bcz enough of it would still be in the meat to season both the meat and the rice.

@liezelarevalo389 10 месяцев назад

We called it "lugaw" here in the Philippines ☺️ but sometimes no pork, just salt or sugar.

@UniversalRemedy777 9 месяцев назад

I lived in Sainte Genevieve Missouri for five years. from 8 to 13. I’m 31 now but I’m glad I know exactly which building you’re talking about. In all this time that I’ve been watching your videos i didn’t even think about where exactly you guys live. I’m gonna have to visit you guys when I go to visit next time! 😃. I currently only live about an hour and a half away.

@sandracollins7938 10 месяцев назад

Guess it would be better than starving.Really don't think I would try it though. I enjoy watching you cook all those old time dishes.

@GeorgeMorgan6600 4 месяца назад

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@SkyGemini-od4sb 3 месяца назад

Yeah, not a fan of anything that looks like grits. I'd rather have vegetables and peanut butter.

@user-hz2hp7yn4d 13 дней назад

If hungry enough, you would eat it. Hunger makes most things palatable. If you can, please donate to your local food charities..with food, currency or/and time. If you can please donate fans/powerbanks bedding etc to homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters etc. Even one can of something healthy and cheap can help so much!

@craftyjacki5046 10 месяцев назад

So interesting! The poor just were happy to have a full belly!

@GeorgeMorgan6600 4 месяца назад

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@giangthisinh2000 10 месяцев назад

The way to cook with a stove is very unique. You cook very well. You must be a professional chef

@julielewisizame 10 месяцев назад

First off, I want to say how much I love St Genevieve. My grandmother, Edna Foley, used to own Green Tree in the 1970s. It was a very interesting experience I had as a young teen. I remember that you showed it in a earlier video. It made me feel nostalgic seeing it again. As I haven't in, uh-um, years. Your videos seem to make me long for these times and to see it again. In a good way. I now live far away from home in Red Bud, IL. But, your videos keep my heart close to home. Remembering and reminiscing. I hope I may visit again someday. Thank you so much for your videos. I thoroughly enjoy them.

@foxawaycottage7272 10 месяцев назад

I'd try the gruel. Honestly, recipes like this are good to have in the event of extreme hard times. My husband and I would both love to visit St. Genevieve, but circumstances make it impossible. Hopefully, one day that will change. Much love and God's abundant blessings to you and Ron.

@jamesaritchie1 9 месяцев назад

Recipes like this are good in the best of times, too.

@buffy1157 10 месяцев назад

There is no other channel like this. I love it!!

@myliamag.6512 10 месяцев назад

I'd watch you do historical tours, 100%. Your tone of voice is so pleasant! And we can see you're actually real passionate about it!

@user-ib3rp7ow9u 10 месяцев назад

This is an Egyptian dish, its method is as follows. First, we soak the rice with water for ten minutes, put a pot of boiling water on the stove, then put a pinch of salt and then the rice, and let it cook halfway, then put milk and a pinch of sugar and stir constantly for about a quarter of an hour, then serve it cold or hot 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🩷💙

@JNoMooreNumbers 8 месяцев назад

Me lazy. Stocked on Minute rice. Lasts as long as regular about 25 years if sealed in and airtight vacuum sealed jars or mylar. Beans the same. Spices last forever. Pasta long term. Wheat berries can be ground as needed to last longer. Canned meats last longer than date on can unless dented, lid pops or smells or looks off.

@katanatac 10 месяцев назад

A little pepper and nutmeg would have really set that dish perfectly. It's good to finally hear your voice!

@user-hz2hp7yn4d 13 дней назад

Please consider donating both to a local food charity ❤

@angelsolitaire6456 10 месяцев назад

This is how we do sometimes when we are sick or sometimes during cold weather. My mom will cook this. we sautee onion, garlic and a little of fresh ginger with chicken meat and mix on the rice porridge with little salt to taste. Sometimes she will put chicken boulion for taste. It's like soup with rice. This will make your stomach full.

@robertdees2150 10 месяцев назад

I'm thinking about creating my own poor person meal. I've seen a video on flat rock cooking, it was done by revolutionary soldiers. Thank you for making the video.

@janetprice85 8 месяцев назад

My Mom's family is from coastal Georgia and rice is a staple at every meal. In the Great Depression people lived on government " commodities" that were mostly peas and rice. My Dad who was from the midwest ate hominy and pinto beans a lot. Then they fought in WW2 and built a great economy for future generations that we today can continue or destroy. Our choice.

@pbrn1729 10 месяцев назад

Very interesting-not sure I would try the gruel but the museum/ house looks like a great tour!!

@jessicapabon2105 10 месяцев назад

I think if I was the poor and I lived in that era and this was my food... I would probably cook the rice first and separately and then while it's cooking, I would cut up the fat pieces in very very tiny pieces of fat and meat (which I'm sure there was nothing much of meat there LOL) but I would cut it up in very small cubed pieces and cook it over an open fire to get the little bits crispy and release some of that good oil flavor. And when done I would then mix it in with the cooked rice although I don't think I would have added that much water... I think that would give it more of a better flavor? Was salt too expensive for the very poor at that time Josephine? Also my second question did the people back then know how to forage??

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

Gruel is better than you'd expect.

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

@@jessicapabon2105 You do not want to add salt to any dish that contains salt pork. The pork makes it more than salty enough for anyone.

@ChristyWerpy-sl5oq 10 месяцев назад

Congrats Justine and Ron on the YT award! Well deserved! Love you both💕

@catherinelamprakes7516 5 месяцев назад

I love this channel. If ever in the area I will definitely stop in.❤❤❤

@GeorgeMorgan6600 4 месяца назад

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@Bay0Wulf 8 месяцев назад

Interesting. Although I would never cook the rice for 3 hours, I often make versions of this and I don’t consider myself “poor”. Rice is extremely versatile as a carb base and takes many flavors and additives very well.

@theresarenee 8 месяцев назад

Never used a slow cooker?

@Malene1992 10 месяцев назад

It might be gruel, but Justine always makes food look delicious, lol.

@elynaito4192 10 месяцев назад

Rice, it feeds the world! Another great + informative video. Love the sound of the fireplace in the background. And, congrats on your 1 M RU-vid subscribers😊

@emblue23 10 месяцев назад

Congrats on your sponsorship! ❤️ So fun watching your channel grow and all your new successes!

@philtimedavidfpw 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoy this channel. Thank you for taking the time to create these videos and for all the work you do.

@willythewave 10 месяцев назад

That actually looks good to me. It reminds me of cream of wheat which I loved with butter and cream and sugar when I was a kid. The same can be done with rice like you did here as long as you use sugar and butter a cream. Great recipe in my opinion with a couple of adjustments...leave out the pork :) I love the sound of that fire. :)

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

Salt pork is best when fried in a skillet. The fat gets really crispy and is a real treat. It's like something between pork rinds and thick cut bacon.

@willythewave 10 месяцев назад

@@gaiustacitus4242 I agree, also best in beans. :)

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

@@willythewave You're right. Beans without salt pork are missing too much flavor.

@nancybrewer8494 10 месяцев назад

You can get Cream of Rice in a box, just like Cream of Wheat, but I have to warn you, it is tasteless and disgusting!

@gaiustacitus4242 10 месяцев назад

@@nancybrewer8494 It would likely taste much better after adding two tablespoons of fresh bacon grease.

@nanachick05 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Justine, it’s added to my “visit” list. I love anything colonial era!

@millissagould2674 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating! I’m absolutely following this channel!

@GeorgeMorgan6600 4 месяца назад

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@singlewhitefemale1707 9 месяцев назад

I love these reenactments. We have no idea how hard life was back then. If it went back to theses days, 90% of us couldn't survive. Sad but true.......

@billparker987 8 месяцев назад

The Amish, can, It's called hard work, not those, days.

@singlewhitefemale1707 8 месяцев назад

@@billparker987 Call them what you will. " Those days" are gone.

@teresahiggs4896 4 месяца назад

True. I heard a prediction that said if an EMP hit America, wiping out out electrical grid, frying our electronics , that within 12 months over 80% of Americans would die .

@attleheideann1469 10 месяцев назад

We are a group of: Okie Homeschoolers, on our way, later this summer! Love the channel! Thanks for the discount at the museum!

@nims1939 10 месяцев назад

Wow! Congrats on the sponsorship! You should be proud of your hard work with your channels and your museum position. I hope you new partnership is very successful.😊❤😊

@richardainsworth4357 2 месяца назад

I really love this channel and you all. Thank you so much. 👍👍👍

@MC-qb1jg 10 месяцев назад

It is amazing how far man has come in 200 years.

@SilentCarnival 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for continuing the hard work Justine and Ron 💕 I'm going through a very difficult time in life and this cheered me up

@foxawaycottage7272 10 месяцев назад

For whatever burden you are under, I am praying for you.

@larrylambert1220 10 месяцев назад

Stay strong. You're among friends.

@angelsolitaire6456 10 месяцев назад

Have faith in God.....Pray and he will be there for you.🙏🙏🙏

@lexedwards1236 10 месяцев назад

Sending you well wishes through my screen. May your hardships lessen and your future brighten soon.

@StamperWendy 9 месяцев назад

I'm sorry. I hope things get better for you...

@vicaroo001 10 месяцев назад

Your videos are fascinating and a DELIGHT to watch. I love history and this is truly "hands on" history!

@THEWORDCHRISTIANMINISTRY 8 месяцев назад

We, my Wife and I just love your videos (and) recipes ! GOD Bless you and yours always.

@geegnosis8888 10 месяцев назад

Actually, this could be made into an excellent dish. My Mum would use pork balls (meat and fat) and boil with rice in the same manner. Then add salt, pepper and crispy fried onions, some finely chopped green onions (and a kittle bit off soya sauce). Our family would eat bowls of this and thoroughly enjoy it.

@samirthegameryt7156 10 месяцев назад

Yesss I love your channel you guys are the best ❤

@theproplady 10 месяцев назад

Just discovered some photos of my parents' trip down to St. Genevieve, Mo. in 1967. They also visited the David Crockett museum in Tennessee. If I could travel now, I'd definitely make the trip down there as it sounds and looks very interesting!

@MisterPurple1981 10 месяцев назад

Im so happy that i finally hear your voice! Great Person

@StamperWendy 9 месяцев назад

Congratulations!👏 I love what you & Jeff are wearing today and those trivets are beautiful! Thanks for all your hard work on the channel.

@HalfLatinaJoy86 10 месяцев назад

I don't have travel plans any time soon but if I ever head out there I'll stop by. I've made rice poridge before, using a congee recipe. I think I might even have used pork fat, but I seasoned with salt and pepper. Congee is a Chinese rice poridge I think. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

@jenniferdemassimo3012 10 месяцев назад

Will Ron have seconds? My guess is probably not.🤣 Loved the video Justine!

@EarlyAmerican 10 месяцев назад

You guessed right!

@aubreesummerhays2616 10 месяцев назад

Your amazing ❤and so strong to deal with the heat thank you for all you do teaching us and creating this content

@dekotahrunninghorse9372 10 месяцев назад

Wow! Thank you for sharing this incredible video. Thank you for all you do nd share. It’s very important!

@curumo014 10 месяцев назад

Love your videos so much. You take us back in time in such a comforting and memorable way, even when the circumstances weren’t always quite so comforting for our loved ones and ancestors of those times. Please don’t stop with what you do. ❤️🙏🇺🇸

@lexedwards1236 10 месяцев назад

I loved this! Definitely want to come visit the museum mentioned at the end as well, how wonderful!

@carolferguson 4 месяца назад

Awesome! Thanks for all you do to keep history alive!❤

@michaelb.42112 4 месяца назад

This is why RU-vid rules. I have so much respect for you and your passion to keep history alive. You are a hero.

@usmilwife 10 месяцев назад

This was beautiful to watch! I love this channel! ❤🎉

@aimee2234 10 месяцев назад

I love watching! Everything is so tidy in the cabin. I'm not sure on the pork flavored gruel. Thank you, Justine & I'll see you next week! xoxo

@vbl915 10 месяцев назад

I'd love to stop at St. Gen to see these homes someday!! They look absolutely fantastic

@sandracrowe47 10 месяцев назад

I travelled to St. Genevieve last summer (because of interested generated from your channel) and drove by the historical houses. Very beautiful. Wish I had stopped to see the fully furnished home.

@TastySchu4 10 месяцев назад

Such a quiet, peaceful place you guys are at, love it. Thanks for sharing your videos & time with us. Can't wait until you can share more fire cooking with us. Like hoe you k ow with type of fire to build, use & when to know how best to make the fire work foe your cooking. You are so talented & I love your videos so much. So peaceful & informative. Thank you & Ron for your time & effort you share with us. Especially this location and sweet gentleman 😁👍💕

@onehundredsixtyone33 10 месяцев назад

the poor always got screwed

@sadtitties222 10 месяцев назад

Too true, lol. That "dish" looks so bleh, lol. I could not eat liquid fat.

@jessicapabon2105 10 месяцев назад

It does look very blah but with the understanding that in that era, anything was better than nothing I suppose.

@defresurrection 10 месяцев назад

It was *survival*. People have become so spoiled in this day and age. It's pathetic and nauseating. See the food banks today and what they are giving out? If I would be given a 5 pound sack of rice, I'd be grateful. Add a 5 pound brick of government cheese, and I'd be ecstatic. This series should be mandatory in school or at home. Maybe week long camps where there are no phones, no Internet, no electricity, no fossil fuels. This PSA has been brought to you by Me.

@jujubegold 10 месяцев назад

@@defresurrectionbingo!

@cathrenriddler45 10 месяцев назад

Still do

@trucker-ham 5 дней назад

I really love your guys content! It is so refreshing to learn how our founding Father's and Mother's would have lived.

@michaelb.42112 4 месяца назад

There is nobody more patriotic than you. I love it ! I so respect that you are preserving history.

@karenmar1529 10 месяцев назад

Wow very interesting dish almost like a creamy rice soup. At least it looks that way in the serving bowls. 🤔 I'm not sure that would feed Ron for a whole day. I love the history of your town. I sure hope I can come and visit one day.

@petervlcko4858 10 месяцев назад

This recipe is great. If person want rest from eating and still have some food this is great recipe. Idk but sometimes i am just tired of eating. I do not eat a lot but have something light for stomach could be beneficial for many people. There is nothing bad about little discipline and saving money. I live in Spain now and I have had problem to find ham bones recently. They have a lot ham here and 3 years ago when I visited i saw them in shop just by chance but it was in Valencia. In Barcelona I found them after i tried 4 shops and it is not regular goods there. I plan to use them in beans. I have 800 grams with pieces of finest jamon serrano on it. Nice channel I already watched your beans and pork recipe.

@haleye7210 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely love your content!!

@eleanorripley5741 10 месяцев назад

CONGRATULATIONS!! Well the proof is in the pudding you are both Amazing! Such a lovely channel!

@stitchesx-x-x 10 месяцев назад

I am so glad I stumbled upon this channel, it has been such a pleasure to watch. Honestly with everything on the rise except our paychecks, who knows, what I learn here could come in very very handy. When you needed to buy something did they always have to purchase it with money or could a trade system also be used? Did early American settlers also have the knowledge of medicinal plants?

@kimholcomb6943 10 месяцев назад

That looked rather interesting I know you saud that you liked it, I would have rather had grits cooked thick with brown sugar and REAL CANADIAN maple syrup!!! 🍁 I actually used to eat that for breakfast on cold mornings..

@Impwerk Месяц назад

Thanks - videos like this make me happy because lately, with all the reconstructed history, it gives me hope. Thanks for this beautiful video. I can't visit you, but this video helps. I appreciate people that love history and want to share it with others. What a beautiful building! Thanks for sharing what you love! ❤ I just subbed and I am going to watch all of your posts.