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How to *quickly* make fresh cheese, the historical & easy way (for my nieces & nephews again!)
BEHOLD ... my terrible TERRIBLE video skills. Again!!
I made this video really quickly as I promised my little nephews and nieces (and their grandma!) to show them how to do that on video so they can repeat it at home to impress their parents and friends. And to have FUN learning how to make cheese and what people ate throughout history.
So here you go: a short yet informative enough (I hope!) video so anyone can make cheese curds at home and enjoy my slightly patronising tone 😂
You need:
. Full fat or semi skimmed milk
(Seasonality chat: only available during the spring and summer months as a highly seasonal food throughout history: that's why we make hard cheese. To have dairy during the winter and following early spring, when the animals have had their babies and for the majority stopped producing milk)
. Cider vinegar INSTEAD OF RENNET
(I use natural acids to curdle milk as I usually portray lower class characters on living history. I wouldn't have a calf to get rennet from, and don't want to spend money on it. Crabapple juice works too!)
I prefer it to other wine or other vinegars because it's lighter in taste, so doesn't taint the cheese curds with an acidic flavour.
Also, it's a vinegar that was easy to make (it's just cider that got too old and "turned") and close to "verjuice", the medieval equivalent of vinegar made by crushing green grapes (sometimes other fruits). I make my own by fermenting crabapples in water: easy and accessible to even our prehistoric ancestors!
. Salt
It makes it tasty!
Available in early history too, not as rare a commodity of we usually think (it's precious, but not always expensive ). For the iron age before the Romans: the huge salt mines in Hallstatt, Austria, have given their name to the first half of the iron age. There were salted springs and the seaside too to get salt, especially in Britain where places names ending in "wich", like Droitwich, indicate ancient sites of salt production.
. Any herbs you might like
. A spoon, a pan, a sieve or cheese cloth
That's it!
Again... It's a poorly made video for a quick and simple answer to " how do you make your own cheese curds?" Be it for cheese... Or casein paint! But that's another story. 🎨
Have fun!
(Note: I can't read TH-cam comments nor answer everyone, so if you want to contact me better emailing me from my website or social media! #ParioGallico // www.pariogallico.com)
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  • @samanthaturner7739
    @samanthaturner7739 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you to my ancestors for doing the washing up correctly. I will try to complain about it less 😂

  • @janerkenbrack3373
    @janerkenbrack3373 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Young women who were good at this were called "Daubutants."

  • @soph1111e
    @soph1111e หลายเดือนก่อน

    It'd be great to see a video on how you made your shoes and socks!

  • @citytrees1752
    @citytrees1752 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The screaming guitar is jarring and doesn't fit. It doesn't fit the video and it doesn't fit who your audience is either.

  • @susanyates4233
    @susanyates4233 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do wish you would remove that hideous photo. Nervous people will have nightmares.

  • @hsmd4533
    @hsmd4533 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The background music is distracting and so unsuited for this type of video.

  • @Hellbrought
    @Hellbrought 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As I'm sitting at my computer in pants now slightly too small, I can't help but think... these outfits look much more practical and comfortable 😅 Wearing a breathable and easy to wash tunic beneath harder-to-wash clothes, and if ever things get a bit too snug or loose - no they don't! Pin it a bit different, tie the belt to fit, and done! It's lovely to imagine adjustable-fit and long lasting clothes. Thank you for sharing this video with us!

  • @luca57882
    @luca57882 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so cool, women making clothes and beautiful fashion for thousands of years ❤

  • @florencediemont4081
    @florencediemont4081 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was just wondering how woman breast-fed with this long tunic on, which is then covered and belted with no apparent acces to the upper part of the body. Has anyone figured this out?

  • @sophroniel
    @sophroniel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thay background music is really, really distracting. Please stop!!!!

  • @sheilatagg2699
    @sheilatagg2699 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm really enjoying your videos. Thank you very much.

  • @RomaInvicta202
    @RomaInvicta202 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    People have crushes on famous actresses, I have mine on a French experimental archeologist :)

  • @rahannneon
    @rahannneon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How I was taught to make butter by my Amish grandmother. She used to say that milkmaids have the softest hands. Al

  • @Lunulaana
    @Lunulaana 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Video, thank you. I thought the peplos was greek?

  • @E_FoxSnowspirit
    @E_FoxSnowspirit 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating!!!! This ancient society was so wonderfully economical and took such care because of their handmade fabrics… it’s honestly inspirational

  • @LisaG442
    @LisaG442 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How on earth could a woman breast feed with those tunics with no chest openings?? You’d have to get completely undressed. I’m having trouble believing this clothing would be used by a nursing mother, which to be honest would be all the time for all married girls

  • @FlyingDog2332
    @FlyingDog2332 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This worked so well! Thank you for the tutorial!

  • @YeshuaKingMessiah
    @YeshuaKingMessiah 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Waste SALT on this?! Sand surely! How did ppl have $ for salt to waste, not eat

  • @sara_sofia_1984
    @sara_sofia_1984 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like this way of dressing! It's like wearing blankets on you, cozy!

  • @madder6218
    @madder6218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thankyou ladies and team for a joyful and informative video. I learnt alot and hope to take something from it to use practically.

  • @jacquie3349
    @jacquie3349 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant! Perhaps for an Iron Age belt- try making one with a Lucet (2 prongs) - using french knitting technique which is the same as a simple loom band (though not with elastic bands obvs) just made out of wool. I saw this in a museum when the loom band craze was happening back in 2015/16. The museum said it was an Iron Age/viking age technique for belts and bag straps. Hope this helps and thank you for an excellent video! :)

  • @Sharaklea
    @Sharaklea 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I appreciate all this video. What's distracting is some people complaining about the music. Thank you for the video again. ❤ God bless you.

  • @marybillups4822
    @marybillups4822 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I make butter with the heavy cream from the grocery store?

    • @RomaInvicta202
      @RomaInvicta202 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, most of the people these days don't have access to fresh milk; I use double cream (heavy cream in US), works fine

  • @yuhuie
    @yuhuie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the common types of food eaten, and how common was alcoholic drinks imbibed and what kinds, if you don't mind me asking?

  • @rebekahellenburg8369
    @rebekahellenburg8369 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this has me wondering could i clean my floors like this

  • @Bella-fz9fy
    @Bella-fz9fy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow,I can't believe people in Suffolk in 75 BC were wearing such bling😅Seriously though,those torque necklaces were wonderful!

  • @kikab1695
    @kikab1695 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Je viens de découvrir votre chaîne! J’aime beaucoup ces simples recettes! J’espère que vous pourrez en publier d’autres. Merci!

  • @itsme4693
    @itsme4693 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The pins on her shoulders , that keeps her clothing together, are beautiful. I always use , what called, Scottish pins..

  • @isobelmckenzie-price8813
    @isobelmckenzie-price8813 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is exactly how I was taught to make butter by my grandmother on our farm in Suffolk. If you're from the US, you can use heavy cream (I lived there for a while and it's the same as 'double cream'). We simply left the fresh milk from our cow to stand overnight in a bowl so that the cream floated to the top, and then skimmed it off with a spoon, which is how I guess it would have been done back in the Iron Age. We used butter pats to shape and curl the butter for fancy occasions

  • @janinecobb
    @janinecobb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great instructions, with a sense of humour, love it! 🧀 💛

  • @shuvanidev
    @shuvanidev 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is brilliant!! Thank you. I'd like to also know how to do the head wrap.

  • @lesliewells-ig5dl
    @lesliewells-ig5dl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What type of fabric is the tunic undervthe wool clothes?

    • @magesalmanac6424
      @magesalmanac6424 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m betting nettle or linen

    • @lesliewells-ig5dl
      @lesliewells-ig5dl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@magesalmanac6424 Thanks. I was thinking probably linen. You can make cloth from nettles. I didn't know that. Very interesting!

  • @dvorak920289
    @dvorak920289 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the cleaning tips! Question: how do I clean the brush I used for cleaning all this? Or is that step not important for the overall kitchen hygiene? Confused in 21st century cleaning habits😅

  • @mrssibelius
    @mrssibelius 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great. No background music needed though!

  • @juliebarrett943
    @juliebarrett943 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This music is HIDEOUS. I was really interested in this video content, and couldn’t get past the totally distracting, incongruous Muzak.

  • @etm567
    @etm567 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is she speaking English?

  • @merryhunt9153
    @merryhunt9153 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a person who sews, I am amazed at the size of the wool pieces. They seem to have been woven on an enormous loom, even the checked oval with its single seam. Interesting! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

    • @lady_sir_knight3713
      @lady_sir_knight3713 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I suspect the fabrics may be of modern rather than replica manufacture

  • @davidthomas3165
    @davidthomas3165 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agree that music is extremely annoying I stop watching

  • @munkyjammin
    @munkyjammin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We pick all the leaves from the nettle plant. Very lightly , barely cook them. Throw them in the end of the cooking process & the heat will wilt the prickly hairs. Great in omelettes, quiche, soups ,anything cooked with a some heat.

  • @zazovecchi
    @zazovecchi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very nice

  • @SoldierDrew
    @SoldierDrew 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Grew up sleeping in wool blankets and I still prefer wool socks and wool blankets.

  • @addeenen7684
    @addeenen7684 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I come from the South of the Netherlands and that also applies to almost all my ancestors. I hate woolen clothes. My mother knitted wool underwear, but it gave me a bad rash. Maybe that's why there are non-wool undergarments.

  • @sewdarn2770
    @sewdarn2770 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant. Thanks for showing. How lovely.

  • @slsmith5267
    @slsmith5267 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting content but the music is annoying.

  • @madamemarmot
    @madamemarmot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just lovely.

  • @codename495
    @codename495 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really love the giant oval cloak. I would love something like it in a cozy type textile. Maybe with a really fun fastener.

  • @ajrwilde14
    @ajrwilde14 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'd give anything to go back to living in a close-knit tribe like this!

    • @roadwayrona
      @roadwayrona 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are there not quite a few communes and communities around?

    • @ingerfalch-jacobsen1717
      @ingerfalch-jacobsen1717 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or tightly woven! I don't think knitting was invented yet.

    • @YamiKisara
      @YamiKisara 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just get some friends or move to a community like that (small vilages), but be ready to give up things like Starbucks on every corner. Because you probably don't want to really go back to that time. Y'know, with like 2/3 or your kids dying (if not more), no modern surgery, the danger of famine year after year, and so on.

  • @julienielsen3746
    @julienielsen3746 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So interesting.

  • @hanawana
    @hanawana 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:28

  • @hanawana
    @hanawana 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    CSM