Easiest Way to Make Portable Soup

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  • Portable soup is a meat broth that is condensed to solid form. It was a very common ration/survival food in the 18th century, and it can be used as a wonderful flavor enhancer in any modern dish. Making portable soup, however, takes a long time, and if you don't watch it closely, it is easily ruined. In this video, we show you a easy, nearly fail-safe way to make it at home so that you can take it to your next historical event or have it on hand the next time you need broth or wish to boost the flavor of your favorite dish or soup.
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  • @thekaeru9651
    @thekaeru9651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9843

    Me at 1am : I hope I can sleep soon
    TH-cam: P O R T A B L E S O U P

    • @comawhite015
      @comawhite015 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      SOUP OF THE EVENING
      PORTABLE SOUUUUP

    • @Senioroinkdice322
      @Senioroinkdice322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Soup of hell

    • @AllFoam
      @AllFoam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I laughed out loud at 1am reading this comment. Priceless

    • @triddan5293
      @triddan5293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Literally me right now at 1:52am.

    • @TheGaelicgypsy
      @TheGaelicgypsy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the Kaeru
      HahahahahHa 👍👍

  • @enochbird3862
    @enochbird3862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7195

    I like how he says "even if you're not a historical reenactor yet" like he's planning on converting you lol

    • @stargirl7646
      @stargirl7646 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Enoch Bird I noticed that too haha! It’s only a matter of time... 👀

    • @preppertechnicianee6013
      @preppertechnicianee6013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +390

      Have you accepted 18th century jesus into your kitchen ?

    • @alcaldealer8515
      @alcaldealer8515 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      1:32

    • @matt475
      @matt475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      ONE OF US!

    • @DTux5249
      @DTux5249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@matt475 ONE OF US

  • @TheTrueFool
    @TheTrueFool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4776

    1:33 I love how he says "even if you're not a historical re-enactor yet" as if it's inevitable.

    • @netherdominater9960
      @netherdominater9960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +503

      If you watch the channel for too long without becoming a reenactor,he kidnaps you and performs a demonic nutmeg ritual to forcibly convert you into a reenactor

    • @ranchurdhimster4955
      @ranchurdhimster4955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      Return to settler.

    • @georgecrompton8663
      @georgecrompton8663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      It's a slippery slope tihis is like a gateway drug, you watch this then you make portable soup your hooked

    • @imjustaguy4340
      @imjustaguy4340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @James-en1ob
      @James-en1ob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It is... inevitably

  • @wolfbeam9169
    @wolfbeam9169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4050

    I was like WHAT?! Portable soup?! Then I remembered bullion cubes exist.

    • @guysmiley6152
      @guysmiley6152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Those are 99% msg

    • @coltonprovence833
      @coltonprovence833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +337

      @@pokejust7045 i mean, the effect is the same though

    • @bisketbutter1895
      @bisketbutter1895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@pokejust7045 alchemy

    • @alumlovescake
      @alumlovescake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And those powder packets

    • @nicolerok9100
      @nicolerok9100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +325

      @@guysmiley6152 MSG is not bad for you

  • @feminico2613
    @feminico2613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2071

    Imagine someone pickpocketing you and they grab your portable soup by accident.

    • @Wild-Wolfgang
      @Wild-Wolfgang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

      A crime punishable by death.

    • @gokurocks9
      @gokurocks9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Or better yet, on purpose.

    • @Kittykat.0
      @Kittykat.0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      that would be so sad, I'd have to re-make my portable soup :(

    • @DerVasto
      @DerVasto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      *Skyrim pickpocket looking in your bag*
      "The hell? And only 5% success rate too?!"

    • @samboyd1828
      @samboyd1828 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's a good reason to break some bones

  • @PuckishAngel
    @PuckishAngel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2976

    -Check his pockets, soldier!
    -There is only soup!
    -What do you mean there is only soup?!

    • @vinculaomega5283
      @vinculaomega5283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Where are you right now?

    • @blacknwhitegaming
      @blacknwhitegaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      @@vinculaomega5283 I'm at soup

    • @leeru1413
      @leeru1413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      @@blacknwhitegaming what do you mean your at soup?

    • @SaladSneky
      @SaladSneky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      @@leeru1413 I mean I'm at soup!

    • @redmoon383
      @redmoon383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Code: Ment never dies and I am ABSOLUTELY okay with that.

  • @calebsmithwick8470
    @calebsmithwick8470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8517

    Can you imagine in 300 years there’s gonna be a guy dressed as a college student and making ramen noodles and hot dogs in a coffee maker 😂

    • @joeseatat
      @joeseatat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +385

      I'd watch that cooking show now.

    • @chilliam00
      @chilliam00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +233

      @James F what we think is stupid now may be deemed ingenious in the future.

    • @Icewind007
      @Icewind007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @James F You might be among too many stupid people then. People are smarter than ever. The intelectual divide is increasing, however, just like the class divide. That's caused by the crappy governments.

    • @WildWaver
      @WildWaver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      Yo how is james like "people today are so stupid...." bro utilizing a device for an unintended but beneficial purpose is like... The opposite of stupid.
      Honestly I love it ty OP for a low cost option to make food in a dorm that doesn't allow cooking pads. Never would have thought of that otherwise because I don't drink coffee

    • @dontneedtoknow5836
      @dontneedtoknow5836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Omg shut up. We haven't de-evolved that far have we?

  • @connorbrown8743
    @connorbrown8743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3249

    "Hey man, want some soup?"
    "Yeah sure."
    *reaches into pocket*

    • @remiicario
      @remiicario 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Filthy frank vibes

    • @Dingbobber
      @Dingbobber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LMFAO

    • @nathan8750
      @nathan8750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      “Wait a minute...”

    • @Sabrinawkwafina
      @Sabrinawkwafina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@remiicario ravioli ravioli

    • @Jhudicator
      @Jhudicator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      AHAHAH

  • @metamorphicorder
    @metamorphicorder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5596

    soup rollups

    • @cyrene7784
      @cyrene7784 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      LOL

    • @goodroach9984
      @goodroach9984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I died laughing to this.

    • @JSrises
      @JSrises 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      Soup by the Foot

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      LOL

    • @pratherat
      @pratherat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Market this!

  • @chaoticklutz3633
    @chaoticklutz3633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1724

    *Pssssst, hey kid*
    'Yeah?'
    *Wanna learn how to make portable soup?*
    'Ok'

    • @LiRuiMeng
      @LiRuiMeng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ok, Just give me 5 minutes and 55 seconds, I'll be right back. :D

    • @antony9956
      @antony9956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LiRuiMeng "eh.. the bugger is a second too late! Oh well off i go then..."

    • @CoRLex-jh5vx
      @CoRLex-jh5vx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100th like

    • @williampoole1742
      @williampoole1742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John riding around in a white, windowless covered wagon offering kids portable soup if they get in and listen to his ramblings about Joseph Plumb Martin

    • @melkornumenor7504
      @melkornumenor7504 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Xdxdxdxdxd

  • @miles2957
    @miles2957 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7010

    In 200 years they gonna be talking about instant noodles like this.

    • @moodyspoint7377
      @moodyspoint7377 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      sands they may be talking about it this way much sooner

    • @kittybelgira6284
      @kittybelgira6284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +217

      Bold of you to assume that human beings would still exist haha

    • @lightningandodinify
      @lightningandodinify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@kittybelgira6284 why would we not?

    • @muhsinmehrban1138
      @muhsinmehrban1138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@lightningandodinify killing ourselves and the people who are helping us and killing the planet

    • @lightningandodinify
      @lightningandodinify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@muhsinmehrban1138 what? QoL will be very different because if climate change (for people in my privileged country). I don't see how it would be an existential crisis however. How are we killing ouselves and who are these people helping us?

  • @rainbow_vader
    @rainbow_vader 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Thank you so much! It was so hard carrying around all those soup cans in my pockets

  • @erinralston
    @erinralston 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3904

    Finally, a soup I can throw in my dab rig when I'm on the go

    • @cyanbloodbane5145
      @cyanbloodbane5145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      So I'm not the only who thought that it looked like some dab..lol

    • @joshuavargas9055
      @joshuavargas9055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Just imagine the terpenes...🤔

    • @gluefood781
      @gluefood781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😖😖😂

    • @TheFleury
      @TheFleury 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      That's some mad flavor yo

    • @TheArmedassailant
      @TheArmedassailant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Smoking like some Campbell's soup 😎

  • @bdub4335
    @bdub4335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    Man I love how he just gets right to it. It's like the exact opposite of "click bait"

    • @remyandreurne7661
      @remyandreurne7661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yes and not a 30 sec clip of them making a small mistake and laugh and...

    • @eezle3397
      @eezle3397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He condenses his videos like he condensed that soup

    • @borby4584
      @borby4584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It’s because he’s old-timey, and those days didn’t have clickbait like that

    • @andrewfrey5562
      @andrewfrey5562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its completely irrelevant for me but I find it top quality content

  • @erichansen3703
    @erichansen3703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    I've never heard about this and go hiking all the time, these old recipes have serious modern day use

    • @matthewblackwelder6487
      @matthewblackwelder6487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Seriously! I'm checking all these historic channels out for camping tricks now!

    • @Mrkevi123
      @Mrkevi123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Why not carry chicken bouillon or beef stew seasoning?

    • @WildWaver
      @WildWaver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Bouillon? In your POCKET?! This is better

    • @ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641
      @ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Bullion just makes flavored salt water. This stuff actually has vitamins and nutrients like collagen in it, that's the big difference.

    • @WildWaver
      @WildWaver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 it might not have as much, but like everything is fortified w vitamins these days

  • @Pandorash8
    @Pandorash8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    This is such a fabulous shelf-stable, low-salt alternative to stock cubes❣️ Love it.

  • @ZASurvivalist
    @ZASurvivalist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1819

    This video made me subscribe. Not because I was into making portable soup, but because you seem cool.

    • @FlowingDepths
      @FlowingDepths 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Agreed :)

    • @CzachaDymi
      @CzachaDymi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Same here. First video I've seen.

    • @catherinebeatific535
      @catherinebeatific535 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ZA_Survivalist Right. I love this channel. One of the best IMO on TH-cam.

    • @henrypatterson7305
      @henrypatterson7305 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Randomly happened across the pemmican video. I think youtube threw it at me because I've been watching Primitive Technology. Halfway through that video I opened a dozen other tabs of his videos. I like.

    • @morosek
      @morosek 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And same here:)

  • @ashurean
    @ashurean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    This man would be invaluable during an apocalypse

    • @andrewfrey5562
      @andrewfrey5562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      So in a couple of weeks

    • @Super_IT
      @Super_IT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They had already eat him

    • @michaelpalacio5
      @michaelpalacio5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And now, here we are

    • @AngelaMerici12
      @AngelaMerici12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He is going to leave prepers behind.

    • @jeffreyali3644
      @jeffreyali3644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How Not To an apocalypse would be a million times worse than children looting and burning buildings out of a temper tantrum so......

  • @killaben85
    @killaben85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    So if you took two hardtacks,
    Some portable soup, and some jerky. You would have a survival sandwich and probably the hardest sandwich to eat ever made.

    • @matthewezell1911
      @matthewezell1911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Problem is you'd have no teeth left afterwards. Lol. I know, I know. It could all be softened. A few minutes for the soup, a couple of hours for the jerky, about a week for the hardtack (used to be a Civil War reenactor so I am quite familiar with that stuff).

    • @trenthm
      @trenthm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @DoveAlexa
      @DoveAlexa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like your style

    • @HobbitBroad
      @HobbitBroad 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Replace the jerky with pemmican.......break your pemmican up and throw it in a pan. Cook until the pan is nice and greasy. Pound your hardtack into small bits. Add it to your pan and mix until it's covered in the pemmican fat. Cook a little longer but do not burn. Add a little water at a time constantly sturing until you get a loose gravy. If needed add a little of your portable stew for flavored as well as what other berries and veggies you can procure. Cook until veggies are tender and enjoy.

  • @smackeddie3826
    @smackeddie3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    About as useful as eating soup with a fork...
    This guy: “Jokes on you buddy!”

  • @gatocles99
    @gatocles99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    "Essence of meat"... When those words were uttered, my heart went all aflutter.

    • @ChaosBW
      @ChaosBW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you seen Carl Sagan's meat planet video?
      It's like a spiritual experience.

    • @gatocles99
      @gatocles99 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChaosBW Ha! I will now.

    • @gatocles99
      @gatocles99 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Nero Metal No, best is... essence... of gelfling

    • @ahkwyatt8174
      @ahkwyatt8174 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey that rhymes!

  • @Superintendent_ChaImers
    @Superintendent_ChaImers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3379

    HELP! HELP!!! I'm stuck in an endless loop! This video tells me to watch the soup video, the soup video tells me to watch this one.
    I've been here for 2 years now.
    HELP!
    **Edit** It's been 2 years now... Still stuck in the endless loop. Sanity slowly slipping away.

    • @mowlmowl5345
      @mowlmowl5345 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      lol

    • @nou-jn6uz
      @nou-jn6uz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Oh no that is horrible!

    • @nostalgiakarlk.f.7386
      @nostalgiakarlk.f.7386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Maybe you should have some steamed clams instead of soup.

    • @VossYeti
      @VossYeti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      R u slow

    • @hollywoodburford
      @hollywoodburford 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@VossYeti there's always that one guy responding to a comment who has no clue what a joke is. He always insults the person who made the joke, calling them slow or stupid, and doesn't realize that he is the dumbass in that situation.
      Don't be that guy.

  • @vinny2519
    @vinny2519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +798

    18th century: "we may have portable soup but maybe in like 2015 we'll have flying automobiles"
    2015: *P O R T A B L E S O U P*

    • @LiRuiMeng
      @LiRuiMeng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      When I can eat a flying car, I'll change my mind.

    • @masonsykes2240
      @masonsykes2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kaistzar2831 Did you mean: _Peel P50_

    • @jaredwarner8070
      @jaredwarner8070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Automobiles werent even a thing then

    • @53gaDr34mc4st
      @53gaDr34mc4st 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "What in Heaven's Name is an 'automobile'?"

    • @lordwunglerbeckett
      @lordwunglerbeckett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@53gaDr34mc4st Well, one may guess it's something mobile and automatic

  • @UncommonNews777
    @UncommonNews777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    When I made mine, I used chicken legs. I took the meat from the slow cooker, shredded it up real small, salted it, and dried it out on a low temp. It is WONDERFUL.

  • @MLBBSlash
    @MLBBSlash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2184

    james : "18th century cooking"
    also james : "take out your slow cooker...."

    • @steakeater4557
      @steakeater4557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +278

      also james: EASIEST WAY TO MAKE PORTABLE SOUP COMPARED TO THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

    • @dextersdevil6994
      @dextersdevil6994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lmbo

    • @Dark_Jester89
      @Dark_Jester89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      It would take hours and hours. Basically monitoring the heat. Read the bio of the video, it's a fool proof way to do it.

    • @HighPriestessUk
      @HighPriestessUk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @billydee4272
      @billydee4272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Ye Old Crock Pote

  • @chrisgutierrez4823
    @chrisgutierrez4823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    "Even if you're not a reenactor... yet" this is no longer a choice, it's out of your hands.

    • @Tokmurok
      @Tokmurok 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      We will absorb old culture and individuality, resistance is futile.

    • @mikemeadows2046
      @mikemeadows2046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I submit

    • @卂匚几
      @卂匚几 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Knock knock it’s the 18th century!

    • @virginiahoffman2547
      @virginiahoffman2547 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bwahahaha

  • @jtgarner1970
    @jtgarner1970 8 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    Who on earth would dislike this??? This is an amazingly unique way of learning about history through one palate. I stumbled across this channel a few weeks ago and subscribed. Thank you gentleman for all the hard work and splendid videos! Cheers

    • @townsends
      @townsends  8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Thanks for the great comment!

    • @kristingallo2158
      @kristingallo2158 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's also a good way to get away from processed products. I'm old school with food, I dislike the sodium and artificial foods.

    • @corneliusbrown3112
      @corneliusbrown3112 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Kristin Gallo me to

    • @StaticFalconar
      @StaticFalconar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Just what part of this recipe isn't processing the food?
      Processed products isn't just another term for chemicals.

    • @kristingallo2158
      @kristingallo2158 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      StaticFalconar I prefer my food without gmos and cancer agents. Thanks

  • @stephenturner757
    @stephenturner757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I don't know if anyone else is reading the Aubrey/Maturin series, but these videos really help to visualize a lot of the ship's food.

    • @technobabble123
      @technobabble123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I haven't read any of the books, but Master and Commander is one of my favorite foods

    • @jmackmcneill
      @jmackmcneill ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, my first thought when I saw the video title: "Stephen praises this stuff to hight heaven!"

  • @zozzle3498
    @zozzle3498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1932

    “we need to bring the soup with us”
    2nd traveler: “maybe we should find another food-“
    *”we need to bring the soup with us”*

    • @dannilainne385
      @dannilainne385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      This has serious Second Breakfast vibes

    • @MaxelWong
      @MaxelWong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Back then when it was fking cold everywhere, yeah Soup mighta been a solid idea xD

    • @airriflemaniac
      @airriflemaniac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ahahah

    • @JJ-qo7th
      @JJ-qo7th 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You don't throw away good soup. Of course you bring it with you.

    • @firenze5317
      @firenze5317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MaxelWong 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @supersecret604
    @supersecret604 5 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    Hank Hill: you can't keep running away with my soup dale.
    Dale: *P O C K E T S O U P*

  • @tammyt3434
    @tammyt3434 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1194

    "Even if you're not a historical reenactor -yet-" I knew it! He's trying to brainwash us! Flee! Flee before he... oh, that looks good.

    • @snakeoi1sean
      @snakeoi1sean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      It's his enthusiasm that will eventually win you, might as well get fitted for a tri-corner hat now.

    • @jonathantan2469
      @jonathantan2469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It's been a year. How's your marksmanship with the Brown Bess going? ;)

    • @BadDogHats
      @BadDogHats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahahahaha!

  • @cyrthurix
    @cyrthurix ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Our forefathers and mothers were so ingenious in finding ways to preserve food for as long as possible. Imagine being the first person to figure this out, you'd feel like a god. You effectively turned a whole bunch of your stock into a lightweight yet dense packet without much loss. It's stuff like this that enabled us to roam so far and wide and eventually settle on the entire world. We live in an age now where few or none of these incredible ideas have to be used by ourselves anymore, and without channels like this much would be lost on us. Thank you.

  • @zackmclemore198
    @zackmclemore198 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    There is something delightfully incongruous about seeing the slow cooker sitting there in your historically accurate kitchen!

  • @mikecastellon4545
    @mikecastellon4545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Boss at work : what’s that in your pocket? Me: soup.....

    • @shabanoozytv8265
      @shabanoozytv8265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      why tf should your boss aks whats in your pocket?

    • @half.blight
      @half.blight 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hypoint common 21st century problem

  • @Forevertrue
    @Forevertrue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    And I thought bullion was something relatively new! I remember hearing my grand father talking to his brother about pocket soup when he was in grade school. I no nothing of the discussion but the term. I am 68. I was about 6.

  • @drlegendre
    @drlegendre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Beef shanks are high up among the most flavorful cuts on the entire animal. If you've not had it, try making a barley-beef or other grain / vegetable beef soup with them.
    Cooking times will be long, so it's a good option for pressure cooking to at least get the bulk of the tenderizing done. Otherwise a long simmer in the crockpot is the thing.
    If you live near a Vietnamese grocery, pick up a package each of beef shanks and flank, along with some carrots and the spice mixture for bo kho. Bo kho is a French-Vietnamese stew that's simply amazing.

  • @thefatebringer2046
    @thefatebringer2046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    When you put all your skill points into provisioning

    • @jonwebb9172
      @jonwebb9172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Survivalist skill maxed fo sho

  • @legobattledroid7979
    @legobattledroid7979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    My TH-cam recommended: "There's only soup"
    Me: "what do you mean there is only soup"
    Recommended: "There's only soup"

    • @greatmusicmaster7946
      @greatmusicmaster7946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Why are you buying clothes at the soup store

    • @Uthael_Kileanea
      @Uthael_Kileanea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Searched for this reference. Would've written it myself if you hadn't. Have my upvote.

  • @ryngak
    @ryngak 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I gotta say, for some reason my favorite episodes are the ones where you talk about old preservation technique. Hard tack, portable soup, etc. Would you guys mind doing an episode on smoked and pickled foods as well? Like smoked haddock (although that was more of a German thing to be fair, but you get the idea I hope.)

  • @anzonio17
    @anzonio17 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Even if you are not a historical reenactor "yet"... I love this man so much

  • @firiel2366
    @firiel2366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I just finished reading Undaunted Courage, about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Before leaving, Lewis bought up all the portable soup he could lay hands on. It was expensive stuff!

    • @Arbeedubya
      @Arbeedubya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That and a whole bunch of "Rush's Thunderbolts" (or "Thunderclappers").

    • @TheLifeOfAnIndividual
      @TheLifeOfAnIndividual 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The cure all lol

  • @gremlinbros
    @gremlinbros 4 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    I just finished up trying this my first time. Worked like a charm especially using a slow cooker. I love it and the leftover meat was used to make potted meat. Thinking of using it to make pemmican with the leftover meat next time. Loved it and the video made it easy as pie!

    • @jorenbosmans8065
      @jorenbosmans8065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you try making Pemmican with it and if so, how did it go?

    • @gremlinbros
      @gremlinbros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jorenbosmans8065 no I haven’t tried that but I doubt you would have good results being as this is not the same as rendered suet used in making pemmican. It’s would be closer to jello than suet.

    • @qwatsdat
      @qwatsdat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pemmican is food for survival. It is not tasty. Don't make it expecting to enjoy it.

  • @LaDivinaLover
    @LaDivinaLover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    “Portmanteau Pottage” I love that!!! That’s what I’m gonna start calling my bouillon cubes!

  • @erickamphof
    @erickamphof ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I’ve done a similar thing with chicken stock before, reduced all the way down until there’s no water, poured into a container and frozen. Its easy to slice out of the freezer but i made the addition of pork hocks for extra gelatin.👍🏻

    • @gqfrisk5727
      @gqfrisk5727 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      for extra chicken flavour, instead of pork hocks you could use chicken feet for a similar effect

    • @beatnik6806
      @beatnik6806 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wonder if ice cube molds would be a convenient way to store and use it 😂

    • @elizabethporter6398
      @elizabethporter6398 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've done that with reduced concentrated broth, so I only filled the tray cubes half way. Then I put it in freezer bags and one cube makes a cup or so of broth. ​@@beatnik6806

  • @MTGMitch
    @MTGMitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3146

    Directions unclear. Scalding hot soup in my pocket.

    • @nelzelpher2088
      @nelzelpher2088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      MTG Mitch I can see how that may happen. It happened to me.

    • @thatkidslipport8909
      @thatkidslipport8909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I see this as an absolute win

    • @Wolfietherrat
      @Wolfietherrat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      MTG Mitch oh you made me laugh. Your drawers must be wet too😃

    • @-exillion-4307
      @-exillion-4307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Nothing worse than scalding hot soup inside bat country

    • @hsmacaraig
      @hsmacaraig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Austin Downing Of course! Who doesn’t?

  • @juliesantee5678
    @juliesantee5678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +755

    That wouldn't last sitting out on my counter. It would become a gelatinous cat treat.

    • @thuss5162
      @thuss5162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      OMG That would not do well for your carpet🐱💩

    • @bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963
      @bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Will and Julie Santee
      It would be good for cat food.

    • @edrenajones5960
      @edrenajones5960 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Cadence James be careful not to salt. Too much salt will kill their leetle kidneys.

    • @Delicious_J
      @Delicious_J 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@edrenajones5960 Cats have extremely efficient kidneys, to the point that they can actually drink seawater without any ill effects. It's not recommended to give cats seawater though its more like a handy survival mechanism.

    • @peacemakerjo6166
      @peacemakerjo6166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like jerky for your cat

  • @phoenixfire5046
    @phoenixfire5046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Apocalypse happens
    Me: befriend all the building, survival and historical reenactor youtubers.

  • @nickdirienzo2849
    @nickdirienzo2849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I appreciate the way you bring history to life. Thank you Sir, with love.

  • @impactodelsurenterprise2440
    @impactodelsurenterprise2440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Finally I can embark on the journey to Mordor, with a bindle of portable soup.

  • @carwyn3691
    @carwyn3691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    Ah, the Hamilton Beach slow cooker, just like Lewis and Clark used

    • @autumnfall8829
      @autumnfall8829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😁😁😁😁😁

    • @soozannuhh
      @soozannuhh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same print and everything. really true to the era.

  • @sarahstrom8927
    @sarahstrom8927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    "Essence of meat"
    Ron Swanson wants to know your location.

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ron Swanson probably knows how to make this

    • @dale7226
      @dale7226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      haha bacon wishkey ;)

    • @matthewanthony4606
      @matthewanthony4606 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who?

  • @prjndigo
    @prjndigo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I would suggest allowing the counteranacronism of spooning the still warm fluid final material into silicone stick ice cube trays for portion control and ease of handling after cooling.

  • @rakhmathadita3917
    @rakhmathadita3917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Watching this channel made me appcreciated packet buoillion

  • @notrainnwilson6857
    @notrainnwilson6857 7 ปีที่แล้ว +618

    This guy is like a Bob Ross of food

    • @dramaends
      @dramaends 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rudolph Jacobson for some reason he reminds me of Les Stroud from Survivorman.

    • @notrainnwilson6857
      @notrainnwilson6857 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      dramaends yeah!

    • @littlebird3167
      @littlebird3167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg I was just thinking that! You must've been as high as I am when you watched it.

    • @enocherone
      @enocherone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      topkek

    • @dethkruzer
      @dethkruzer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that is actually a really good analogy

  • @darrianweathington1923
    @darrianweathington1923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    I like to call it Crouching Soup, hidden broth. Or Ninja stock

    • @jessicahare5910
      @jessicahare5910 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Darrian Weathington only if it’s a tiger or dragon broth

    • @17h127
      @17h127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The comment section never disappoints lol.

    • @LiRuiMeng
      @LiRuiMeng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jessicahare5910 love the name you use btw haha

    • @jessicahare5910
      @jessicahare5910 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ruimeng li thanks

  • @szymonsopata1338
    @szymonsopata1338 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im gonna make it and use it! I usually make more broth, reduce it a bit and freeze it but it takes some space.
    This recipe is what I need!

  • @heru-deshet359
    @heru-deshet359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Coffee in the civil war was made like this by boiling coffee, milk and sugar until it became a thick paste. It was reconstituted with hot water in the battlefield.

    • @Aatell764
      @Aatell764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's interesting I wouldn't mind trying that it would be pretty cool to have while out camping some real "instant" coffee

    • @heru-deshet359
      @heru-deshet359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Aatell764 Tastes pretty good!

    • @duckmeat4674
      @duckmeat4674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Aatell764 you can just bring coffee sugar, and dried milk with you instead.. or bring milk capsules..

    • @Aatell764
      @Aatell764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@duckmeat4674 Or I can make a fun experience out of it and not use the easy way.

    • @scottwales5966
      @scottwales5966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Coffee instant type II has found a competitor

  • @ThePsychoReturns
    @ThePsychoReturns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I like "pocket soup" myself. Sounds like something Dale Gribble would throw at someone.

    • @keepermovin5906
      @keepermovin5906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Who is this dale gribble you speak of? That is rusty shackleford

    • @rayamat01
      @rayamat01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      pocket sand!

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Damnit Dale!

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damnit Dale!

    • @justinhayes2194
      @justinhayes2194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shackleford.....Rusty Shackleford

  • @izamanaick
    @izamanaick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Electric Slowcookers were probably among the most popular 18thC cooking devices.

    • @kenbibbee837
      @kenbibbee837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If only they had electric

    • @Arbeedubya
      @Arbeedubya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kenbibbee837 I bet they had Ben Franklin come over and hook his kite up then waited for a thunderstorm.

    • @SuzanneU
      @SuzanneU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      oh please! He clearly says you can cook it over an open fire or on a stovetop.

    • @rogue3404
      @rogue3404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SuzanneU should i woooosh you?

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor ปีที่แล้ว

      Wood stove with a few coals still glowing

  • @ZombieDilba
    @ZombieDilba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Me: well, the all nighter is finished and I submitted the test, time for sleep
    TH-cam: portable soup
    Me: I dont wanna sleep anymore

  • @lemonade2473
    @lemonade2473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    It’s so funny seeing a slow cooker in an 18th century kitchen.

    • @LiTTLeDizZyUriNe
      @LiTTLeDizZyUriNe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Lemonade Ye Olde Kitchenmate

    • @PhatKochi
      @PhatKochi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao so true

    • @oscard.lisboa6105
      @oscard.lisboa6105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      U want him to sit in front of a fire feeding it twigs so id doesnt die out for 8 hours then about 24 hours?

    • @popespalace823
      @popespalace823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@oscard.lisboa6105 yes that's good content

    • @arjund.4817
      @arjund.4817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      People clearly don’t understand. This is the EASIEST way to make this food, not the most historically accurate one.

  • @shadesilverwing7985
    @shadesilverwing7985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2371

    Just pull out your 18th century slow cooker...

    • @shaneschannel9289
      @shaneschannel9289 8 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      +Shade Silverwing The video is called the "easiest way" not the most historically accurate way lol.

    • @capnheehee8103
      @capnheehee8103 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      +Shade Silverwing Haha, "reenactment" is only practical to a certain extent. I doubt he's lying when he says the original method required hours upon hours of constant babysitting. This was easy when you were a dedicated cook with literally nothing else to do with your day, but ... I don't mind the compromise in this case if the end result is the same.

    • @thaliat4094
      @thaliat4094 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Shade Silverwing i just pulled out my 18th century open fire

    • @YT4Me57
      @YT4Me57 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Shade Silverwing LOL!

    • @havenosmellleavenoname382
      @havenosmellleavenoname382 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shade Silverwing just pull out your 2012 soilent green..

  • @seamus6387
    @seamus6387 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I have made Portable Soup just like this and I agree, don't ever season it! The process of cooking down that much broth can throw off the flavors so it works better with a plain broth. I also know one easy way to dry it out once it's gelatinous. Lay it on some cloth, or filter paper, and put it on a box fan that is blowing downwards and drawing air past/around the whole mess. It's a bit like a dehydrator without the heat.

    • @wemo8722
      @wemo8722 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Would it be ok to just add salt? I don't like meat cooked without salt and since we would be eating that meat i would want the salt cause it is just not the same when you add salt after the fact.

    • @KryssLaBryn
      @KryssLaBryn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It would probably end up something like marmite or vegemite once it had been reduced. Perhaps do something like a barbecue sauce? I use the same cuts of meat in a similar way, simmering them slowly in a homemade barbecue sauce. A richly flavourful sauce like that with the relatively-finely minced meat ought to not end up bland in the centre; simmer it in the sauce once it's been removed as in here for at least an hour and the flavour ought to penetrate it.
      I am going to have to try this for camping! When I bring cold roasts along I add the gelatin from it as well; I didn't know it could be reduced!

  • @crazyasian7945
    @crazyasian7945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    An old time bullion, that’s actually cool

  • @cjkline5111
    @cjkline5111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    sir. I just made some of your portable soup. This is the easiest recipe i've found to date. thank you, W.C Kline

  • @redbuzzardbass
    @redbuzzardbass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1105

    My problem would be the drying period. I'm sure cat saliva would end up pretty much all the'd be left.

    • @oldtimerlee8820
      @oldtimerlee8820 9 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Andrew Jackson Put the broth in your cat carrier & close the door to keep the cat out of it. :-)

    • @johnking7902
      @johnking7902 9 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      +Andrew Jackson Make the pocket soup using your cat as the meat.

    • @edgarvalencia3657
      @edgarvalencia3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      John King I rike the way you think. Then just add ramen!

    • @UGWilson
      @UGWilson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Come on, it's a LITTLE funny.

    • @michaelst.george6214
      @michaelst.george6214 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I have always said that cats are just taco meat on a stick. :-)

  • @johnrobinson4445
    @johnrobinson4445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This gentleman is one of the best TH-camrs out there.

  • @ArtypNk
    @ArtypNk ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember my grandmother making this when I was very young, and I have to say, it really does add heaps of flavour to a simple quick vegetable soup. Stock cubes doo too, but the flavour this gives is very different.

  • @davidyee5242
    @davidyee5242 8 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    Lewis and Clark brought about 300 pounds of this with them when they did their expedition.

    • @AlderDragon
      @AlderDragon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Really? That's interesting!

    • @Phoca_Vitulina
      @Phoca_Vitulina 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      woah, those guys weren't kidding around!

    • @mallo4424
      @mallo4424 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Lewis and Clark: the new adventures of Soup-erman!

    • @BrianBinOR
      @BrianBinOR 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      My son and I visited Fort Clatsop this past summer. No, they weren't fooling around. When game was plentiful, they ate roughly 1 bison or 3 deer every day. average calorie intake was 12-15 thousand per man per day.

    • @dglesterhardunkichud5178
      @dglesterhardunkichud5178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      RexHavoc LOL awesome comment

  • @HaphazardHomestead
    @HaphazardHomestead 9 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    That's great! It's nice that you modernized it to makes success more assured and reliable.

  • @benleonard36
    @benleonard36 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1041

    soooo.... soup jerky?

    • @piter4595
      @piter4595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      David R so meat taffy

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      My first thoughts exactly, I'd eat that if i was hiking.

    • @twentyninedoesnotlastforev5455
      @twentyninedoesnotlastforev5455 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You probably wouldn't want to eat this as is.

    • @Hotdog_pimpin
      @Hotdog_pimpin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Look like hardened shart

    • @KaiTenSatsuma
      @KaiTenSatsuma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was wondering out of curiosity how it would taste it you took a chunk and sucked on it....

  • @pea2619
    @pea2619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    If my history teacher told use to write a 1000 word essay on this channel,
    I’ll triple that

    • @PulpParadise
      @PulpParadise 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤

  • @prof.badfellow9868
    @prof.badfellow9868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Food is such an excellent and often overlooked window into history. Great series!

    • @jakelynch5113
      @jakelynch5113 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel like history revolves around food, but everything else we do is just to make sure we have it

    • @prof.badfellow9868
      @prof.badfellow9868 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jakelynch5113 Food and drink, Mr. Lynch. What better study of humanity? Timeless

    • @jakelynch5113
      @jakelynch5113 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@prof.badfellow9868 oops almost forgot the other ingredient of life !

    • @prof.badfellow9868
      @prof.badfellow9868 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jakelynch5113 Cheers, salut and skål

    • @Solais1019
      @Solais1019 ปีที่แล้ว

      Food is fascinating, and I find myself often falling back on it for world building in my fantasy writings. More than other elements, I find it much easier to structure world setting implications through food. It's universally relatable!

  • @tylerm124
    @tylerm124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is pretty cool idea for backpacking. Especially if you know what local plants are edible you could easily make stews and such on the trail with little extra weight.

  • @DrJillSM
    @DrJillSM 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I did this with a slow cooker of "stew meat" leftovers after processing our own deer. The portable soup with venison bone and meat is fabulous!

    • @DrJillSM
      @DrJillSM 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DrJill SM I used a 3 day slow cooking on low with the venison in the pot to have success and 4 days with the beef in the pot to have success. After these days I removed meat, cooled and skimmed and strained it went back into the slow cooker on low for 18-20 hours and I got the gel which I was able to dry. It took a lot longer than your video said, but the process did work. I was using a Hamilton Beach oval crock pot.

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, deer.

    • @daszer6963
      @daszer6963 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oooh, that sounds delicious!

  • @fixinggrace
    @fixinggrace 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Really interesting video. Never even heard of portable soup until today.

  • @lovelly2
    @lovelly2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I don't know how I came upon this channel, but I've been binge watching for the past 2 hours. I absolutely love historical stuff! And you're voice is soooo soothing!

    • @AD-gs7zb
      @AD-gs7zb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lovelly2 the like I have you was for the first part of your comment.

    • @EtherMusicBox
      @EtherMusicBox 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He totally does have a killer voice to listen to

  • @BadDogHats
    @BadDogHats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Making portable soup has turned into a month long epic saga. Started with 2 chicken carcases, and a moth later i have 2 big slabs of leather like substance... but still have some squishy parts! Im allergic to corn, so im hoping this is enough homemade bullion to last a while. Love you townsends!

  • @giuliagiuliana
    @giuliagiuliana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was the first video from this channel that I watched... It is still interesting as it was the first time I saw it! Thank you for all your videos

  • @theresa5797
    @theresa5797 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My parents met at a pre revolutionary war Market Fair and as kids, we reenacted the lifestyle of those times. This channel is awesome! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

    • @matthiasthulman4058
      @matthiasthulman4058 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is incredibly wholesome and kinda romantic as far as the relationship part

    • @wisconsingoldrush8270
      @wisconsingoldrush8270 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bulshit your parents met before the Revolutionary War! Do you know how old they would be? Do you know how old you would be at this point? I think your story stinks

    • @barry9460
      @barry9460 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike Rophone reenactment

  • @katomiccomics202
    @katomiccomics202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    _“It’s like soup..._
    _BUT PORTABLE!”_
    - *some guy, 1769*

    • @aralmizori8925
      @aralmizori8925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AWWWWWWW!

    • @abrt31074
      @abrt31074 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The beginning of capitalism. It’s so beautiful.

    • @ancelrick5396
      @ancelrick5396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The best one.... thanks

    • @PublicWifi
      @PublicWifi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      EUREKA!!!

  • @giausjulius4
    @giausjulius4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    One of these days I am going to make a camping kit out of hard tack, salt pork and portable soup. All I need is some local veggies from my forest or garden and voila, dinner.

  • @bumblebee560
    @bumblebee560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Oh, this is wild! So fun fact: the reduced stage right before you move on to dehydration is known in professional kitchens as demi glace, and it makes *phenomenal* pan sauces.

  • @thejoker7477
    @thejoker7477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Coronavirus outbreak
    Me: hold my chicken soup chips

  • @sirfoogleton
    @sirfoogleton 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wipes out brand new slow cooker in 18 hundreds*

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Me: Hello there, id like to invite you to dinner gorgeous.
    Girl: Ummmm, ok. Sure
    Me: *Pulls portable soup out of back pocket.*

    • @TragoudistrosMPH
      @TragoudistrosMPH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Girl: *calls FBI*

    • @TrollHiddenCave
      @TrollHiddenCave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      FBI : sir we're going to have to bring you in for being weird

    • @WR3ND
      @WR3ND 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Soup: "..."

    • @shitbox7853
      @shitbox7853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smooth

  • @jayst
    @jayst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel has shown me the joy in reenactment. Thank you Mr Townsends.

  • @sc400gilliland
    @sc400gilliland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    I thought the title was portable soap ....I was like soap is already portable lol

    • @JayP-ct8xz
      @JayP-ct8xz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I read it the same.

    • @haydencook682
      @haydencook682 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah... This is how you make soap

    • @___echo___
      @___echo___ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Abradolf Lincler yeah but not nearly as portabke as dried like here

  • @momthree789
    @momthree789 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So happy to see a video on this. I did this last year but used a dehydrator on low to dry it out. It worked great. I placed the pieces in a jar and vacuum sealed it. Just had a cup of broth today and it's still good. I love this idea.

    • @oldtimerlee8820
      @oldtimerlee8820 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      momthree789 Most variable temperature dehydrators should work fine, as long a fruit leather (or equivalent) tray liners are used. May actually work faster if the gel somewhat liquefies which would aid in moisture release. Thanks for mentioning your results, as I haven't tried dehydrating broth/stock yet. May experiment with one of the new Swanson No Salt Added broths in an Excalibur dehydrator. Good way to see if I like the results before investing in making the stock from scratch. BTW, love that FoodSavor jar sealer attachment, too. :-)

    • @momthree789
      @momthree789 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oldtimer Lee No investment necessary....I put the leftovers from a chicken...use all the bones...with chopped onions and celery, salt and pepper in a slow cooker....fill with water.... and let it cook on low over night. The bones get soft....I crushed them to release more marrow. Strain it and place the broth on the stove to boil down untill thick. When cooled, spoon onto fruit leather trays for your dehydrator and allow to dry.
      It's such a convenient way to make broth....especially when you're sick...no fuss...just pop a few pieces into hot water and you have instant broth...it's delicious...much better than store bought broth and you don't have to store cans and worry about expiration dates. :)
      I love my food saver jar attachment, too...I seal everything in large canning jars...even chips...they never go stale. I opened a jar of chips that were a year old and they were still fresh. LOVE IT!

    • @keithrayeski3147
      @keithrayeski3147 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      great approach!

  • @charlesedwardcheese5558
    @charlesedwardcheese5558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This video always pops up in my recommended whenever I feel down, and it always makes me smile. It’s just so calming for some reason. This one and the hard tack one. :)

  • @sashasaettele
    @sashasaettele ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is great! I‘ve been wondering for a long time if there was a way to make something akin to instant broth at home from the chicken broth or beef broth I freshly cook. As I‘m allergic to many foods and most instant broths contain at least one of those ingredients (and those that don’t aren’t always great tasting) it is very difficult to have a quick and convenient way of making soup. Plus I don’t have a lot of space in the small freezing compartment of the fridge to store large amounts of soup that I could just defrost whenever I need it. This portable soup may well be the answer to my problem. Thank you for bringing this old method to my attention! ❤

  • @Fae_van
    @Fae_van 4 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    "Even if you're not a reenactor... *YET* "
    Why he gotta say it like that.

    • @LuvzToLol21
      @LuvzToLol21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Your fate has been sealed

    • @Fae_van
      @Fae_van 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@LuvzToLol21 "you've watched the cursed soup video, now your fate is sealed, and your destiny has been altered... *YOU WILL BE A REENACTOR!!* MwhHaHaHaha!..

    • @flyman4084
      @flyman4084 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’ll get you one of these days

    • @Marqan
      @Marqan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Resistance is futile!

    • @randybobandy4801
      @randybobandy4801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Re-enactment is fun, a wholesome way to enjoy the outdoors, meet people and essentially LARP in an edifying way. :)

  • @MichaelFearnleyBass
    @MichaelFearnleyBass 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This channel is fantastic. I came across this video after trying to see how it would be possible to make my own stock cubes, but this seems so much better. Your enthusiastic and genuine manner makes your videos a pleasure to watch, even if, like me, you have no knowledge of the subject matter!
    Keep up the great work!

  • @mannyramirez5630
    @mannyramirez5630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "Pocket Soup" the cousin of Pocket Sand.

    • @burgerking220
      @burgerking220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shashasha

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And pocket rocks!
      (Best for playing with around deep pools!) 😆👍

    • @grungeknuckle5577
      @grungeknuckle5577 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just make sure not to mix up your sand pocket with your soup pocket.

  • @richters3renestorm
    @richters3renestorm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This truly was the greatest example of how they used their slow cookers back in the day

    • @yungtwun
      @yungtwun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣

    • @Dark_Jester89
      @Dark_Jester89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He modernized it to show the recipe, not the hassle of maintaining the heat.

    • @richters3renestorm
      @richters3renestorm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Dark_Jester89 We all know that. Its called a joke, dude.

  • @nyar2352
    @nyar2352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *laughs madly*
    I never thought that modern historical reenactment would become a source of understanding Sumerian and Babylonian stuff. There was something similar back then!
    You, sir, are amazing. Thank you for these videos and all the work you put in!!

  • @adamrasmussen9939
    @adamrasmussen9939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love these videos. Not a history buff, nor am I likely to actually make any of these recipes, but theyre so enjoyable to watch. Like Sunday afternoon Discovery channel when I was a kid.

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    I like this!! So much delicious essence

    • @Trund27
      @Trund27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ray Mak CONCENTRATED

    • @DonutCookie
      @DonutCookie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I ALWAYS see your comments on all the videos I watch!

    • @featheryfemme
      @featheryfemme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hello again, new Justin Y.

    • @polarbear367
      @polarbear367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DonutCookie it's a bot or somethin

    • @ahmdjoiya
      @ahmdjoiya 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not just delicious, but packed with energy as well!

  • @richardthompson14
    @richardthompson14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Had great success making this with deer bones. I’m storing it in a jar with rice to absorb any excess moisture there might be.

    • @Peace2all4vr
      @Peace2all4vr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Richard Thompson... Good idea!! Do you have any idea how long it can be stored?

    • @flupsdarups3897
      @flupsdarups3897 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats super cool

  • @NububuChan
    @NububuChan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Everyone's talking about "portable soup" but you're all sleeping on motherfreaking P O C K E T soup! *POCKET* S O U P!