The Poor Sailor's Feast

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  • The occupation of a sailor in the 18th century was incredibly difficult. Working conditions were very difficult and extremely dangerous. Food was often times scarce, sometimes even fresh seemed impossible to find. What would a feast look like for a sailor?
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  • @townsends
    @townsends  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Simple wooden bowl www.townsends.us/products/wooden-bowl-wb898-p-118

    • @slashr648
      @slashr648 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      this is in fact a Simple wooden bowl

    • @oksanaprokuda8930
      @oksanaprokuda8930 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How was raisins used...didn't catch it

    • @asdf2593
      @asdf2593 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      28 bucks lmao

    • @jin_cotl
      @jin_cotl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@asdf2593yeah it’s kind of expensive for a bowl

  • @spammyv
    @spammyv ปีที่แล้ว +4830

    I've always loved that this channel was willing to go past the big names and mythologized moments to examine the lives of the poor and the common soldiers and sailors.

    • @captainwallard2788
      @captainwallard2788 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Agreed. Best channel of its kind in my humble opinion. :)

    • @digdug1577
      @digdug1577 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      a peoples history!

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I'd love to see more crossovers with Michael Twitty as well, considering the lives of the enslaved and their experiences. I'm sure he's busy on his own projects but that is an often neglected part of history as it is taught in schools and well worth learning of.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@SavageGreywolf That would be awesome. The institution of slavery is typically portrayed in a very two-dimensional way, either glorified through rose-tinted glasses or condemned as nothing but pure misery for the people in it. But it existed for hundreds of years here in the US and the lives of enslaved people were just as complex and varied as the lives of everyone else at the time.

    • @TheAxeaman
      @TheAxeaman ปีที่แล้ว +44

      It's by design that we don't talk about the poor and the workers because if we did, then we would start to understand that without us, nothing is gonna happen. We the workers push the wheels of time forward.

  • @hannahpumpkins4359
    @hannahpumpkins4359 ปีที่แล้ว +1780

    I worked on a commercial fishing boat in the Florida Keys - the captain would give us all grog after working really hard. If he put ice in your grog, you knew he was exceptionally happy with your work efforts - if you got 2 cups of grog, captain was proud of you and you'd most likely be able to take a nap/rest for a while too as a reward... I worked my way up to being the 1st Mate, and to this day I miss sailing at night, when the crew was quiet because they were busy getting everything ready, and the captain would have me at the helm while he checked the fishing reports and charted and logged... On moonless nights it felt like we were floating in space because of all the stars reflected in the calm water, everywhere you looked. I always liked to feel in the wheel the vibration of the engines, and loved the sound of the water churned up behind us, which made a gentle 'woosh', very rhythmically, or the lapping of the waves against the bow as we ran... But of course getting back from the trip it was nice to eat good quality food - instead of like once when I went to take a bite out of my piece of pizza and a wave broke over us, drenching the pizza, which then tasted like brine with a hint of fish! Anyway, here on my desk I have 3 bottles of various rums - I love the stuff, and drink a little each day in the evening, and it reminds me of being at sea.

    • @captainggttv3243
      @captainggttv3243 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Awesome story

    • @laika6661
      @laika6661 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Beautiful comment. Thank you for sharing

    • @chiconeededthemoney
      @chiconeededthemoney ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I served in the US Navy for four years. The duty station I loved working on was on the bridge at night. When I wasn't busy with the radar, I was an Operations Specialist, I'd love looking at the night sky. Being in the middle of the Atlantic was an experience. The whole of the Milky Way, the stars. I don't miss the military much but I miss those nights.

    • @parkerstroh6586
      @parkerstroh6586 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I just want to say this was lovely to read

    • @human4582
      @human4582 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's so magical. Thank you for sharing the awesomeness!

  • @dimitarhristov8704
    @dimitarhristov8704 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +399

    As a sailor, I find this video not only so full of information, but it`s kind of emotional too :) At the point where you are tired to the brink of exhaustion of everyday work, and also your ears are ringing from the constant rolling and pitching, when you can barely decide on eating rather than going straight to the hammock.... such a simple dish could be a bliss. Cheers, good sir, for you are a spirited soul indeed :) ! God bless!

  • @urskrik6353
    @urskrik6353 ปีที่แล้ว +946

    As a poor man myself I cannot thank you enough for the teachings about a poor mans food. This information is littarily filling my belly.

    • @exidy-yt
      @exidy-yt ปีที่แล้ว +152

      It's astounding how much flavour and nutrition you can get out of very inexpensive ingredients. A medium cabbage, a small onion, a few oz of butter and 2L of $1 no-name brand chicken stock (plus pepper, garlic salt and rice if you want) gives you a giant pot of tasty soup that can easily feed you for 2 days for less then you pay for a small lunch at even McDonald's today.

    • @Twinsidedsoldier
      @Twinsidedsoldier ปีที่แล้ว +26

      ​@@exidy-yt Something I'm curious to make now.

    • @exidy-yt
      @exidy-yt ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@Twinsidedsoldier You will be amazed at just how tasty and filling it turns out to be. Brown the chopped onions in the butter for 7-8mins before you add the stock and cabbage. Don't forget lots of black pepper and some garlic salt, but don't salt it too much, it really dosen't need it. You can also use salt-reduced stock, it's often on sale even cheaper then the already cheap stock. Also sub 1l of chicken stock for 1l of veggie stock, both versions are fantastic. I cook it for about an hour and a half to two hours get the cabbage nice and soft, but you do your own preference, and add the rice at the last 30 mins if you are going to add some. 1 cup is plenty. Add water as desired if you want more soup or more stew texture. Enjoy!

    • @Dantprime
      @Dantprime ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@exidy-ytthank you for the recipe! It sounds delicious.

    • @exidy-yt
      @exidy-yt ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Dantprime Thank you for saying so! I know that many MANY people have come up with cabbage and onion soups but this is my personal variation that I challenged myself to make the most delicious veggie soup for the least money, and I am really proud of it. Browning the onions in butter at the start is really the key to taking it to the next level above other basic soups and will make your home smell like Heaven as well. I really hope you like it. Enjoy!

  • @12stepsbeyondtheeventhorizon
    @12stepsbeyondtheeventhorizon ปีที่แล้ว +1358

    I don't know if Jon realizes how much this channel means to us.

    • @Just_Sara
      @Just_Sara ปีที่แล้ว +33

      You know, I have a feeling he does.

    • @haveanotherpinacolada
      @haveanotherpinacolada ปีที่แล้ว

      Kiss arse.

    • @hohenheimoflightorseth7157
      @hohenheimoflightorseth7157 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Youd be wrong.

    • @hohenheimoflightorseth7157
      @hohenheimoflightorseth7157 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you subscribe to every channel to come across? Jfc.

    • @brandoncherry1651
      @brandoncherry1651 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel that comment should be in the millions Jon is passionate to a t at his craft its pure brain food looking back into the past and I feel close ..makes you wonder if people lost power fuel phones hmm people would be screwed.. Mr Townsend keep up the good work 💯

  • @TastingHistory
    @TastingHistory ปีที่แล้ว +512

    Was that a clack clack I heard? 😮

    • @bobthabuilda1525
      @bobthabuilda1525 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Surprised this doesn’t have more likes

    • @readmedottext
      @readmedottext 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      there needs to be a Max Miller/Townsends clack clack remix

    • @madelers
      @madelers 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Clack clack!

    • @firstpersonwinner7404
      @firstpersonwinner7404 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Hahaha, as soon as I heard it I thought if @TastingHistory

    • @punky19761
      @punky19761 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That always makes me chuckle.

  • @theonetralewolf
    @theonetralewolf ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Townsends: "My job is to study history, and for fun, I study it even harder!"
    John, you're the best! ❤️

  • @lukas_dox
    @lukas_dox ปีที่แล้ว +338

    In northwestern Germany we have a dish called "Labskaus" as well. It's basically potatoes with beetroot, gherkins and Corned beef mashed together and topped with bacon in fine cubes that been roasted. That's my favourite childhood memory and still my favourite dish for sure!

    • @joker_storm2232
      @joker_storm2232 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That sounds pretty good.

    • @birkplaum9042
      @birkplaum9042 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Important with Pickeld Hering „Bismarck Hering“ or „Rollmops“ and an fried egg on Top.

    • @carstenandersenboje9053
      @carstenandersenboje9053 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      In Denmark our version is called Skipperlabskovs, skipper being a kind of slang for a ships captain.

    • @lukas_dox
      @lukas_dox ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @carstenandersenboje9053 Yeah I that's easy to understand. Cool that so many countries have the same or similar food. 😃

    • @The4stro
      @The4stro ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that sounds really good

  • @Barrobroadcastmaster
    @Barrobroadcastmaster ปีที่แล้ว +749

    Another one of the very rare videos where nutmeg is not mentioned even a single time. Truly, the sailors had the roughest time of all without heaven's spice.

    • @keithtorgersen9664
      @keithtorgersen9664 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Many of the older videos 10+ years ago, he doesn’t talk about nutmeg. I want to say that it’s about 6-7 years ago that he starts obsessing with nutmeg.

    • @townsends
      @townsends  ปีที่แล้ว +331

      It could work in the lobscouse.

    • @Barrobroadcastmaster
      @Barrobroadcastmaster ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@keithtorgersen9664 I was just being silly. We love Townsends, I certainly do for keeping history alive. He adds spice and nutmeg to history keeping it fun and flavorful even into this day and age!
      One day we may find ourselves on another planet and might have to make do with meals just like these. History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes!

    • @keithtorgersen9664
      @keithtorgersen9664 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      No worries, I was just being silly as well.

    • @lapideous
      @lapideous ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Barrobroadcastmaster We might need it on this planet in the case of a CME that takes out the entire electric grid, always good to be prepared!

  • @xavierisrael3320
    @xavierisrael3320 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    Gotta love the Tasting History w/ Max Miller allusion with the hardtack "clack-clack"

    • @jacobv3396
      @jacobv3396 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I was searching for this comment! Ha

    • @PotatoSho_
      @PotatoSho_ ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I've been conditioned beyond reason by Max Miller. I heard the word hardtack and instantly thought "clack-clack".

    • @alexfarkas3881
      @alexfarkas3881 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@PotatoSho_ Saaaame, it took me a second to go 'wait, this isn't Tasting History!'

    • @hellcat_axg
      @hellcat_axg ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omg yea. I was kinda just waiting for it

    • @Camurgladius
      @Camurgladius ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My brain automatically played the clip. May that gag continue forevermore.

  • @JCDadalus
    @JCDadalus หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm a medically retired Navy Sailor, and I just want to say I love the Heart you put into these videos. Thank you for honoring the history of seamanship.

  • @VikingsFan08641
    @VikingsFan08641 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Imagine being a depressed sailor, home sick, worried about your family at home, soaked, never in dry clothes, starving, sick, and one day after eating the same thing every day of your life, you grt the relief of lob scouse and the slightly better peas putting

  • @louel9272
    @louel9272 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    This is like what History Channel used to be. Thank you for these videos!

    • @MADmosche
      @MADmosche ปีที่แล้ว +39

      You mean you don’t want to watch HARDCORE PAWN where today a customer is selling his custom frog-themed guitar?

    • @theblackbaron4119
      @theblackbaron4119 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      ​@@MADmosche or some crazy shite about aliens and weird pseudo scientific garbage

    • @CocoLeCat
      @CocoLeCat ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Raahh raah secret german alien bases on moon ahhh

    • @colonelkurtz2269
      @colonelkurtz2269 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The History Channel became a joke.

  • @seanvich3857
    @seanvich3857 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    It is such a joy that you provide. You are always so friendly, welcoming, and insightful- it reminds me of Mr. Rogers with a twist of history. (And cooking!)

  • @CosmicSoul333
    @CosmicSoul333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I wish my history teachers in school had been as engaging as you are on this channel. Their lessons were dry and formulaic, lacking the context that would make them come alive. It wasn't until college that I encountered a teacher who was able to provide a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of historical events rather than simply listing them chronologically. That's why I love this channel.

    • @Victormene
      @Victormene 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      pay teachers as much as this youtuber and then we'll talk

  • @adihol4140
    @adihol4140 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Hi Townsend, my Dutch grandmother regularly cooked what she called 'Labskous' a couple times a year. So this could be a crossover between English and Dutch sailor culture. The word definitely sounds more Dutch than English

    • @Neockoen
      @Neockoen หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey, a Dutchie here, Labskous isn’t a Dutch dish, but a German one. Of course there is a lot of cultural and culinary exchange between our nations, and my own grandmother also used to make some traditional German dishes for me when I was young! Labskous is from Hamburg, a German city in the northwest of the country, which has a rich nautical history and used to trade with Dutch cities a lot through the ‘Hanzesteden’, cities that were linked through the ‘Hanze’ a trading guilt of the north and Baltic Sea.

  • @travisjones4826
    @travisjones4826 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    A ship at sea is its own world

    • @NoPantsBaby
      @NoPantsBaby ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Prison world. With prison rules.

    • @travisjones4826
      @travisjones4826 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@NoPantsBaby its a line from an awesome book called two years before the mast.

    • @nonegone7170
      @nonegone7170 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NoPantsBaby Yet freeing in a way.

    • @BSJinx
      @BSJinx ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "To be the captain of a ship is to be the unquestioned ruler of that world, and requires all of the leadership skills of a prince or minister."

    • @captainkenzie6873
      @captainkenzie6873 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@NoPantsBaby It really isn't, you get to explore anywhere on earth and you get to bring your home with you all for the same price as a car or a quite large shed.

  • @stevenworden7890
    @stevenworden7890 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    When Jon showed the hardtack, I couldn't help but think of Tasting History, and then when he clacked them together! It was a Max Miller Moment! I love all the episodes on your channel Jon. It is a feast for the soul.

    • @Stipopedia
      @Stipopedia ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truely amazing

    • @EddieSchirmer
      @EddieSchirmer ปีที่แล้ว +9

      haha, yup, i had to pause and search for a comment because i Knew some one would mention it hahaha. its hilarious, and one can see why its fun to "Clack the Hard Tack" 🤣

    • @leoniesableblanc
      @leoniesableblanc ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As soon as he said hard tack I mentally saw Max tapping them together

    • @svargr7982
      @svargr7982 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I came to the comments to mention the same thing 🤣👍

    • @user-gl5dq2dg1j
      @user-gl5dq2dg1j ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Drachinifel, a channel dedicated to naval history had an episode about a sailor's food right around the same time as Max's episode on hard tack. He was eating the meal about 4-6 feet away from his mike and you could hear him crunching on the hard tack.

  • @monkcho7934
    @monkcho7934 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    As a Navy vet I’d LOVE to experience this! Living the old school sailor life.

  • @yobgodababua1862
    @yobgodababua1862 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks to the Tasting History channel I can no longer hear the word "hardtack" without expecting it to be followed by the "clack - clack" of inedible biscuits being knocked together.
    Thank you for including that auditory example of "more rock than bread".

  • @KGRumph
    @KGRumph ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Making these feasts “for the sailor”, or the one that sticks out in my mind, feast for the poor family is very touching. You bring these persons back to life in a way that leaves me with such a clear perspective of how hard they had it. You adding the little specialties, like the butter to the peas pudding, or the small beer to the end of the poor families meal make me want to appreciate what I have now and make an effort to continue to appreciate the small things when We have less. Thank you for the care and thoughtfulness you all put into these.

  • @Timboozle
    @Timboozle ปีที่แล้ว +258

    I live in northern germany close to denmark and Labskaus as we call it or lobscouse has a really big tradition here. It's nowadays usually made with corned beef, mashed potatos and beetroot to give it texture. It is then topped with a fried egg and a small rolled salted hering. Lovely dish and I love that it's such a traditional type of food that is so connected to all the people that sailed those nowadays museum ships all arround the globe. Lovely video by the way

    • @MaleLion.
      @MaleLion. ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, and a Grog on cold days is a nice thing too ;)

    • @tobiastho9639
      @tobiastho9639 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      In Hamburg, pickled cucumber is also added. It's a dish you can get in restaurants (near the harbour) to this day.

    • @Timboozle
      @Timboozle ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh yeah I forgot about the pickled cucumber. I live closer to Kiel but the recipe is pretty much the same I do really enjoy it from time to time

    • @dgh25
      @dgh25 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This was a stable dish at my childhood home in Denmark. Yummy!

    • @TheGismono
      @TheGismono ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@dgh25 same story for me. And to this day stille something that's on the menu in my house. It a Wonderful filling meal.

  • @Catherine-en7ue
    @Catherine-en7ue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm 76 and was adopted by parents old enough to be my grandparents. Also, I have read the Aubrey Maturan series more than once. This episode reminded me of a poem my mother used to say, especially when serving her pea soup (made from scratch). "Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot 9 days old. Some like it hot, some like it col. Some like it in the pot 9 days old. Love your show! Catherine Gregory.

  • @hihunter7
    @hihunter7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This guy seems super content with his life and I'm all for it. Good vibes to you, man, and thanks for the entertaining and educational content. Super cool :)

  • @chrissiddall8525
    @chrissiddall8525 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I can't remember if you have these books in your store, but 'Lobscouse and Spotted Dog' by Anne Chotzinoff Grossman is a book that recreates the recipes found in the Aubrey/Maturin novels and 'Feeding Nelson's Navy' by James Macdonald which covers the intricacies of victualling Men of War during the period are a good place for anybody looking to study or actually cook the foodstuffs of the era.

    • @townsends
      @townsends  ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Yes, it's a great book!

    • @essaboselin5252
      @essaboselin5252 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      A later time period, but "Feeding Nelson’s Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era" is an excellent book as well.

    • @ErikBramsen
      @ErikBramsen ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Somebody also issued a O'Brian-dictionary for all the words he dug up that were forgotten before they made it to the common dictionaries.

    • @rharris22222
      @rharris22222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I found that plum duff (aka spotted dog) really is a great treat. Just don't tell your guests that they're eating a spotted dog (or a boiled baby) made with REAL chopped beef fat for the shortening. What they don't know won't hurt 'em!

    • @spencerworley6573
      @spencerworley6573 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ErikBramsen A Sea of Words!

  • @UisgeBeathaMountain
    @UisgeBeathaMountain ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Splendid. Mister Pullings, an extra ration of grog for this man. I've been waiting years for you to make plum duff and these other fantastic foods I've read about for so long.

  • @rileyjoseph3488
    @rileyjoseph3488 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    For over five years you’ve given us amazing, detailed, and entertaining videos about historical subjects. Thank you for everything you do

  • @stevennicholas5472
    @stevennicholas5472 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video.
    As a scouser (apparently a derogatory nickname), i appreciate what the meal consisted of. My dad (born 1944) used to tell me about his brothers and him hunting for rabbits in the fields to bring home food for the pot; basically a medieval stew that you could supplement with "catch of the day".
    I also remember peas pudding from a nursery rhyme, "Peas pudding hot, peas pudding cold, peas pudding in the pot, nine days old, some like it hot, ....".
    Scouser 'til i die.

  • @Staingo_Jenkins
    @Staingo_Jenkins ปีที่แล้ว +48

    His reaction to the food he's eating is very legitimate. Always appreciate that with these videos.

    • @nessamillikan6247
      @nessamillikan6247 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, you can tell he had to choke down that grog at 10:42, but he did it like a gentleman.

    • @neilwilson5785
      @neilwilson5785 ปีที่แล้ว

      The accent of people in Liverpool is called scouse, which is a contraction of lobscouse. It is a port, after all.

  • @beansbrewsandbread
    @beansbrewsandbread ปีที่แล้ว +171

    It would be fair to say that I did not have to choose the lesser of two weevils in deciding to watch this episode of Townsends!😉 These episodes showing a menu with a main theme are great - Pulling(s) together a set of dishes you could use for the family to mix a bit of history in. Cheers, Andy!

    • @pauljeffrey1181
      @pauljeffrey1181 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      An excellent Townsends feast providing The Nutmeg of Consolation.

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "He who would pun would pick a pocket!"

  • @mangoliciousfruit5750
    @mangoliciousfruit5750 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love how he's genuinely smiling while telling us this all.

  • @supahdupahplayahmacknumbah7791
    @supahdupahplayahmacknumbah7791 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Without a doubt, one of the best channels here on TH-cam. Such high quality content delivered by our beloved host. Thank you.

  • @gimnof
    @gimnof ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This man's passion for history is contagious!

  • @Kuemmel234
    @Kuemmel234 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Interesting to hear the word Lobscouse in an English context. In my hometown (Hamburg, Germany) we eat Labskaus, which I would describe as pimped mashed potatoes: Corned Beef, potatoes, beet mashed to a paste with pickles and soused herring on the side and a fried egg on top. Sort of the thing people want to eat when they visit

    • @sontaron7
      @sontaron7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah though today theres 2 basic types Brown (or red) and white.
      Both basically use the potatoes as thickeners but the Hamburg style uses mashed potatoes while white uses diced that's are cooked to where they're just falling apart.

  • @johnhayes9832
    @johnhayes9832 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ahh, yes, well presented my good man! This presentation puts the dish in context with the job of the sailors and common working man who would go to sea. Jon I appreciate your work and the crew which you have assembled to give the historical and the rest of those interested the benefit of "moving pictures." Thank you so much. Your most humble and ob't servant John W. Hayes

  • @ottokokko6343
    @ottokokko6343 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He is on of the most wholesome person i have ever seen, so much heart and soul

  • @maevan360
    @maevan360 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Master and Commander is one of my favorite movies of all time. The research and recreation is wonderful and really puts you there. The novels are also fabulous! I'm so happy to see more about life at sea on this channel. Thank you for all you do! Also, love the little shoutout to Max Miller and his hardtack (clink clink)!

    • @amh9494
      @amh9494 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I fantasise about winning big on the lottery and funding a later book adaption, with the original cast since the books cover many years of their lives. The Commodore would be a great one to cover, they could show how Aubrey a classic traditionalist Tory was very ambivalent towards slavery until he saw it for himself and then went after the slavers hell for leather!

    • @mrcliff3709
      @mrcliff3709 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The lesser of two weevils

    • @vincentcleaver1925
      @vincentcleaver1925 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you loved the novels but also like sci-fi, check out David Drake's 'With The Lightnings'

    • @alexfarkas3881
      @alexfarkas3881 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@amh9494 Should I also win the lottery, I would definitely pitch in. Also, let's have an adaptation where the ladies also get to appear! It's the biggest shame that M&C didn't get the sequels they were planning. I could have watched 3 more movies with this cast, at least...

    • @amh9494
      @amh9494 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexfarkas3881 I could have 20 more of the books!

  • @joma4452
    @joma4452 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Discovering this channel has been such a godsend for me. the way you present the lives of regular people and their day to day activities is extremely therapeutic. its been helping me get away from things in our modern world that merely produce a dopamine rush and be thankful for things that make one feel like they live at the pace of a human being again. the calm and curious presentation of your content is soothing and anxiety reducing. your presence is a blessing in this life. thank you to the entire Townsends team.

    • @Kanamethealfr
      @Kanamethealfr ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately I added your 70th like.. thus ruining the 69 likes you had.. I apologize but appreciate your commentary

  • @byakuya946
    @byakuya946 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Hey! I heard the name "Lobscouse". In Norway, and parts of England, they have a dish known as "Lappskaus", but it is shared by many other Scandinavian and Germanic countries (Netherlands, Germany, etc). The dishes are similar insofar as you use whatever vegetables you have at hand (most often potatoes, carrots and so forth) with some sort of meat and boil them together. There is a wide variety of traditions surrounding the dish in Norway, so it must be like that in other places as well.
    If you see this, carry on making these epic videos!

  • @onthespiral4054
    @onthespiral4054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Probably best channel on TH-cam, and probably should be the focus of most channels (wholesome content)

  • @rhetorical1488
    @rhetorical1488 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A man who will walk the earth as did his father before him is a rare sight indeed these days

  • @deanframe9095
    @deanframe9095 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot 9 days old. Some like it hot, Some like it cold, some like it in the pot 9 days old! 😂. Now I know what I was jumping rope to!

  • @user-ts2iq5ce1l
    @user-ts2iq5ce1l 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This man's passion for history is contagious!. You actually make the sailor's food look good and appetizing..

  • @traviskingston4743
    @traviskingston4743 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I can’t imagine how much of a welcome sight that ship’s delight would be after weeks of hard tack

    • @The_Gallowglass
      @The_Gallowglass ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd eat all of that in a heartbeat, especially with some grog.

  • @poples5799
    @poples5799 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    in norway lapskaus is a common dish on the dinner table. it's such a lovely dish. to me, yours looked a little thin; we like to put even more potatoes in it, and we often mash them lightly too to soak up all the liquids. it also gets better with age; the leftovers next day tend to be better than when you first had it, and if we have any leftover boiled potatoes they go into it too xD

    • @annaakesson2413
      @annaakesson2413 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yes, in Sweden aswell. Lappskojs.

    • @margaretbarclay-laughton2086
      @margaretbarclay-laughton2086 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And also lobscouse still popular today in Liverpool

    • @Zzus321
      @Zzus321 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've had it with carrots Mmmm

    • @0michelleki020
      @0michelleki020 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Here in Denmark it's Labskovs or Skipper-Labskovs, depending on the region.
      It's basically potatoes, onions, butter, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and beef.
      it's often eaten on bread the day after.

    • @steve1978ger
      @steve1978ger ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Northern Germany also has Labskaus, it's potatoes, corned beef, and beetroot - but it got more luxurious since the days of sail, with a fried egg on top, and sides of salt herring and gherkins. The beetroot was probably an addition to emulate the bright red color from the cured meat.

  • @harryviking6347
    @harryviking6347 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This "Pea Pudding" is something that I grew up with in Norway as a side dish to meat cakes, fried pork/meats, and the like, with brown gravy and potatoes! We call it Pea Stew and it is still a much-used thing back home! I love it! Some use a touch of sugar in it to give it a slightly sweet touch. Maybe this dish has been taken ashore by sailors a LONG time ago and the people just liked it very much!

  • @rupertthedrone4717
    @rupertthedrone4717 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm a sailor from Liverpool and us folk from Liverpool are known as scousers, we think this comes from the rich maritime history we have, especially with Scandinavian sailors bringing their lobskaus(?) over! It's still a very popular dish here, we just call it scouse though 😅

  • @galatian5
    @galatian5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You actually make the sailor's food look good and appetizing.

  • @Joannafwatson
    @Joannafwatson ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Hey John and team, lobscouse is originally a Viking dish that was brought over to Britain and we call folks from Liverpool ‘scousers’ as this continued to be a popular dish there,and in fact the Liverpudlian dialect is called ‘scouse’ (their accent is influenced from Irish, Norwegian and Welsh immigrants and sounds very different from neighbouring accents). Liverpool has been a port for a very long time indeed. I love your channel, thank you so much :-)

    • @Jiuhuashan
      @Jiuhuashan ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering if there was a Liverpool connexion.

    • @LordMegatherium
      @LordMegatherium ปีที่แล้ว

      According to the German Wikipedia the etymology is lost and the term makes sense in English, German, Norwegian or Lettic (to name a few).I'm certain the term started somewhere and then diffused and just made sense in a completely new linguistic context.
      The word is "only" 300y old and we're just throwing darts in dark as to how it started.

  • @nicolesobol936
    @nicolesobol936 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “ I just wanna get in my wooden sailboat, and sail away”…. Yes, yes I do. True story!

  • @Paragonoflaziness
    @Paragonoflaziness ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watching videos like this really makes you feel lucky that all the things old timey sailors considered treats are essentially in your kitchen 24/7

  • @jason41a
    @jason41a 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    it's so comforting watching these videos knowing we have it much better these days,
    yet the nostalgia of the harshness and simpleness of the yester-years is nice to ponder at too.

  • @jackblack5996
    @jackblack5996 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I love y'all's channel. Please keep it up as long as possible.

  • @d14551
    @d14551 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I was also amazed at the fortitude of those men when I read Two Years Before the Mast. And I respect very much that Dana spent part of the rest of his career as an attorney fighting for the rights of sailors.

  • @anindustryplant7449
    @anindustryplant7449 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sincerely thank you for what you do and for sharing it with us all, I’ve found a new comfort in your channel, whenever I get a lingering or unshakable uneasy feeling I now know I have something to put on that I can thoroughly enjoy while also being calmed down and comforted by it, I really love the cozy and peaceful atmosphere in all of your videos

  • @kristinabettenhausen8060
    @kristinabettenhausen8060 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your time and dedication to passing this knowledge on. I have enjoyed watching you grow from the last few years.

  • @LilmissJ111
    @LilmissJ111 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This reminds me of an old saying when I was in the Navy. "Peas pudding hot, peas pudding cold, peas pudding in the pot 5 days old.". It reminded me to always be thankful for the food we did have. Much respect always. I am curious the history and full saying where this came from. Do you know this?

    • @LilmissJ111
      @LilmissJ111 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember it also being portage but peas too.

    • @maxibake9323
      @maxibake9323 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Pease pudding hot,
      Pease pudding cold,
      Pease pudding in the pot 9 days old,
      Some like it hot,
      Some like it cold,
      Some like it in the pot 9 days old.
      It's a Nursery rhyme from the 1760's.👍

    • @maxibake9323
      @maxibake9323 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​​​@@LilmissJ111Yes, sometimes it's Porridge instead of Pudding.

    • @LilmissJ111
      @LilmissJ111 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shinrapresident7010 I was able to tour a Canadian Navy ship years ago and anyone on our ship would have traded places with them. This was covering the living conditions we faced daily.

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxibake9323 And now I finally know what it means!!!

  • @raystinger6261
    @raystinger6261 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:00 - Oh wow... John just described my job in finance. Sometimes nothing happens, and I'm bored to death. But other times, I'm so stressed out from so much work, that I miss the boredom.

  • @dougabrahamsen2952
    @dougabrahamsen2952 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have followed your channel for years and I must admit. This is the type of video I truly appreciate and respect! Most people don't understand the hours of research and dedication it takes to bring this historical recipe to life in true fashion. Thank you

  • @darwinism8181
    @darwinism8181 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Master and Commander and Hornblower were absolute fixtures of my youth and I still go back and re-read them. Fascinating and really well written stories that are still pretty accurate in what they're depicting. Things like burnt toast 'coffee' and tapping your ship's biscuits to agitate the weevils so they'll crawl out are little touches, but damn do they paint a vivid picture.

  • @ChaseFreedomMusician
    @ChaseFreedomMusician ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You guys should start a fundraiser to sail from the new world to England on board a sailing vessel. I would LOVE to see that series.

  • @delta7890
    @delta7890 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've enjoyed this channel's content for years and have observed a tremendous uptick in production value and "tightness" of the overall presentation in recent months, for lack of a better word. Highly commendable and am looking forward to more and more!

  • @daveyjoweaver6282
    @daveyjoweaver6282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Jon, You Folks at Townsends are super great at not only bringing our ancestors closer to our understanding of 18th century life but a great awareness of the great fortunes we have in many ways today. We indeed stand on the shoulders of so many who lived so hard on far less. When I think of a sailors life back then? I mean it’s amazing they survived. No cozy cabin with three squares a day and leisure time to enjoy the views on deck sipping a cocktail. I’ve always Loved researching our ancestors and the Indigenous Peoples, so much heritage and so much to Thank them for. You Townsend People do a Fantastic job bringing so much history that is very important and amazing and fun and fascinating to us all out here in YT land! Many Blessings with Love, Light, Peace and Joy of Being! DaveyJO in Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania

  • @bmckelvy5717
    @bmckelvy5717 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love these “An X’s feast” videos- they show a real combination of the hard daily life of the period, and how those hard daily resources can still be combined to make something special

  • @bryanparkhurst17
    @bryanparkhurst17 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    John, you guys over there never fail to meet my expectations. This was a fantastic episode, it's always the common man that makes the world go round and it is so good to learn more about the often mundane lives that they led. Thank you so much for what you do.

  • @thinkscotty
    @thinkscotty 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Aubrey/Maturin novels are by far my favorite books ever written. I’ve probably read them 10 times by now. Thanks for bringing parts of it to life : )

  • @tjvaneyk7010
    @tjvaneyk7010 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love me some Townsend, I live in New England so I respect the history

  • @meredithlyon3142
    @meredithlyon3142 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Those Aubrey/Maturin novels are fantastic must-reads for sure.
    Your channel is amazing. Thank you!

  • @skipdowning2328
    @skipdowning2328 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A masterful episode! Thank you for the information of a past era which is still so applicable today. Blessings on all you do!

  • @chrisbole8339
    @chrisbole8339 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching your videos has kept me going through a very rough journey, thanks for being a cozy place to come back to, in the ocean of life.

  • @airsoftarmy77
    @airsoftarmy77 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    As a modern day dock worker I’d love to see more videos on the topic of ships!

    • @zan7838
      @zan7838 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what do you do usually at the docks?

  • @mandychapin9411
    @mandychapin9411 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Growing up in MI, the maritime history is extraordinary. Every vacation, my husband and I are happy to spend our time along Lake MI, usually camping. Never tire of the small towns along the shore, and visiting the museums.

  • @gangsterHOTLINE
    @gangsterHOTLINE หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man I love this channel. I could watch this all day and night.

  • @Connorangel00
    @Connorangel00 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    love this channel, thank you for soo many cool things from the past.

  • @goblintown
    @goblintown ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This new format and videography is DOPE.

  • @rainydaylady6596
    @rainydaylady6596 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have been conditioned to see Max Miller hit a couple biscuits when the words Hard Tack are said. His expression is priceless. 😀🖖💕
    I love this channel. Seeing what people ate and how hard it was to live from day to day is amazing.

    • @MargaretUK
      @MargaretUK ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You, me, and thousands of others! 😄

    • @t4rsus90
      @t4rsus90 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      CLACK CLACK

  • @RelaxingSeconds
    @RelaxingSeconds ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gosh....what a breath of fresh air this channel is.

  • @caseywatson621
    @caseywatson621 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Former US sailor, corpsman, love "Master and Commander" along with your great channel.

  • @VarianAlastair
    @VarianAlastair ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love this channel so much. You are always so unapologetically enthralled by the subjects that interest you, and that enthusiasm is contagious. I have recently started playing with the SCA, and for the past few years this channel has fed my love for the reenactment community as a whole
    Take care! And may you never want for nutmeg!

  • @paulaneary7877
    @paulaneary7877 ปีที่แล้ว

    You people are simply adorable. Thank you so much for the video. This is one of my favorites!

  • @robbinallan3767
    @robbinallan3767 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mother's side of the family is from Newfoundland, one of the maritime provinces. They still make peas pudding but it gets boiled in with salt beef or pork for flavor. Hard bread is frequently used in Fish and Brewis. There is even a special rum called Newfie Screech

  • @PeteSmithMEng
    @PeteSmithMEng ปีที่แล้ว +9

    In the north west on England, Liverpool specifically, the local dish is "Scouse", almost certainly a corruption of the scandinavian Lapskaus. Scouse is made exactly the same as yours, but with carrots (at least that's how is was made in my house), and the bread was soft, and on the side. We'd always strain the liquid off as soup first, then eat the rest of the stew. Cheap, filling and hot.

    • @ronh.798
      @ronh.798 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Scouser

  • @jilliemc
    @jilliemc ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks Jon & company! You made my day. :)

  • @uutdiegodzilla3821
    @uutdiegodzilla3821 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Since Max Miller did his episode on hard tack, it is simply Impossible for me *not* to imagine him clacking the two breads together, as soon as someone mentions hard tack! (Clack-clack) 😄

  • @Netbase2000
    @Netbase2000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm from Bremen northern germany. We also have a dish called "labskaus" but it's a little bit different. It's stampt potatoes and much less water and cucumber.

  • @missmaryhdream6560
    @missmaryhdream6560 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There's a programme called the Onedin line, in UK from early 1970s. You will see the last of the clippers sailing, beautiful series. Red sails in the sunset.

  • @LRJS1794
    @LRJS1794 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My 4x great grandfather Jesse Ross was a seaman out of New London CT he was born in 1787 and was a seaman as early as 16 years old. Not sure yet if he was on merchant ships or walling ships, but he died in New York City in 1848 from Typhus fever no doubt contracted on the ship. He was also in the Montville CT militia during the war of 1812. His father of the same name was a soldier in the revolutionary war.

    • @Tup41195
      @Tup41195 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow such history in your family.

    • @LRJS1794
      @LRJS1794 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tup41195 everybody has very interesting people in their family tree you just have to find them!

  • @MunchinOnDew
    @MunchinOnDew ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The fact that he's talking about sailing away into a simple 1700's fantasy is hilarious when you consider he shot that scene using a professional 4k drone XD

  • @colewallick4078
    @colewallick4078 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your passion is truly inspiring, I'm so happy to have found your channel

  • @garygreen7552
    @garygreen7552 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an informative video. Today's sailors have more amenities, but they are still at sea for weeks or months. Fresh provisions are easier to store with refrigerators and freezers. When I was on active duty in the U. S. Navy the biggest sacrifice was reconstituted dry milk replacing fresh milk. It was then that I started drinking my coffee black! Steel ships are safer for cooking fires than the wooden ships of the 19th century and earlier. One basic provision that ships began carrying when voyages got longer was citrus. Oranges, lemons and limes were found to provide the vitamin C that staved off the disease of scurvy. I also read Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast" and was amazed at the endurance of those early 19th century sailors. Living in southern California I am familiar with the sites where they landed and did their work. The state was under Mexican rule at the time, and Monterey was the capital. Still, the long sail from Boston, around the southern tip of South America and up the coast to California took months and was dangerous. Thank you for your presentation.

  • @karlbrundage7472
    @karlbrundage7472 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "It makes me want to buy a ship..."
    Don't tease me, John.

  • @TheQueenKat
    @TheQueenKat ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so grateful for your videos. Thank you for all that you do.

  • @AlexanderTheGreat1000
    @AlexanderTheGreat1000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are a great man for what you do and you have a true sailors heart; coming from one himself!

  • @GalCharlotte
    @GalCharlotte ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am not a history buff. In fact, my knowledge of history is terrible but I’m learning it thru you and I’ve made one of your dishes - modified a bit. Love this channel.

  • @SafetyBriefer
    @SafetyBriefer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "This is not something I'd eat every day." - that harshest criticism ever given on this channel.

  • @titicaca315
    @titicaca315 ปีที่แล้ว

    you sir are an incredible inspiration, not just on a historical or reenactment scale but just on how to survive even now with little.

  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm still kind of new here. I didn't know he studies this so much and that it's his job. And how wonderful that there exist so many firsthand accounts! I am actually terrified of open water. I can't swim and am not eager to learn. But at the same time, I am fascinated by ships and sailing. It's doubly wild that I am watching this a day or so after the Doctor Who Classic episode called, "Enlightenment", which also had to do with sailing... of a sort. This was incredible! I'm supposed to be doing typing work but I took a little break and could not take my eyes off this video. Honestly, this just over 11 minute video is better than most full done productions from Hollywood. Amazing!

    • @Just_Sara
      @Just_Sara ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is a nice place to be! You need to watch the log cabin series, it's my favorite ones. :)

    • @agp11001
      @agp11001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Welcome to the lovely world of Townsends videos.
      And don't feel bad for not being able to swim but having interest in sailing... it was quite common for sailors back in the day to not being able to swim, either.

  • @capt_ramius
    @capt_ramius ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I crewed the US Brig Niagara tall ship (modern recreation from War of 1812) while I was in college, sailed throughout the Great Lakes, and it was incredibly difficult even with its modern amenities… thankfully, we didn’t have to resort to these dishes.

    • @wizardman149
      @wizardman149 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The tall ship in footage we see in the video is that of Friends Good Will, another 1812 replica. I sail on her now myself. Both of our ships where in the battle of Lake Erie!

  • @rhysevans9101
    @rhysevans9101 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This channel came up on my algorithm because I'm going through the aubrey maturin novels on audible. Loved that he mentions it, this is a great channel.❤