As many of you may know, I LOVE cooking recipes from the pioneer days, and even have some cookbooks from the early 20th century and a few from the late 19th century.

I have yet to delve into cooking anything earlier than that, mainly because the recipes are quite difficult to decipher, with strange language, and odd words.

That’s why I was so excited to find the youtube channel:

Townsends

This channel is run by the company Jas. Townsend & Son Inc. Here is a quote from their website:

“We manufacture and sell quality reproduction clothing and personal accessories from the 18th and 19th century.We service the living history community, historic sites, museums, and theatrical, motion picture, and television production companies.”

If you like pioneer cooking and old school living, this is the channel for you. It’s jam packed with wonderful and informative cooking videos. They have other videos as well. Thinking about a old fashioned barn raising? The Townsends have a video just for you! Other topics include:

block printing
setting up a wedge tent
knife care
candle making
tomahawk throwing
building earthen ovens
meat preservation
bed roll shelters
making a bed with dead leaves

If you’re interested in their videos, head over to their channel HERE. You can find their clothing and other products HERE. If you’d like to head to their blog, find some wonderful old timey recipes, and show it some love, you can do that at: