18th Century Cooking ASMR |Stewed Rabbit & Bread| 1774 Recipes

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  @EarlyAmerican · 2 years ago · pinned

  It may be cliché to say that a meat tastes like chicken...but rabbit really does taste like chicken.<br><br>To Make a White Fricasey - The Art of Cookery Made Plain &amp; Easy, 1774 edition<br><br>1 rabbit, cut into sections bone-in OR deboned and cut small <br>Half a pound of mushrooms, I used button mushrooms<br>1/4 pint of cream<br>1 cup of milk<br>2 cups of water<br>2 tablespoons of butter<br>1/3 teaspoon mace<br>1/3 teaspoon nutmeg<br>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<br><br>Into a pot place your cut up rabbit with water &amp; milk enough to just cover it. Simmer gently till tender, or about 10-15 minutes. In a separate skillet combine cream, butter, mace, nutmeg, salt, pepper &amp; mushrooms. Stir frequently and cook until the mushrooms are soft, or about 5 minutes. Take the rabbit out of the pot and place into the skillet with your cooked cream &amp; mushrooms. Stir up well and cook for a few minutes more before platting up. <br><br><br>My Go-To Bread Recipe, 1750s from Kaskaskia Illinois <br> <br>I&apos;ve talked about this bread literally A DOZEN TIMES NOW so it may not come as a surprise to some but goodness do I love this bread recipe! It was kindly provided by a descendent of the original writer, who wrote down this recipe in French in the 1750s in Kaskaskia, Illinois. Like many in the area she was a French immigrant who settled in the French Territories around modern day St. Louis. We live right across the river in Ste. Genevieve Missouri. I wouldn&apos;t be surprised if similar breads were eaten here. I use Rouge de Bordeaux flour, the most likely variety that was grown here in the early 1800s. <br> <br>My go-to bread recipe: <br> <br>3 cups of flour <br>1 to 1.5 cups of warm water <br>A generous dollop of sorghum (or honey, molasses) <br>1 teaspoon of salt <br>1 tablespoon of active dry yeast (substitute with a few spoonful&apos;s of home-grown yeast for period accuracy) <br> <br>Combine the flour, salt, sorghum, yeast and warm water in a bowl. Combine until well blended. Set aside in a warm place to let rise for 1 hour. After an hour kneed your dough on a well floured surface. Divide into 4 equal chunks. You may divide it into 6 pieces if you&apos;d like smaller rolls. Form into rolls then again place in a warm place to rise for another hour. After the hour bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes. Halfway through rub the tops with butter. These come out especially golden when baked using coals.

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• ST

  @stephaniecowans3646 · 2 years ago

  As Justine was cooking the mushrooms, I heard Mish-Mish mewing and because I was so focused on watching the cooking, I nearly got up to let him in . . . . &nbsp;then realized: &nbsp; 1) I don&apos;t have a cat and 2) this was in the video &nbsp; 🤪

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• RA

  @rasanttnas · 2 years ago

  I love that the rooster is still going bananas.

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• RE

  @reginamoran1444 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Mish Mish. I love that you guys have him around more.. all because people asked. You guys are so sweet! I can tell you love your fans ❤❤

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• TA

  @talknerdytome5713 · 2 years ago

  “Be vewy vewy quiet. I’m huntin wabbit.” 😂

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• CH

  @chrismcelligott5462 · 2 years ago

  Great episode! Great food. Rooster crowing. MishMish meowing. This episode had everything I love! Of course that means Justine and Ron too!

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• WA

  @WaiferThyme · 2 years ago

  I was all zen ... then the rooster crowed right at the end and Rons reaction cracked me up,😂😂

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• AI

  @aimee2234 · 2 years ago

  That hurt my bunny lovin&apos; heart! &nbsp;All kidding aside, are you wearing a pretty new dress and a bustle, Justine? &nbsp;I&apos;ll catch your Chew and Chat in the morning. &nbsp;Bible study at seven. &nbsp;Have a blessed week! xoxo

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• PJ

  @pjurban3078 · 2 years ago

  😊 Kitty singing the ancient songs of his people for us all to enjoy. That food looked really good.

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• DI

  @dianemacfie-loucks6392 · 2 years ago

  Love the chickens and roosters and that dress, gorgeous gorgeous.

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• A.

  @a.v.6910 · 2 years ago

  I heard your kitty meow and thought it was my orange boy and almost got up to tend to him until I remembered he was sleeping next to me 😂

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• MA

  @mamaij · 2 years ago

  That rooster sure is vocal! 🐓

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