Jon Townsend (previously at Neatorama) is an expert in the lifestyles of colonial America, particularly the food of the era. The food was good if you had it, but there were no grocery stores, no refrigeration, and no can...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/03/04/The-Importance-of-Salt-in-the-18th-Century/If you want to make a proper Welsh rabbit, first you must build a log cabin. Jon Townsend (previously at Neatorama) brings us an 18th-century recipe for toasted cheese, or Welsh rabbit. I'm all in for that! But we watch...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/28/18th-Century-Welsh-Rabbit/The simple idea of a roasted onion should be enough to interest you, but this recipe is brought to you in the entertaining style of Jon Townsend (previously at Neatorama). It's more than just a recipe; it's a taste of hi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/03/11/Simple-Roasted-Onions-From-1808/We learn a lot about the Founding Fathers and the movers and shakers of colonial America, but what about the regular folk, and especially the poor people who left no records for us? Jon Townsend (previously at Neatorama)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/09/24/Lives-of-The-Downtrodden-in-Early-America/Jon Townsend (previously at Neatorama) cooks up a... ...hat call for it. I prefer onions and dry mustard. Townsends has a blog about historical recipes and food for...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/02/26/A-Macaroni-Recipe-From-1784/This recipe for fried chicken was found in a 1736 cookbook called Dictionarium Domesticum by Nathan Bailey. It features a rather acidic marinade that ensures the finished chicken is tender and tasty. But probably differe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/06/21/18th-Century-Fried-Chicken/
