10 Fascinating Facts About Cooking In The 18th Century

The 18th century — the Colonial era of America — was a fascinating time for cooking. While most people didn’t yet have their own ovens, and often had to improvise, many people actually had a pretty decent knowledge of various cooking methods and would use as complicated a spicing regimen as their means would allow. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://bit.ly/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 Craziest Bacon Products Of All Time https://youtu.be/s_F6FXG4T60?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnJ9wKIVrfv-6wzyiyPn7GfA Top 10 Bizarre Uses for Potatoes https://youtu.be/O4zcgiBDVwA?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnJ9wKIVrfv-6wzyiyPn7GfA Text version: http://bit.ly/2X7hcGv Coming up: 10. Cooking Puddings In Cloth Bags Was Actually An Incredibly Common Practic 9. Food Preservation Methods Were One Of The Most Important Things To Know 8. Nutmeg Was One Of The Most Popular Spices, And Shows Up In Almost Everything 7. In The 18th Century, People Had A Taste For Flavors Like Rosewater That We Would Find Odd 6. Suet, The Hard White Fat From Kidneys, Was A Staple Of 18th Century Cooking 5. Enslaved Cooks Were Incredibly Skilled And Brought Knowledge To The Enslaved Community 4. Seasonal And Regional Food Were All People Had, So They Had To Learn To Get Creative 3. “Cheesecakes” That Had No Cheese Were Common In 18th Century Cookbooks 2. Raisins, And Other Dried Fruits And Nuts, Were Considered Luxurious Additions To Desserts 1. Eggs Appear In A Ridiculous Amount Of Recipes, And Form The Backbone Of Regular Cooking Source/Further reading: https://youtu.be/3anPAb-BoqY https://youtu.be/NFfdHL_D7Zo http://bit.ly/2pZyBDw https://youtu.be/MC5KxOh_VZA https://youtu.be/X34YriXy-DM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwkRWIwZ43A https://youtu.be/IN03MUqeUa4 https://youtu.be/b1NOup3RvOw https://twitter.com/biiimurray/status/590510548497858560?lang=en http://bit.ly/1nXsN1V http://bit.ly/2S4mPBR http://bit.ly/2X1CeX8 http://bit.ly/2S4mQFV http://bit.ly/2X5dX2t http://bit.ly/2S4mRcX http://bit.ly/2X50848 http://bit.ly/2S4ndAj http://bit.ly/2X7hfCb http://bit.ly/2S4neUT http://bit.ly/2X5PU3f http://bit.ly/2S15Sbr http://bit.ly/2X5tsr9 http://bit.ly/2S7LFk0 http://bit.ly/2WZSk3D http://bit.ly/2S5uu2K http://bit.ly/2XeerDA http://bit.ly/2S4niE7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwkRWIwZ43A http://bit.ly/2X4iJgB http://bit.ly/2S4njrF