Peter experiments with 18’th century cooking. He cooks fat back, eggs and onions on a trivet in his open hearth rumford fireplace. He then makes and fries bannock while discussing its history as a food source across cultures and as a staple of the pioneers in the 18'th century. The bannock is much preferred over the saltiness of the fat back!
While scouting out new hunting grounds, he discovers a well in the middle of the forest. It is presumed to be from an original homestead and would have been hand dug. The stones are dry laid. Peter discusses the hazards of such an endeavour and the necessity of having a reliable water source.
He then begins splitting out cedar for the ribs and sheeting for the birch bark canoe, he will be building in the spring.
Tags: 18’th century cooking, pioneer living, flintlock hunting, birch bark canoe build,
If you are enjoying our videos, please continue to like each week's episode and subscribe to our channel - this helps us bring you unique content and a little bit of history every week.
Featuring - Peter Kelly
Cinematography - Catherine Wolfe
Producer & Editor - Shane Kelly
SOCIAL MEDIA
KZfaq - / @thewoodlandescape
Instagram - / the.woodland.escape
Facebook - / the.woodland.escape
MUSIC
The amazing music in this episode is graciously provided by our friends - Richard Fortier and Al MacDonald
#bushcraft #18thcenturypioneer #logcabinbuild #selfreliance #outhousebuild #northamericanhistory #longhunter #1700spioneerlife #18thcenturycooking #flintlockhunting #pioneerlife #birchbarkcanoe