This Chicken Casserole From 1830 Will Leave You Speechless |Real Historic Recipes|

Pasta was hugely popular in the U.S. in the first half of the 1800s though by this time the very, very poor were probably not eating it as it was considered a "trendy food". The rich and middling class (what we know would call the middle class) however prized pasta. The first pasta factory opened up in the U.S. in Philadelphia in 1798 (no, it wasn't the 1840s like the first Google search result would have you believe). Upper-class Americans also bought pasta imported from Sicily, which they showed off, as pasta was such a hip food you would have impressed your snob friends by having it on the table. Dried pasta has been around since the 12th century, and made it ideal for storage and shipment. Macaroni in the 18th and early 19th centuries did not look like the macaroni of today. Instead it looked more like what we'd now recognize as rigatoni, a hollow & straight noodle cut into short tubes. This is a good article that summarizes it well: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1986/07/pasta… & Thank you for watching! Thank you for being here.

I love your wordless videos, so relaxing!! I also love all the sounds of cooking that are usually covered by speech; the squishing, creaks, pops, and bubbling. Thank you for this recipe!

The video production, the fire, the noises, the lack of distraction, all add up to when can I move in

What a hearty meal! Delicious 😋 One of the things I absolutely love about this channel is the steps when cooking are intentional. No distractions. Each ingredient is shown and cooked/mixed step by step. It's relaxing to watch and the finished product is beautiful ❤️ Love this! Much love from GA! 🇺🇲

I made this tonight and the whole family loved it! They request that I make it once a month. Thanks for all the wonderful videos and recipes!

Just subscribed! This was so relaxing to watch, and I think that it has NO sounds other than what occurs naturally while you’re moving around. The sounds of the crackling wood, the swish of your long dress and apron, and the other sounds are pure relaxing sounds of a home, where real cooking is done…hearth and home. So comforting, to watch, especially in 2023! Thank you, and God bless you abundantly always dearly beloved, for sharing your gift with us; I’ve been blessed!

Amazing! Add the chores of washing, soapmaking, weaving, sewing, knitting, baking, and keeping up with the kids, and it's a wonder women had time to sleep!

Imagine how hot it would have been in summer in a kitchen like that. Combined with the dresses they wore. My god!

Wow! Almost 200 years and nothing much has changed. "Don't fix it if it ain't broke". I make this casserole, with one minor difference (I use the stock pasta water) all the time. It is unbelievably delicious. There are never leftovers. My receipt comes from a French Canadian cookbook from about the same time. The receipt is in French.

This was very fun to watch. The cook is darling and the black kitten is precious. That casserole looks so very yummy, too! ♥️🧸♥️

She's so graceful. Every frame is a painting, lovely.

This looks so good! I love how calm and almost ASMR-like these videos are. So soothing and I always learn a good, simple, hearty recipe to cook!

Justine, first off bravo. That looks amazing, I'd eat it, I'm not even a fan of mushrooms but I'd eat them too. Looks hearty and comfortable. I think this may be my new favorite video of yours tbh. Only thing is, so many dishes!!! Good thing Ron is there to wash them. Keep up the amazing work!

Girl, this casserole looks De-licious and you slaved making it!!🤤I love how you cook directly from the fire—the sounds of the crackling is soooo satisfying!!! 🔥😆 Your kitty is so cute!🐈‍⬛🐾

I just made this tonight too and it was delicious! Used Costco leftover Rotisserie chicken and added peas and carrots.

This was so comforting. I lived on hippie communes for three years when I was 16 to 19. I had to learn how to cook on the embers of the fire pit and get the temperature right. I was so excited when a wood stove arrived. I learned how to make perfect loaves of bread but never since. I learned to use different kinds of wood tfor the beginning that burned fast and then oak for the long baking process.

Mouthwatering ! I bet my dad would love to try this, he makes great casseroles. We have an old gold miner's cabin built in 1908 in the California Sierras and we have the original dishes and utensils (and much more) that came with the cabin, similar to what you use. My grandparents bought it in the 1920s and we are so lucky to have it. Thanks for another great dish and the setting that takes us back to yesteryear.😸

I admire how people cooked hundreds of years ago, and I wish I had time to do elaborate recipes. If I was a stay at home mom, maybe I would have time for this. There is a southern version of this called "chicken Spaghetti" and it is insanely delicious. Just do a search of it online. Blessings to you all at Early American....makes me appreciate my fore-mothers!

I am totally surprised that pasta was available in 1830! (Especially on the frontier). Thanks for posting!

I made this dish. I was delicious. Except, I used too many bread crumbs. Thanks Justin for sharing this. Keep cooking. I'll keep watching. 😋