
Jon Townsend, the main host
TownsendsThe channel has an official website
where goods such as clothing and kitchen appliances are sold.
Compare The Victorian Way.
The channel provides examples of:
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General, multiple series, short series, non-series
- Ban on Politics: Jon had to come out and publicly state the channel is strictly non-political, unless to give brief context on historical events, and he does not appreciate modern politics being brought up by viewers in relation to a previous video.
- Big Fun: Many videos later in the channel's run are hosted by rotund Ryan Kerr.
- Edutainment Show: The channel teaches about 18th century culture.
- Indestructible Edible: There are two videos on hardtack
or ship's biscuit
, known for long shelf life and extremely dense consistency, making it a staple for long travels such as sea voyages. - Shout-Out: In "The Unbeatable Ships Biscuit
", Jon clacks two biscuits together at one point, Max Miller style. - Tranquil Fury: Jon is clearly annoyed, at one point appearing to be on the brink of tears, in The Intrusion Of Modern Politics On Our Youtube Channel
, but he maintains a calm and collected tone and demeanor as he addresses politics-related drama that arose from a previous video. Even without watching it, the video's title is a dead giveaway.
18th Century Cooking
- Cooking Show: As evident from the title, this series presents historical recipes from the 18th century.
- Does Not Like Spam:
- There are dishes that Jon refuses to cover on the channel due to their being too much against his tastes or flat-out terrible. In the morel mushrooms
episode, he doesn't cover any historical recipes featuring them since they drown out the mushroom's flavor. - The stewed crabs
. The hosts and the cameraman are visibly disgusted. - Ryan Kerr does not like rose water, and will omit it from recipes calling for it, or use a different flavored substitute like orange water.
- There are dishes that Jon refuses to cover on the channel due to their being too much against his tastes or flat-out terrible. In the morel mushrooms
- Poverty Food: Many videos cover dishes eaten by peasants, poor soldiers etc.
- Running Gag: Nutmeg is a frequently used spice in this series, which becomes a meme within the fandom.
- Sick Episode: Weird, Hot Cereal "Panada"
. The thumbnail even depicts Jon as sick and wrapped in a blanket, with a caption saying "What do YOU eat when you're SICK?" - Trademark Favorite Food: Jon generally enjoys the dishes covered in the series, but he goes to great lengths raving about morel mushrooms
, and refuses to make actual historical dishes containing them in order to not drown out their flavor.
