Cheesemaking In The Early 19th Century

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  • čas přidán 13. 11. 2016
  • We have a very special episode today! Deanna Berkemeier, from Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY, walks us through the process of making cheese from scratch. Deanna is a master at the art of Cheesemaking. We hope you enjoy this! If you're ever in the Rochester, NY, area, be sure to put Genesee Country Village & Museum on your itinerary! You won't regret it!
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  • @LeewardSideMusic
    @LeewardSideMusic Před 4 lety +3443

    Sees cheese wheels on shelf*
    Me: crouches to enter sneak mode

  • @Valensiakol
    @Valensiakol Před 4 lety +3667

    "Three gallons of milk. You can't drink all that."
    Challenge accepted, lightweights

    • @liboud22
      @liboud22 Před 4 lety +98

      bloody milkdrinkers!!

    • @michaellinden5989
      @michaellinden5989 Před 4 lety +150

      I go through a gallon a week..

    • @barney2159
      @barney2159 Před 4 lety +61

      LIGHTWEIGHT BABYY

    • @AtemiRaven
      @AtemiRaven Před 4 lety +235

      @@michaellinden5989 I think she means daily. Cows definitely make way more than three gallons of milk over an entire season.
      Even a human can make more than three gallons of milk over a week or two.

    • @zackmason9062
      @zackmason9062 Před 4 lety +14

      Barny Miggo YEAH BUDDYYYYY

  • @dominicmariano9201
    @dominicmariano9201 Před 4 lety +1118

    Many cultures from tropical latitudes (particularly in Africa) love to drink and cook with milk, and I've often wondered why you never hear about cheese being made in these places. This video provides an explanation: Cheese is primarily a way to store milk for the winter when cows aren't producing, and it is a very time consuming/delicate process. Farmers in Africa don't have cold winters like in Europe and North America, so there was never any need to invent cheese.

    • @Nae_Ayy
      @Nae_Ayy Před 2 lety +109

      @@mlawrenceleahy plumbing existed in africa in 4000bc

    • @rickwilliams4270
      @rickwilliams4270 Před 2 lety +24

      @@mlawrenceleahy hahahahahahahahaha

    • @updatemysettings5095
      @updatemysettings5095 Před 2 lety +99

      Egypt doesn’t count. We are talking about ‘african’

    • @Nae_Ayy
      @Nae_Ayy Před 2 lety +76

      @@updatemysettings5095 I can't tell if you're being sarcastic.

    • @gotmama2
      @gotmama2 Před 2 lety +18

      Cows actually do produce milk in the winter (I milked cows all year long, in Wisconsin, when I was in college).

  • @TheNukedNacho
    @TheNukedNacho Před rokem +175

    I can’t even begin to imagine how people first discovered how to make cheese. We have all this knowledge and all these resources now. But imagine the very first person to ever make cheese on the planet. Imagine what they had to go through. Absolutely mind blowing

    • @jesusmywholehaschanged
      @jesusmywholehaschanged Před rokem +55

      Some cultures use the stomach of ruminants as a vessel to cook and/or store foods. I would imagine someone somewhere decided to store milk in the stomach that contained some digestive enzymes, left it (or forgot about it) and discovered cheese.

    • @AwestrikeFearofGods
      @AwestrikeFearofGods Před rokem +10

      @@jesusmywholehaschanged Happy accidents

    • @embern3372
      @embern3372 Před rokem +27

      @@jesusmywholehaschanged Now imagine the crazy bastard decided to actually eat it despite its appearance and smell.

    • @science1153
      @science1153 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Sometimes i think about coffee in the same way.

    • @averyarp7901
      @averyarp7901 Před 11 měsíci +12

      ​@@science1153 oh, the Arabic people discovered coffee because of goats/sheep. They would eat the beans and be super energetic. So curious shepherds trial and errored until they figured out how to eat it.

  • @redsoxfn1988
    @redsoxfn1988 Před 4 lety +2405

    “Now this cheese tastes great by itself, but I prefer to add a little grated nutmeg”

    • @papaspongetv2352
      @papaspongetv2352 Před 4 lety +44

      I love this

    • @speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783
      @speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783 Před 4 lety +76

      Rofl, only channel fans will understand... Got to luv this guy!!! He's a treasure! 💕 🙏 🌻 😊 👍 💕

    • @parker2516
      @parker2516 Před 4 lety +15

      Well nutmeg is a big nut. But i agree it's kinda obvious it should already be grinded

    • @Critical_mtb
      @Critical_mtb Před 4 lety +5

      You monster🙊🙊🙊

    • @claudiadarling9441
      @claudiadarling9441 Před 4 lety +34

      Jon Townsend and Alton Brown were separated at birth.

  • @gaminggalore1059
    @gaminggalore1059 Před 4 lety +843

    I had closed captions on and when the lady said the flies can bring peutrifacation to the cheese. The captions said the flies can bring beautification to the cheese

    • @Sushi_bar
      @Sushi_bar Před 4 lety +13

      czcams.com/video/Y8F-0Ogp4fU/video.html some would agree

    • @JakeLovesSteak
      @JakeLovesSteak Před 4 lety +11

      *putrification

    • @alitahir4147
      @alitahir4147 Před 4 lety +18

      I'm using captions, did she just say turds of cheese? Dammit that's disgusting.

    • @emberbirdnerd
      @emberbirdnerd Před 4 lety +1

      Sushi Addict LMAO

    • @clumsybugg
      @clumsybugg Před 4 lety +20

      @@alitahir4147 She's saying curds. The captions are just messed up because they're auto generated instead of correctly written by people.

  • @bluestarindustrialarts7712
    @bluestarindustrialarts7712 Před 3 lety +145

    "Blessed are the cheese makers"..... Fermentations 6:11, 1st Book of Colby

    • @MatthewBuntyn
      @MatthewBuntyn Před 3 lety +5

      Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

    • @JackSilver1410
      @JackSilver1410 Před 2 lety +2

      Ah, this is boring. I'm gonna go to the stoning.

    • @bevfitzsimmonds3382
      @bevfitzsimmonds3382 Před rokem +1

      😂👍Thankyou!

  • @tstires1
    @tstires1 Před 2 lety +32

    It amazes me the amount of time and effort that went into making food. Today, we walk into a store and buy all kinds of cheese and give it no thought.

  • @Woad25
    @Woad25 Před 7 lety +831

    Blessed are the cheese makers

    • @OutOfNamesToChoose
      @OutOfNamesToChoose Před 7 lety +19

      Woad25 What's so special about the cheesmakers?

    • @Rob88
      @Rob88 Před 7 lety +55

      OutOfNamesToChoose have you ever tasted cheese?

    • @happyist3719
      @happyist3719 Před 7 lety +7

      Woad25 i'm thinking gavin webber

    • @Woad25
      @Woad25 Před 7 lety +54

      Well, obviously, this is not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

    • @the-chillian
      @the-chillian Před 7 lety +27

      See? If you hadn't been goin' on we'd have heard that, Big Nose.

  • @eggheadusa9900
    @eggheadusa9900 Před 7 lety +541

    She explained everything very well

  • @puggirl415
    @puggirl415 Před 3 lety +58

    I've never seen lady's bedstraw but you can also make vegetable rennet from nettles, sorrel and thistle as well.

  • @mkodweis
    @mkodweis Před 2 lety +112

    Amazing in that this is a 'farmhouse' cheese, something that a farmer's wife would be making in addition to caring for children, cooking meals for farmers and farm hands, and all the other chores depending on the day! Thank goodness for cheese makers!

    • @RJStockton
      @RJStockton Před 2 lety +19

      Blessed are the cheesemakers.

    • @DT61636
      @DT61636 Před 2 lety

      No, curse God because we no longer have those women... 😒

    • @jackfrosty4674
      @jackfrosty4674 Před 2 lety +4

      Farmers markets now carry homemade cheese. Check out you towns. Usually on Saturday 8 to noon.

    • @MikehMike01
      @MikehMike01 Před 2 lety +3

      They worked hard but not as hard as the men

    • @trequor
      @trequor Před rokem +12

      @@MikehMike01 Who is counting? How would you even measure such a thing?
      Maybe the key to a happy and successful marriage is to simply appreciate your partner for all that they do without having to count every bean

  • @murphyfarm8834
    @murphyfarm8834 Před 5 lety +415

    This was an interesting and informative video! I own a small dairy where we get 4 gallons of fresh, raw Jersey milk per cow, per day. Tried this recipe! It has been 12 hours in the press, I just flipped it. So far, so good!

  • @UncleNuggets
    @UncleNuggets Před 5 lety +383

    I love these. They remind me of the programs I’d watch on PBS growing up

    • @Tmanaz480
      @Tmanaz480 Před 4 lety +14

      Kinda like "The Woodwright's Shop".

    • @bussinnutsfuckinbutts5368
      @bussinnutsfuckinbutts5368 Před 4 lety +11

      Me too, reminds me of something that'd come on Saturday or Sunday when the cartoons weren't playing. What was that cooking show with the gut with the glasses and he always cooked outside? Was like a grilling show

    • @josephengel8263
      @josephengel8263 Před 2 lety +2

      Cheese nun?

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc Před 2 lety +9

      Makes me sad that the programs like the History Channel and such no longer have things like this, but Townsends always delivers!

    • @LeDebutDeLaSuite
      @LeDebutDeLaSuite Před 2 lety +3

      Yessssss

  • @avrevs
    @avrevs Před 4 lety +50

    i love how half of thomas jeffersons autobiograpgy was about cheese making. hed be proud of you for keeping the cheese happening.

  • @RuiRomaoTVd
    @RuiRomaoTVd Před 3 lety +109

    Our family business is cheese making, and it's amazing how it's still basically the same. Just with molds so you make more quantity at a time. Would love to try one of those! Thanks for the videos :)

    • @spooky7158
      @spooky7158 Před 3 lety +2

      I thought you needed a cheese cave with 90% humidity to age cheese? Have you ever made it in an airing cupboard? My basement root cellar has 75% humidity, do you think it would be safe to age it there?

  • @sacred_helm4401
    @sacred_helm4401 Před 5 lety +801

    no one on earth is happier then this guy.

    • @ryandavis4689
      @ryandavis4689 Před 5 lety +19

      Your most likely right

    • @frysause934
      @frysause934 Před 5 lety +22

      Bob Ross

    • @sage0925
      @sage0925 Před 5 lety +50

      I'd be happy as all get-out too, if I was doing and living as my passion directed. Hoping one day I'll figure out what makes me that happy!

    • @natsudragneel2258
      @natsudragneel2258 Před 4 lety +1

      Mr Mac
      What about bob ross

    • @JakeLovesSteak
      @JakeLovesSteak Před 4 lety +5

      @@natsudragneel2258 Bob Ross is dead.

  • @TheDrakenZ
    @TheDrakenZ Před 7 lety +3538

    Cheese factory exploded earlier, witnesses say de brie was everywhere.

    • @thesayxx
      @thesayxx Před 7 lety +278

      man cheese puns are grate

    • @TheDrakenZ
      @TheDrakenZ Před 7 lety +228

      BloodRaven they're so gouda.

    • @TheDrakenZ
      @TheDrakenZ Před 7 lety +168

      you've gotta post your comments caerphilly.

    • @TheBaconWizard
      @TheBaconWizard Před 7 lety +184

      These puns are getting feta and feta

    • @vmbrister3278
      @vmbrister3278 Před 7 lety +31

      OW....that one hurt....

  • @Greatflabbergasted
    @Greatflabbergasted Před 2 lety +24

    I love the little hat she’s wearing, and how it flaps when she shakes her head!

  • @Sibes3
    @Sibes3 Před rokem +6

    This was the first video I watched on the cheesemaking process where I learned you could use pasteurized milk. Of course, I immediately set forth making it using bricks as a cheese press. ha ha. Well, here we are six years later and I have two wheels of farmer's cheese drying on the table after spending the night in the (Gallows I call it) Dutch-style cheese press, and in a few days' time, after my husband smokes one wheel, they will be aged in the cheese cave. Thank you so much for the content you share and for inspiring wannabe homesteaders such as myself!

  • @karthiksankaran9514
    @karthiksankaran9514 Před 5 lety +682

    Wise lady and a gentle show host...i love such presentations!!! thanks

  • @mrcharrington1
    @mrcharrington1 Před 7 lety +387

    So interesting. Life was extremely tough back then. Makes me appreciate our grocery stores.

    • @tygonmaster
      @tygonmaster Před 5 lety +52

      Well, you need to keep in mind not literally every family did this. Most people lived in towns where there was a division of labor and stores sold cheese / milk / whatever just as stores sell stuff today. It mainly was frontier people living in isolation that had to truly grow / make all their own stuff, so the midwest for the most part.

    • @Love2TravelAway
      @Love2TravelAway Před 5 lety +2

      Winston Smith lol 😂 appreciate stores

    • @eyeswideshut2800
      @eyeswideshut2800 Před 5 lety +13

      NO it wasn't, it was simpler, she's already at work taking care of business. You're not going anywhere and I guarantee you the toil in the Matrix is WRONG, BAD AND SINFULLY EVIL, IT'S SATAN'S MATRIX.

    • @dinoflame9696
      @dinoflame9696 Před 5 lety +34

      I also appreciate modern medicine, electricity and plumbing.. but what's so tough about this life? yes it's manual labor, but the idea that people worked *more* back in the days is a myth. They had much more spare time and ability to spend time with family and friends, compared to someone who works full time and commutes 2 hours daily today.

    • @gidzmobug2323
      @gidzmobug2323 Před 5 lety +9

      @@tygonmaster People were working all the time then, especially on the farms. Fields to be ploughed, cows/goats to be milked, food to be made, clothes to be cleaned or mended or made, etc.

  • @martino7263
    @martino7263 Před rokem +47

    Here in northern Italy we have a lot of small dairy farms and we make cheese exactly this way, but the taste the milk gets from the mountains pastures grass makes a whole difference. You can't make the same cheese with the same recipe if the cows have eaten in different Valleys. Every town has its own type of cheese.
    I think alpine Europe is the only place with a deep and rich cheese culture.

    • @BeingJenniRae
      @BeingJenniRae Před 9 měsíci

      This comment made me smile.

    • @lilliesupreme9767
      @lilliesupreme9767 Před 7 měsíci

      Practically every country has its own cheese

    • @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim
      @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim Před 24 dny

      @lilliesupreme9767 is that the pedophile flag in your pfp

    • @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim
      @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim Před 24 dny

      Grazie tanto per il tuo commento! Bravissimo bro, secondo me Apline countryside is the best place in the world to enjoy the finest cheese. Nowhere else, either, will you find such marvelous views. Seite forti!

  • @sofiaagren4199
    @sofiaagren4199 Před rokem +16

    I work in artisan cheese education and was pleased to hear this woman talk about cheese making. She doesn't go into great detail, which is expected in a video like this, but it's apparent she has good knowledge of the cheese making process, better than I would have expected from a "non-cheese maker" as she's working for a museum :)

  • @IvanIsYda_
    @IvanIsYda_ Před 5 lety +1077

    I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE CHEESE WITH PASTURIZED MILK AND I KEPT WONDERING WHY I KEEP FAILING, NOW I KNOW! THANK YOU!!!

    • @ossicalifornia
      @ossicalifornia Před 5 lety +67

      Oh boy.

    • @ogr8bearded175
      @ogr8bearded175 Před 5 lety +30

      I make mozzarella from milk at Aldi's and it works great (and their price is usually best around too)

    • @wutntarnation
      @wutntarnation Před 5 lety +51

      You have to add calcium chloride (picking salt) to pasturized milk to make cheese from it.

    • @kevinfrance1564
      @kevinfrance1564 Před 5 lety +96

      @@ogr8bearded175 I remember seeing Gordon Ramsay take an "authentic Italian" restaurant owner to task for using store-bought mozzarella, and thought "oh, come on!" But then I saw some youtube videos and it looks like with the proper gear and setup and some know-how, it only takes a few hours. You could make it fresh every day for the dinner service, or at least do a couple of big batches to get you through a week or something. The fresh stuff is way softer and creamier than the stuff at the super market.

    • @alquinn8576
      @alquinn8576 Před 5 lety +10

      @@ogr8bearded175 it's called "ALDI" not "Aldi's" ffs

  • @datboijj
    @datboijj Před 4 lety +148

    I turn off my adblocker for this channel. I just want the best for you.

  • @charlesbaldo
    @charlesbaldo Před 3 lety +34

    I live in Western NY, been to GCM many times in that very room watched the cheese making. The whole village is amazing and makes you feel like you are in 18th and 19th century America.

    • @tylerb3487
      @tylerb3487 Před 2 lety

      Where is it in western ny?

    • @charlesbaldo
      @charlesbaldo Před 2 lety

      @@tylerb3487
      Mumford NY, about 40 miles south west of Rochester, 60 miles south east of Buffalo

    • @snbwalter357
      @snbwalter357 Před 2 lety +3

      I agree. I visited it frequently when I lived in Rochester. If you go during the week, you get the place all to yourself and can get a lot of one on one conversations with the demonstrators. It is fabulous.

  • @DerNomade1871
    @DerNomade1871 Před 4 lety +94

    Man this is really making me want some of this, along with some sailors biscuits/hardtack, and some spruce beer

    • @hunterhamm7419
      @hunterhamm7419 Před 4 lety +4

      Der Deutsche-Scotsmen you belong on this earth 200 years ago.

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp Před 3 lety

      hunter hamm why what’s wrong with spruce tip beer?

    • @markgaudry7549
      @markgaudry7549 Před 2 lety +1

      I remember gettinf spruce tip beer as a soda flavor in Quebec in the 60's. I miss it so.

    • @oh-not-the-bees7872
      @oh-not-the-bees7872 Před 2 lety +6

      Hardtack is not something youd actually choosr to eat.

  • @monicadabney8471
    @monicadabney8471 Před 4 lety +184

    He asked really good questions. I definitely will try to make my own. And I would love to make a cheese the Amish make up in Middlebury Indiana. Called Buttercheese. It's so smooth and loveeee the flavor!🌹

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp Před 3 lety

      Is that anything like Brie?

    • @monicadabney8471
      @monicadabney8471 Před 3 lety +1

      @@4philipp I've never tried Brie. I will have to. 🌹 🧀

    • @christineb8148
      @christineb8148 Před 3 lety +6

      I don't want to get too geeky here but if you want to try making a cheese with that buttery flavor, you will want to look into getting a Flora Danica culture which you would add to the milk as you initially heat it, before you add the rennet :-)

    • @jeffdavis3481
      @jeffdavis3481 Před 3 lety +2

      Rise n roll is up there too. Cant beat amish made apple fritters and doughnuts.

    • @melissakibler4966
      @melissakibler4966 Před 2 lety +3

      I just made a gallon batch of buttercase. That is the name of the cheese your talking about.

  • @shrimuyopa8117
    @shrimuyopa8117 Před 4 lety +1907

    "Where are all the aliens? This can't be history without aliens!"
    -History Channel
    Thank you for bringing us real history, without the aliens.

    • @goobersquad6008
      @goobersquad6008 Před 4 lety +47

      Dennis The Menace they also invented masturbation

    • @Moses_VII
      @Moses_VII Před 4 lety +30

      @@goobersquad6008 This is such a clean channel yet I still find dirty minded people.
      We are living in the end times!

    • @bartacomuskidd775
      @bartacomuskidd775 Před 4 lety +3

      Is such a thing possible? ...yes it is.

    • @SeaJay_Oceans
      @SeaJay_Oceans Před 4 lety +14

      Yes - Let's bring back the HUMAN History like this - great things on making goods and food at home, homesteading, independence. Time to take back our National History and discard All the pop culture shallow nonsense...

    • @kelly3014
      @kelly3014 Před 4 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣 So true.

  • @patrickharmon9459
    @patrickharmon9459 Před 2 lety +15

    That brings back memories when I was a boy. We had a milk cow and mom and dad would often make cheese. We made alot of butter." That was my job " and they made buttermilk and cottage cheese as well. Thanks so much for your videos and God bless 🙏

  • @srm8866
    @srm8866 Před rokem +30

    Fascinating and remarkable process - and lady. Thanks for showing (and keeping alive) the old way of doing things, back before the local Kroger or grocery store existed.

  • @PSquared-oo7vq
    @PSquared-oo7vq Před 7 lety +126

    I had not heard of adding a bit of buttermilk to a homogenized milk to better imitate raw milk, but it makes sense!

    • @BakingNana
      @BakingNana Před 5 lety +9

      Pasteurized, not homogenized. Two different things.

    • @arxsyn
      @arxsyn Před 4 lety +2

      BakingNana well at any rate for the best result you will want to use full fat milk regardless

    • @Pixie3p14
      @Pixie3p14 Před rokem +2

      you can add calcium chloride too, for a better set, to replace some of the minerals lost in pasteurisation

  • @jakeprather4014
    @jakeprather4014 Před 5 lety +85

    3:38 I like the fly, adds to the authenticity

  • @Bella6520
    @Bella6520 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Townsends here is like my absolute favorite CZcams channel. It’s so simple, classic, historical, and let’s not forget delicious food!

  • @adamnwizard
    @adamnwizard Před 2 lety +23

    In 3rd grade I was taken on a fieldtrip to an 18th century village, we made candles... but we didn't get to make, or try cheese like this. That would have been such a whole new level of a good experience! Loved the video, and thank you!

  • @carolavant3778
    @carolavant3778 Před 6 lety +149

    I'm a home cheese-maker, and this was a very enjoyable and informative presentation!

  • @dirk4926
    @dirk4926 Před 5 lety +12

    The lady sure knows her cheese. Thank you Deanna for sharing your cheese making expertise with us. I just wish I could taste that delicious looking cheese.

  • @BigIronOnMyHip69
    @BigIronOnMyHip69 Před 3 lety +43

    These are just the most relaxing and wholesome videos I've seen, with valuable information cause you never know what will happen to the world.

  • @ihgoldstein6274
    @ihgoldstein6274 Před 4 lety +28

    Thanks for explaining what my dad was using for making his cheese he used a flower, not wanting to disturb him I never asked what flower his renet was...thanks to the lady and you I now do. Dad even made his own sour cream(I never liked as a kid the stuff) again thanks.

    • @TheASMRlogs
      @TheASMRlogs Před rokem +1

      Do you happen to know how he used it? What the amounts, and process was?

  • @savini8234
    @savini8234 Před 4 lety +2094

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    Jesus said unto him I am the way the truth and the life no man come unto the father but by me.
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    • @sibalogh
      @sibalogh Před 4 lety +5

      Compare it with your oxter or tongue's temp...Lol

    • @chiledoug
      @chiledoug Před 4 lety +16

      I would get a thermometer

    • @taylor.rafferty
      @taylor.rafferty Před 4 lety +1

      @I like food lol

    • @crapwithanopinion2919
      @crapwithanopinion2919 Před 4 lety +34

      why was this so funny?

    • @tannerdylan5972
      @tannerdylan5972 Před 4 lety +27

      It was just funny to imagine him being stabbed and still being all happy and smiling lol. Not that I want that to happen but it would probably get some views lol

  • @fishinglifeforme
    @fishinglifeforme Před 7 lety +293

    i make cheese for a living for a large commercial company and i turn 53,000 lbs of milk into 20,000 lbs of cheese in 1hr.

    • @townsends
      @townsends  Před 7 lety +109

      That's a lot of cheese!

    • @georgethompson3763
      @georgethompson3763 Před 7 lety +13

      And a lot of milk ;)

    • @fishinglifeforme
      @fishinglifeforme Před 7 lety +94

      If you have ever eaten a pizza from Papa Murphy's, then you have eaten the cheese i make, hope you all like it! :D

    • @mountainmanws
      @mountainmanws Před 7 lety +11

      Thank you. I do.

    • @fishinglifeforme
      @fishinglifeforme Před 7 lety +33

      Philbert Desanex must have not been a very hygienic facility. sounds awful

  • @BushmansAdventures
    @BushmansAdventures Před rokem +11

    These videos really help me de-stress a lot. Love watching these historical methods

  • @ShawnPitman
    @ShawnPitman Před 3 lety +187

    Wife: "Sweety, what are you doing with that milk and the calf's stomach?"
    Johnathan Cheese: "I don't know... Just... Just... LET ME THINK!!"

    • @speggeri90
      @speggeri90 Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah those bitches are always in such a hurry.

    • @Freakincident
      @Freakincident Před 2 lety +19

      "YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH, WOMAN!"

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc Před 2 lety +5

      @@Freakincident I HAHVE a PLAHN! Just one more score....

  • @mikerowsdower9896
    @mikerowsdower9896 Před 7 lety +39

    Blessed are the cheese makers.

  • @MSEDzirasa2015
    @MSEDzirasa2015 Před 7 lety +81

    I loved seeing nature in motion; those flies, the spider, the hands in the curd/crumbling the cheese and seeing/learning about the origins of rennet, made this video realistic and relatable to people of all cultures... TFS :)

  • @johannachan9685
    @johannachan9685 Před 4 lety +12

    I always went to that museum for their yearly Celtic Festival. And they make some really good food!

  • @privategramcracker01
    @privategramcracker01 Před 4 lety +119

    I've never seen a more wholesome looking woman before. I wish she was my grandma.

  • @QueenCityHistory
    @QueenCityHistory Před 7 lety +76

    my grandma used to butter the outside every few days as it ages so a rind will form

    • @ValCronin
      @ValCronin Před 5 lety +9

      Oil is also anti-bacterial so that's a great way to protect the wheel from outside pests.

    • @Jsjeuducjejwjsif
      @Jsjeuducjejwjsif Před 5 lety +24

      hell yeah i did

    • @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim
      @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim Před 24 dny

      Yeah! That's a time-honored method. I think that's how traditional cheddar is done.

  • @srt8madman727
    @srt8madman727 Před 5 lety +37

    I live in Rochester NY. I've been to the museum several times, it's a really fun place. I used to love the candy store when I was a kid.

    • @bigmike9947
      @bigmike9947 Před 4 lety +1

      The candy store was my favorite part as a kid, next to the blacksmith and general store.

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp Před 3 lety

      Now I need to go visit that place. It’s just so out of the way from civilization

  • @TheHomesteadingHobbit
    @TheHomesteadingHobbit Před 4 lety +38

    The Art and Homesteading Channel taught me for those who may not have access to rennet, use vinegar...any kind of acid will help coagulate the milk :)

    • @winfehler
      @winfehler Před 4 lety +12

      I can confirm - when making paneer (indian fresh cheese), the recipe calls for lemon juice to coagulate.

    • @toritease6132
      @toritease6132 Před 4 lety +2

      THANK YOU!!!

    • @NotEnoughBooks
      @NotEnoughBooks Před 3 lety +3

      Phoenix and Hobbit coming in with valuable cheese tips.

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp Před 3 lety +2

      I think the lemon juice replaces the cultured buttermilk when using pasteurized milk. I don’t think it’s a rennet replacement. Some cheeses can be made without rennet.

    • @deannaberkemeier3491
      @deannaberkemeier3491 Před 3 lety +7

      Vinegar can be used to make soft cheeses, not aged cheeses. Rennet is necessary for most, if not all aged cheeses.

  • @jacobkeller98
    @jacobkeller98 Před rokem +5

    Just subscribed but watching for about a month. I just wanna say I don't pay channels for things usually, but you deserve it. Thank you for your efforts at preserving our old ways.

  • @jilmaloney
    @jilmaloney Před 5 lety +35

    This man is so adorable I honestly thought this was a parody at first.

  • @vimitas631
    @vimitas631 Před 7 lety +110

    Keep it up! Everything you do puts a smile on our faces!

  • @bt70a9
    @bt70a9 Před 4 lety +21

    You do a great job of hosting! I feel like you sometimes stop explaining, to let her show her skill! Hats off to you both :)

  • @jamkioat
    @jamkioat Před rokem +3

    this is so neat. i was a cheesemaker on a goat farm for a couple years. the basics are still the same but there’s definitely been some mechanical advancements and much stricter sanitation rules.

  • @frederickglass1583
    @frederickglass1583 Před 4 lety +9

    Being from St. Charles, MO and having been a 10 minute drive from Historic Main Street down by the river, the 18th century aspect of this video makes me feel nostalgic as all hell. I love historical reenactments of how life was back before modern tech took over. Such a simpler style of life

  • @princesszeldaofhyrule7694
    @princesszeldaofhyrule7694 Před 6 lety +917

    When the cheese asked me out on a date... I said no whey!

  • @kevinbudde903
    @kevinbudde903 Před 2 lety +4

    WOW, I've been to this museum so many times as a kid. wonderful video these places sparked my love for history.

  • @captsploof
    @captsploof Před 2 lety +1

    I live about an hour away from Genesee country village. As a kid, school used to have field trips here to show what it was like back in the day. It's very cool seeing you support the village I have grown up visiting!!!!

  • @andreatrimble1787
    @andreatrimble1787 Před 7 lety +95

    I'm curious... when you unpacked the cheese from the press & unwrapped it, what were the little seed-like things on the top of the cheese???

    • @townsends
      @townsends  Před 7 lety +168

      The cheeses are marked with items sometimes spices as a makers mark. That round was marked with peppercorns.

    • @aarontuplin
      @aarontuplin Před 7 lety +184

      I'm glad someone asked this and that the answer wasn't flies

    • @frandee3571
      @frandee3571 Před 7 lety +29

      Aaron Tuplin I thought it was ants myself

    • @Raven1024
      @Raven1024 Před 5 lety +5

      @@townsends Those seem to be some oddly elongated peppercorns...10:38

    • @seancoyote
      @seancoyote Před 5 lety +6

      @@Raven1024 I agree, they were looking more like caraway seeds to me

  • @hothmandon
    @hothmandon Před 5 lety +46

    All without refrigeration. That is awsome.

    • @76JStucki
      @76JStucki Před 4 lety +5

      Refrigeration kills the cheesemaking process. The cultures need warm temps to act.

    • @ryangoepfert9112
      @ryangoepfert9112 Před 4 lety

      If they had refrigeration they likely would not have done so very often

    • @pepesylvia848
      @pepesylvia848 Před 3 lety +2

      The whole point of cheese is you not having refrigerator

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni1612 Před 4 lety +70

    I wish I could just dress like this and walk around every day

    • @talosheeg
      @talosheeg Před 3 lety +14

      Technically, nothing is stopping you!

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp Před 3 lety +10

      Seriously nothing is stopping you. As a matter of fact, I encourage you to do so

    • @leechowning2712
      @leechowning2712 Před 3 lety +2

      I work at a business that has been in operation since 1900... And yes I try to dress appropriately. But unfortunately the hat and jacket don't fit well with a farm company.

    • @averagejo1626
      @averagejo1626 Před 2 lety +2

      It was hilarious when I had to go to the shops with some reenactment buddies after training. Made loads of jokes with the staff at hardwear store about wagon wheels, spears and blacksmiths. Haven't done it for several years now so should do it again for the LOLs. :-P
      (lessons I learned... wear civilian kit, people don't take you terribly seriously... wear actual steel armour, people will be in awe... carry anything vaguely sword shaped, Karen's everywhere will immediately call cops...)

    • @user-in9lb6hd7c
      @user-in9lb6hd7c Před 2 lety +2

      @@averagejo1626 townsend should do a video on dealing with 19th century Karens

  • @shelby3330
    @shelby3330 Před 2 lety +1

    Another wonderful video! Every time I watch a video from Townsends I catch the history bug and fall right into a binge-watching session :)

  • @khazh17
    @khazh17 Před 7 lety +18

    :( she make me remember about my grandmother... I miss her...

  • @ericstoverink6579
    @ericstoverink6579 Před 7 lety +2133

    We don't date our cheeses. It just gets awkward.

  • @annarussell3751
    @annarussell3751 Před 3 lety +1

    We used to take school field trips there. The Altay Store was brought from my grandparents’ community, so that place is really special.

  • @thebackyardjoeshow6435

    I absolutely love this channel, it just makes me so satisfied and inspired

  • @ivankjt
    @ivankjt Před 7 lety +27

    Love these videos because they always give me a nice, calm and peaceful vibe :)

    • @TheSunlitLeaf
      @TheSunlitLeaf Před 7 lety +1

      Me too. And they always make me want to learn new skills and buy even more new things for the kitchen...it's inspiring :D

  • @EddyGurge
    @EddyGurge Před 7 lety +107

    Been waiting for this episode! Now you need to grab a few cheese wheels and do some recipes (like the mac n cheese and cheese soup). Thank to you and Deanna for a great video.

  • @Dovid2000
    @Dovid2000 Před 4 lety

    Excellent tutorial! Thanks Deanna for instructing us and thanks Jon for making this video.

  • @tihzho
    @tihzho Před 3 lety +8

    2:48 The button was finally buttoned.
    3:58 Oops the button came undone again.
    5:07 The button is buttoned again!
    10:48 The button came undone again.
    14:15 The button is buttoned again!

  • @T3t4nu5
    @T3t4nu5 Před 7 lety +79

    6:05 "the curd has sunk whey down"

  • @Ghostworld_
    @Ghostworld_ Před 7 lety +20

    I've been waiting on an episode like this for so long. Thanks guys!

  • @joker_views
    @joker_views Před 4 lety +2

    Most wholesome channel I’ve ever come across, I love this ♥️♥️

  • @jeffreycoulter4095
    @jeffreycoulter4095 Před 2 lety

    These episodes are my favorites! Thank you Jon

  • @American-OutdoorsNet
    @American-OutdoorsNet Před 7 lety +495

    Videos like this should be mandatory viewing in schools across the country.

    • @christiangarrett8858
      @christiangarrett8858 Před 6 lety +8

      Yes

    • @trihard7442
      @trihard7442 Před 6 lety +15

      We went on a field trip to an amish history school house and there was cheese made like this. That was 15+ years ago. Just saying.

    • @carollizc
      @carollizc Před 5 lety +8

      American-Outdoors.net Indeed it should. They should be required viewing up here in Canada, too. If for no other reason than that they encourage self-suffiency. Today's young people are entirely too reliant on what comes out of tins and packets.

    • @filtered2824
      @filtered2824 Před 5 lety +8

      I went to a place like this multiple times for school and they taught us how to make candles and soap, they also showed us old houses and other stuff like blacksmith shop

    • @UnyieldingSeraph
      @UnyieldingSeraph Před 5 lety +5

      Unfortunately these days math and sciences seem to be the priority while letting everything else kids should learn fall by the wayside. I work in education and today's students are much less skilled in areas of writing, history etc... looking at homework from when I was in the 3rd grade in the mid 80s to the 3rd graders now. Penmanship, artistic ability(which I had none) and understanding of what was asked is night and day different. It's a shame but theres just not enough time in a day to teach the kids vital skills

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 Před 5 lety +19

    WOW! Genesee Country Village! We LOVED to visit here when we lived in Central New York State. The housing conserved here is PHENOMENAL. Your visit showcases a major part of the cultural heritage of our family, early settlers of Fairport, New York.

  • @Paintplayer1
    @Paintplayer1 Před 2 lety +1

    I literally just got done eating dinner but seeing that cheese and hearing her list off some things you could make with it, I am hungry again. What an episode!

  • @xpinkembers6023
    @xpinkembers6023 Před 4 lety +12

    This channel is absolutely amazing. Love the quality you put in and learning messages 💕. I'm 27 and I'm absolutely intrigued by the 1700-1900 😍. I'm a few years late but better late then never right ? Discovered this channel about 2 months ago. You and Mrs Crocombe's channel make my day ❤️

  • @pinkmichelefloyd
    @pinkmichelefloyd Před 5 lety +18

    I've been to Cheddar Gorge, England twice in the past 12 years or so, and witnessed the making of Cheddar cheese in the local factory. There are the stunning caves, where the 11,000 year old remains of "Cheddar Man" were found, and perhaps a thousand years ago cheddar cheese was accidentally discovered when a milk maid found a forgotten pail of milk that had been stored in the caves. Cheddar Gorge and the nearby ancient city of Bath are two of the most historic and beautiful places in Europe.

    • @The_Custos
      @The_Custos Před 5 lety +6

      Great cheese history, shame the media lied about him being black.

    • @Donnie-sg2cj
      @Donnie-sg2cj Před 4 lety

      Sentinel Among the Ruins It’s not a lie

  • @heartproblems2727
    @heartproblems2727 Před 4 lety +5

    The Genesee county Fair in October is a really fun experience. They have the whole place up and running. Old school baseball game.. display of old farm equipment and of course a lot of local home made products. Highly recommend it.

  • @metiscus
    @metiscus Před 2 lety

    This channel is so wonderful, you can't even tell that they're trying to sell things, it's all history and information with a link as an afterward. Brilliant.

  • @k7l3rworkman97
    @k7l3rworkman97 Před 8 měsíci

    This is the coolest and most informative food video I’ve seen in a while. 🤙🏻 All of these vids are flippin cool

  • @olli_k
    @olli_k Před 5 lety +367

    What did Saddam Hussein and Little Miss Muffet have in common?
    The both had curds in their whey...

  • @deegarner9467
    @deegarner9467 Před 5 lety +4

    Love the outfits ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience ! Blessings...

  • @viliussmproductions
    @viliussmproductions Před 4 lety +1

    Squeezing the whey out of to make dry curd through a piece of fabric reminded me of my childhood. Gotta ask my mum and grandma to show me how to do this again.
    Thanks for the great content!

  • @edwardschmitt5710
    @edwardschmitt5710 Před 4 lety

    Wow thanks! That was something I always wondered about. Many food we enjoy today were created to preserve food back in the day. Cheese is one of them, a process done throughout the world!

  • @shottysteve
    @shottysteve Před 6 lety +952

    i guess you could say that cheese is really similar to my childhood memories
    repressed

    • @shottysteve
      @shottysteve Před 6 lety +129

      i guess you could say that this cheese is really similar to my love life
      not dated

    • @conkballs7377
      @conkballs7377 Před 5 lety +9

      shottysteve oof

    • @Arouxayis
      @Arouxayis Před 5 lety +10

      Lol didn't expect to see you here

    • @boonthegoon4549
      @boonthegoon4549 Před 5 lety +26

      this cheese is really similar to my family atmosphere SALTY

    • @bryanaa196
      @bryanaa196 Před 5 lety +6

      Keep it together mate.

  • @jakipullman
    @jakipullman Před 4 lety +14

    I made this cheese and it was so delicious! It had a lot of similarity to a pecorino. Thank you!

    • @deannaberkemeier3491
      @deannaberkemeier3491 Před 3 lety +5

      Jaki P! I am so happy to hear you tried making your own and enjoyed it! The process is somewhat similar to a modern Parmesan or Roman process, in fact. :-)

  • @21centdregs
    @21centdregs Před rokem +1

    i live near the genesee country village museum. havent been since i was a kid, but i remember it fondly.

  • @TeyCallMeBigMac
    @TeyCallMeBigMac Před 3 lety +1

    I have to say, the host asked all the right questions! Everytime I had a thought pop up, he'd ask exactly what i was thinking. Very refreshing to see.

  • @nicholaspbachinski827
    @nicholaspbachinski827 Před 7 lety +163

    I noticed the flies, could you do a video on the effects of spoilage and how to prevent maggots and other types of bus or pests.

    • @daveandgena3166
      @daveandgena3166 Před 7 lety +41

      I agree, although certain kinds of cheese maggots were considered to be part of the cheese-eating experience. :P

    • @nonamemage6599
      @nonamemage6599 Před 7 lety +7

      Nicholas P Bachinski usually covering it and storing in a cool dry place like a root cellar

    • @thewasatchjackalope8320
      @thewasatchjackalope8320 Před 7 lety +10

      I'm surprised they were able to grow during the pressing process (unless they were flies that flew in the milk and weren't strained out). There is a channel on CZcams called Gavin Webber he does a lot of cheese tutorials if you are interested in doing this at home. His methods aren't that different from this.

    • @daveandgena3166
      @daveandgena3166 Před 7 lety +29

      I watched the clip again. I wonder if those weren't some kind of flavoring seeds like fennel or rosemary? I think the cheese they opened was one "prepared earlier" but shot on the same day.

    • @AniketosHonor
      @AniketosHonor Před 7 lety +41

      those were seeds not flies lol

  • @ryoga316
    @ryoga316 Před 7 lety +451

    This process of making cheese is almost similar to the same way Tofu is made, but as a hot drink pudding in Southeast Asia. When the Tofu reaches a silky, near gelatinous mixture, it is served hot with vanilla extract or a mixture of brown sugar and water for sweetness, and tapioca pearls. It's great to have as part of a snack or when in cold days.

    • @MaureenLycaon
      @MaureenLycaon Před 7 lety +9

      Sounds interesting. Could you point to a recipe for that?

    • @ryoga316
      @ryoga316 Před 7 lety +19

      This site uses the soft tofu you can buy at your local supermarket, but the process is the same. panlasangpinoy.com/2010/02/20/filipino-street-food-homemade-taho-recipe/

    • @MaureenLycaon
      @MaureenLycaon Před 7 lety +3

      ryoga316
      Thank you! :)

    • @haidee7872
      @haidee7872 Před 6 lety +6

      I love Taho!!! 💓💓

    • @robb.c.7407
      @robb.c.7407 Před 6 lety +16

      Soyboy confirmed lol

  • @inigopetersen2486
    @inigopetersen2486 Před 3 lety +4

    I remember making cheese like this with my great grandmother. 50 years ago.

  • @Jean-qu3ru
    @Jean-qu3ru Před 4 lety +67

    Really interesting! I'm curious--what were the black dots on top after the cheese was pressed? Did I miss an ingredient added? 😮

  • @StylisticSongstress
    @StylisticSongstress Před 5 lety +9

    I absolutely love watching all these videos!! Thank you so much for the bright knowledge and helping us understand the complexity of living in the past. :) Peace!

  • @michellelabri3388
    @michellelabri3388 Před 6 lety +18

    Just a fabulous video! And the cheese thread in the comments was equally entertaining...

  • @thebigluker
    @thebigluker Před 4 lety

    Great video! I found your channel in my recommendations and watched your butter eggs video first. The host seems like a nice guy and has a great voice. The videos seem very warm and inviting. This was my third video of yours and I have just subscribed I plan to watch them all. I love how at the end of the other 2 videos I saw you recommended a previous video you made that is similar. Keep up the great work and thank you for the nice videos.

  • @bethoneybee
    @bethoneybee Před 4 lety

    Love Mumford Museum, as we call it! Worth a trip if you're in our neck of the woods. Beautiful historical homes, summer classes for kids, like stepping right back in time.