Feeding a Medieval Outlaw

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[theeddorian]

One of my friends, a descendant of Cornish miners who came to California and worked in Nevada County, told me once that the thick rim of crust around a pasty was actually a handle. Miners frequently had no means of washing their hands for lunch, so food with a built-in handle was a good thing. The rim could be discarded if your hands were really dirty. He also remarked that the only proper "sauce" was mustard pickle.

[hollyevolving]

I'm a medieval re-enactor and I have helped cook an entire haunch of venison that turned out well...but we absolutely threw period cooking out the window on that one. Coated in a mix of butter, herbs, wine, and barbecue sauce, wrapped in foil (yes, we wrapped a whole venison haunch in foil. it was indeed ridiculous, except that it worked), and grilled over a low flame, turning frequently until it came out tender and juicy. My group was working a small, local renaissance faire and we cooked that for ourselves after hours.

[marmotarchivist]

Very nice video. In university, I wrote a thesis on historical poaching as a social crime, as the hunting laws were so restrictive for all except a small elite, that many poor people had to resort to poaching in order to feed their families. There were even some regions, where the nobles wanted to have an insane amount of deer to hunt for pleasure, so the woods were overflowing with animals and they would eat the wheat on the fields. But the peasants would go to jail or worse if they killed the deer, so all they could do was to guard their fields all night and make a lot of noise to keep the dear away. It’s quite a fascinating topic in my opinion.

[navybill]

I laughed way too hard at "Maid Marion was a fox!" so thank you for that. Definitely needed it

[joshuakirkham]

"Robin Hood was a fan of pretty things, I mean look at Maid Marian; she was a fox." 😀 Deadpan delivery too.

[TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

I worked as part of the learning team at Nottingham Castle prior to its liquidation. One of the main people mentioned in the Robin Hood Experience at the castle for Robin Hoods inspiration is William of Cassingham (Kensham) who raised a gueriila force of archers in the forest during the first Barons war. Albeit in support of King John. During the cave tour of King Davids dungeon that we offered, in the Romylowe's cave part of the tour we also mention how Stephen Romylowe Constable of Nottingham Castle during the time of Edward III when the first Robin Hood tales were being spread could be the original Sheriff of Nottingham.

[TheSpartan]

"Real Outlaws of Medieval England" sounds like an amazing reality TV show.

[snerdie]

13:47 I like how poor Roger is smiling as a sword is driven into his skull. In fact, everyone looks like they're having a grand time!

[MrCombatmedic]

The first time I had heard of pasties in relation to Robin Hood, was from a separate tale involving little John. He had snuck into a castles kitchen, and as he was ransacking the pantry and larder, the mountainous cook arrived and they had a melee. In the end, Little John won the brawl and sat upon the beaten cooks body as he helped himself to the roasts and pasties, but seeing how numerous the food was, and how delicious the food the cook had made, Little John got up, dusted the cook off, sat him down, poured him a mug of ale, and they both sat and ate the meal together, having met an equal in conquering strength and an equal in conquering an appetite.

[ThePawsOfDeception]

To be fair (speaking as an ex-archaeologist who grew up around it) the New Forest was a royal hunting ground in Saxon times, before William came along. However, he did extend it and introduced much more draconian laws concerning poaching.
Brilliant as ever Max, thanks! I hope you always manage to find more interesting old recipes and never lose your passion for making them and presenting them, with their historical context, so well.

[dwaynezilla]

I like how everyone's always smiling while some gruesome acts are going on in this medieval art. Even the guy getting a sword plunged into his head, and the dudes doing it. IT'S JUST A PRANK BRO

[TheMirazor]

Living in Nottinghamshire being only a few minutes drive from Sherwood Forest, it's great to learn something I eat everyday is so closely related to the history here!

[Firegen]

Merrily Gentleman Max rode on
Hooray hooray
He sought the food of an outlaw
Hooray hooray
He cut a fine figure in front of an stove
Building out a story from those on the rove
Riding into a tastible history
Every Tuesday like today

[gigitastic]

I live in Michigan and Pasties are very popular here particularly in our Upper Peninsula (also called the U.P). They came over from Cornwall in the 1840s with miners originally and became very popular because we had a large amount of copper miners and lumberjacks and work perfectly as a easy hand held food with the crust doing double duty as a handle because their hands were often filthy (many times covered in dangerous things like arsenic ) and could then be thrown away. They have become quite possible one of the most iconic foods of the Upper Peninsula (maybe second only to Mackinac Island fudge) if not the entire state.

[mimic]

In my senior undergrad year, I took a class with one of the foremost Robin Hood scholars in the US. We got to read a LOT of the original stories, plenty of scholarly essays, and even watched a few movies. She mostly covered the legend, so I really enjoyed hearing about the candidates for the original outlaw. Thanks for another rousing history lesson!

[lillithcollins]

"She was a fox..." The groan I let out was so long and loud it scared the cat. Well done sir, a dad-joke for the ages.

[alexisgrunden]

An Olde English woodsman would likely also know how to forage for things like three-cornered leeks, wild spring onions (scallions), wild garlic and vetch (free-range, wild-growing "weed" peas), nettle leaf, wood sorrel or sheep's sorrel, and wild carrots (Queen Anne's Lace).
A little knowledge can go a long way~

[EPICFAILKING]

My friend lives a two minute drive away from the church in which Robin Hood got married, in Yorkshire. Now Robin Hood is renowned for being from Nottingham but that just goes to show how vast the Sherwood Forest once was, it stretched hundreds of miles over many counties. Sadly only remnants remain, like much of Britain's ancient forests and woodlands.

[manmaje]

I’m so thrilled you mentioned the new forest. I live just 40 minutes away from it and nowadays it’s one of England’s most treasured national parks. It really is a magical place steeped in the history of witchcraft and magic and there are also ancient tribal kings of Britain buried across it. The local produce is fantastic aswell. Preserves, creams, cakes, fudge, scones all utterly delicious. There are also quite a few pretty villages scattered across all displaying their own unique variety of new forest charm. 😊