Sailor Rations in the 18th Century - Burgoo

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[Notjustmovies]

absolutely lost it when John basically did historical fiction about an officer just to justify putting nutmeg in there. Never change, buddy.

[bubbleheadft]

My mans singlehandedly keeping the nutmeg industry viable.

edit: A year later and some people haven't figured out it was a joke

[Sammo]

"What is the next ingredient?"
"Nutmeg."
"What? No its not."
"Yes, it is."
"What' your name, soldier."
"Townsends, sir."
"Oh, right, carry on. Nutmeg it is."

[mateuszpadula]

I can proudly say, yes i have watched a man boil water with oatmeal and then add molasses and eat it for 8 minutes when i could've been asleep at 2 am on a week day.

[RobMacKendrick]

"Doctor Johnson proposed to define the word ‘oats’ thus: ‘A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.’ And I replied: ‘Aye, and that’s why England has such fine horses, and Scotland such fine people.’"

—James Boswell.

[stevegiven]

In the Australian Navy, not sure of others, the term burgoo is still used when the cooks serve up porridge.

[ErikAdalbertvanNagel]

Day 1: oh yummy!
Day 31: oh no, not again.

[PianoRootsMusic]

He just talked about oatmeal for 7 minutes and somehow we're all entertained by that

[angelus_solus]

You have to keep in mind that the beer was what's known as "small beer", which had just enough alcohol to keep it from turning bad as water does, but not enough to get you intoxicated. It's along the same lines as grog.

[MPerezUnderscore]

Alright, let's get this out onto a tray... NICE!

[croatoan]

John: "Burgoo is basically oat--"
John's subconscious: "ADD NUTMEG"

[NSluiter]

As soon as Primitive Technology gets to the medieval age, you guys should do a collab.

[TheRuuchanchannel]

I never knew Burgoo was an actual dish, I thought it was just what my grandma called oatmeal.

[MouYijian]

As soon as I heard “burgoo” I thought about burghul, an Arabic term for a food made from parboiled groats. Wikipedia suggests a Welsh etymology for burgoo so I put the Arabic hypothesis aside, but today I casually searched the Oxford Dictionary, and guess what? Burgoo actually comes from burghul! Makes 100% sense after all.

[raptoranderson]

Me: How to play guitar like Peter Frampton

YouTube: Allow me to show you what food sailors ate in the 18th Century

[PyroProspectParagon]

"Hey...you making oatmeal?"
"Nah, mate. I'm gonna whip me up some of this burGOO real quick..."
"Did...did did you just say?"
"You 'eard me. Come get some of this burGOO. Fix ye right up."
"Why are you putting so much emphasis on the 'goo'? And why are you talking like a character from Oliver Twist??"
"I said what I said."

[hrhr]

I can just imagine the sailors trying to sleep on the creaky wooden boats during rough seas in those times. The saying is "That's when the ships were made of wood and the men were made of iron". Really enjoying these wonderful videos.

[kirkendauhl]

This channel truly feels like it’s meant to be on actual cable TV or Hulu. The music, the script, the topic, all of it feels like the educational videos I actually enjoyed as a child.

[glutenfreegamr]

For those wondering...the 1-gallon beer daily ration was in place of what we now drink everyday and take for granted...CLEAN filtered water. Back in the 18th century, fresh clean water was even difficult to find while on land and any fresh water on a ship is reserved for cooking (and possibly bathing). Beer could be stored for long periods of time at relatively warm temperatures and would provide the sailors with enough water to keep them hydrated plus the alcohol helped with moral etc.
Cheers!

[justRuwanthi]

I love his enthusiasm and passion and how he imagines everything from the past. Beautiful. Love this guy