LadyBarbossa

So, I spoke with 18th Century Cleophas on Instagram ( and highly recommend that you follow him if you are on Instagram because he's an 18th c Fabric Seller Living Historian and researcher of 18th c fabrics, and he's based in Europe)... Anyways, he said "The fabrics were, after all, only narrowly woven and were wound on thin boards so that the woven fabric became small bales of fabric."

I shall have to ask a couple people who do fabric research. And those are amazing finds! It really is crazy amazing the stuff someone can find at Goodwill or some other second hand store.

Ahoy, Doc! Good ye've returned! Glad to see ye.

Waffles, hmm? Good heavens! Scrambled eggs and roasted coffee over the fire, we'll be having some fabulous breakfasts!

🤭😁 Go for it!

Ooooh, I LOVE it! 😍

I'm surprised no one brought the Hurdy Gurdy or the Nyckelharpa. Has anyone spotted any documentation of other these two old instruments? My stretched guess is if there were fiddles aboard, most likely they could be Pochettes/Pocket Fiddles, too. Again, anyone find documentation?

I love those! I think they also make for great stolen or contraband fabrics for displays.

LOL Right? Talk about a rabbit hole! LOL

I know Cass's thread is closed and locked, but hope this might be helpful for more people in the future, too. Burnley and Trowbridge, as wel as Bernadette Peters, and a host of other historical minded people have posted Sew-A-Long videos and hand stitching tutorials on YouTube these past couple of years. These are good videos to help anyone learning or updating their knowledge in period attire. Plus, we know basic techniques always helps with creating a wide variety of outfit pieces. If you find a sew-a-long or tutorial anywhere, whether Blog, Vlog, or YouTube video or channel, or anything, feel free to post it here. Here's the link to Burnley and Trowbridge main page that leads you to their quick tutorials and the sew-a-longs: https://www.youtube.com/@BurnleyandTrowbridge

I'm curious to know if anyone has tried any of the recipes, especially the seafaring recipes, from the Townsends YouTube channel or the cookbooks they sell? If you have, which is your favorite? Has anyone tried Lobscouse? I won't ask about ships biscuits because who hasn't made those? LOL

Thank ye all for yo'r input. Since creating this thread, I have learned a lot more about tea, as well as tea caddys and other tea equipage. I'd love to see more conversations and discoveries about tea, too. Also, the East India Company in London has revived some old teas including the same type of tea mix that was similar to the type thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party. I have yet to obtain a tin of this special tea but I will by the summer and when I do, I shall try it and give my review.

I'm revising this topic because I love it! So... is Salmagundi a stew or salad? Or both? Or is it just a common name for a wide-ranging mix of items to make a unique dish?

Update: please ignore the link since the website company dissolved about the time of the Pandemic.

Ahoy, Jacques! Glad ye joined us here at the Pub. Aye, this certainly is a grand place to be. Ye certainly are in good company with many landlocked pirates. I be up north of ye in Iowa. Again, welcome aboard, glad to have ye, hope ye learn much, and no doubt ye shall find others near ye, too. Bo! Good to see ye! Likewise, Swab!

Glad to see ye back and Ooooooooo! Yo'r mean! That's a stunning blunderbuss. 😍🤤

HUZZAH!

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