LadyBarbossa

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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Agreed! PoD those are amazing images! Kudos! and also agree that Cascabel is missed. That's an awesome image of Cascabel.

OOoooooo... Love the pen! Aye, fountain pens are uniquely fun! Nothing really new other than no longer in radio, stopped doing a lot activities, and was caretaker for my parents since 2018 (lots of scary stuff one after another for a couple years), but now I'm a Lifeguard. I still LOVE anything 18th century and enjoy a lot of stuff on Instagram. Dang! The Europeans know how to really do 18th c events! Ok, Duchess... do you have a fountain pen collection going?

ANIMAL!!! 😁 So glad to see ye! Welcome back!

oops, my bad. I voted yes when I meant no. I was told and saw announcements of the Pub's resurrection, but did not get an email prior to my logging back in.

I'd be game for this as a more historical side or type to this that anyone can open and read their letters at events. Or even write at events. I've been a part of a historical pen pal group on Facebook, the Wax Seal Society, and it's been bunches of fun! I'd be willing to do something like that - with the old style paper, the nib or quill pens, and ink - with all the wax seals and the Bishop marks and more. Anyone game?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, or... creation day... to the Pub! Stynky... keep those beer pizzas coming with bottomless tankards of ale or rum! HUZZAH!!!!

HUZZAH!!! So thrilled to have the Pub back in operation! Ooooooh, how I have deeply missed this place and all ye wonderful people! Good to see ye Black Syren and Tartan Jack!

Huzzah! Wish I could be there, but shall certainly promote it.

I wish it wasn't true. I always keep this place in my bookmarks and keep pointing to it like a compass points to true north. I suppose those of us who stick around or keep returning are the fair and true pirates. Considering how fleeting many youth, and elders, interests are and their NEED to have EVERYTHING at their fingertips quite literally that forums are 'inconvenient' to them because if some place doesn't have an app for easy go-to ability, they will no go looking for it. Sad, says I. Down right sad! To be honest, keep fighting for the Pub. I pray it sticks around because the next generation of Pirates will need something. After all, these other places advertising for joining crews require a HUGE payment, and who else really advertises and discusses a lot about piracy? The Pub is a Pirate's Treasure, to be sure. M' black heart remains here at the Pub.

Alright... I admit... I'm a big tea person! And as much as I fancy some of the coffee drinks, too, like cappecinos, mocha latte's, etc... I do enjoy a good tea, too. Now, I bought my mom some of the special Downton Abbey teas, and I've had friends give me tea blends, too. So my curious question is.. has anyone come across any mention anywhere of blended teas during the 17th and 18th century? Like a green tea with cloves and cinnamon or black tea with mulling spices or white tea with strawberries and rose hips. My other curiosity is how specialized tea was during that time and how much of it was worth to a pirate when they took a prize full of tea, spices, fabrics, and other trade items.

Oooo... where's the Like button? Is there a tutorial for this to make it?