What an American Farm Family Really Ate in One Day, 1850

It's 4:30 in the morning in Ohio, 1850. The fire has to be coaxed back to life before anyone can eat, and nobody eats until the cows are milked. Spend one whole day with an ordinary farm family, from the first spark at dawn to the last candle at night, and see what Americans really ate, how they cooked it over an open hearth, and how much work went into every single meal. Old Silas, the general-store keeper who took their butter and eggs instead of money, tells the story. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Ohio, 1850 1:25 4:30 AM: The Fire 3:22 5:00 AM: Chores Before Breakfast 5:06 6:30 AM: Breakfast 7:07 8:00 AM: Bread and Butter 9:04 10:00 AM: To the Store 10:52 12:00 PM: Dinner 12:48 2:00 PM: Saving for Winter 15:28 4:00 PM: The Rhythm of the Week 16:58 6:00 PM: Supper 18:05 8:00 PM: Candlelight 19:38 One more day on the farm In this video: • Why the biggest meal of the day was at noon, and why it was called dinner • Mush, johnnycakes, salt pork and pie for breakfast • The milk sickness that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother • Sylvester Graham, the preacher behind the graham cracker • How a country store worked on butter, eggs and a year-long tab • Cheesedom, hog killing time, sad irons and Boston baked beans Subscribe for more stories about how Americans really lived in the 1700s–1930s. #history #americanhistory #1850s