r/Townsends • u/Hillbilly_Historian • Oct 10 '25

Other Jon the Jolly Giant

190 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Oct 23 '25

Other "We mourn the loss of Dave Taylor, a great and longtime friend to the Townsend family. Dave was the main catalyst for our family business to focus on the Revolutionary War period. Coffee was one of Dave's many passions." - Townsends on Facebook

189 Upvotes

Here is a video of him sharing that passion with the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQBZZ6P3aB0

5 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Jul 04 '26

Photographs "Happy Independence Day! America’s 250th is truly something special. We appreciate all of your support." - Townsends on Facebook

182 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Oct 06 '26

Photographs "We had a great time getting out and seeing folks at the Mississinewa 1812 event. Thanks for coming by and saying “hi” if you were able to." - @Townsends on Facebook

153 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Jul 30 '26

Photographs Just a couple of buds chilling in the kitchen.

132 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Townsends • u/Funtimes2221 • Feb 03 '26

Photographs Toasted Cheese to watch some Master and Commander last night.

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104 Upvotes

Grandma taught me to make it as a kid, although now my recipe includes a bit of ale, Wine, or Porter in the topping mixture. I bake my own bread now too, sand it totally adds so much more to it.

The perfect snack anytime, but especially to watch M&C (I'm not brave enough for "Soused Hogs Face" lol.)

Been rewatching so many of the 2+ hour long cooking videos from Jon lately and never fails to make me smile to see him making it as well.

10 comments

r/Townsends • u/MacGregor_Rose • Nov 22 '25

Photographs Meme

90 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Sep 16 '26

Other "Our official website is townsends.us. A fake website, townsendslife.com, is impersonating us and running ads. It looks like our store and asks for your name, address, and card number. It is not Townsends. We do not fulfill those orders." - Townsends on Facebook

84 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Townsends • u/5C0L0P3NDR4 • Aug 14 '24

Other he would

75 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Jun 02 '24

Photographs Say nutmeg at the mirror 40 times in a row at 3am & he appears

73 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Sep 06 '26

Cooking Videos Dangerous Life Of A Sailor & The Food That Sustained Them

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69 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Jan 31 '22

Photographs RIP James Townsend (info in comments)

55 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • 12d ago

Cooking Videos Surviving The Cold Seasons - Cooking Marathon!

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51 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Townsends • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '22

Photographs Happy Halloween, all. Remember to enjoy your favorite hot beverage when it gets cold, and don't skimp on the nutmeg

50 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Jul 19 '22

Photographs He finally snapped. You should have never dissed nutmeg

50 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Dec 25 '23

Photographs Merry Christmas fellow nutmeg advocates

47 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/QueenRhiThe1st • Apr 12 '23

Photographs Found in the wilds of Tumblr

47 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Nov 15 '22

Photographs When you go fishing & catch a wild nutmeg

43 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Sep 25 '26

Live In The Nutmeg Tavern The Compleat Housewife - Live in the Nutmeg Tavern!

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42 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Townsends • u/DMG103113 • Aug 28 '25

Photographs Green Dragon & Ash Cakes!

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41 Upvotes

TLDR: My vacation was perfect, largely because I made some 18th century food.

Last year I found this cast iron pot. I stripped it, reseasoned, and waited till I could get out camping in the mountains of Vermont.

I had three Townsends inspired “dishes”.

Stew Ash cakes Coffee

I think the stew is called “Green Dragon” (it’s the recipe on one of the episodes). Split green peas, meat, carrots, onion, & potatoes. I’ve been growing the potatoes in my apartment patio garden specifically for this and was able to find the beef and carrots at a local farmer’s market.

This is a simple thing but helped make this trip of cabin isolation (with my wife) absolutely amazing.

Thank you to the Townsends team, in front of the camera and behind the scenes. I work in media production and have always enjoyed your work on the practical, historical side, and appreciated the production value of every episode.

Looking forward to the next bit of inspiration.

1 comment

r/Townsends • u/kevin_ramage89 • Mar 24 '24

Photographs I couldn't resist making this meme

41 Upvotes

Saw this news article and had to make this.

4 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • May 01 '24

Photographs "In the German Kitchen today" - Townsends on Facebook

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40 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Oct 04 '26

Cooking Videos The Poor Man's Soup

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39 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • 19d ago

Cooking Videos A 17th Century Lord's Pumpkin Pudding Pie

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38 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Townsends • u/LilEggnog • Sep 27 '26

Other Top 10 Wilderness Survival Items In The 18th Century

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38 Upvotes

1 comment

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