This video talks about various food that was served to British sailors while at sea such as “Burgoo” which is a porridge that is made out of ground oatmeal and sweetened with Molasses.  The recipe comes from a book that was written at the time called “Memoirs Of A Seafaring Life,” by Williams Spavens, that details all aspects of the lives of English sailors during the 1700’s.

The Townsends channel details aspects of life during the 1700’s.