In this immersive YouTube video, we take you back to the 1890s, recreating a vintage-style rabbit hunt inspired by the history of Italian immigrants in America. Experience the past firsthand as we don historically accurate clothing and accessories, hunt with an original 1890s shotgun, and hunt rabbits, all while paying tribute to the Italian immigrant experience. Discover how these early settlers brought their traditions and culture to life in the Appalachian mountains, blending Old World customs with new surroundings.
In the second half of the video, we shift from hunting to the kitchen, where we prepare a classic Italian dish: Coniglio alla Cacciatora (Rabbit Hunter’s Stew). Adding an Appalachian twist to this traditional recipe, we cook the dish over an open fire, just like early immigrants to the Ohio Valley region would have done. As we simmer the rabbit in a rich, flavorful sauce with herbs, onions, and tomatoes, you’ll see how the meal connects to both Italian heritage and American frontier life. With historical context, culinary skill, and a love for authentic storytelling, this video brings the past to life in a way that’s both educational and entertaining. Join us for a unique adventure into history, food, and culture!
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Title of the cookbook:
“Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well”
by Pellegrino Artusi
#1890s #vintagehunting #oldguns #rabbithunting #bushcraft #20thcenturyadventures
24 Comments
Thank YOU !
Great content, thanks for the effort you put into these videos
Looks good, no Italian I know cooks without garlic, cheese, and a sprinkle of dried pepper flakes. They add sugar to the Sauce as a secret ingredient. You need to try German Hasenpfeffer stew for your next rabbit hunt. Liked you video a lot.👍🐰
The videography is exceptional! The detailed information about hunting and cooking is highly useful. We can decide how to tailor the recipe to our own tastes. I would use half as much tomato sauce.
That hare joke is a Dad joke. 😅 very enjoyable. Thank you. Happy New Year.
WONDERFUL JOB!!!
The problem was Italian rabbit hunts is usually more people get shot as do rabbits!
A large number of Italian immigrants were brought to Clinton Indiana to work in the coal mines I guess they brought entire mining villages
They brought a good number of Italian miners from Italy to Clinton Indiana to work in the coal mines I believe they're still in Italian Festival held there yearly.
A great video, I love the hunting series. Is the gentleman who made your belt the Brian Cushing from the Victorian Barroom channel?
Where are you located? I am on Kokomo!
With that music, I thought we were going to do hassenpfeffer—
I say the shells were probably 2 1/2 inch, not 2 3/4 like now days.
To be honest the " Rabbit Ear" shotgun is still used to day and highly sought after. I have 3 vintage " Hammer Guns" and I hunt with them yearly. Congrats on your hunt.
Thanks for the video and the recipe, I will be trying it next time I go camping. I'm sure the wood smoke has a little bit of influence… because everything tastes better cooked over a fire ! Even my homemade bread.
Yep don't look too much.
If you're lookin you ain't cookin
Bro is like 5 ft tall lmao
Help me refine my knowledge please
You cook food in a galvanized pot do you know what that does to your insides
What no wine while you cook ma
It's pronounced apple-at-cha.
I Love your channel man, cool to see how my great grandfather and those before him would’ve lived back in those days as a poor farmer and coal miner. the things I would give up just to sit and have a conversation w him.
I live in eastern nc where squirrels are far more plentiful than rabbits. I’d like to try this with a few of them.
What pipe tobacco to do you smoke? I love my cigars, but my pipe is a dear friend and companion