Let's Have an Old-Fashioned Victorian Christmas Dinner!

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Thank you to ButcherBox for sponsoring this video! Visit https://butcherbox.yt.link/9jgUjHE for your free product and use code PIONEERHOME20 to get an additional $20 off your first box! Step into a snowy, candlelit kitchen as I recreate a Victorian-inspired Christmas dinner—cooking traditional holiday dishes the old-fashioned way, just as families might have over 150 years ago. From a steaming figgy pudding to warm wassail, simple roasted vegetables, and a timeless Christmas table lit only by candlelight, this video is about slowing down and savoring the season. In this cozy, old-world Christmas cooking video, I’m making a full Victorian holiday menu while sharing the history behind these beloved dishes and why they became staples of Christmas dinners. This is not about perfection or excess, but about tradition, warmth, and bringing meaning back to the holiday table. The candles in this video (just the bees wax) are made by my friend Becca from Wild Hive Love. Becca is a wife to a bee keeper and mother of 6.Her candles are homemade with 100% bees wax! get them HERE https://wildhivelove.com/THEPIONEERHOME ✨ In this video, I’m making: • Traditional figgy pudding (Victorian Christmas pudding) https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit/christmas-pudding/ • Old-fashioned wassail with apple cider, oranges & spices 1/2 gallon apple cider 1 orange sliced 2 cinnamon sticks 1/4 tsp allpsice 1/2 tsp whole clove simmer for 2 hours with lid on • Spiced roasted carrots https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/honey-glazed-spiced-carrots-side-dish • A 200-year-old gingerbread cake https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/old-fashioned-gingerbread/#wprm-recipe-container-36513 • Wild salmon baked in parchment with lemon & herbs • Pan-seared filet mignon with butter & garlic • Yorkshire pudding with homemade gravy https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/eggs/amazing-yorkies/ The table is set with pine boughs, fruit, and glowing taper candles—no modern lights, just candlelight, music from a record player, and the simple beauty of a historic Christmas meal. If you love old-fashioned cooking, Victorian history, slow living, and cozy Christmas traditions, this video is for you. 🤍 Thank you for being here and for spending this quiet Christmas evening with me. Love you lots! -Jenilee