{"id":5192,"date":"2019-01-30T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2021-10-13T12:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:50:58","slug":"the-18th-century-smokehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/the-18th-century-smokehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORIC SMOKEHOUSE OF THE 18TH CENTURY"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_5202\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5202\" class=\"wp-image-5202\" style=\"border: 4px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/18th-century-smokehouse-blog-.jpg\" alt=\"This 18th century smokehouse reminds us that the art of smoking food with wood is part of our heritage. \r\n\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/18th-century-smokehouse-blog-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/18th-century-smokehouse-blog--150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/18th-century-smokehouse-blog--300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This 18th Century historic smokehouse reminds us that the art of preserving food with wood is part of our heritage.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smokinlicious.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-18th-century-smokehouse%2F&#038;text=Exploring%20this%20Historic%20Smokehouse%20in%20New%20Jersey&#038;via=DrSmokeSmokin&#038;related=DrSmokeSmokin' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploring this Historic Smokehouse in New Jersey <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smokinlicious.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-18th-century-smokehouse%2F&#038;text=Exploring%20this%20Historic%20Smokehouse%20in%20New%20Jersey&#038;via=DrSmokeSmokin&#038;related=DrSmokeSmokin' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-5026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-audio-button.jpeg\" alt=\"Listen to the audio of this blog\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5192-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SURVIVAL-OF-THE-18TH-CENTURY-SMOKEHOUSE-FULL-BLOG-AUDIO.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SURVIVAL-OF-THE-18TH-CENTURY-SMOKEHOUSE-FULL-BLOG-AUDIO.mp3\">https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SURVIVAL-OF-THE-18TH-CENTURY-SMOKEHOUSE-FULL-BLOG-AUDIO.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had an opportunity to visit an original historic smokehouse in Hopewell, NJ that is beyond impressive.\u00a0 Knowing that this structure likely dates to the late 1700\u2019s, I was most impressed with how the structure maintained itself over the years and how this piece of history has remained functionally intact.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me provide a brief history on these fascinating structures as well as share some images of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopewelltwp.org\/\">Hopewell, NJ<\/a> structure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>A Necessity to Farm Life<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you were a farm in New Jersey like many New England states, a smokehouse was a necessity.\u00a0 Pigs were commonly raised during the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century and butchered in the month of December in order to be able to slaughter and preserve the meat through use of a smokehouse also called smoak house or meat house.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From earliest times, a smokehouse was a small enclosed shelter, where a fire could be kept smoldering for weeks, which slowly released its smoke to the hanging meat that was hung to keep it safe from vermin and thieves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smoke has long been known to contain compounds that act as preservatives. Phenol and other phenolic compounds in wood smoke are both antioxidants which slow rancidification of animal fats, and antimicrobials, which slow bacterial growth. Antimicrobials in wood smoke include formaldehyde, acetic acid, and other organic acids, which give wood smoke a low pH. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the process of smoking the meat could take days of preparation, generally the fresh cuts of meat were packed in tubs of coarse salt for about six weeks while the salt drew most of the water from the flesh. Then the salted meats were hung in the smokehouse that contained a small fire which smoldered for one to two weeks. The result was dried, long-lasting, smoke-flavored meat that would age in these historic smokehouses for up to two years before being consumed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Hopewell Historic Smokehouse<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its original mortar and stone, this Hopewell, NJ smokehouse is a real gem!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-5193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0074-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The only door into the smokehouse, made wide for loading and unloading \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0074-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0074-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0074-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0074-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estimated to date in the late 1700\u2019s, this was used for both storing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themanual.com\/food-and-drink\/how-to-smoke-meat\/\">smoking meats, <\/a>as evidence by the original steel hanging system.\u00a0 You can clearly see the venting chamber which acts as the outtake while circular holes present air intake.\u00a0 These were so well made that despite minor ground shifting, they are still as strong as ever.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-5194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0070-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The chimney stack for venting \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0070-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0070-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" data-amp-lightbox=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" class=\"wp-image-5195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-e1548522320883-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"look at the amount of light from the window built into this smokehouse \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-e1548522320883-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-e1548522320883-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-e1548522320883-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0073-e1548522320883.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This structure contains stacks of original bricks which were found in the house and subsequently moved to this location.\u00a0 The house still contains the original, super large stone fireplace that served as the wood fire cooking area and heat generator for the home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-5196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0076-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"the side view with window providing work light\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0076-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0076-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0076-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0076-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without question, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/cooking-through-the-ages-a-timeline-of-oven-inventions-380050\/\">early smokehouses<\/a> are an opportunity to view just what living was like before refrigeration and other luxuries of our current society.\u00a0 I\u2019m constantly keeping me eyes toward the fields and yards of historic areas in search of these hidden gems that started us on our hunger for smoked foods.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is there a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/269301252692277488\/?lp=true\">historic smokehouse<\/a> near you?\u00a0 Leave us a comment to share your views.\u00a0 Bringing you informative recipes, techniques, and the science beyond the fire, smoke, and flavor.\u00a0 That\u2019s <strong>SmokinLicious\u00ae!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SmokinLicious\u00ae products:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wood Chunks- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wood-chunks-double-and-single-filet\/\">Double &amp; Single Filet<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wood Chips- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/wood-chips-grande-sapore\/\">Grande Sapore\u00ae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokinlicious.com\/blog\/minuto-chip-page\/\">Minuto\u00ae &amp; Piccolo\u00ae<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-5025\" 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