Civil War Recipes
Even with the war going on the seasons still changed and crops were still harvested and one consistent crop was apples.
Civil war recipes. Click to jump down and see what other people are making. Another option at the time was to fry salt pork soak the hardtack in cold water and then fry the softened hardtack in the pork grease. Or if you have a favorite civil war recipe you would like to tell us about feel free to share that below as well. If youve seen the free state of jones even the first fifteen minutes of the movie bring home some of the atrocities that men on both sides had to endure.
I have learned a lot about traditional foods through the weston a. Black dog leventhal publishers new york ny. Civil war food recipes exchange what are your favorite civil war recipes. Food in the civil war era was some of the original farm to table cuisine made from.
But other simple civil war recipes like soups stews and hash could be made with whatever ingredients the soldiers had on hand. Thats all there is to it. The boy s war. A recipe like this would have been easy for anyone short on ingredients but wanting to satisfy a sweet tooth.
The staple ration for union soldiers was hardtack a rock hard biscuit. By jennifer billock. This recipe certainly sheds light on the monotonous palate afforded to soldiers in the civil war. As one can imagine there were few treats to be found in civil war recipes.
Thats all there is to it. 8 curious civil war era recipes we still eat today. I now make nearly all of my own food from scratch. The civil war was brutal.
The new york times complete civil war. Confederate and union soldiers talk about the civil war. Food preparation is not as hard as. You can exchange civil war food recipes with others right here with this page serving as an online recipe box.
When properly baked they are quite tough which explains why soldiers would often soak them in coffee or soup prior to eating. Civil war recipes and food i have a passion for traditional food preparation so i love to study civil war recipes and ingredients. Try making a recipe and let us know how it tastes.