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One common dish prepared by Civil War soldiers was Skillygalee, hardtack soaked in water and fried in fat. The Confederate army would fry bacon and add in some water with cornmeal to make "coosh," often prepared when the army would have little time to make meals during marches. Food often became infested with insects, especially rice or grain ...
Sloosh was a form of cornbread that was popular during the American Civil War, especially among Confederate soldiers. [1] Civil war historian Shelby Foote described it as a mixture of cornmeal and bacon grease to make a dough, snaked around a rifle ramrod , and cooked over a campfire .
The name is derived from "tack", the British sailor slang for food. The earliest use of the term recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1830. [3]It is known by other names including brewis (possibly a cognate with "brose"), cabin bread, pilot bread, sea biscuit, soda crackers, sea bread (as rations for sailors), ship's biscuit, and pejoratively as dog biscuits, molar breakers, sheet ...
Cush; Alternative names: slosh, coosh, kush, cornmeal hash: Type: hash, hotcake or stew: Course: Main course / Side dish: Place of origin: United States: Region or state
The riots were triggered by the women's lack of money, provisions, and food. [1] All were the result of multiple factors, mostly related to the Civil War: Inflation had caused prices to soar while incomes had not kept pace. [2] Refugees had flooded the cities, causing severe shortages of housing and overwhelming the old food supply system. [3]
American Civil War prison camp survivor, author unknown (restored by Jujutacular) Andersonville Prison , by John L. Ransom (restored by Jujutacular ) John F. Reynolds , by Alfred Rudolph Waud (edited by Jujutacular and Papa Lima Whiskey )
In the months following the 1898 Spanish–American War, during a court of inquiry held to investigate problems in the U.S. Army's food quality, Commanding General Nelson A. Miles made reference to "embalmed beef." Miles, a Civil War Union Army veteran, had many years of experience with army
In 1974, samples of canned food from the wreck, including brandied peaches, oysters, plum tomatoes, honey, and mixed vegetables, were tested by the National Food Processors Association. Although their appearance, smell, and vitamin content had deteriorated, there was no trace of microbial growth and the food was determined to be still safe to eat.