Every Civil War buff will want to own this unique cookbook, which takes you right into the kitchens of 19th-century America. Illustrated with wonderful period photographs, it intertwines history and food for a fascinating look at the lives of Civil War soldiers and their families. Traditional recipes, illustrated with full-color photographs and highlighted with historical anecdotes, include instructions for recreating treats sent in care packages to soldiers in the field, camp dishes, and special meals.
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With sepia-toned and full-color photographs, and with anecdotes and actual quotes from soldiers and sailors, Davis pieces together a history of mealtime on the Civil War battlefield. His research informs twentieth-century readers of 1860, hardships in a way no straightforward historical account could; the typical ration of bread or hardtack, for example, was nicknamed "sheet iron teeth dullers." Beverages, both hard and not, were highly prized; when sailors were threatened with the loss of their daily grog ration, near mutinies occurred. Reflecting the tastes of those days are more than 40 recipes, most updated for modern kitchens; plain, bland, and simple, they range from artificial oysters (corn is the substitute) and beaten biscuits to holiday treats such as sweet potato pudding. For the history-minded culinarian. Barbara Jacobs
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William C. Davis has written and edited more than 25 books about the Civil War.
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An excellent look and sampling of Civil War-era food,
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Mr. Davis has compiled an excellent and beautiful book of the recipes of an anguished time. You will certainly get a taste of the simple foods that so many families relied on when there was little to be had. Whether you are a reenactor or a food history buff, this book will take you into the kitchens of the homes and armies of the Civil War.
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Simple foods from a by gone era that are easy to prepare, and interesting to learn about while cooking. This cookbook gives the average reader a flare for more homespun tastes.This book includes not only authentic recipes, but the background on the style and variations of many of them. Very informative and enjoyable to read.
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Regardless of what lay ahead of them in war, virtually every man who donned the Blue or Gray shared at least one common experience: the exciting, perhaps tearful, perhaps a little fearful, departure from home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Regardless of what lay ahead of them in war, virtually every man who donned the Blue or Gray shared at least one common experience: the exciting, perhaps tearful, perhaps a little fearful, departure from home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Civil War, New York New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A Taste For War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray by William C. Davis on 4 pages
- Suddenly Southern: A Yankee's Guide to Living in Dixie by Maureen Duffin-Ward on page 11
- Civil War 101: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the North, the South, the Leaders, the Battles, and the History by Donald Cartmell in Back Matter
- No Man's Land by Susan Campbell Bartoletti on page 166
- Civil War Book of Lists by Donald Cartmell in Back Matter
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