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A taste for war : the culinary history of the Blue and the Gray / William C. Davis.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 468.9 .D285 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, William C., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Food supply.
- Cooking for military personnel--United States--History--19th century.
- Cooking for military personnel.
- United States--Armed Forces--Messes--History--19th century.
- Confederate States of America--Armed Forces--Messes--History.
- Confederate States of America.
- Cooking--history.
- American Civil War.
- Military Personnel--history.
- Armed Forces--Messes.
- Food supply.
- Social aspects.
- United States--Confederate States of America.
- Medical Subjects:
- Cooking--history.
- American Civil War.
- Military Personnel--history.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, ©2003.
- Summary:
- We know the uniforms they wore, the weapons they carried, and the battles they fought, but what did they eat and, of even greater curiosity, was it any good? Now, for the very first time, the food that fueled the armies of the North and the South and the soldiers' opinions of it--ranging from the sublime to just slime--is front and center in a biting, fascinating look at the Civil War as written by one of its most respected historians. There's even a comprehensive "cookbook" of actual recipes included for those intrepid enough to try a taste of the Civil War.
- Contents:
- Skim, simmer, and scour
- Every fellow for himself
- Hard crackers, come again no more
- Visions of fat and savory beef steaks
- The great trouble about hospitals
- Getting in a pickle
- How strange a thing it is to be hungry
- The "irrepressible" turkey.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0811700186
- 9780811700184
- OCLC:
- 51810492
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