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Civil War Cookin’: It’s Just A Book Review
Well, it’s a couple days after Thanksgiving and since we’ve already “decked the halls with boughs of holly” (at least at my home), it’s probably time to wrap up Civil War Cookin‘ for 2017. If you’ve been intrigued by the … Continue reading
Civil War Cookin’: Want A Doughnut?
Doughnuts! Right now, I can’t imagine a better food to discuss on a Saturday morning. I usually associate doughnuts with World War I history, so imagine my surprise when I found an account about civilian ladies during the Civil War … Continue reading
Civil War Cookin’: Turkey For Dinner?
Civil War soldiers mention eating turkey (or wanting to eat turkey) for holiday meals. If they were lucky enough to catch, forage, or receive a turkey, that glorious moment would come when the big bird on a platter landed at … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Holidays
Tagged carve a turkey, civil war cookin, Civil War Cooking, commissary, rations, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Civil War, turkey
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Civil War Cookin’: Jefferson Davis Pie
Wednesday before Thanksgiving is always pie baking day at my house. When I open our 1952 edition of Irma Rombauer’s Joy of Cooking and turn to the pumpkin pie recipe, another recipe title catches my eye: Jefferson Davis Pie. I … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged civil war cookin, Civil War Cooking, Jefferson Davis Pie, joy of cooking, pie, southern cooking, Thanksgiving
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Civil War Cookin’: Army Beans
There’s a spot that the soldiers all love, The mess-tent is that place we mean, And the dish that we like to see there Is the old-fashioned, white Army bean. Tis the bean that we mean, And we’ll eat as … Continue reading
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Tagged baked beans, civil war cookin, Civil War Cooking, rations, winter encampments
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Civil War Cookin’: “Hard Tack Come Again No More”
Let us close our game of poker, take our tin cups in our hand As we all stand by the cook’s tent door As dried monies of hard crackers are handed to each man. O, hard tack, come again no … Continue reading
Civil War Cookin’ – Second Helpings?
While food might have been scarce for some military units and civilians during the Civil War, we’re not facing a scarcity of stories about food in the 1860’s! In 2016 I shared recipes and stories about food from the Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Holidays
Tagged campfire, civil war cookin, Civil War Cooking, hearth, stove
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Year In Review: Civil War Cookin’
It was just a 7 day, short, almost-silly blog post series, but it was sure fun to write and publish. And it was well received by readers! “Civil War Cookin’ ” guaranteed a new article every day of Thanksgiving Week (2016). … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Year in Review
Tagged Civil War Cooking, Thanksgiving, Year in Review 2016
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Civil War Cookin’: What To Do With Leftovers (According To Major Pendleton)
If you had a feast yesterday, there’s a good possibility you have left-overs today. You might not believe it, but I have a story about left-overs during the Civil War. First, let’s clarify – there wasn’t a lot of extra … Continue reading
Civil War Cookin’: A Soldier’s Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving didn’t actually become an official American holiday until 1863. That doesn’t mean that Civil War Era soldiers and civilians were unfamiliar with giving thanks prior to Lincoln’s proclamation. Did Civil War soldiers celebrate Thanksgiving in the way we think of … Continue reading
