A taste for war : the culinary history of the Blue and the Gray /

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 t...

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Main Author: Davis, William C., 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, ©2003.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of 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.