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The Civil War : Recipes from the Army Camps
The Civil War Recipes from the Army Camps Author:Janet Gray During the Civil War, there were no refridgerators or freezers, no microwaves. Ovens and stoves had been greatly improved, but were still crude by present standards. A lot of cooking was still done in kettles over fireplaces and open hearths. In this book, you will find a taste of the way people lived and ate during those tumultuous tim... more »es. For re-enactors, for theme parties and dinners, for family reunions, you'll re-create a time long past. Enjoy this step back into the pages of history. (FROM THE CIVIL WAR)
"Tomorrow we are to fight the Yankees at Williamsport. General Jackson says there must be no cookfires tonight, lest the foe is warned. I fear it is hardtack again for supper." - Letter, Pvt. A. White, the Stonewall Brigade