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18th century Sailor’s food – Ships Provisions
Just to give an idea of the variety or lack there of, in the 18th century sailor’s diet. Provisions listed for the British ship Bellona 74 guns in 1760 listed as provisions for 650 men for four months. Beef 5200 … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, historic cooking, Ingredients
Tagged naval, provisions, rations, sailor, salt beef, ships biscuit
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Salted Meat for a Long Journey at Sea
I recently received an email from a fellow historical foodie, who…well, for efficiency sake, I’ll include his email message while respecting his privacy: Good evening, First I’d like to say that I watch your YouTube historical cooking videos quite avidly, … Continue reading
Posted in 1700's, 18th century, historic cooking, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged farley, food, knowles, mason, preserving, sailor, salt, salted beef, salted pork, saltpetre
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