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Tasty Fish Cakes

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Soldiers in the 18th century were given rations of meat, either pork or beef, salt or fresh. Something else that they were given sometimes was fish, salted fish. So here we’ve got some salted cod we’re going to cook up … Continue reading →

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Salt Pork Hash

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

Salt Pork Onion Parboiled Potatoes Milk Allspice Our hash is a fairly simple dish. Take some finely diced salt pork browned up with some onion and a couple of parboiled or already boiled potatoes. Dice and mash the potatoes. Mix … Continue reading →

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18th Century Soldiers Rations

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

American soldiers in the 18th century had several different types of rations. There were per man per day food rations. This would include a meat component, usually consisting of a pound of beef, three-quarters of a pound of pork, or … Continue reading →

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Cooking Ash Cakes

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Jennifer Stanley

It was very common for soldiers in the 18th century, especially when they were on the march, to be issued their rations several days ahead of time. They would be issued several days of their bread ration, and because they … Continue reading →

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