Hardtack
Transportation
Preparation
Beef/Pork
Rations
100
hard crackers that soldiers ate
What is hardtack?
100
trains
What was the main mode of food transportation?
100
Women
During the civil war, who normally cooked the meals in home life?
100
It was heavily salted to preserve it
Why was the meat so dry?
100
Boxes full of uncooked food given to the soldiers
What are food rations?
200
salt, flour, and water.
What was hardtack made from?
200
North
Who had more miles of railroad tracks, North or South?
200
The food was given to them uncooked.
Why did the soldiers have to cook their rations?
200
To get fresher meat.
What did the soldiers buy meat from meat contractors?
200
Coffee Tea Hardtack Beef/pork Beans desecrated vegetables cornmeal
What are common items in a food ration
300
They dipped it in coffee and boiled it
What did soldiers do to make hard tack softer? (2 ways)
300
200
how many different railroad systems were used to transport food?
300
Cast iron
What type of pans (kettles, skillets) were used to cook?
300
They killed livestock from nearby fields.
besides making deals with meat contractors, what did soldiers do to get fresh meat?
300
0.15 lbs.
How many pounds of beans were in each food ration?
400
Maggots and weevils were sometimes found in hardtack.
Why was hardtack called "worm castles"?
400
22,000 miles
How many miles of railroad tracks did the north have?
400
Generals
What rank was given the luxury of a cook?
400
it was weeks old so sometimes it wasn't safe to eat
Why did soldiers get sick from eating the meat in their ration?
400
The US Sanitary Commission focused on the cleanliness of the food rather than the taste.
Why did the food in the rations not taste very good?
500
worm castles shipsbiscuit hardbread pilot's bread
What were the four nicknames for hardtack?
500
9,000 miles
How many miles of railroad tracks did the South have?
500
open fires
What was food cooked over?
500
Pork
What was more common, pork or beef?
500
1809
When was canned food invented?
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