WebBy Nina Martyris Enlarge this image An African-American Army cook at work in City Point, Va., sometime between 1860 and 1865. Food played a critical role in determining the …
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WebFrom recipes for apple pie without apples to advice on how to treat servants, the era's cookbooks hint at the turbulence outside the kitchen window. Indeed, food helped decide …
WebSlavery, Famine And The Politics of Pie: What Civil War Recipes Reveal June 3, 2015 / aaroncovin4 From recipes for apple pie without apples to advice on how to treat …
WebSlavery, Famine And The Politics Of Pie: What Civil War Recipes Reveal Andrew Smith, the editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, and others wonder if …
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WebAmerican Cake takes the reader on a flour-dusted, chronological journey from the era of colonial gingerbread to today's over-frosted towers. Byrn makes for an expert guide, …
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WebJun 3, 2015 - From recipes for apple pie without apples to advice on how to treat servants, the era's cookbooks hint at the turbulence outside the kitchen window. Indeed, food …
WebThe North was affected by the war, but the South was in a worse state. While the recipes in the cookbooks from the North called for expensive ingredients, the South was using …
WebSlavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the main cause behind the country's bloody Civil War. Slavery officially ended in America with the …
WebIn the American South, okra is probably most well-known as the ingredient found in gumbo. In fact, okra is what helps thicken gumbo. Yet, this technique draws directly from Africa. …
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WebCookbooks published during the Civil War era provide vivid, contrasting portraits of how the conflict affected diets and social lives in the North and the South. A house divided …