Civil War Cooking

Civil War Cooking   

When we modern day cooks consider cooking outdoors, we think of a gas grill, which only takes about an hour total. However, if we were to think back to the old days, say the Civil War days, women and men cooked over an open fire all day.















Unlike modern wars during the Civil War wives and sisters traveled with the Drum (the military unit) cooking for the troops. When the day's battle was over, a hot meal was sometimes available. Those who didn't travel with their women eat a paltry diet of bread and weak coffee.










Dough was prepared in the morning and left to rise in the heat of the sun, then cooked over an open fire.










By the time the battle was completed, the meal was cooked and served to those who survived.


The lesson here ladies and gentlemen, don't complain when you stove or microwave isn't working properly; be grateful you don't have to cook over an open fire pit for your dinner.