This is one of those random Civil war facts I know about the food, when Joe Hooker took over command of the Army of the Potomac, one of the first things he did to improve morale which was at rock bottom was improve the commissary system to get more fresh food, vegetables, soft bread, and higher cooking standards and better sanitation standards.
Yeah, VERY smart of him! The way things were going, defeat looked pretty eminent at that time. The Rebels were struggling for food and coffee but damn them boys could fight! (lesson to not be forgotten) BTW, my GG Grandfather was 16th IL but I love history. The more you study the Civil War, the more human decision making plays a role.
Hello from Norway. In the older days, many people from here used to make something very similar called "duving", and they would add brown cheese and honey. Thanks for the video 👍
You could add anything you found, the odd wild onion, an egg, a potato etc. It's a solid protein/carbohydrate base to build off, and you could make a batch in the morning to reheat quickly throughout the day.
On the hardtack and hellfire stew episode of Tasting History with Mac Miller he quotes that if fire was unavailable, hardtack was eaten in the raw state with a sliver of pork fat and a spoonful of brown sugar. He has several links in the description which should lead you to a reference of sorts
I can just imagine my grandfather eating this way during the Civil War. He was a Confederate soldier in a Mississippi Regiment, and was captured at the battle of Vicksburg. He was then transported to a prison in Illinois and released at the end of the war. At Vicksburg, his group was isolated and were reduced to eating dogs and rodents.
That was a great scene with the cat getting into the fry pan while still cooking. He 's just try to help ya out Dave. That was an interesting recipe. I like the idea of adding some brown sugar to it, brown sugar is easy to carry. Adding some wild greens might be good or even some berries. Thanks for the video and for sharing.
Flour and water was what my family made homemade Christmas ornaments from, back in the day. They got very cement like so I can only imagine what those poor soldiers went through desperate for something.
The photo-bombing cat is hilarious! I bet that tastes better than the dehydrated beef or pork patties that came in the early MRE's. As others have mentioned I can only assume they used their superior knowledge of native plants to supplement the diet for proper nutrition. Loving the series. The rain, not so much but it's good for the garden.
I reenacted for about a decade and ate just about every camp kit dish of the time. Skillygally can actually be made quite palatable with some fine tuning.
Two points on this Dave, firstly soaking the hardtack removes the salt. There is an old Gypsy dish similar called “Joey Grey” with onions and mushrooms. The European Romany gypsies had many open fire recipes still in use today.
I can tell from the cat's behaviour and body language that he trusts you deeply! Cat's are a good judge of character, he's given you his paw of approval 😺
You can also take that grease and mix some cornmeal in to make a paste and make a snake with it, wrap it around a ram rod and cook it over a fire. It was called sloosh.
I was quite impressed with this ready fast food Civil War meal. No wonder we Americans herd toward fast food! I would imagine adding any foraged wild onions, apples, pears, or as someone from Europe suggested, mushrooms would make this quite the substantive meal! If the hard tack is cooked at a low enough temperature one could make it in a solar oven. I'll have to check! Thank you! Both sides of my family served in the Civil War, on opposite sides, even! LOL!
That actually looked pretty good with the bacon! I think your idea with the molasses would have been golden! I haven't found a local source around me for that salt cured bacon, I am curious where yours comes from. Thank you again for the shout out brother!
Dave these cooking videos are awesome, I really enjoy watching them. I've done something similar to this by cooking broken up bread and bacon, not realizing that it was a Civil War meal...I thought that was pretty cool.
History is fascinating. It takes us back to our roots when you didn't have a Vitamix blender or a Viking six burner gas stove to prepare a meal. You just need the basics that rich and poor can generally come up with to use like a campfire, a skillet and something edible.
Brother Dave your best fan is that cat! They would have starved to death without bacon. Hard times are on the horizon, thank you Sir for sharing. Fortune favors the prepared!
I heard a historian at the SC State Museum say that soldiers lucky enough to kill a couple of squirrels or a rabbit would make this and save their pound ration to either save for the next day if resupply wasn't possible or even have an extra meal on fire watch, etc, Mix rehydrated salt tack with any high fat meat and you can replicate Skillygalee pretty well. Overall, it's a very adaptable dish and super simple to make. You can even pre-crush your hardtack and store it in a sack to make preparing the dish that much quicker.
5 second rule is the best. We now know who runs the Pathfinder Cooking Shed.!! The cat steal the show everytime and he's telling you DC that you're on his tuff. Great segment mate. Your cooking show is turning into a book. Cowabunga,!
instead of mixing the crushed hardtack with regular water. I recommend soaking them in the pot rinsing or leftover sauce from a can of western style baked beans, nice boost of spice and flavor.
_I can't lie, I've just eaten fried chicken and my mouth was watering watching that cook. I don't think I could eat it everyday. I'm super keen to see more old style traditional cooking_
I’ve made this a few times at work towards the end of the week when that was what’s left of the chow but I added a little shaving off the chunk of brown sugar and carrots if I had them it’s not horrible and when you’re hungry it’ll keep the belt snug around your middle especially after a day of running from tree to tree falling timber in the back country you’re going to be wanting some rib sticking chow
Wrap your hard tac in a rag and smash it to crumbs , the rag keeps it clean and less loss. The hard tac can be used as more of a thickener . Add some coffee (red eye gravy).
Stick an egg with that and you basically got what my Dad would cook for breakfast when I was young. He used the bits of bread that dried out at the end of a loaf. I could see some kind of sweetener with that.
My Grandmother(Dad's side) would make a breakfast food out of bacon fat, bread crumbs, onions and potatoes with molasses added to sweeten. She called it Ski Gal Lee. Not to bad , I liked it better than fried Mush. Now she was born in OK in 1899, her Dad was a young adult(14-15) in 1965 in West Ark / Eastern IT
Dave trying to teach Cat: “ah yes pet me now servant” Dave trying to cook Cat: “I will feast on this meal. Worry not for these flames cannot hurt me, a mighty god.”
I do something similar with canned tuna in oil and diced corn tortillas. Add cheese. Or, canned tuna in oil, eggs, diced corn tortillas, onion, and cheese.
You know it isn’t good I’ve seen Dave eat over the years and if he likes it he definitely says oh man at least 10 times
lol
Really enjoying all of the cooking videos, keep em coming!
This is one of those random Civil war facts I know about the food, when Joe Hooker took over command of the Army of the Potomac, one of the first things he did to improve morale which was at rock bottom was improve the commissary system to get more fresh food, vegetables, soft bread, and higher cooking standards and better sanitation standards.
Yeah, VERY smart of him! The way things were going, defeat looked pretty eminent at that time. The Rebels were struggling for food and coffee but damn them boys could fight! (lesson to not be forgotten) BTW, my GG Grandfather was 16th IL but I love history. The more you study the Civil War, the more human decision making plays a role.
By robbing innocent people of their food…
Love the cat inspecting your cooking
Hello from Norway. In the older days, many people from here used to make something very similar called "duving", and they would add brown cheese and honey.
Thanks for the video 👍
In east coast Canada, especially Nfld. They have a hard tack based fish based dish called fish & brewis (brews).
Thanks for doing these cooking videos! Very useful to see examples of how preserved food can be made into a good meal :)
You could add anything you found, the odd wild onion, an egg, a potato etc. It's a solid protein/carbohydrate base to build off, and you could make a batch in the morning to reheat quickly throughout the day.
On the hardtack and hellfire stew episode of Tasting History with Mac Miller he quotes that if fire was unavailable, hardtack was eaten in the raw state with a sliver of pork fat and a spoonful of brown sugar. He has several links in the description which should lead you to a reference of sorts
I think Zon is becoming the star of the show lol.
It seems Zahn can’t wait to get to the bacon! 🥓 😂 He’s a great furry kitchen helper! And the history is very interesting, Dave Canterbury. Well done.
Another vote for these cooking videos too. Good stuff. Especially the old school stuff.
Dave your cat is the same as mine loves bacon food of the gods . Thanks for the video
I can just imagine my grandfather eating this way during the Civil War. He was a Confederate soldier in a Mississippi Regiment, and was captured at the battle of Vicksburg. He was then transported to a prison in Illinois and released at the end of the war. At Vicksburg, his group was isolated and were reduced to eating dogs and rodents.
That was a great scene with the cat getting into the fry pan while still cooking. He 's just try to help ya out Dave. That was an interesting recipe. I like the idea of adding some brown sugar to it, brown sugar is easy to carry. Adding some wild greens might be good or even some berries. Thanks for the video and for sharing.
I don't know when you started a cooking show but I'm all in for this kinda thing.
Depending on the season ! I can see adding dandelion , fiddlehead, or other wild greens and flower to the mix.
Flour and water was what my family made homemade Christmas ornaments from, back in the day. They got very cement like so I can only imagine what those poor soldiers went through desperate for something.
I love history and most programs rarely talk about food. Looking forward to watching more of your channel.
As a former Union Civil War reenactor, I can say from personal experience it'll fill your stomach. That's about the best I can say about it.
And the cat came back, thought he was a goner. But the cat came back! Thanks Dave
The cat loved it! Haha
Your cat is frikin fearless! I love him!!!
That cat loves the spotlight 😆
I just love your curious cat, a definite personality
The photo-bombing cat is hilarious! I bet that tastes better than the dehydrated beef or pork patties that came in the early MRE's. As others have mentioned I can only assume they used their superior knowledge of native plants to supplement the diet for proper nutrition. Loving the series. The rain, not so much but it's good for the garden.
One of my Great Great Grandfathers was a quartermaster for the CSA. The apple didn't fall far from the tree. Thanks for the video.
I reenacted for about a decade and ate just about every camp kit dish of the time. Skillygally can actually be made quite palatable with some fine tuning.
Two points on this Dave, firstly soaking the hardtack removes the salt.
There is an old Gypsy dish similar called “Joey Grey” with onions and mushrooms.
The European Romany gypsies had many open fire recipes still in use today.
Onions would have been a good addition. I was trying to think what they may have had access to and onion was one, or apples cut up small.
I love this series you have going on brother. keep these recipes coming.
I’d love to see more historical food like this, maybe a mountain man era recipe.
America First 🇺🇸
I was a civil war reinactor for years and I have eaten a lot of really authentic civil war rations. My group was hard core reinactors.
That cat is beoming quite the character on these food videos he's very hungry boy
I think the cat is enjoying these cooking videos as much as we are if not more!
LOL, that cat is like "mmm bacon!"
My kind of content. Rustic cooking / food and history. A little rain in the background for ambiance. Thanks for sharing it . Have a great day
Always enjoy your cooking Dave. You are the modern day Daniel Bonne. Thumbs up as always. Best in business. 👍
You can also soak the hardtack in coffee for a little flavor.
That cat is a pimp, he don't care about nothing. So funny.
I appreciate these recipes; hard times are coming. This will come in handy.
Cats hungry, must've not had a good time mouse hunting yesterday. Another cat approved video.
You rock Dave, thanks for sharing as always! That rain on the roof is relaxing
You’re an American Treasure, Dave. Keep being yourself sir we love you
Anything can be saved with bacon. I enjoyed the lesson Dave.
Even a ford mustang 😁 ( inside joke )
I can tell from the cat's behaviour and body language that he trusts you deeply! Cat's are a good judge of character, he's given you his paw of approval 😺
You can also take that grease and mix some cornmeal in to make a paste and make a snake with it, wrap it around a ram rod and cook it over a fire. It was called sloosh.
I love the way u come up with stuff to cook I just love watching ur show so much good info
Love this kind of video Dave. History with cooking skills.
Cat: "I will stick my head in the fire. That is fine."
It's not that I don't like all the content t on here, it's that I love history and food so these are my fave!
I was quite impressed with this ready fast food Civil War meal. No wonder we Americans herd toward fast food! I would imagine adding any foraged wild onions, apples, pears, or as someone from Europe suggested, mushrooms would make this quite the substantive meal! If the hard tack is cooked at a low enough temperature one could make it in a solar oven. I'll have to check! Thank you! Both sides of my family served in the Civil War, on opposite sides, even! LOL!
My cat and pup does the same thing whenever I cook outdoors lol
Another great video, thanks for the time you put into bringing great content to your viewers.
ZON, Daves numba one chow hound. 😂 hardtack and pemmican must have! Thanks Dave.
Love learning how they survived through times in the old days.
That actually looked pretty good with the bacon! I think your idea with the molasses would have been golden! I haven't found a local source around me for that salt cured bacon, I am curious where yours comes from. Thank you again for the shout out brother!
These cooking videos are fantastic Dave! Love when you enjoy what you are eating, “ahhh man!” “Are you kidding me?”
Enjoy seeing different things cooked and the various methods used
it was pretty common to boil broken up hard tack with some brown sugar until it became a sort of pudding. whiskey was also added if they had it.
Zahn is ready for his close-up, Mr. Canterbury. Lol
Dave these cooking videos are awesome, I really enjoy watching them. I've done something similar to this by cooking broken up bread and bacon, not realizing that it was a Civil War meal...I thought that was pretty cool.
Love this cooking series!
History is fascinating. It takes us back to our roots when you didn't have a Vitamix blender or a Viking six burner gas stove to prepare a meal. You just need the basics that rich and poor can generally come up with to use like a campfire, a skillet and something edible.
Brother Dave your best fan is that cat! They would have starved to death without bacon. Hard times are on the horizon, thank you Sir for sharing. Fortune favors the prepared!
Thanks Dave,,,, awesome bit of history and demonstration
My cat 🐈 loves Bacon 🥓 too,,,!!!!
That cat has to have been a confederate bushwacker in a past life 🤣
Love when the cat stops by
Love these chow videos. Thanks Dave.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Three food-stuffs that our ancestors used, that we can use, and yer cat friend helped you with. Cheers from Tampa.
I heard a historian at the SC State Museum say that soldiers lucky enough to kill a couple of squirrels or a rabbit would make this and save their pound ration to either save for the next day if resupply wasn't possible or even have an extra meal on fire watch, etc, Mix rehydrated salt tack with any high fat meat and you can replicate Skillygalee pretty well. Overall, it's a very adaptable dish and super simple to make. You can even pre-crush your hardtack and store it in a sack to make preparing the dish that much quicker.
Thanks for your time.
Thank you David!!
I cooked 30 years in kitchens and I really enjoy these cooking lessons
One of those videos where you reckon Dave doesn't really doesn't like what he's eating. But he offers alternatives with suggestions on flavours etc.
5 second rule is the best. We now know who runs the Pathfinder Cooking Shed.!! The cat steal the show everytime and he's telling you DC that you're on his tuff. Great segment mate. Your cooking show is turning into a book. Cowabunga,!
instead of mixing the crushed hardtack with regular water.
I recommend soaking them in the pot rinsing or leftover sauce from a can of western style baked beans, nice boost of spice and flavor.
Reminds me of prison food. You learn to be creative with what you got inside.
_I can't lie, I've just eaten fried chicken and my mouth was watering watching that cook. I don't think I could eat it everyday. I'm super keen to see more old style traditional cooking_
Thank You for making this video I enjoyed this walk through History. Well done Sir .
All the cooking videos are nice, thanks!
Very nice! Amazing sometimes how the very simple can turn out good to eat.
Your cat is hilarious comedy relief 😂
I’ve made this a few times at work towards the end of the week when that was what’s left of the chow but I added a little shaving off the chunk of brown sugar and carrots if I had them it’s not horrible and when you’re hungry it’ll keep the belt snug around your middle especially after a day of running from tree to tree falling timber in the back country you’re going to be wanting some rib sticking chow
Awesome video and a wonderful assistant! It’s cooking with Dave and Cat 🐱.
Wrap your hard tac in a rag and smash it to crumbs , the rag keeps it clean and less loss. The hard tac can be used as more of a thickener . Add some coffee (red eye gravy).
Stick an egg with that and you basically got what my Dad would cook for breakfast when I was young. He used the bits of bread that dried out at the end of a loaf. I could see some kind of sweetener with that.
Thank you for all the cooking video and the ingredient ideas.
My Grandmother(Dad's side) would make a breakfast food out of bacon fat, bread crumbs, onions and potatoes with molasses added to sweeten. She called it Ski Gal Lee. Not to bad , I liked it better than fried Mush. Now she was born in OK in 1899, her Dad was a young adult(14-15) in 1965 in West Ark / Eastern IT
Stubborn cat, little fella was just making sure it was good to eat
Great video. I will have to try it once.
Great show.
Love your co host.
All the best .
Thx Dave these cooking vids. Have been pretty good. Lot better than you thought. Love the kitchen !
Great cameos of the cat this time too. lol
That will "stick your ribs" for sure . Good , bad , survival was a luxury for our forefathers .
Dave trying to teach
Cat: “ah yes pet me now servant”
Dave trying to cook
Cat: “I will feast on this meal. Worry not for these flames cannot hurt me, a mighty god.”
I do something similar with canned tuna in oil and diced corn tortillas. Add cheese. Or, canned tuna in oil, eggs, diced corn tortillas, onion, and cheese.
This was a cool video Dave thanks for making it !!!
Thanks David!
bacon is one of the most nutrient dense meats we can eat! looks like the best winter meal with a hot cup of tea!
I'd like to try this meal! It really looks good!
Love this kind of stuff! Going to try this at my next camp (this Memorial Day weekend!)