Hell Fire Stew - Vol. I, Episode 5
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2015
- Learn how a soldier made hardtack more edible! This is a recipe written down by William Bircher of the 2nd Minnesota.
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looks like a great use of hard tack and makes use of the pork grease that might otherwise get wasted.
This is amazing when it's soaked in coffee
Good one!
DEFINITELY going to try these at the next event I participate in! I am so glad some other guys in my unit suggested your channel. Excellent and informative work!
+Wesley Leeper glad you found us!
@@CivilWarDigitalDigest Here is a recipe for you: Mother Bickerdye's Panada
Crumble hardtack with brown sugar and mix with hot water and whiskey into the mush.
This comes from William C Davis book Taste of War, pg 134. You can try this, and use it for one of your videos. Your comrade from the 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Washburn Lead Mine Regiment Company C.
Galena, Illinois ( Jo Daivess Co.). William C Davis book Taste of War is fantastic book
Never tire of Soldier's Cookery....
+Simon Sobolewski Great because more is filmed sitting on the editing table with more ideas on the list.
+Civil War Digital Digest, I liked your chioce to have the demo for the recipe done at the Soldier's level -seated right on the ground next to the fire. Nice decision.
Very good!
This base would be easily supplemented by whatever a soldier had been able to “forage” for along the March some “wild” eggs, apples or vegetables could be integrated in this stew so that nothing is wasted and it can be shared around with ones fellow mess mates , to borrow a naval term. This process continues to this day with both soldiers mushing their MRE crackers or biscuits and stirring in a sweet or savory component and in some back packing and camping enthusiasts who will raid their pantries of shelf stable carbs like cereals crackers and chips , smack them down into ziplock bags for storage, then make a porridge out in the field
Made this at show last weekend, but added to chopped up fried beef chunks..it was delicious..👍
Glad to hear you were able to use it!
Wonder if I could sub the pork grease for beef grease. Been learning to cook. Not much of a civil war enthusiast or larper, but hey I love looking at new recipes
In my experience, cuts of beef don’t make as much grease but it sure would be an interesting experiment! Let us know if you try it. Thanks for watching! We have two playlists here dedicated to recipes. Enjoy! Will
@@CivilWarDigitalDigest thanks for the info, made those simple dumplings for dinner today (technically last night) togo with my beef bowls. Turned out damn good. Great with a sauce of choice. Used coarse kosher salt though, think thats why he fought didnt go 1:1 what was in your video.
@@matias9609 We aren't LARPs, this annoys me to NO end!! We are Civil War Reenactor or Living Historians, please refer us to this!!
We are not playing Vampire the Masquerade, or any other games.
@@jamesrichardson3322 sorry. No offense meant.
@@matias9609 It's a bad habit people have!! I just get annoyed by it . None taken, stop doing it's offend reenactors, we are honoring the men who died for the Union or Confederacy.
That pretty neat recipe, hardtack absorb all that fat flavor
Cant imagine that being much good, maybe like butter and toast at the best.
I expected something with hot peppers or pepper seasoning, but they may not have been available.
Looks tasty! Did this also get referred to as "slosh" ?
It may have by other soldiers. It was named this in the actual account we reproduced.
@@CivilWarDigitalDigest I've been binging on a lot of the content you're channel has posted. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all the effort posted in each video. Thank you for this wealth of knowledge and information!
Always glad to hear when someone enjoys! Maybe we will see you as one of our patrons down the road. For now, keep binging and keep enjoying!
But in hardtack and coffee it was mentioned to be so un-palatable that it could make one's hair curl.
Is there a particular way soldiers would store pork grease? I would assume they wouldn't leave it on the skillet or canteen half during a march.
I have not run across an account of that. With pork being a mainstay of rations saving the grease may not have been often needed or concerned about. Maybe someone else has read an account here!
Civil War Digital Digest This may be a good question for Authentic Campaigner!
I'd imagine carrying the pork grease would be incredibly difficult, especially with how fast it could go rancid. They probably used what was immediately available from cooking their rations.
They would of ate it, Hell Fire Stew is one way they consumed the grease
@@chitoryu12 , how fast does the grease go rancid ?
That's just skillygalee, not fancy ass "hellfire stew" nonsense..
Sorry,but that isnt a stew.
Maybe not, but that is what the veterans called it so that is the name we gave it.