Jelly, jam, and preserves | Foods & Recipes - American Civil War …
Aug 25, 2012 · Today grape jelly, strawberry jam, and orange marmalade (preserves) are the most popular. However, what was popular during the Civil War? Using cattle hooves to make gelatin dates back to the 1400s and gelatin was available during the Civil War, so was gelatin used to make jams or jellies during the Civil War.
Period - Southern Jam Cake | Foods & Recipes - American Civil …
Jun 7, 2021 · This is the only cake, actually the only dessert, my maternal grandmother ever made. It’s a 19th century recipe with simple ingredients. If you have never had jam cake you are in for a special treat. The caramel icing alone is a sugar delight. Ingredients 1 …
Civil War Dessert Recipes | Foods & Recipes - American Civil War …
Oct 27, 2012 · Soldiers of both North and South looked forward to care packages from home. These packages would include many things, including candies (particularly stick candy), pies (favorites apple and cherry), cakes laced with rum and brandy, cookies, nuts, cheeses, preserves, pickles, smoked or cured ham or fowl, and fruits less likely to perish.
"Let's Pretend Its Apple Pie" - American Civil War Forums
May 12, 2010 · Another version of "Mock Apple Pie" is from a brochure of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service from Corydon, Indiana. I got this several years ago when lived in Indiana. Mock Apple Pie (Zucchini) Cook 15 minutes till tender in the pan: 8 cups peeled , cored and sliced zucchini 3/4 cup lemon juice 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Recipes for the Civil War Soldier
Mar 30, 2016 · These recipes from the army were for the soldiers during the Civil War. Ashcakes. Cornmeal mixed with salt and water; wrapped in cabbage leaves and cooked in ashes until firm. Baked Beans. Usually cooked with pork, but sometimes baked in a kettle placed in a hole in the ground, and then...
Period - Mrs. Cornelius's Molasses Apple Pie | Foods & Recipes
May 12, 2010 · This recipe is from "The Young Housekeeper's Friend" by Mary H. Cornelius (1846). 5 green apples (peeled and sliced) 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup molasses Line pan with uncooked pie crust, fill pie with sliced apples, add nutmeg, cinnamon, and molasses. Cover with lattice and...
Apple Tapioca | Foods & Recipes - American Civil War Forums
May 12, 2010 · Apple Tapioca 1/3 cup pearl tapioca 2 cups water 1/2 cup sugar or maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 or 5 tart apples, pared and quartered Soak tapioca overnight in 1 cup water. Next morning, add 1 cup boiling water, sugar and salt and cook until tapioca is clear. Arrange apple slices in well-buttered baking dish.
Old Fashioned Apple Butter Stack Cake | Foods & Recipes
Sep 21, 2014 · 4. FILLING: Stir together apple butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring just to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the butter until it melts completely. 5. Place first cake layer on cake plate that has a cover. Spread hot filling between cake layers, stacking 7 high.
Battlefields foundation seeks to utilize 20 acres in Middletown, VA
Mar 16, 2016 · In 1996, Congress designated eight counties in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley as a National Battlefield Site — the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District — which preserves and interprets the region's significant Civil War battlefields and related historic sites.
Onions and Apples | Foods & Recipes - civilwartalk.com
May 12, 2010 · Onions and Apples Ingredients: 1 quart water 1/2 pound salt pork 4 apples (use tart green ones) 2 large onions Preparation: Cook diced salt pork in a heavy iron skillet until crisp, and set aside the salt pork. Core the apples and slice into thin rings. Slice onions into thin rings...