American Civil War Recipes
Civil War Fruit Cake Recipe

CIVIL WAR FRUIT CAKE

Boil for 5 minutes and then let cool: 3 c. raisins 2 c. granulated sugar 2 c. water 2 tbsp. butter or Crisco

Sift together and add to cooled mixture: 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. ground cloves

Mix and then add 1 cup chopped black walnuts. Bake in a well greased angel food or loaf pan for 1 hour at 300 degrees. This cake was developed during the Civil War when fancier fruits were rare.

Civil War Fruit Cake

Combine in a large saucepan:
3 medium apples, peeled and diced
2 cups raisins
2 cups water
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons lard or shortening Cook together for five minutes.
Remove from heat and cool thoroughly. Sift together into a large mixing bowl: 3 cup flour
2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Add apple-raisin mixture and stir thoroughly.
Add 1 cup chopped nuts.
Pour into a greased and lined tube cake pan.
Bake at 350 about and hour or until done. This is the original recipe.

If you use self-rising flour, omit salt and soda.
Also omit sugar if you use 1 cup molasses.




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Civil War Recipes: Recipes from the Pages of Godey's Lady's Book
Civil War Recipes reproduces, in their original wording, receipts that appeared in the pages of Gody's Lady's Book during the decade of the Civil War. Editors Lily May Spaulding and John Spaulding have added annotations to assist those cooks who might not know, for example, that “buscuits” often referred to what we now call “cookies.” They also provide a brief overview of the technical state of cooking in America before and during the Civil War. Although leavening agents were not unknown, the recipe for “Christening Cake” requires whisking the whites of sixteen eggs into a full froth and beating the entire mixture for more than thirty minutes.
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Civil War Recipe		 A taste for the Civil War Cook Book A Taste For War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray
We know the uniforms they wore, the weapons they carried, and the battles they fought, but what did they eat and, of even greater curiosity, was it any good? Now, for the very first time, the food that fueled the armies of the North and the South and the soldiers' opinions of it--ranging from the sublime to just slime--is front and center in a biting, fascinating look at the Civil War as written by one of its most respected historians. There's even a comprehensive "cookbook" of actual recipes included for those intrepid enough to try a taste of the Civil War.
Civil War Cooking: The Union
The authors look at the foods people ate during the Civil War and on pioneer farms and offer recipes for modern readers. Each title begins with rules for kitchen safety, a metric conversion table, and an illustrated list of cooking equipment. Color is a marvelous feature of the books: the covers, maps, and page borders. Full-color photos and reproductions appear on every page. 		Civil War Cookbook: A Unique Collection of Traditional Recipes and Anecdotes from the Civil War Period
Every Civil War buff will want to own this unique cookbook, which takes the reader right into the kitchens of 19th-century America. Illustrated with wonderful period photographs, it intertwines history and food for a fascinating new look at the lives of Civil War soldiers and their families. Traditional recipes, illustrated with full-color photographs and highlighted with historical anecdotes, include instructions for recreating treats sent in care packages to soldiers in the field, camp dishes, and special meals. 		Civil War Cookbook

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