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Beef - To Hash Beef | Receipts of the Blue Gray (from The Virginia Housewife by Mary Randolph, 1860) Ingredients: sliced raw beef a clove of garlic pepper and salt butter brown flour Instructions: Cut slices of raw beef, put them in a stew pan with a little water, some catsup, a clove of garlic, pepper and salt, stew them until done
150th Anniversary: Death of Bloody Bill Anderson Mid-afternoon on this date, guerrilla captain William T Anderson was ambushed and killed by Missouri militia in Ray county, Missouri Formerly a lieutenant under Capt William C Quantrill, he broke from his superior and asserted his own authority in the spring of '64 Admired and respected by
Take Me To The Water: River Baptisms | Mid-19th Century Life I absolutely LOVE seeing old pictures of river baptisms They are beautiful to me I know it's a practice and folk tradition Baptist of all - white and black -- and usually perform in rivers, bayous, and lakes Immersion baptism, understood as demanding total submersion of the body, is
How the Southern Belle became the Confederate Woman In reading for a thread on Texas women in the Civil War, I came across a quote about how the Southern belle icon was transformed into something different, The Confederate Woman Since the influence of professional historians is often a topic of discussion, it seemed interesting to see what they
Dixie Corn Dodgers and No-Flour Camp Corn Bread Coarse, gritty and full of corn flavor, Dixie Corn Dodgers are bone fide camp fare Whether cooked over a campfire or over an electric burner of a stove, they are good solid sustenance Dixie Corn Dodgers 2 cups cornmeal 1 2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons melted
History - The Seven Layer Salad | Foods Recipes It is hard to believe but I have been member of CivilWarTalk for 7 years I joined May 12, 2010 In honor of being on the forum which has been a real pleasure, I am adding the classic seven layer salad This is a Southern dish It became popular in 1950s and usually was brought for Church
Goober Peas soup | Foods Recipes - American Civil War Forums And during the Civil War, Union troops fighting in the south discovered that peanuts were a fortifying and tasty source of protein As peanuts became a staple crop in Virginia, peanut soup remained popular throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries referred to peanuts as pindars, a term
History - Scripture Cake | Foods Recipes Scripture Cake has also been called "Bible Cake", "Scriptural Cake", "Old Testament Cake"and "Oar Anchor Scripture Cake" It was very popular in late 19th century, especially in the southern Appalachians It was a means to teach girls baking and Bible verses One of the earliest recipes
Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Kentucky Gerald W Rischer (Author) Acclaim Press (December 1, 2014) Usually when people think about guerrilla activity during the Civil War, the border conflicts between Kansas and Missouri come to mind, enhanced by tales of Quantrill's Raiders and Bloody Bill Anderson preying upon innocent townsfolk