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Foods of the American Civil War were the provisions during the American Civil War with which both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to keep their soldiers provided adequately. == Northern rations == According to ''Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics,''〔printed by Pioneer Press〕 written by a U.S. Army officer from the South before the war, the rations for a soldier during this time usually included: * 20 oz. pork or beef〔Ken Burns, ''The Civil War,'' documentary movie series〕 (Beef was either fresh or salted, and pork was always salted.) * 12 oz. hard bread〔 in camp or garrison or 16 oz. of hard bread at sea, on campaign, or on the march * 1 oz. compressed cube of desiccated mixed vegetables〔 or a 1.5 oz. compressed cube of desiccated potatoes if supplemental foods were unavailable This would be supplemented by (per 100 rations): * 8 qts. of beans or peas * 10 lbs. of rice or hominy * 10 lbs. of green coffee beans or 8 lbs. of roasted coffee beans * 10 lbs. of sugar * 2 qts. of salt * 1 gallon of vinegar The most common field rations issued to individual soldiers were salt pork and hardtack, both of which were designed to withstand field conditions without deteriorating. Excess salt could be scraped off the meat to supplement the salt ration. However, these rations required cooking to make them palatable. Less experienced soldiers were unlikely to have their own cooking equipment, and the large company-level kettles were sometimes left behind during rapid advances. Food often became infested with insects, especially rice or grain weevils. This, along with scarcity and inedible rations, made it necessary for soldiers to supplement their diets on their own. Soldiers could obtain a greater variety of foods by foraging and/or raiding; receiving food boxes from their families; or purchasing/trading items with other soldiers. Soldiers could not count on obtaining food from the inhabitants of areas where they encamped since most citizens were also affected by the war and had little to give. If inhabitants supported the soldiers' side in the war, sometimes they might manage to provide food, but it was usually acquired by theft. Gail Borden's invention of condensed milk was very helpful in supplementing the rations for the Union army. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Foods of the American Civil War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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