A taste for war
Subtitle: the culinary history of the blue and the gray
By: William C. Davis
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780803235229
Subjects: Messes; Social aspects; Armed Forces; Cooking for military personnel; Food supply; History
Notes: Originally published: Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, c2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Skim, simmer, and scour; title: Every fellow for himself; title: Hard crackers, come again no more; title: Visions of fat and savory beef steaks; title: The great trouble about hospitals; title: Getting in a pickle; title: How strange a thing it is to be hungry; title: The "irrepressible" turkey; title: Recipes: Breads, biscuits, and yeast; soups; stews and hashes; meats; fish and fowl; vegetables; sauces; desserts; beverages.