My father eats something he calls 'Corn Meal Mush'. His father ate it and says his grandfather ate it during the war. It was corn meal, boiling water, salt... and bacon fat. He would cook it, but then place it on a small cookie sheet to roll out into a thin type of cornmeal wafer, or simply fry it. It never got crunchy, but it would hold up to salt pork or a small piece of country ham to be placed on top. I never appreciated it as the flavor was rather bland, but he loves the stuff.
I like it, cooked slow it was hasty pudding, of Yankee Doodle fame. Fast like that the corn flavor isn’t as strong. If it’s a cool night you can cook this of an evening, wrap it in paper or fine cloth and it will congeal to a solid by morning. Sliced and fried it’s a very good breakfast.
Down in Munfordville I made breakfast by pouring some fresh coffee over my cornmeal and mixing it together. I then made lunch for later by roasting the leftover coffee-mush in pones on a bayonet. Not much for taste, but hot and filling none the less.
If I have the dates right, I believe the flour used at that time was whole grain. Refined flour came around 1870. Do you have a process on how that was used?
I'll add cornmeal to my haversack for next weekend march - liked the comment below on adding sugar and saltpork to the mix. LIKED the video - see you in the field, on the march, or around the camp fire pards - LT 1St MINN sharpshooters.
If you have some sort of meat ration, like cooked salt pork or desiccated beef, toss that in as well. It's also good if you have a little sugar or molasses.
+Karl P. Rosenzweig I when we ended the episode and were eating it we did add some sugar. It did take it up a notch in flavor! We did eat it all before starting to shoot a different episode.
To cook the corn faster without lumps, mix the meal with a little CoLD water first, then add to the hot water. Popcorn ground in a Vita Mix makes great period cornmeal!
Hey will, since you’ve got two girls, where do you find SHOE’s somewhat period correct for them ? Hard to find. I found a modern shoe / riding shoe from arias boot company but that’s about it unless mosorie boot and shoe will make custome shoes for girls.
My girls are about to get their first period clothing this spring. Let me check with a friend on where shoes come from. It’s still on my “to do” list. Will
If you can find "Every Lady her own Shoemaker" you can do them yourself, they are not terribly hard. Here's a link: www.amazondrygoods.com/products/every-lady-her-own-shoemaker.html.
Some dried fruit or local wild berries help if you have it. Just make sure you know which berries are eatable! You can make pudding with flour or hardtack by boiling it in a bag along with some fruit and sugar. It’s a nice treat after eating nothing but salt pork and hardtack all day.
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My father eats something he calls 'Corn Meal Mush'. His father ate it and says his grandfather ate it during the war. It was corn meal, boiling water, salt... and bacon fat. He would cook it, but then place it on a small cookie sheet to roll out into a thin type of cornmeal wafer, or simply fry it. It never got crunchy, but it would hold up to salt pork or a small piece of country ham to be placed on top. I never appreciated it as the flavor was rather bland, but he loves the stuff.
This is something different. What you are describing is called sloosh. The difference is the bacon fat.
Revolutionary war ?
I LOVE fried mush!!!
I like it, cooked slow it was hasty pudding, of Yankee Doodle fame. Fast like that the corn flavor isn’t as strong.
If it’s a cool night you can cook this of an evening, wrap it in paper or fine cloth and it will congeal to a solid by morning. Sliced and fried it’s a very good breakfast.
I'm a teacher and I did this with my students. All of these videos are great!
We are glad it helped you! Will
My grandfather ate corn meal when he was the army. However that was the Italian army and they called it polenta
i grew up eating cornmeal mush we ate it like grits you can add what you wanted as flavoring from meat to jelly or syrup.
Grits is good stuff!
There is a product called "Polenta", wich is a coarse ground corn meal, or you can put raw popcorn in your grinder.
Down in Munfordville I made breakfast by pouring some fresh coffee over my cornmeal and mixing it together. I then made lunch for later by roasting the leftover coffee-mush in pones on a bayonet. Not much for taste, but hot and filling none the less.
Colton Regal your an animal
If I have the dates right, I believe the flour used at that time was whole grain. Refined flour came around 1870. Do you have a process on how that was used?
I'll add cornmeal to my haversack for next weekend march - liked the comment below on adding sugar and saltpork to the mix. LIKED the video - see you in the field, on the march, or around the camp fire pards - LT 1St MINN sharpshooters.
That's one mighty fine hat.
First Rate Will. I also add some raw sugar too. it helps. Also thanks for the source of the mill for more "period" ground meal.
If you have some sort of meat ration, like cooked salt pork or desiccated beef, toss that in as well. It's also good if you have a little sugar or molasses.
Maple syrup probably was available at times also, I would suspect....
Arnie white also good in cornmeal mush
+Karl P. Rosenzweig I when we ended the episode and were eating it we did add some sugar. It did take it up a notch in flavor! We did eat it all before starting to shoot a different episode.
Very much so! I remember my grandmother serving it that way.
Another great video!!!
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Was that a substitute for Oaks and Poridge? Maybe vendors had that and other supplies like Milk- that are not mentioned?
Very interesting video, good job 👍
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
To cook the corn faster without lumps, mix the meal with a little
CoLD water first, then add to the hot water. Popcorn ground in a Vita Mix makes great period cornmeal!
Would you happen to have a name for the intro/outro song?
basically, a very thin slow cooked version of grits.
Civil war Digital Digest you guys are doing a great job. can you guys do some confederate ration Recipes?
You can also add Thin chunks if salt pork, and it make a lovely meal.
Great video! Have you tried frying the mush, or was that a thing in these days?
+Michael Thompson it's already in our list to shoot! Kautz makes a good reference to it in one place in his manual.
Hey will, since you’ve got two girls, where do you find SHOE’s somewhat period correct for them ?
Hard to find. I found a modern shoe / riding shoe from arias boot company but that’s about it unless mosorie boot and shoe will make custome shoes for girls.
Ariat , I meant spell check messed me up.
My girls are about to get their first period clothing this spring. Let me check with a friend on where shoes come from. It’s still on my “to do” list. Will
If you can find "Every Lady her own Shoemaker" you can do them yourself, they are not terribly hard. Here's a link: www.amazondrygoods.com/products/every-lady-her-own-shoemaker.html.
That’s the good food
Will ya make a video about the Houston depot jacket because ya ant made a Standard Trans-Mississippi confederate depot jacket . Ya make great videos
I wonder what the muddy water that they used did to the taste ? :(
What about sloosh?
To quote Harry Turtledove's The Guns of the South"You thinking of making some good ol' Confederate Cush?"
And I'm a northerner!😁
Add a little brown sugar still eat every once in awhile
Some dried fruit or local wild berries help if you have it. Just make sure you know which berries are eatable! You can make pudding with flour or hardtack by boiling it in a bag along with some fruit and sugar. It’s a nice treat after eating nothing but salt pork and hardtack all day.
How much water did You put in the cup?
+Nutmegger1864 the cup started about 2/3 full of water.
It's like grits
Pretty much sounds like grits.
I see it as version of grits but that's just me - steven
Similar but not the same.