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At the time of the Civil War there were only a limited range of food preservation techniques, which were not as sophisticated as the ones we have today. Military food has to be easily portable, easily prepared, and relatively imperishable; soldiers do not carry refrigerators or ovens with them, and war is often about marching great distances in pursuit of, or in retreat from the enemy forces. Hard tack fit those requirements, and it was often the best that could be managed at that period in history. Today, soldiers fighting in Afghanistan have much better food options.
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What rations did soldiers get in Gallipoli?
Mostly tinned corned beef and hard tack biscuits. Their better provisioned senior officers thought this easiest, even though there were Australian bakeries and butcheries on the nearby islands anxious to provide fresh food daily.
Did civil war soldiers have enough FOOD?
The confederate army ran out of supplies because they did not have the proper supply lines set up. Even when the supply lines were able to be used, they did not have enough supplies for all of their troops.
What rhymes with the ack sound?
back, flack, Hack, Jack, knack, Mack, pack, quack, rack, sack, tack, whack, and yak, among others.
What did the ANZACs eat at world war 1?
The most common things the Anzac's ate was bully beef (which was tasteless slop similar to corned beef. The heat would turn it to soup in the can), Ticklers jam and hard tack (biscuits/cookies hard enough to break teeth and light cigarettes). They also received food parcels from home to supplement this diet.
Wiring parties during world war 1?
Both sides did this. Groups of soldiers late at night would slip as quietly as possible out of their trenches and go in front of them to add to existing wire or create new wire obstacles. This was barbed wire, such as is used in pasture fencing. Some soldiers carried heavy spools of wire, others carried stakes to be driven into the ground and upon which the wire would be strung. The spools of wire would have a stick through the middle so it would spin and the wire could be unspooled and stretched between the stakes. Somebody had to have wire cutters for when it was necessary to cut the wire. They might have metal stakes or wooden ones, and they might wrap the wire around the stakes or they might have to tack it to the wooden stakes, which would make noise. Any noise could be deadly. Enemy soldiers would be on watch all night. Periodically they would fire flares into the air, from flare pistols, to light up the area. These flares had little parachutes and burned brightly as they drifted down. If the wiring party heard the pop of the flare pistol they would instantly throw themselves to the ground, and lie motionless until the flare burned out. If they were unable to get on the ground before the flare lit up, they had to freeze and remain absolutely still until the flare burned out, and hope and pray the enemy did not see them. If they were seen the enemy would open up with machine guns, and they had to try to get back in their trenches before being killed, unless there was a shell crater handy to jump into. If the enemy heard noises he might open up with the machine guns in the direction of the noise without waiting for a flare to go up. In some places along the front the trenches were as much as 800 yards apart, but mostly they were much closer, and in some places very close. The soldiers hated wiring parties, as it was an extra way to get killed, and very dangerous. Handling the wire in the dark was not easy and it would rip the flesh of your hands if you weren't careful.
What did the average civil war soldier eat?
Hard tack
What a civil war soldier ate?
They ate hard tack salted meat etc...
What was food like in the civil war for soldiers?
For the North Mostly Hard tack (crackers) and coffee For the South Mostly Jonny Cake (corn bread) and some hard tack (crackers)and coffee
What does hard tack taste like?
Hard tack tastes like a very plain biscuit or an unsalted oyster cracker. It is so dry and hard that eating it plain is very difficult. During the civil war, soldiers usually rehydrated their hard-tack by boiling it in water or adding it to a soup or stew to make it chewable.
What is a sentence with the word hard tack?
she was acting out as i was a hard tack
What did the slaves eat during the civil war?
they ate hard tack and bread but mostly the crops they planted
What is hard tack?
Hard tack was hard biscuits that travelers and soldiers used for food.
What were the kinds of things people ate in the civil war?
Thet ate hard tack, bean, corn drinked coffe and wine
A biscuit as hard as a brick?
hard tack..............
Why name of horse become Seabiscuit?
Seabiscuit got his name from his father, Hard Tack. Hard tack is a hard, dried biscuit sailors eat while at sea. They were slow to mold, but they did turn very hard which is why they got the name hard tack. So from Hard Tack they gave his son the name Seabiscuit and the rest is history.
What did the confederacy eat during the civil war?
The soldiers mainly ate tack, a hard, dry piece of bread. They also ate dried meat.
How long does it take hard tack candy to get hard?
5hr
