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[civilwartalk]

Yesterday's Question: What West Point classmate of Thomas Jackson later taught at the academy and wrote a textbook on rifle practice? Cadmus M. Wilcox

Here is today's one point question:

Name the .52-caliber breechloading weapon that used a light cannon carriage to mount 25 rifle barrels side by side, firing them at the enemy in rapid sequence with a rippling sound.

Expect the next trivia question to be posted tomorrow at about 7AM EDT. Please post your answer to this question before that time. Thank you!

Our Trivia Prize for Game #21 & 22:
Ami's Famous Homemade Chocolates! Congrats to Skirmish for Winning one of these tasty prizes in Game #21! Email me with a mailing address and so I can package and do some shipping!

Final Scores for Game #21:
http://www.civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/2/8461.html

How to Play The Game:
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PS: This trivia game is open to new players, you may join at any time. To register to play, please click the "Profile" link at the top of the page, and then choose "Registration". Follow the prompts and when you finish you will be able to post your answer in the "Add a Message" box below. Thanks!

GOOD LUCK!

[mfscw]

The "Billinghurst-Requa Battery" see link for some nice pics of this.
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[raggedrebel]

The Billinghurst-Requa Battery gun.
RR

[civilwartalk]

SPECIAL BONUS for Game #22: EARN UP TO FIVE BONUS POINTS!
Starting today, the five trivia players who post the most Civil
War Era Recipes at the 19th Century Recipe Guide Will earn bonus
points!

19th Century Recipe Guide
http://www.civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/8005/8006.html

First Place, Most Recipe Posts - 5 points
Second and Third most posts - 3 points each
Fourth and Fifth most posts- 2 points each

If you plan to participate in this bonus, be sure to use our recipe submission guidelines!

GUIDELINES

1) Choose a Civil War era recipe.
2) Find the proper category to post this recipe in. Check the 19th Century Recipe Guide to see if the recipe has already been posted.
3) Post the recipe name (and a short description if needed*) in the subject line, AND repeat it in the message text.
4) Post at least one, or more, ingredients.
5) Post instructions on how to make the recipe.
6) REMEMBER to cite the source for your recipe at the bottom of your post!
7) Use proper punctuation, spelling, and line spacing.
8) TO EARN TRIVIA BONUS: Keep track of the recipes you've posted, submit an email to me daily listing any recipes you've added in the last 24 hours to the Recipe Guide. Send your email to mike@civilwartalk.com.

* If your recipe name is vague (like "Sherman's Soup") then try to include a description of what is being prepared (like "Sherman's Soup -- a Chicken Soup")

Let me know if you have any questions or trouble.

[sgtabj]

The Requa Gun

[lorrierivette]

Hi Mike Sounds like fun The recipes are just from the years of 1861-1865 then? Did you mean to describe Sherman's Soup and Chicken Soup? lol. Just picking. I really haven't checked out that section. I'll take a look. Thanks Mike

SouthernHeart Lorrie

[lorrierivette]

The Billinghurst-Requa Volley Gun

SouthernHeart Lorrie

[ivan]

The Billinghurst-Requa battery.

[belletraveler]

The name of the weapon was the Billinghurst-Requa battery.

Belle

[rienzi]

Billinghurst-Requa batteries or the coffee-mill gun

[connyankee]

Billinghurst-Requa Volley Gun

[civilwartalk]

Check out the new bonus being offered for game #22:
http://www.civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/2/8472.html

Yesterday's Question: Name the .52-caliber breechloading weapon that used a light cannon carriage to mount 25 rifle barrels side by side, firing them at the enemy in rapid sequence with a rippling sound. The Billinghurst-Requa battery.

Here is today's one point question:

Civil War field artillery used quite a few different types of fuses to set off the explosive charges in artillery shells. What advantage did the Bormann Time Fuse have over traditional paper time fuses?

Expect the next trivia question to be posted tomorrow at about 7AM EDT. Please post your answer to this question before that time. Thank you!

Our Trivia Prize for Game #21 &amp; 22:
Ami's Famous Homemade Chocolates!

Final Scores for Game #21:
http://www.civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/2/8461.html

How to Play The Game:
http://civilwartalk.com/bbs/messages/2/6517.html

PS: This trivia game is open to new players, you may join at any time. To register to play, please click the "Profile" link at the top of the page, and then choose "Registration". Follow the prompts and when you finish you will be able to post your answer in the "Add a Message" box below. Thanks!

GOOD LUCK!

[mfscw]

The Bormann fuse, named for a Belgian ordnance expert,contained slow burning powder. The gunner punched a hole in the thin metal top at one of the marks that indicated the burning time.This was much more accurate than paper fuses as far as detonation at the correct time.
It was also waterproof.

[civilwartalk]

Just a couple updates:

Scratch Guideline #8, I will get email updates automatically on the recipe board.

Also, there is a deadline for this bonus: All entries must be posted by December 10th.

BTW: That "Sherman's Soup" is just a fictional recipe name I just made up, but I do have an example for you from a past post:

2 cans Great Northern Beans
1/4 cup brwon sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 tsp salt
1 tsp preparedmustard
1 onions, cut in rings

mix everythign, and 30 min at 400 degrees

This is a great recipe, however I do have some nitpicks I need to make about it: First of all there is no title for this recipe, don't forget it! Next, there is no source cited, that's very important to include. Also, there are a number of spelling &amp; punctuation/spacing problems with this post.

We are, of course, interested in quality -- not quantity. So all I want to ask is that you give your post a quick once over (especially ones you've cut&amp;paste from other web sources), make sure you remembered to cite your source (that's the cookbook you got the recipe from!)

Also, feel free to look for recipes on the internet, any recipe originally printed before 1900 should be free from copyright and available in the public domain. When you cite a recipe from the internet, cite the original publication, NOT the web site you got it from.

I hope that clears up any confusion.

[civilwartalk]

Here is a good example of how a recipe should look:

Household Dried Apple Pie

2 cups dried apples, cooked until tender
3/4 cups molasses - to taste
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cloves
pastry for double-crust pie

Combine the first 6 ingredients, and pour into pastry shell, put the top crust on, and crimp edges together. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 40 minutes.

[Mitchell, Patricia B., Confederate Home Cooking. 1990, 1991]


Good Post Ami

[crowbar]

>>> RELIABLE AND WATERPROOF <<<<

[aggie80]

The Bormann Time Fuse was easily-manufactured, reliable, consistent and waterproof.

[sgtabj]

More accurate detonation timing..used slow burning powder....
Water proof

[lorrierivette]

The Bormann fuse. It contained slow burning powder and it was also water proof. The gunner punched a hole in the thin metal top at one of the marks that indicated the burning time making it more accurate.
SouthernHeart Lorrie

[raggedrebel]

It was much more accurate as to the time, because the gunner could puch a hole in the top at one of several marks. This would indicate the amount of time of burn till ignition.
RR

[hoosier]

The Bormann fuse was more reliable and was also waterproof.

[snoopy]

The Bormann fuse was waterproof and could be set or punched for a specific number of seconds. It was supposed to be more reliable.

[ivan]

1)The Bormann time fuse had a hole punched into the top at a mark corresponding to the length of time wanted. This was more convenient, but not more accurate.
2)Paper fuses were often unreliable and easily damaged by moisture. This brought about the use of the Bormann time fuses, which had a soft metal cover to protect the powder within.

[belletraveler]

Paper fuses "suffered from the defect that the shocks of field use tended to break up the solid composition, allowing fire to penetrate too quickly to the main charge."

Bormann achieved instant popularity as an easily-manufactured, reliable and waterproof fuse. The cannoneer could also screw the fuse (Bormann) into the shell and punch a hole in the fuse at the desired number of seconds. The expense of the Bormann and time of manufacture made the continued use of paper &amp; wooden fuses necessary.

Belle

[connyankee]

It was waterproof