Cooking Civil War Style

[18thVirginia]

"For the March 12 class on "A Battle for Food: Civil War Era Southern Recipe Books," the three women donned costumes appropriate to the era and demonstrated how to cook on coals on the hearth in the museum's kitchen, which is set up to reflect the 19th century time period. They prepared an apple pie (with no apples), potato soup, planked fish, squirrel stew, corn pone and collard greens. All the recipes came from Civil War-era cookbooks."


Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace
Vincent van Gogh
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

http://theadvocate.com/features/food/5693978-123/cooking-civil-war-style

 

[18thVirginia]

My favorite Louisiana chef, John Folse, explains in detail how to cook a planked fish:

http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/seafood/fish08.htm

 

[BelleBlackburn]

Interesting how you stand a plank on the side to cook. Was disappointed there was no sound with The Advocate pictures (unless my computer is not working) but nice pictures.

 

[pamc153PA]

At the Landis Valley Museum near Lancaster, PA, they always have various classes during the "off" season (anytime but summer) and often they have hearth cooking classes. I always want to take one of them (retirement bucket list!), as well as how to use draft horses, with one of their gentle giant Percheron horses!

 

[JacquiB]

I'm taking a couple of historic cooking classes in the next couple of months on how to cook on an open hearth or a cookstove. September is about apples, October will be about preserves, and November is Christmas treats. I can hardly wait!

 

[BelleBlackburn]

I'm taking a couple of historic cooking classes in the next couple of months on how to cook on an open hearth or a cookstove. September is about apples, October will be about preserves, and November is Christmas treats. I can hardly wait!

Report back!

 

[JacquiB]

Report back!

Will do

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

My favorite Louisiana chef, John Folse, explains in detail how to cook a planked fish:

http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/seafood/fish08.htm

John Folse is my favorite Louisiana chef as well.
I love his TV shows and his book, The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine is an essential for anyone interested in Loisiana cuisine.

 

[Seduzal]

I'm taking a couple of historic cooking classes in the next couple of months on how to cook on an open hearth or a cookstove. September is about apples, October will be about preserves, and November is Christmas treats. I can hardly wait!

Report back with pictures?

 

[JacquiB]

Report back with pictures?

I'll do my best. I'm hoping maybe a little video too!

 

[18thVirginia]

Some video of hearthside cooking:

 

[BelleBlackburn]

Some video of hearthside cooking:

Onion rings! Who knew? But no drive-thru.

 

[donna]

Thanks for sharing.