Tinned Food?

[19mac79]

Hi this is my first thread/question on this forum. I've recently become interested in the civil war and have decided to join the ACWS in the UK. Over the last few weeks Ive tried to research tinned food in the civil war and their labels but I keep coming to a dead end. has any body got any information on this topic or even better pictures of original labels etc.
Many thanks
Andy

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Hello Andy, welcome to the forums.

Sullivan Press sells period correct labels, along with many other items of the era.

http://sullivanpress.com/?page_id=811&model_number=DCW401

 

[johan_steele]

There are a variety of vendors out there selling reproduction can labels and even reproduction cans.

http://www.civilwar.org/education/pdfs/civil-war-curriculum-food.pdf
http://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=ac_symposium

https://www.google.com/search?q=can...X&ved=0ahUKEwiZmoiUufjKAhUC8mMKHQaeDdsQsAQIQQ

 

[MRB1863]

Hello and welcome from 35 miles north of Gettysburg!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

You may find some more information within our Foods of the Civil War forum:
http://civilwartalk.com/forums/foods-of-the-civil-war.143/

I'm quite sure @donna , the host of the food forum may also be able to provide some additional resources.

 

[19mac79]

Hello Andy, welcome to the forums.

Sullivan Press sells period correct labels, along with many other items of the era.

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http://sullivanpress.com/?page_id=811&model_number=DCW401

That's great thank you for the link I'll have a look.
Cheers
Andy

 

[19mac79]

Thank you to everyone who has replied. I'll have a look at the food section of the forum as well as the links provided.
That's great.
Cheers
Andy.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

There may be some more vendors listed in the reenacts forum:
http://civilwartalk.com/forums/reenactors-forum.15/

 

[ErnieMac]

Welcome from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 

[Banjo Pete]

"Creamed Possom in Coon Fat" ?!! Holy cannolis! At least the "Turnpike Grade armadillo on the half shell" is an obvious joke.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

I print labels that I found on the internet several years ago. Unfortunately, I can't find what I did with my File! However, I made a boat load of photocopies, which I have been using ever since.
On a Facebook Civil War site, I have seen someone selling modern cans of food with the very SAME labels for a price far above what the can and it's contents cost!
I wish you well in your quest! My advice: keep "Googling" Civil War cans, can labels, etc.....they're out there, ya just gotta get lucky and find them.
Sorry I am not much help!

 

[Michael W.]

Welcome from the Hoosier state!

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

AH HA!!....I found a cd that has printable labels on them that a friend made for me!!....If I were computer literate, I could e-mail them to you!!.....Can you talk me through it??.....Maybe, if I saved it to my computer as a File, I could then be able to e-mail it??
I really hope I can help.....

 

[19mac79]

Hi Albert.
That would be ace! Yes if you save it as a file on your computer then when you create an email there should be an attach button. This then allows you to search for the the file saved on your computer and attach it to an email.
I have two email addresses either : [email protected] or [email protected]
the latter is my works email. I'm a headmaster of a school in the UK.
That'd be great if it works.
Thanks again
Andy McConnell

 

[donna]

Just saw this thread. Welcome to the forum. There are several threads in Food Forum on canned foods and early ones that were canned at this time.

Search Canned Foods , Gail Borden, Underwood Deviled Ham. These are a few threads.

I really need to do a more detailed thread on foods that were canned.

 

[Blessmag]

The Borden's Milk Company. In 1861, Mr. Borden established his first large factory for condensed milk in Wassaic. Condensed milk produced here was supplied to the Union Army during the Civil War. It was manufactured

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under the name "Eagle Brand Condensed Milk" and is still sold today. The Borden plant was a boon to local farmers who converted their farms to dairy production to satisfy the huge demand. The product was shipped nationwide by rail. Coal for the boiler house and tin cans was shipped in to the plant by rail. A portion of the original milk plant has been preserved by its present owner, the Pawling Corporation, which maintains a visitors center in the building.



http://hvrt.org/trail_01.html

 

[donna]

I had a trivia question on canned foods. I had done some trivia on the Food Forum. Check out
http://civilwartalk.com/threads/winner-for-food-trivia-question-for-may-18-20-2015.113790

 

[CMWinkler]

Welcome.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Hi Albert.
That would be ace! Yes if you save it as a file on your computer then when you create an email there should be an attach button. This then allows you to search for the the file saved on your computer and attach it to an email.
I have two email addresses either : [email protected] or [email protected]
the latter is my works email. I'm a headmaster of a school in the UK.
That'd be great if it works.
Thanks again
Andy McConnell

OK!!....I am going to try it!! I hope it works!

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Hi Albert.
That would be ace! Yes if you save it as a file on your computer then when you create an email there should be an attach button. This then allows you to search for the the file saved on your computer and attach it to an email.
I have two email addresses either : [email protected] or [email protected]
the latter is my works email. I'm a headmaster of a school in the UK.
That'd be great if it works.
Thanks again
Andy McConnell

I e-mailed it a few days ago......Hope you got it and were able to open it!