fronteir food

[onefeather]

what are some foods that would be common in a camp of a war party in the 18th century besides meat and jerky? thanks :thumbsup:

 

[Swampman]

Parched corn ground up and mixed with crushed up maple sugar was quite common. Indians starved a lot. In John Tanners narrative, "The Falcon" they starve nearly all the time. Many to death.

 

[onefeather]

im thinking of doing that but havent had the chance yet thanks

 

[Ridge]

The Brit army was big on rice. That's an option.

I haven't found reference to it, but would assume any dried bean would have been common.

 

[onefeather]

thanks i was also thinking of dried beans to take on a long trek thanks again :thumbsup:

 

[Birdman]

OneFeather I'm thinking it would depend on how long you had been away from the village. Just takeing a guess here, but when first leaving I would assume that they would have some fresh edibles with them that would get used up quickly. Then it is the dried/parched corn with sugar mixture and a bit of jerk. Different things I have read state that a full warrior could go for days on just a small handfull of dried corn and a few swallows of water a day. Man I hope I never have to try that one LOL I like to eat to much. They may have also lived off of gathered foods along the way but I sort of doubt it as most things I have read made it sound like the Natives traveled at incredable speeds through the forest and didn't stop to gather food. just some thoughts YMHS Birdman ps. they were also known to be able to go a long time without food so maybe they just gutted it out with no complaints

 

[boar]

One Feather The Indans would carry what was called No-cake, it was 1 cup parched corn mixed with one-third cup of dried peas. They would go to a spring and drink it with honey or maple syrup. You can use frozen kind at store and dry them, They had a article about it in Muzzleloader. I have Made it,Parch corn and peas and grind up, mix. Not to bad. Dilly

 

[onefeather]

i know its not pc but i like backed beans fron the can mmm mmm good

 

[twobirds]

im thinking of doing that but havent had the chance yet thanks

You're thinking of starving??? :grin:

 

[bobtaileddog]

one feather
have you considered the three sisters of the iriqouis confederation? corn, beans, and squash.
you could slice squash and string it on a cord and dry it to take on the trail. might not be too bad if you boiled it.

bob

 

[onefeather]

no not starving beans lol.and squash no way thats nasty stuff.im might stick with beans and corn lol :thumbsup: