Hardtack & Hell Fire Stew - Tasting History Reaction

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• FA

  @Fatherofheroesandheroines · 2 years ago

  Union soldier : " Boy, these rations suck!" Confederate soldier: " You got food?"

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• DS

  @DSzaks · 2 years ago

  Hard Tack *clack clack*. The birth of the Classic Tasting History Meme

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• KA

  @Kanbei11 · 2 years ago

  Hardtack? <b>Clack clack</b><br><br>Glad to see another tasting history reaction

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• AC

  @ActuallyEric · 2 years ago

  Chris, if I could persuade you to go down the historical food rabbit hole, I would highly recommend the channel &quot;Townsends.&quot; Their channel is dedicated to 18th and early 19th century living. Everything from Food to Lighting, from Camping to Homesteading. I&apos;d love to hear your commentary on their content.

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• FL

  @fluffyeevee383 · 2 years ago

  Amateurs think tactics, experts think logistics.

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• JO

  @johnkrappweis7367 · 2 years ago

  You know, Tasting History DID an episode of Civil War coffee. It was made with sweet potatoes and rye. His reaction at the end was precious. “Is it good? Yes. Is it coffee? No.”

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• YU

  @YukoValis · 2 years ago

  Because you must remember. &nbsp;In the service you must choose the lesser of two weevils.

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• 0B

  @0boro · 2 years ago

  Confederate soldier: &quot;I&apos;m thinking of defecting to the north.&quot;<br><br>Other soldier: &quot;Why would you do such a thing dear friend?&quot;<br><br>Confederate soldier: &quot;I hear they get chicken nuggies and then pudding for dessert.&quot;

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• TR

  @trith72 · 2 years ago

  Max is really fun to watch. &nbsp;I don&apos;t think he&apos;s done a video where I didn&apos;t learn something new. &nbsp;He makes some of the more obscure parts of history really fun and interesting.

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• LI

  @liamboote225 · 2 years ago

  His videos on Pemmican and Rubaboo are also quite good, given it is essentially a meat version of Hardtack

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• SP

  @specialsilicone · 2 years ago

  My 3X great grandfather, Moody Cook Tolman, was the Surgeon for the 2d Minnesota. You are quite correct that regiment was raised in mid 1861 and the veterans were furloughed for four months in early 1864 near the end of their three year enlistments. &nbsp;Many (included Dr Tolman) re-enlisted after their furlough and the unit continued. &nbsp;Unlike the more famous 1st Minnesota, the 2d saw action in the west, including Perryville, Chickamauga, Resaca, the siege of Atlanta, and the March to the Sea.<br><br>I have Dr Tolman&apos;s surgeon&apos;s chest (without its instruments, sadly). I use it to store many genealogical treasures.

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• JA

  @jackmessick2869 · 2 years ago

  To make true hardtack, the grind of the flour is important. It needs to be &quot;cracker grind.&quot; Flour from the grocery store shelf will give a mostly inedible rock-like dense material. As a reenactor, i used to order some from a company that used the correct grind. It was dry, tasteless, but edible. Even in the 1980s, the military Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) had a cracker in it. Three ingredients: flour, salt, and water.

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