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The Civil War: Troops Appreciated Donations of Home Cooked Meals

By Capper's Staff
Published on October 25, 2012

My father-in-law served in the Civil War and told of how happy they were when folks living near their camp came with donations of food, especially home-cooked meals. One woman brought a particularly appetizing huge dish of some meaty substance. All ate of it with gusto, until one fellow remarked that was the best blood pudding he had ever tasted. Most of the partakers immediately lost their appetites.

Boys used to bring huge pails full of delicious blackberries, which they sold for a mere pittance. All wondered how they managed to get so many so quickly, until they happened to see them in the woods shaking the heavily laden bushes into a filthy washtub. After that, they washed the fruit before eating.

Mrs. Bert Stewart
Springville, Iowa


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