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10. A History of Military Chow
Food is sustenance, it keeps us alive, it keeps us energized and it keeps us happy. In the context of military history, it can also determine the outcome of a battle. Tune in and learn about our episode's namesake, Hardtack, and a brief history of military rations from America, Australia, and Japan.
You can find the Hardtack Podcast socials via linktree.
If you have any feedback on episodes or suggestions for future episodes, please send an email to [email protected]
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Make your Own Hardtack!
Hardtack Recipe (Survival Bread) - Bread Dad
Civil War Recipe: Hardtack (1861) – The American Table
Sources:
American Rationing
18th Century Soldier’s Rations - Cooking Series at Jas Townsend and Son S1E1, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUt1ZHs3wQ8.
Boatner, Mark Mayo. The Civil War Dictionary. New York : McKay, 1959. http://archive.org/details/civilwardictiona0000unse_x8g4.
“Founders Online: From George Washington to John Hancock, 4–5 August 1775.” University of Virginia Press. Accessed September 29, 2022. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0150.
“Founders Online: General Orders, 8 August 1775.” University of Virginia Press. Accessed September 29, 2022. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0173.
Rezneck, Samuel. “Horsford’s ‘Marching Ration’ for the Civil War Army.” Military Affairs 33, no. 1 (1969): 249–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/1984484.
Australian Rationing
https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/work-for-victory/housewives-to-action/food-rationing/
https://www.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-11/operational_ration_o2_0.pdf
https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/1915-army-rations-in-world-war-i/
https://www.mreinfo.com/international-rations/australian-rations/australian-cr5m/
https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/military-rations
https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/appertisation
https://www.thc.texas.gov/blog/hardtack-original-mre#:~:text=Hardtack%20was%20a%20favored%20food,both%20sides%20were%20given%20hardtack.
https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/anzac/biscuit
Japanese Rationing
Barker, A. J. Japanese Army Handbook, 1939-1945. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books, 1979.
Cook, Haruko Taya, and Theodore Failor Cook. Japan at War: An Oral History. London: Phoenix, 2000.
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By Mike WareFood is sustenance, it keeps us alive, it keeps us energized and it keeps us happy. In the context of military history, it can also determine the outcome of a battle. Tune in and learn about our episode's namesake, Hardtack, and a brief history of military rations from America, Australia, and Japan.
You can find the Hardtack Podcast socials via linktree.
If you have any feedback on episodes or suggestions for future episodes, please send an email to [email protected]
Don't forget to rate us and smash that subscribe button!
Make your Own Hardtack!
Hardtack Recipe (Survival Bread) - Bread Dad
Civil War Recipe: Hardtack (1861) – The American Table
Sources:
American Rationing
18th Century Soldier’s Rations - Cooking Series at Jas Townsend and Son S1E1, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUt1ZHs3wQ8.
Boatner, Mark Mayo. The Civil War Dictionary. New York : McKay, 1959. http://archive.org/details/civilwardictiona0000unse_x8g4.
“Founders Online: From George Washington to John Hancock, 4–5 August 1775.” University of Virginia Press. Accessed September 29, 2022. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0150.
“Founders Online: General Orders, 8 August 1775.” University of Virginia Press. Accessed September 29, 2022. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0173.
Rezneck, Samuel. “Horsford’s ‘Marching Ration’ for the Civil War Army.” Military Affairs 33, no. 1 (1969): 249–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/1984484.
Australian Rationing
https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/work-for-victory/housewives-to-action/food-rationing/
https://www.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-11/operational_ration_o2_0.pdf
https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/1915-army-rations-in-world-war-i/
https://www.mreinfo.com/international-rations/australian-rations/australian-cr5m/
https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/military-rations
https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/appertisation
https://www.thc.texas.gov/blog/hardtack-original-mre#:~:text=Hardtack%20was%20a%20favored%20food,both%20sides%20were%20given%20hardtack.
https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/anzac/biscuit
Japanese Rationing
Barker, A. J. Japanese Army Handbook, 1939-1945. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books, 1979.
Cook, Haruko Taya, and Theodore Failor Cook. Japan at War: An Oral History. London: Phoenix, 2000.