Hardtack

Hardtack was a simple flour biscuit issued to Union soldiers throughout the war. Hardtack crackers made up a large portion of a soldier’s daily ration. It was square or sometimes rectangular in shape with small holes baked into it, and Read More …

Easy homemade vegetable soup stock

If you want to make stock, you’ll just need a few things: a good amount of ‘scrap’ veggies – the odds and ends of your choppings water a large soup pot a ladle a wooden spoon or similar for stirring Read More …