Easy Civil War food recipes?

Hello, For my school project I'm making a Civil War dish, are there any cheap and easy ideas? ThanksEasy Civil War food recipes?
If you want the classic civil war ration, make some Hardtack. It's simple and authentic.





Army Hardtack Recipe





Ingredients:





* 4 cups flour (perferably whole wheat)


* 4 teaspoons salt


* Water (about 2 cups)


* Pre-heat oven to 375掳 F


* Makes about 10 pieces





Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. Add just enough water (less than two cups) so that the mixture will stick together, producing a dough that won鈥檛 stick to hands, rolling pin or pan. Mix the dough by hand. Roll the dough out, shaping it roughly into a rectangle. Cut into the dough into squares about 3 x 3 inches and 陆 inch thick.





After cutting the squares, press a pattern of four rows of four holes into each square, using a nail or other such object. Do not punch through the dough. The appearance you want is similar to that of a modern saltine cracker. Turn each square over and do the same thing to the other side.





Place the squares on an ungreased cookie sheet in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Turn each piece over and bake for another 30 minutes. The crackers should be slightly brown on both sides.





The fresh crackers are easily broken but as they dry, they harden and assume the consistentency of fired brick.Easy Civil War food recipes?
The potato was one of the main foods in the cicil war, see the link with some recipes:





http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/Potat鈥?/a>





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SAUSAGE AND APPLES





This old Virginia dish is easy and delicious. Start with about a pound of sausage meat. You can obtain the real stuff at most butchers but I suppose Jimmy Dean will do in a pinch. Form into patties and fry lightly in a pan until just browned. Remove the sausage, pour our the fat (not in the fire) and melt some butter in the pan, enough to barely cover the bottom. Core and slice three apples to a thickness of about 1/4 inch and place in pan setting it over a low heat. When apples have softened slightly add a half cup of brown sugar and a tablespoon of cinnamon. As soon as the sugar has mixed with the butter and formed a thick syrup add back the sausage and cook for another ten minutes or so.