A Soldier's Food

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West - A podcast by Dr. Ken Turner - Tuesdays

Salt beef, salt pork, beans, bread, hardtack, cornmeal mush all washed down with black coffee and they did their own cooking. Food shortages were common, along with moldy, rancid and spoiled meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices