Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital (American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection)

Directions for Cooking by Troups, in Camp and Hospital is a revolutionary cookbook that changed the face of military nutrition during the Civil War.

This comprehensive guide provides detailed recipes for maintaining health and feeding hospital patients suffering from various medical conditions, including scarlet fever, typhoid, dysentery, and more.

Based on Florence Nightingale's experience in the Crimean War, this book emphasizes the importance of protein-rich foods like meat and milk, as well as carbohydrates from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.

Thirty-five years after its initial publication, similar recommendations would emerge in the first U.S.

Family Food Guide (1916).

Don't miss out on this groundbreaking cookbook that could have saved more lives if widely implemented during the Civil War.

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