When soldiers did obtain food they then had to confront a shortage of utensils and pots and pans. Some made cooking utensils from the halves of captured canteens and cooked meat on the points of sharp sticks. Others mixed meal and flour in turtle shells, calabashes, shirttails, and other surfaces. By the end of the war many white soldiers who previously had no cooking experience became experts at creating what became southern delicacies after the war—huckleberry pie, roast pork, turkey, and opossum. For black southerners, such dishes were nothing new. By the end of the war in 1865 Northern forces had advanced deep into the black belt. In some instances, pitched battles and foraging soldiers ruined productive fields and sent domesticated hogs and wild game almost into extinction. Here is a recipe for some good down home huckleberry pie that fits well with civil war foodways story. What would be your last meal request if you were going into a battle you thought you would not survive?
Huckleberry pie recipe: http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/2010/08/huckleberry-pie/
Apple-Huckleberry Pie recipe: http://www.bojongourmet.com/2010/01/apple-huckleberry-pie-with-sourdough.html
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