Feeding Nelson's navy; the true story of food at sea in the Georgian era.1861762887 Feeding Nelson's navy; the true story of food at sea in the Georgian era The Georgian era is a period of British history, normally defined as including the reigns of the kings George I, George II, George III and George IV, i.e. covering the period from 1714 to 1830, (with the sub-period of the Regency, defined by the Regency of George IV as Prince of . MacDonald, Janet. Chatham Publishing 2006 224 pages $21.95 Paperback VA454 In this celebration of the Georgian sailor's diet, Macdonald explains how the navy's administrators fed a fleet of more than 150,000 men in ships that were often at sea for months at a time and had no recourse to refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. . She describes surprisingly varied meals and includes recipes for such delicacies as sea pie Sea´ pie` 1. (Zool.) The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Hæmatopus. 1. A dish of crust or pastry and meat or fish, etc. , lobscouse lob·scouse n. A sailor's stew made of meat, vegetables, and hardtack. [Perhaps dialectal lob, to bubble + scouse, of unknown origin. and burgoo. Distributed in the US by Naval Institute Press. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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