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WilliamPitt

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17. Shuffle bread

Reply to Wolf Frankula (Reply #16)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 07:15 PM

Sep 2013

Another term for it is hardtack. Basically, unleavened bread. It keeps longer; perfect for troops in the field, if by "perfect" you mean "bullet-hard bread you can't chew without a swallow of water." Just a guess, but I think the term "shuffle bread" comes from the fact that it is hard and thin, so you could shuffle it like a deck of cards.

Very cool letter to have, frame it and protect it.

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I Was Given a Letter from my Great Grandfather William, who Served in the Union Army in the [View all] Wolf Frankula Sep 2013 OP

That's awesome, Wolf Frankula! Suich Sep 2013 #1

Like a soldier in any war, small comforts (tobacco) obviously meant a lot to him. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #2

....yeah tobacco. more like wacky tobacky. alphafemale Sep 2013 #5

Both Washington and Jefferson grew hemp Major Nikon Sep 2013 #6

I don't know how common weed smoking was in the 19th century. But you may be right. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #8

like you think that stuff was just laying around....waiting for Abbie Hoffmann to be born? alphafemale Sep 2013 #9

I'm sure it's been smoked in some form for thousands of years. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #10

Fairly common...I would guess. alphafemale Sep 2013 #11

What a treasure you have, my dear Wolf... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #3

Sounds like mockmonkey Sep 2013 #4

I have one from my great great great grandfather, while he was in a Union hospital: REP Sep 2013 #7

Words that should echo throughout America. RedCloud Sep 2013 #12

Very cool! MadrasT Sep 2013 #13

Suh? Do yew refuh to thuh Wawah of Nawthun Agression? trof Sep 2013 #14

Men should not own men. Taverner Sep 2013 #15

I won't print the whole letter but he begins Wolf Frankula Sep 2013 #16

Shuffle bread WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #17

That is very interesting davidpdx Sep 2013 #18