Soldiers' Rations During the American Revoloution

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1 lb. beef, or 3/4 lb. pork, or 1 lb. salt fish, per day; 1 lb. bread or flour, per day; 3 pints of peas or beans per week, or vegetable equivalent; 1 half pint of rice, one pint of Indian meal, per man, per week; 1 quart of spruce beer or cider per man per day, or nine gallons of molasses, per company of 100 men per week; 3 lbs. of candles to 100 men per week, for guards; 24 lbs. soft, or 8 lbs. hard soap, for 100 men per week.

(“The Food That Fueled the American Revolution,” The Smithsonian)

Seems like a ton of food per day. Carrying it all must have been tough.

(via theatlantic)

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    Seems like a ton of food per day. Carrying it all must have been tough.
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