Sloosh was a form of cornbread that was popular during the American Civil War, especially among Confederate soldiers.[1] Civil war historian Shelby Foote described it as a mixture of cornmeal and bacon grease to make a dough, snaked around a rifle ramrod, and cooked over a campfire.[2]
Alternative names | Sloosh Doggies |
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Type | Cornbread |
Place of origin | United States |
Main ingredients | Cornmeal and bacon grease |
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edit- ^ Counihan, C (2000). Food in the USA. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 0-415-93232-7.
- ^ Joy Hakim (2005). War, Terrible War. New York, New York (USA): Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-19-518899-8. Retrieved 24 January 2013.