Feeding Nelson's navy : the true story of food at sea in the Georgian era /

Feeding Nelson's navy : the true story of food at sea in the Georgian era /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Macdonald, Janet (Janet W.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pennsylvania : London : Stackpole Books, Chatham Publishing, 2004.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Provisioning > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Provisioning > History > 19th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 19th century.
Great Britain. > Victualling Office > History.
Geschichte 1770-1847.
Cooking on ships > History.
Kochen.
Lebensmittelversorgung.
Marine.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 19th century.
Grossbritannien.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic rations
  • How it got there: the work of the Victualling Board
  • Administration on board ship
  • How the men ate
  • How the officers ate
  • What other navies ate
  • Diet in health and sickness
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices: Weights and measures
  • Official substitutes for species of provisions
  • Calorific values of naval foodstuffs
  • Vitamin content of naval food
  • Bills of exchange
  • Eat like a sailor: recipes.