Civil War
Encampment Dinner prepared in cast iron pots. A
California Civil War reenactment is not only fun
to watch, it makes you very hungry as you see
the sutlers preparing meals cooked in cast iron
pots over a wood fire. The beauty of the smoke
drifting through the trees, catching the fading
sunlight to create magical shapes as it floats
away is mesmerizing.
These sutlers
shown above prepared their noodles in the
morning and left them to dry on a sheet all day.
They were placed into a boiling pot of chicken.
Accompanying this tasty entree was a pot of
green beans.
In the
reenactments, you'll see regiments separated
into encampments, dining and socializing in the
evening in an old-fashioned, simple lifestyle.
The Civil War reenactments are held throughout
California and in nearly every mainland US
state.
