Statistics for Food of the American Civil War Soldier

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HintAnswer% Correct
An omnipresent starch; sometimes the kernels were used as currency in games of chanceCorn
84%
The Most important of all; yet difficult to find clean supplies ofWater
81%
The most common food; infamously nicknamed tooth-dullers, sheet-iron crakers and Worm castlesHardtack
61%
Primary source of protein; nasty smelling and nicknamed "sowbelly"Salt Pork
58%
When meat wasn't available, this was the first protein substituteBeans
49%
The one thing soldiers preferred over alcoholCoffee
46%
Other source of protein, rotted even faster than the other oneSalt Beef
46%
A rarity, but necessary to prevent scurvyFresh Fruit
38%
The best source of protein; hard to maintain, target of foragingFresh meat
30%
Robert E. Lee called them the Confederacy's "best friend"Peas
8%

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