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\nDuring the Revolutionary War, food was often at the center of the clash between the American colonists and the British. From the Boston Tea Party to coffee riots, Americans used food to express their anger at the British. Others stocked...\nDuring the Revolutionary War, food was often at the center of the clash between the American colonists and the British. From the Boston Tea Party to coffee riots, Americans used food to express their anger at the British. Others stocked up on rum and Madeira wine, including George Washington, who ordered 1,900 bottles of wine after taking over the Continental forces. The conflict created food shortages, which some enlisted men combated by eating unusual foods. Troops fried up flour mixed with water, which they called firecake, and ate unappetizing foods like ox liver and sheep's head. \n
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11:29
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2021
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milk, food, independence, boston, valley forge, meat, water, blood, glass, flour, coffee, sound, bread, soldiers, salt
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blood pudding, united states, pumpkin pie, jefferson, thin flakes, history of america, war, historical facts, revolution, history of food, sounds, history of diet, troops, american revolution, boiled, holy dried, pumpkin, good crust, history lesson, made, british
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