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Perhaps one of you could direct me to where I might find out what Confederate Jewish soldiers ate. I have imagined that in the trenches around Petersburg it was difficult if not impossible to eat a true kosher diet.

[Non-Sequitur]

Perhaps one of you could direct me to where I might find out what Confederate Jewish soldiers ate. I have imagined that in the trenches around Petersburg it was difficult if not impossible to eat a true kosher diet.

That's an interesting question. Salt pork and bacon were two staples in the Union soldier's diet, and I imagine in the southern soldier's as well. Keeping Kosher sounds like it'd be damn near impossible.

[SJackson]

Hopefully Alouette can educate both of us, I'd assume following dietary laws would have been virtually impossible, for those interested in making the effort.

[stand watie]

i suspect, but do NOT know, that the Jewish soldiers/sailors/marines ate whatever the rest of the force ate.

given the FACT that that was frequently little or nothing (for example, all grains, fruits & vegetables are ACCEPTABLE to those, who are observant.), i'm sure keeping kosher wasn't hard even in the trenches of Petersburg.

UNintended "fasting" is ALSO acceptable under Jewish tradition (there was a LOT of "fasting" there!)

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