The Bitter Taste of War by Helena Teferra https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb Welcome to my muesuem board! This board showcases what the soliders ate in the trenches. The information will come with a visual reference, original text, and some optional additional learning sources. Enjoy! en-us 2021-05-28 13:43:07 UTC 2025-09-05 22:04:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Maconochies: World Famous Rations teferrah https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568561745
War is built on the colossal conflict of other countries. However the canned soup Maconochies was a universally despised ration. It was was predominately used by the British soliders in the front line trenches. Maconochies was made by the Maconochie Company in Scotland. The canned soup was a thin diluted broth with potatoes and/or turnips, and carrots. " Warmed in the tin, Maconochie was edible; cold it was a man-killer", said a solider in the interview. Essentially being the conduit for the universal disdain for the ration.

Sources:
ocs.google.com/document/d/1TLU4L1niIBfRNCBgu8e71qt8MsYdm-WoIUORKqE3vuo/edit 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maconochie


]]> 2021-05-28 14:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568561745 Trench Stew: The Solution for Survival teferrah https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568616275 Transportation of food became an issue for the soldiers during World War One. Bread and Biscuits would arrive at the front stale, and other food products would have gone off as well. Soldiers would combine the stale biscuits and bread in a big pot, along with potatoes, sultanas, and onions. Then, it would all be boiled in an sand bag. Sandbags are bags filled with sand, used for flooding, barricades, or protection. No, the soldiers did not empty the sand. It was simply eaten as a sandy, grainy, and stale stew. This shows how much the soldiers had to would struggle to simply have a meal that would be edible, which can help viewers understand how brutal the trenches were.


Sources:
docs.google.com/document/d/1TLU4L1niIBfRNCBgu8e71qt8MsYdm-WoIUORKqE3vuo/edit
https://the1940sexperiment.com/tag/ww1-trench-stew/

]]> 2021-05-28 14:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568616275 Instant Coffee: Bittersweet teferrah https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568668078
In 1901, Satori Kato a Japanese chemist developed a water soluble powder, or extract that could brew coffee in an instant. However, George Washington an Anglo-Belgian inventor was the first to actually start mass producing the extract. As the demand of instant coffee was skyrocketing within the U.S. troops, the U.S. would attempt to buy up to  37,000 pounds a day! "Coffee was as important as beef and bread", claimed a high ranking Army official. U.S. Troops looked toward to coffee as a tiny light in the abyss of the violent war. Coffee was an excellent way to keep up the morale of soldiers. It "restored courage and strength" and "kept up the morale", claimed the postwar review of the military's coffee supply. From using this information, students are able to grasp that soldiers are not just data or numbers. They had to constantly struggle with their mental state to not only physically stay alive and well, but also psychologically.

Sources:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/04/06/522071853/in-wwi-trenches-instant-coffee-gave-troops-a-much-needed-boost#:~:text=In%20WWI%20Trenches%2C%20Instant%20Coffee%20Gave%20Troops%20A%20Much%2DNeeded%20Boost,-Facebook&text=Archive%2FGetty%20Images-,American%20servicemen%20enjoy%20a%20hot%20cup%20of%20coffee%20at%20a,a%20%22cup%20of%20George.%22 ]]> 2021-05-28 14:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568668078 Trench Gardens: Cabage Patch of Humanity teferrah https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568731857 As the war progressed, the "Tommies" (British) had to care for themselves. They established gardens, and even going hunting and fishing when off duty! The soldiers also desired the feeling of being back home, to feel human and not just feel like killing machines. The primary reason was to also provide fresh food to the soldiers. This was the solution to the soldiers  getting less resources from the government. Readers can understand that the soldiers had to adapt to their living conditions, and had to hold on to their humanity. 

Sources:
http://defiantgardens.com/the-book/excerpts/


]]> 2021-05-28 15:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568731857 How did Food Affect Morale? teferrah https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568767776     By providing adequate food, soldiers can improve their physical and psychological health. Soldiers are able to find some comfort in food within the horrors of war.By providing food with nutritional value, the quality of performance is bound to improve. By supporting soldiers’ mental and physical health, you’re able to increase morale. Which can ultimately be the deciding factor of the ‘victors’ of war.  Below, you can see the U.S. Troops laughing and smiling. The U.S Troops had many associations assisting them for their mental and physical health, such as: YMCA, Red Cross and Salvation Army. There were also concerts that played the latest songs. Readers can conclude how the victories and losses were made not because of the available resources or potential of an army. But because of the amount attention given to the soldiers morale.


Sources:

https://www.armyheritage.org/soldier-stories-information/world-war-i-rations-full-belly-fully-ready/#:~:text=The%20first%20Army%20field%20rations,a%20man%20for%20one%20day.

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/edu-home/edu-topics/589-behind-the-lines/4997-care-comfort-and-morale.html

https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/life-at-the-front/trench-conditions/the-effects-of-low-morale/




]]> 2021-05-28 15:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568767776 Additional Learning Resources: teferrah https://padlet.com/sps186/q21jwsbgscas8ugb/wish/1568815557 Here's some additional Learning Resources to further understand how food affected WW1!:

https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/classroom-materials/teaching-wwi-history-through-food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r3Kzt8MwPc

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/morale-troop


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