Hoosh

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Hoosh
Alternative namesHooch
TypeStew
Main ingredientsPemmican (dried meat, fat, cereal)

Hoosh (occasionally spelt hooch[1]) is a thick stew made from pemmican (a mix of dried meat, fat, and cereal)[2] or other meat, thickener such as ground biscuits, and water.[3][4][5] It was the common food of early twentieth century Antarctic expeditions, used, for example, by the expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott (1910–1913) and Ernest Shackleton (1914–1916).[6][7]

Sometimes, the term was also used for mixed food rations for ponies and mules (e.g. in The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard).

See also

References

  1. ^ Ponting, Herbert. "Sledging rations". Antarctica Extreme Wilderness. Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
  2. , p. 114.
  3. ^ "Antarctic English..." Lingua Franca. ABC. 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  4. ^ "Antarctic Expedition: Glossary". National Zoological Park. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
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  7. ^ "Ask Adventure". National Geographic Adventure. February 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-03-12.

Further reading

  • Anthony, Jason C. (2012). Hoosh : roast penguin, scurvy day, and other stories of Antarctic cuisine. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press. .


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