Hoosh

Hoosh (occasionally spelt hooch[1]) is a thick stew made from pemmican (a mix of dried meat, fat, and cereal) or other meat, thickener such as ground biscuits, and water.[2][3][4] 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).[5][6]

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

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. "Antarctic English..." Lingua Franca. ABC. 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  3. "Antarctic Expedition: Glossary". National Zoological Park. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  4. Hince, Bernadette (2000). The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English. CSIRO Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 0-9577471-1-X.
  5. Priestly, Raymond E. (January 1914). "Work and Adventures of the Northern Party of Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913" (PDF). The Geographical Journal. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1. 43 (1): 1–14. doi:10.2307/1778808. JSTOR 1778808.
  6. "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. ISBN 978-0-8032-2666-1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.