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'''Sloosh''' was a form of [[cornbread]] that was popular during the [[American Civil War]], especially among [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers.<ref>{{cite book | last=Counihan | first=C | title=Food in the USA | publisher=Routledge | year=2000 | pages=95 | url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9nzLJoRXymQC&pg=RA2-PA95&lpg=RA2-PA95&dq=sloosh+cornbread&source=bl&ots=_UzbHkq28Y&sig=qVUSH4pTiRmGb90Fs9hzilXIh2k&hl=en&ei=34oZSrenOdKhjAeo7OT0DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10 | isbn=0-415-93232-7 }}</ref> Civil war historian [[Shelby Foote]] described it as a mixture of [[cornmeal]], [[lard]] or bacon, [[water]] and [[egg (food)|egg]] formed around a rifle [[ramrod]] and cooked over a campfire.

 

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