Thank you David! ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cagle" <dcagle@centurytel.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Borried middling > Middling is usually salt cured pork--sow belly or Bacon. Borrowed means > just that. It was borrowed from someone else. > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: akeegan <akeegan@c3net.net> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 12:29 PM > Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Borried middling > > > > General Lee's camp was usally crude, and even when the ground was > unsuitable for his tents, he refuse to distrub nearby residents by > > occupying their homes. Vistors were struck by his Spartan fare. > > He once entertained quests at a meal of cabbage upon which rested a single > small piece of meat, a rarity in the field during the war. Each quest > contented himself with cabbage, politely leaving the meat. > > The next day, when Lee asked his sevent to use the meat for dinner, he got > the reply: > > "We have no meat, General, that yesterday was borried middling." > > > > Could someone please tell me what borried middling was? > > I reas this passage in the book "The Civil War" by Burke Davis > > Ann > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >