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More than 14,000 Acadians were deported from Acadia (now the Maritime Provinces of Canada) in the Grand Dérangement of 1755, when they refused to swear allegiance to the British Crown. Eventually, in 1764, Acadians were allowed to return to Acadia, but with such restrictions placed on their freedom by the British that many chose not [...]
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Menus & Cuisines
Along with hardtack biscuits, “goober peas,” and the flat cornmeal bread known as “journey cake” or Johnny Cake, two simple hot meals in particular are strongly linked with the American Civil War (1861-1865): Skillygallee for the northern Union soldiers, and coosh for the southern Confederates. The two dishes are strikingly similar, with the main difference [...]
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