By Steve Hessons in the Civil War Navy and marine Forum, Yahoo E-Mail Group.
3:30 am to 4 am, the Duty Gunners mate would light the galley fire. he was the only enlisted sailor allowed to have fire-making materials. He was also make the first pot of coffee.
The cook and his mess cooks would begin getting items for breakfast.
BREAKFAST: coffee and hard rack
DINNER: the midday meal, biggest of the day. Usually soup or stew made from whatever meat available: salt pork, salt beef or fresh meat. It would also include onions, vegetables and potatoes.
SUPPER: tea and hard tack
The Cooks' helpers were called Mess Cooks who were elected by each mess. Their task was to take food to the mess and bring dirty dishes back.
A mess usually consisted of 12 sailors, always members of the same watch. Each had a Mess Chest, a wooden box with the high-sided tin mess pans.
Definitely Not Your Good Eating in the Neighborhood. --Old B-Runner
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