| Civil War soldiers, Confederate and Union, used to | | | | who have gone before have left their energy and |
| make their coffee in pots. But on the march, they | | | | spirit in the fiber of the cup. Antique tin and enamel |
| just used their boilers. Remember: don't boil coffee. | | | | cups can be found in antique stores Enamel cups are |
| Confederates and Union soldiers had a little bit of | | | | not as hot as a tin cup, but it has that "nostaaaalgic" |
| coffee, chewin tabaccie, and that was it. Moreover, | | | | cup quality. I like drinkin' from antique cups because I |
| Confederates usually had tobacco, and Union troops | | | | like that "antiqueness" of it. |
| had the coffee. When the troops would cross paths | | | | Enamel cups can be found in antique stores. They |
| during the war, they would trade coffee for tobacco | | | | range in price from five dollars to thirty dollars. Rare |
| and vice versa. Soldiers would take their hardtack | | | | ones are those that are a unique color like brown or |
| biscuits and soak it in coffee and get some fat and | | | | gray. Most enamel cups are white with a blue, green |
| put it in a frying pan and fry a crust on the hardtack | | | | or red trim or just plain white. Blue is a common color |
| like chicken...real nutritious diet. | | | | also. Enamel cups are not as old as tin cups, but they |
| Civil War soldiers drank from large tin cups. Hot liquid | | | | have been being made for about fifty to sixty years. |
| filled all the way up in a tin cup will burn yer lips. | | | | Enamel cups have been around since World War I |
| Soldiers needed at least an inch or two at the top. | | | | and are still being reproduced today in a variety of |
| So they would only fill it two-thirds full and let it cool | | | | colors. A reproduction of an enamel cup can be |
| a little so they could tolerate it. Don't drink from old | | | | acquired for about five dollars. |
| tin cups that you might find in an antique store. They | | | | Everyone needs to have his or her own identity |
| have lead solder. Buy a reproduction of one at a Civil | | | | when drinking coffee. Cat people have cat cups, etc. |
| War reenactment or from a Sutler who advertises in | | | | you need just the right cup for drinkin' coffee. A |
| some of the military history magazines. Coffee boilers | | | | decent coffee cup size should be in the 12 - 16 oz. |
| are large tin cups with a handle on them. Some of | | | | region because a small cup does not quite get it. It |
| them even have lids on them. They hold 22-24 ozs. | | | | needs to be bigger. |
| of liquid. They look like a cup that is a coffee pot. | | | | How you drink it is up to you. Be sure you have |
| For more information on coffee drinkin' and the Civil | | | | good quality Arabica beans and that the water is at |
| War soldier, email | | | | just the right temperature. Coffee should never |
| Drinkin' from an antique cup definitely enhances the | | | | touch boilin' water. |
| coffee drinkin' experience. The vibes of all the people | | | | |