And most meals had very peculiar nicknames. For example, have you ever devoured a bowl of Burgoo? Culinary Arts teacher Linda Ross says it was a kind of beef stew served during the Civil War.
Ross: It’s supposed to have beef, pork, squirrel, possum…what ever meats they could find. Why, yes, I have. It's still served in KY, usually without the squirrel, possum. If you're ever at Keeneland, the breeders' horse track in Lexington, KY, I highly recommend the burgoo for lunch, with the bread pudding with whiskey sauce for dessert.
Sorry, I forgot myself. That's bourbon sauce.