![]() ![]() Mariners could endure hard work and ragged clothing, but had little patience for short rations or rotten provisions. “Englishmen, and more especially seamen, love their bellies above anything else.” This classic quote from Samuel Pepys summarized well the significance of food to sailors during the Age of Sail. This is also why I removed “Part 1” from the post title. In addition, after doing work on this post, I realized that the subject is extremely large, and that if I wanted to pursue it further, I would probably want to publish it in some other format beyond a post on my website. As of now, my main priority is to complete my maritime clothing book, so any work on maritime food will have to wait until that is completed. Since this is one of my most popular posts, I will respond. UPDATE, 9-8-2018: Many people have asked if I will complete part 2 of this article. Special thanks to Jeff Pavlik for his consultations regarding period ship’s biscuits. The second part will be published several weeks from now. ![]() Prologue: Due to the amount of content on this subject, this article is broken into two parts. Image printed in Brian Lavery’s “The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815” on page 196. Note the ship’s cook with a knife in his right hand wearing an apron and possessing a wooden leg. Ship’s Galley in a Thomas Phillip print of a first rate ship of the line from the 1690s. ![]()
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