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Artillery by the Book

Season 6 Episode 3 | 23m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Chef Staib prepares "Pease" Soup, Hunter's stew, Skillet Potatoes, Cannonball Punch.

Boston bookshop owner, Henry Knox, used his literary interest in military manuals to become the chief artillery officer for General Washington. Chef Staib visits Fort Mercer to learn how Knox and a militia helped win America's independence. He cooks "pease" soup with pork and Sally Lunn toast, Hunter's stew with rabbit, beef, turkey and pork, skillet potatoes and lights cannonball punch on fire.

05/22/2019

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Artillery by the Book

Season 6 Episode 3 | 23m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Boston bookshop owner, Henry Knox, used his literary interest in military manuals to become the chief artillery officer for General Washington. Chef Staib visits Fort Mercer to learn how Knox and a militia helped win America's independence. He cooks "pease" soup with pork and Sally Lunn toast, Hunter's stew with rabbit, beef, turkey and pork, skillet potatoes and lights cannonball punch on fire.

05/22/2019

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