A specimen of Portable Soup, brought over to Boston in 1775 to supply the British Army in that place

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 78

Additional Source Text:

The donor was "of Boston."

Notes:

Portable soup was a kind of dehydrated food used in the 18th and 19th centuries, originating from Great Britain. It was a precursor of meat extract and bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food. See Kenneth C. Walcheck, "Portable Soup: Food of Last Resort" / https://lewis-clark.org/tools-and-techniques/cooking/portable-soup/