Hoosh

Hoosh (occasionally spelt hooch[1]) is a thick stew made from pemmican (a mix of dried meat, fat, and cereal) or other meat, thickener such as ground biscuits, and water.[2][3][4] It was the common food of early twentieth century Antarctic expeditions, used, for example, by the expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott (1910–1913) and Ernest Shackleton (1914–1916).[5][6]

Hoosh

Alternative names	Hooch
Type	Stew
Main ingredients	Pemmican (dried meat, fat, cereal)
Cookbook: Hoosh

Sometimes, the term was also used for mixed food rations for ponies and mules (e.g. in The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard).

See also

• List of Antarctic expeditions
• List of stews

References

1. Ponting, Herbert. "Sledging rations". Antarctica Extreme Wilderness. Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
2. "Antarctic English..." Lingua Franca. ABC. 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
3. "Antarctic Expedition: Glossary". National Zoological Park. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
4. Hince, Bernadette (2000). The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English. CSIRO Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 0-9577471-1-X.
5. Priestly, Raymond E. (January 1914). "Work and Adventures of the Northern Party of Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913" (PDF). The Geographical Journal. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1. 43 (1): 1–14. doi:10.2307/1778808. JSTOR 1778808.
6. "Ask Adventure". National Geographic Adventure. February 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-03-12.

Further reading

• Anthony, Jason C. (2012). Hoosh : roast penguin, scurvy day, and other stories of Antarctic cuisine. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-2666-1.