December 29~Pepper Pot Day Traditional Geocache
December 29~Pepper Pot Day
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Pepper Pot Day When : Always December 29 Pepper Pot Day
commemorates the creation of this thick spicy soup, which was
served to the Continental Army during the cold, harsh winter of
1777-1778. Pepper Pot soup was first made on December 29, 1777.
According to the legend........... During the Revolutionary war,
the Continental army was camped at Valley Forge. The winter was
cold and harsh. Conditions were deplorable. Food was often scarce.
George Washington asked his army's chef to prepare a meal for the
army, that would both warm them, and boost their moral. The chef
found scraps of tripe, small bits of meat and some peppercorn. He
mixed this in with some other ingredients, and created Pepper Pot
soup, also known as "Philadelphia Pepper Pot soup”. The hot,
and somewhat spicy soup, was well received by the troops. It was
called "the soup that won the war”. Celebrate Pepper Pot Day
by making some Pepper Pot soup for the family. Note: while tripe
was a main ingredient of this soup, you can substitute with chicken
or beef.
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