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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/96096| Title: | Food and drink on Maltese galleys |
| Authors: | Muscat, Joseph |
| Keywords: | Malta -- History -- Knights of Malta, 1530-1798 Galley slaves -- Nutrition -- Malta -- History Galleys -- Malta -- History Galleys (Ship kitchens) Malta -- History, Naval Cooking on ships -- History Food habits -- Malta -- History |
| Issue Date: | 2002 |
| Publisher: | Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza |
| Citation: | Muscat, J. (2002). Food and drink on Maltese galleys. Malta: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. |
| Abstract: | The warships of the Order of St John were at sea for the greater part of the year and were notoriously effective against enemy shipping. The good catering system used on the warships might have contributed for their successes at sea as the crew members found the necessary food and drink for their sustenance. The daily hot bowl of minestra for the oarsmen of the galleys together with the availability of good drinking water ensured a healthy fare for all cruises at sea. The knights were treated somewhat better than the soldiers and the sailors at sea and any sick or wounded member of the crew received his fair share of a chicken for his meal. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/96096 |
| ISBN: | 9993241334 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCWHMlt |
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