The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Dandyfunk

Sea Terms

A kind of pudding made by men-o'-war's men.

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2026 Editor's Note: Dandyfunk — pounded hardtack baked with slush and molasses — is forecastle haute cuisine: the sailor making dessert from ship's biscuit and grease. The recipe survives in maritime-museum cookbooks. (Ed: BR 2026-06-29)

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