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- # CHAPTER XXXII. A DISH OF DUNDERFUNK.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel "White-Jacket". It is titled "CHAPTER XXXII. A DISH OF DUNDERFUNK." and spans from line 5039 to 5136 of the source file.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ), which was extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY). The novel itself is part of the larger collection [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). This chapter follows [CHAPTER XXXI. THE GUNNER UNDER HATCHES.](arke:01KG8AJRBSZVDMKXC0Z6HSEH30) and precedes [CHAPTER XXXIII. A FLOGGING.](arke:01KG8AJRBPHFFD3WM83WT59YBT).
## Contents
This chapter details the sailors' culinary practices and the challenges of obtaining and preparing food aboard a naval vessel. It specifically focuses on a dish called "Dunderfunk," described as a mixture of pounded hard biscuit, beef fat, molasses, and water, baked in a pan. The chapter recounts an anecdote where a sailor's Dunderfunk is stolen by shipmates, highlighting the resourcefulness and occasional dishonesty among the crew regarding their meals. The text also lists other sailor dishes such as Scouse, Lob-scouse, Soft-Tack, Soft-Tommy, Skillagalee, Burgoo, Dough-boys, and Lob-Dominion.
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