Hardtack is essentially a blend between a cracker and a brick, and it has such a long shelf life that you could easily store it in your survival gear for years without having to worry about it. Learn how to make this excellent survival food with tips from the video below.
I'd soak that first bite in water or soup if I were you. Hardtack is well-known for being pretty much the hardest substance you can wrap your teeth around, which is why the pioneers often soaked it in water before eating it.
The reason it's so hard is because you need to remove all of the moisture from the cracker in order to make it have such a long shelf life. If you don't prepare it properly, it could spoil on you, so don't go easy on the baking.
Start stocking up on your hardtack rations today.
Lydia Brooks, this is the bread I used to make all the time I was telling you about
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I had to make this for American History. Only two people in the class liked it and I was one of them.
We had to for a civil war reinactment in 8th grade
Need some low carb ideas / recipes.
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Why do they all talk way to much when making these videos. Just get to the point.
A military historian that visited our middle school said soldiers referred to hardtac as dog biscuits.