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>>19134553
its not actually that bad

>>19108305
> They only became endangered because people were addicted to the taste
nonsense they were eaten because the sailors were stuck on a wooden ship for 6 months of drinking saltwater contaminated grog and worm infested hardtack

>>12690901
Similarly: Hardtack. If you make it properly then it should be tough enough to be used as a weapon.

Hardtack

2 cups of all-purpose flour

1/2 to 3/4 cup water (add in as needed)

1 tablespoon lard or Crisco

6 pinches of salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix the ingredients together into a stiff dough, knead several times and spread the dough out flat to a thickness of 1/4-inch on a non-greased cookie sheet.

Using a knife, cut dough into 3-inch cracker squares. Using the flat end of wooden skewer, punch four rows of holes, four holes per row, into each cracker, for a total of 16 holes.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven, turn crackers over on the sheet and return to the oven and bake another 30 minutes. Cool completely and enjoy.

For longevity return to the oven and bake for an additional 40 minutes, 20 on each side to allow for further drying.

>>12192125
Well I mean after months of eating maggot-filled hardtack I'd imagine it tasted like heaven.

Hey yall.

I'm not a cook. I don't know anything about cooking. But for whatever reason, I sort of became interested in easy to make foods that can last an absurdly long time, and started looking up lists. Of course the usual things came up, like grains, beans, honey, rice, but one thing stood out. It was a food that had to made called "Hardtack", which is basically an extremely hard type of biscuit made from basically just flour and water, and maybe some salt. This was eaten by people out at sea for long periods of time a long while back, and during military campaigns and stuff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardtack

My question is, considering this is just a simple recipe, are there ways to change it to make it taste better while still keeping its awesome qualities of lasting bloody forever and being simple to make?

If I were to add cocoa to the mix, would I then have created chocolate tasting hardtack? Cocoa lasts a long time, right? Or does it need condensed milk or something to actually end up tasting good, which would ruin the shelf life?

Also, just out of curiosity, are there any other foods like this you all know about?

Thanks everyone.