![]() ![]() Today it is easy for us to preserve food. It is tough to eat “as is” and requires you to dunk it in coffee or milk to soften up a bit. These ingredients are water, salt, and flour which was readily available during the old times. Hardtack is also very easy to make and only includes three ingredients. Moisture can cause spoilage, and this is why it needs to be removed out of the bread especially considering the long shelve life required by this staple food. Most of the moisture is drawn out of the hardtack making it very tough to eat. Hardtack also has other names which might include dog biscuits, worm castles, and molar breakers. Hardtack is also known to break teeth because of its hardness. This bread comes in the form of flat-bread and has a tough texture. This bread is handy for long sea voyages and proved to be a good choice because of its long shelve life. Hardtack is a survival based bread that almost does not have an expiry date. I am also going to show you several ways on how you can consume this food. If you are into the history of hardtack, then I will also cover that aspect as well. ![]()
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