Subj : Re: Hard Tack
To   : xqtr
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Oct 22 2021 07:50:00

-=> xqtr wrote to aaron jones <=-

 aa> I am trying to make hard tack. I am mixing 2 cups of flour with 1 cup or s
 aa> of water and some salt. However, I am having trouble getting it to become
 aa> hard all the way through. I am baking at 300 degrees F for over 3 hours an
 aa> it never fully gets dry. What is the secret to good

 xq> Personally i was using, 1 cup flour, about 1 tea spoon salt, for very
 xq> long lasting hard tacks, but they get very hard and salty. Only for
 xq> keeping them for a long time.

Are these for culinary efforts, or for historical re-enactment?

When I think of hard tack, I think of sailing ships and military field 
cooking in the 18th century.




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