Subj : Re: Hard Tack
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : xqtr
Date : Fri Oct 22 2021 16:42:18

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

Both and more :)

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

That is the idea. Often, present cooking recipes, add ingredients that are not so preservable (like fruits and berries), thus making the hard tack easier to get rotten. The "old-style" hard tack, has only salt and a lot of it. It's also a way of storing salt ;)

With the Prepping "movement", many people today, try and make hard tacks for storing flour/salt and have something to eat in case of a disaster. ;)

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