The ButchFemmePlanet Kitchen

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by IrishGrrl

Jack,

Is this some kind of survival food? Cuz it sounds nasty. LOL

"How to Eat HardtackNow that you know how to make hardtack you will need to learn how to eat it! Because it tends to be much too hard to chew when dry (hence the nicknames related to broken jaw parts), hardtack is typically pre-soaked in coffee, crumbled into soups and stews, or fried with bacon and eggs or whatever else was on the menu."
SOURCE: http://www.survivaltopics.com/surviv...make-hardtack/


Yes, IrishGrrl, you got it in one. It was used by soldiers and sailors alike as a way to get grains that would keep for a long time. Otherwise the flour would go bad (or worse, get bugs.) Definitely a survivalist food.