Hardtack Recipe - Plus how to flavor and cook with it

[TWP]

Hardtack is a very long term storage food source.

It doesn't taste particularly good, but not bad either.

DO NOTE that the key is to NOT use fats or oils and to NOT ALLOW moisture to reach the dried hardtack blocks.

http://www.survivalsullivan.com/how-to-make-hardtack/

I point out the long baking cycle, TWO double baking cycles with a cooling period between.  TWO hours ON EACH SIDE, in each cycle.  2hr - flip - 2hr - cool - 2hr - flip - 2hr

You want all the moisture out of the bricks.  That means a minimum of FIVE hours for each batch.

[230gr]

Traditionally, they here broken up or shaved into soup or plain water to soften them up enough as to not break a tooth.