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Post by oldcoothillbilly on May 19, 2012 7:27:06 GMT -7
Here be a recipe fer hardtack what has a bit more taste ta it: 2 Cup flour 1 Cup Water (actually more) 1 tsp salt 2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp greek seasonin Mixed it all tagether until the dough weren't real sticky, rolled out ta 3/8 inch thick an cut em with a biscuit cutter. Then poked holes in em with a fork an baked at 375° fer 30 minutes each side. I then rebaked em at 275° fer 30 minutes each side. Vac bagged an ready ta store. I did eat one an they got real good taste to em. Not much in these ta spoil. I put em in a plastic container with no lid then vac seal em in bags. I got no idear how long the things will last stored this away, but they used ta keep em in wood barrels on sea voyages what lasted years, so who knows! Here be what mine look like: Attachments:
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Post by geron on May 19, 2012 8:12:01 GMT -7
Gotta make me a batch of hardtack, too. Thanks 'Coot.
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Post by angelhelp on May 19, 2012 9:10:46 GMT -7
Sounds tasty
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Post by oldcoothillbilly on May 19, 2012 10:17:34 GMT -7
Regular hardtack is pert blah, this got some taste to it. BUT, remember, this stuff be hard as a brick! It be completly dried out, which be why it stores so well.
Ya can break a tooth on this stuff. Soldiers an sailors would soak it in coffee er soup ta soften it up a bit. Thin it sorta like a biscuit. Even plain old water will work.
Like I said, nice thin be bout this, ya got a bread product what'll last fer years in storage.
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 19, 2012 10:24:43 GMT -7
Thanks for reposting this REV, in hard times these would preserve well and I'm sure they can be softened in many ways especially dipping them in gravies and soups.
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Post by angelhelp on May 19, 2012 10:33:57 GMT -7
That's what I was thinking... soups. I could eat soup just about every day (family disagrees). I wouldn't season the hardtack, though. Plain would be sufficient because it could go literally into anything else.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 22:09:22 GMT -7
Awesome! I will give this a try as soon as the garden is finished and in the ground! Thanks!!
I know certain herbs are good for you, have you ever tried adding dried herbs ot the mix like sweet basil, parsley, chives, thyme, etc?
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Post by garret on May 20, 2012 5:03:54 GMT -7
i used to make them and put them in stews a couple of mins from the end of cooking, or break them up and put them in soup, excellent stuff
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Post by oldcoothillbilly on May 20, 2012 6:41:57 GMT -7
Dink, I haven't tried any herbs. I got so much in storage right now that I ain't made any more. I did make some sweet ones one time added some sugar an cinnamon to it.
Those I soaked in my oatmeal! ;D
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Post by lpm67 on May 21, 2012 2:14:44 GMT -7
I broke a tooth once on hardtack. Then I learnt to soak it in my tea. Call it a duh moment.:-)
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Post by angelhelp on May 21, 2012 4:09:40 GMT -7
I can just see myself making a batch, then whacking it with a hammer to bust it into small pieces... Seriously, the herb idea would be something I'd try just with the soups, not the hard tack itself. That would allow for putting the hard tack in different flavored liquids, not just soups.
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