How to make emergency survival biscuits (Hardtack)

If you have flour and water, you can make hardtack, a biscuit that will stand the test of time with proper storage. This extremely cheap and easy-to-make survival food was rationed out to soldiers and sailors throughout history. Union soldiers in the Civil War received nine to ten of these biscuits daily, and one soldier's memoir in particular (John Billings), documents a hilarious view that he, and most soldiers, had of this bland cracker back in the day.

According to Wikipedia, one museum purportedly contains a biscuit from 1852 that amazingly still appears to be edible.

A 50gram biscuit will contain just a little over 180 calories, 38 grams carbs, 2 grams fiber and 7 grams of protein. It is not the most nutritious thing, but it will keep you going until you can find the next steak and salad.

There are variations of the recipe, and in mine, I leave it out salt. You can certainly tweak things around by adding sugar and other ingredients to boost flavor and vitamins, however you do so at the expense of longevity. If you have no intentions of storing this for long periods of time, then by all means, have at it! Post a video of what you come up with :)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardtack

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