What did 19th century sailors call the heavy biscuits that substained them on long journeys?

Answer 1

I believe it was called hard-tack.

Answer 2

hard tack


Hardtack (in British English more usually hard tack) – also called ship's biscuit, sea biscuit, pilot bread, sea bread or pejoritavely dog biscuit – is a simple type of cracker or biscuit, made from flour, water, and salt. Inexpensive and long-lasting, it was used during long sea voyages and military campaigns as a primary foodstuff. Hardtack was usually dunked in water, brine, coffee, or some other liquid or cooked into a skillet meal. Baked hard, it would keep for years as long as it was kept dry. For long voyages, hardtack was baked four times, rather than the more common two, and prepared six months before sailing.

Answer 3

They were know by several names including sea biscuits, hard tack, funk biscuits (soaked with raisins and water to make "Dandy Funk"), and Liverpool Pantiles because they were so hard that sometimes seamen painted scenes on them and sold them at ports for a few shillings to buy a drink at the local pub.

Traditionally they were made of pig's fat (lard), flour, oatmeal, salt and egg powder.

The name "Hard Tack" has also been used for a hard candy flavored with cinnamon oil and a sticky date and nut bar coated with powdered sugar.

Answer 4

Ship Bisquits they were made made of flour water salt and baked for about four hours in an oven without any temperature controles Spam mostly consisting of meat by products in a can was a world war two.ration supplyed to solders over seas.

Answer 5

It was called 'hard tack' for good reason. You could hammer a nail with this ship's biscuit.

Answer 6

sea biscuits or hard tack

both the same but both used

flour water and salt....yum yum (plus weevils)

Answer 7

Hard tack

Answer 8

Hardtack.....


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