Sentences with word «hardtack»

Hardtack refers to a type of plain and dry biscuit or cracker that is frequently used for sustenance in situations like long journeys or military expeditions. It is hard and not very flavorful, but it can be stored for a long time, making it suitable for emergencies or when other food options are limited. Full definition
Spicy Avocado «Mayonnaise «European sailors in the 1700s called this «midshipman's butter» because they liked to spread it on hardtack biscuits.
European sailors in the 1700s called this «midshipman's butter» because they liked to spread it on hardtack biscuits.
The dry bread would be reconstituted as needed with water, a bit like hardtack for sailors.
It will come out looking bleached white and completely dry, and will taste like a giant hardtack biscuit.
(But don't worry, unlike hardtack, they're relatively crisp and light.)
Pipiest and courtly Manny minstrel their supplies hardtacks and muzz canorously.
Civil War Recipes Students prepare foods, including hardtack, that were among the staples of a Civil War soldier's diet.
I finally gave up, because I wanted CRACKERS, not hardtack!
Commercial dog biscuits were first «invented» in the late 1800s by a man from Cincinnati who saw dogs scavenging on hardtack (a long - lasting sailor's bread) disposed of at the docks in London.
With barley loaves: the simplest of all coarse breads — like chappatis in India, cassava in Africa, common beans, black bread, hardtack, millet.
My niece has stomach problems and is allergic to wheat, dairy and eggs so I tried to make her lemon poppyseed mini cakes and used gluten free flour, coconut oil and egg replacer, (recipe called for 2 1/4 cup flour, 1 1/3 cup butter, 5 eggs) but when I mixed it up it was like paste and liquid y on top, put it in the pan and baked it, (350) and the oil and water separated and came to the surface, looked like I was deep frying, needless to say it came out like hardtack, what's wrong??
For long voyages, hardtack was baked four times, rather than the more common two, and prepared six months before sailing.
Because it is so hard and dry, if properly stored and transported, navies» hardtack will survive rough handling and high temperature.
Instead of entertaining us, director Robert Redford offers us a handsome history lesson that's as dry as a hardtack biscuit.
In addition to the Q&A, Monastero brings props for interactive demonstrations: The students can see his period canteen and mess kit and sample some hardtack, and one lucky student volunteer gets to be on the receiving end of a mock bayoneting.
For this exhibition, the artist has searched the Whaling Museum's collection for objects that have lattices or grids (such as nets, strings and hardtack) and reinterprets them through translucent mixed media paper works.
For her installation at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, Bastienne Schmidt combed the Whaling Museum's collection for functional objects with lattices or grids — such as nets, strings, and hardtack — and reinterpreted them through translucent paper works that incorporate threads, fabric and natural elements.
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