Hard tack

This traditional hardtack recipe is an easy way to start making your own supply of survival food that will last years.

This easy hard tack recipe is a must-have for survival enthusiasts! With just three simple ingredients, you can create a long-lasting food staple that has been relied on for centuries.

Previously I mostly just thought of hardtack as being something eaten by Civil War soldiers. It actually goes back to the time of the Egyptians, used by sailors. The good thing about hardtack (from a sailor or Civil War perspective) is that it can last for years if it stays dry and is kept away from bugs and such. It is light and easy to transport (think backpacking) but is dense, so it holds a lot of nutrition. I have wanted to make some for about a year now. I finally got around to trying…

How to Make Hardtack: Hard tack is basically a hard cracker made from water, flour and salt. It's a great survival food because it will stay edible for years as long as you keep it in a dry place. Historically, it was used by soldiers, voyagers and generally anyone who n…

Hardtack is a long-term storage food made of just a few simple ingredients. The name comes from the British slang word for food: tack. So hard tack actually means ‘hard food’ – and you’ll discover that hardtack is a very, very hard food! You can’t just bite into a piece of hardtack. You need to soak it first. If not, you could break a tooth.

Not quite a cookie, and almost a cracker, hard tack is a traditional flat bread of the Scandanavian kitchen. My grandmother served hers with butter and orange marmalade, which I always enjoyed. T…

Hardtack, or "hard tack" is a simple biscuit or cracker made from flour and water, and when salt was available to the makers it was add..

Hard Tack Recipe

There is something I find romantic about selling most of my junk and moving to a little cabin in Alaska with only moose for my neighbors. I...

Hardtack- The Best Thing Before Sliced Bread - Survival Mom

Even if you prefer canned or freeze dried food for your prepping supplies, you should still try making hard tack sometime. It's a simple but useful skill that can use to make your flour supplies last forever.

Originally written in the March 2009 – Issue 20 Newsletter of Practically Primitive (www.practicallyprimitive.com) Imagine a bread that is healthy and nutritious, easy to make, simple to carry, requires no refrigeration and will last indefinitely on a shelf or in a backpack. How handy! Of course, it also happens to be as hard as rock. A staple of cowboys, hikers ...

These slightly sweet, biscuit-like crackers are easy to make and are great with butter, cheese, or jam.

I admit that is was pretty hard to turn on the oven to make crackers in this sticky summer heat. My main motivation for doing so was really to have cheese and crackers with a cold glass of white w…

Discover what type of survival food hardtack is exactly, and also about it's origins and history. Then learn how to make hardtack...it couldn't be easier!

Hard Tack Bread receipe from the Civil War for hunting, survival, bugout bag, etc.The purpose of this is it doesn't go bad. Keeps for years, you rehydrate with broth or other liquid to eat. 5 cups flour 1 1/3 cup water 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp Italian seasonings Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Knead dough and roll out till it is 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough into 3x3 squares, and poke a series of holes in the center.Bake in preheated oven, 425 degrees until dry and lightly golden brown-20 min

Did y’all know January is National Candy Month? While you can celebrate by pigging out on store-bought candy, I highly recommend you give this rock candy (or as my friend Shelby calls it, hard tack candy) a try! It’s actually super easy to make, y’all, but I do encourage you round up a helper! I’ll…