hard tack
Sailor's dried bread
Hardtack is a simple, dry cracker or biscuit made from flour, water, and sometimes salt—designed to last indefinitely without spoiling.
It was a staple ration for sailors and soldiers from ancient times through the American Civil War, valued for durability rather than taste.
The stuff is notoriously hard: The hardtack was so stale we had to soak it in coffee just to chew it.
Also spelled as two words.
- ship's biscuitDurable unleavened sailor's cracker
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
- salt porkBrined fatty pork
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
- unleavened breadBread without leavening agents
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