tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post372225995546466222..comments2023-10-11T04:38:51.793-07:00Comments on Accept The Challenge: HardtackChief Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-80539262500742766432012-01-10T07:58:25.390-08:002012-01-10T07:58:25.390-08:00I make hardtack as an emergency ration for backcou...I make hardtack as an emergency ration for backcountry trips - it doesn't taste bad, but you probably won't be tempted to eat it all before becoming truly hungry.<br /><br /><br />Whole Wheat Flour - 2 cups<br /><br />Wheat Germ - 1/2 cup<br /><br />Corn meal - 2 cups<br /><br />Rolled Oats - 1/2 cup<br /><br />Sugar - 1 tablespoon<br /><br />Salt - 1 tablespoon<br /><br />Water - (approx.) 1 3/4 cups<br /><br />Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Add water and knead until moistened but not sticky. Roll 1/4" thick. Cut into 3-inch squares or rounds. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Score with a knife to facilitate breaking later. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Can be stored indefinitely in an airtight container.Oblio13https://www.blogger.com/profile/08437467759652591125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-38894659983480182602011-04-19T08:45:17.249-07:002011-04-19T08:45:17.249-07:00Svenskabrot is a rye 'brot' (bread) rolled...Svenskabrot is a rye 'brot' (bread) rolled flat and baked til it's hard- hardtack, really- but a Swedish style. Comes in 'loaves' about the size of a medium (12") pizza. Some even use it as a pizza base. (I haven't tried it this way and doubt I ever will- false teeth don't like hard things.:\) When served with meals, it's laid on the table and the user just breaks off a desired portion.<br />Shy IIIShy Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708293970831678927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-43165266406458096372011-04-19T07:23:44.852-07:002011-04-19T07:23:44.852-07:00Crusty, I can just hear an order being made at a p...Crusty, I can just hear an order being made at a post-TEOTWAWKI McDonalds - "I'll have a side of hardtack - hold the extra critters".<br /><br />It would be extra protein, though... ;-)<br /><br />Shy, I've got bannock recipes as well, and SHOULD be making some for the first time on a fishing trip coming up in late June/early July. <br /><br />What is SvenskaBrot? When I look it up, all the sites are in Swedish, and when I translate the pages, the word 'SvenskaBrot' disappears.<br /><br />Marine, I think each piece would give you about the same amount of wheat flour as a few slices of bread. I don't think it's going to save you as much as it would fill you up. As Crusty noted, I too could see it being in the bottom of a cup of coffee as a breakfast, or in a bowl of soup for another meal.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-58717957103029597072011-04-18T15:24:38.839-07:002011-04-18T15:24:38.839-07:00Awesome post. Been meaning to try that myself for...Awesome post. Been meaning to try that myself for several years, but I have to admit to being a tad bit lazy. I have to wonder what a days ration of hardtac was and if you could eat enough to achieve keep from starving, if necessary.Marine 83https://www.blogger.com/profile/14754070643265022189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-32779085127206573402011-04-18T13:17:02.376-07:002011-04-18T13:17:02.376-07:00Now to make them over a campfire... have you tried...Now to make them over a campfire... have you tried bannock? (full disclosure: I haven't made bannock, but have made biscuits.) <br />Louis L'Amour always wrote of hardtack in his heroes'saddlebags and after asking Mom about it the first time I read it, she told me to just try some SvenskaBrot. I decided I didn't like it. :X<br />Shy IIIShy Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708293970831678927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-33532121110916529872011-04-18T10:22:05.663-07:002011-04-18T10:22:05.663-07:00I remember reading that soldiers in the CW used to...I remember reading that soldiers in the CW used to soak theirs in their coffee/chicory until soft, and until the resident critters floated on the top of the liquid. I should hope we won't have that problem nowadays....Crustyrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478587825608882510noreply@blogger.com