Re: [at-l] Hardtack - y

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In a message dated 08/10/2000 9:34:04 AM EDT, thornel@attglobal.net writes:

<< I understand it makes a dandy paperweight and doorstop. The only way to 
die 
 from it, is to eat it. It went out of style for very good reasons. If 
 anyone wants to do a few months of hiking on hardtack, I'd be sure to have 
 plans for hyperalimentation after they return (or are air evacuated).
  >>

It isn't out of style. May have changed a little, but the military is still 
using them in the MRE's. Before the MRE's they came in a can with the 
C-rations. They are called crackers now. 

Hardtack AKA sea biscuits have been around in one form or another for at 
lease 400-500 years. Columbus had sea biscuits (hardtack) in 1492.

If you want some. You can get them from the same Bakey, that made them for 
the Union Army in 1860's. The URL is:
http://www.bentscookiefactory.com/hardtack.htm

Wildbill
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