[pct-l] Recipes - hardtack

[atvet at sbcglobal.net (David Davis)]

I was thinking of a snack food that I could use on a section hike this summer. I was looking for a type of cracker that I could use with peanut butter or cheese. It had to be something that would not crumble in a pack and also high caloric content. Being a history buff, hardtack came to mind. This was the primary food when the Union army was on the march. I figured that it could feed soldiers marching hundreds of miles, it should work for a 200 mile section hike.
 
A search on Goggle revealed several recipes for hardtack and a company, Bent's Cookie Factory, that sells hardtack over the web. Bent's claims the bad rap hardtack got in the Civil War (wormy or has hard as a rock) was because of 19th century packaging, The company was an original supplier to the Union Army and still makes them using the same recipe. I ordered two boxes and the arrived yesterday. I happy to report that they seem ideal for backpacking. The best way to describe hardtack is like a big, very (with emphasis on very) solid, saltine cracker. Has any one else carried these on a trip?