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What were hard tack?

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What is a sentence with the word hard tack?

she was acting out as i was a hard tack


What is hard tack?

Hard tack was hard biscuits that travelers and soldiers used for food.


A biscuit as hard as a brick?

hard tack..............


Why name of horse become Seabiscuit?

Seabiscuit got his name from his father, Hard Tack. Hard tack is a hard, dried biscuit sailors eat while at sea. They were slow to mold, but they did turn very hard which is why they got the name hard tack. So from Hard Tack they gave his son the name Seabiscuit and the rest is history.


How long does it take hard tack candy to get hard?

5hr


Is hardtack hyphenated?

No, but it can be spelled "hard tack" with a space.


What does hard tack taste like?

Hard tack tastes like a very plain biscuit or an unsalted oyster cracker. It is so dry and hard that eating it plain is very difficult. During the civil war, soldiers usually rehydrated their hard-tack by boiling it in water or adding it to a soup or stew to make it chewable.


Are painted pre 1917 hard tack biscuit are they common?

no


What did the average civil war soldier eat?

Hard tack


What is another name for unpopped kernels?

Duds? Hard tack?


What was food like in the civil war for soldiers?

For the North Mostly Hard tack (crackers) and coffee For the South Mostly Jonny Cake (corn bread) and some hard tack (crackers)and coffee


Why do you have to tack up a horse from the side?

Because its a bit hard to do it from the front or back.