Hardtack

[adbranaman]

I made a variation of hardtack a while back in the spring.It consisted of white flour and corn flour with some cinnimon in it.The guy said add honey to it ,but I didn't have any.It cooked up pretty good and I put it in the frig. in a plastic container.3 months later I got it out and it was covered in green slim.Yuk! I thought hardtack was supposed to last forever.Should I have left it in the air to dry?

 

[Birdman]

Bluebuck it sounds like the hardtack wasn't completely dry before ya put it into the container. If the container was plastic ya captured all the moisture left in the tack n the whole batch done got moldy on ya. Once ya bake hardtack its best to leave it at room temp in a tight container. I usually put my hardtack in my dehydrator for awhile to make sure its dead bone dry, then put it into a linen bag n then into a tin container with a good tight fitting lid. Haven't had any go bad yet. YMHS Birdman

 

[davy]

Bluebuck it sounds like the hardtack wasn't completely dry before ya put it into the container. If the container was plastic ya captured all the moisture left in the tack n the whole batch done got moldy on ya. Once ya bake hardtack its best to leave it at room temp in a tight container. I usually put my hardtack in my dehydrator for awhile to make sure its dead bone dry, then put it into a linen bag n then into a tin container with a good tight fitting lid. Haven't had any go bad yet. YMHS Birdman

How about some actual measured hardtack recipe boys? ::

Davy

 

[scott k]

I found Some here Davy> Hard Tack<

Lehigh...

 

[Black Hand]

I made a variation of hardtack a while back in the spring.It consisted of white flour and corn flour with some cinnimon in it.The guy said add honey to it ,but I didn't have any.It cooked up pretty good and I put it in the frig. in a plastic container.3 months later I got it out and it was covered in green slim.Yuk! I thought hardtack was supposed to last forever.Should I have left it in the air to dry?

The advantage to hardtack is that it needs NO refrigeration, and as long as it is dry, shouldn't mold. It seems that you had moisture trapped in the container that allowed for mold growth. I stored mine in a cloth bag at room temperature with no problems.
Black Hand

 

[loishd]

Here is what I prefer to make. I call it sweet tack and it will stay good for a very long time in cloth as long as it stays dry.
Sweet Tack
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups flour (white or wheat)

Mix two completely. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Roll out flat on cookie sheet or cooking stone. *wet spatula with water to help in spreading out flat. 1/8" to 1/4" best. Cook 10-15 minutes until light to golden brown. Remove and cut into quarter sized squares then let cool. Cut right out of oven or they get too hard when cool. Watch close when cooking you don't want to burn 'um tastes like charcoal :crackup:

 

[davy]

Thanx for the recipes gents! ::

Davy