HARDTACK Civil War Era Recipe & Taste Test -- Will I chip a tooth?

During the American Civil War, Union soldiers often called hardtack, this bland, cracker-like staple of war, 'worm castles' and 'jawbreakers.' I'm fixing up a batch of hardtack to see just how bad it was. 😬
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Hardtack
5 C. all-purpose flour
1/2-1 C. water
1/2 t. salt

This video is NOT sponsored. Just making hardtack. 😉

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"An American Hymn" courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com, and royalty-free Sprightly from iMovie. If you're reading this, you know what's what. Comment: “Hardtack is hard.”