Jackie Garvin
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
ix, 223 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"More than four hundred years ago, explorers of the New World carried a biscuit known as hardtack on their voyages. Hardtack was made from flour, water, and sometimes salt and was sturdy and long lasting, making it suitable for hard, treacherous journeys. The composition and texture of the hardtack biscuit changed at the hands of the Jamestown settlers, who had access to three necessary ingredients that would transform the difficult-to-bite and bland-tasting...