myrrph
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Post by myrrph on Jun 17, 2016 11:31:30 GMT 10
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Post by ziggysdad on Jun 17, 2016 12:54:15 GMT 10
Assuming you get the moisture content low enough and vacuum pack with oxygen absorber in Mylar I would think you could get 5-10 years or more. Might depend on whether your applesauce contains sugar or not. Natural would be best. Dried apples flushed with nitrogen in #10 cans last up to 25 years...oats 30 years...interesting experiment.
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Post by shinester on Jun 17, 2016 13:04:53 GMT 10
The ingredients by themselves will last a long time. The interaction and the apple chips I'm not as sure.
Hard tack isn't 'that' hard. You can break it and it crumbles fairly easily, it's more that it's chewable. Make it yourself and see, it's easy and consider they have hard tack that's 150 old in the Smithsonian, pretty sure it will outlast this.
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Post by ziggysdad on Jun 17, 2016 14:40:53 GMT 10
If it lasts 7+ months with no special storage (see comments), removing the oxygen would surely increase this considerably. I wonder if you could flash freeze it and then put it back in a low temperature oven to achieve a poor man's freeze dried effect to extend the life even longer.
I think I'll stick with the traditional recipe.
Shame we can't purchase Sailor Boy Pilot Bread here... I would purchase a couple cases in a heartbeat.
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Post by myrrph on Feb 16, 2017 0:46:57 GMT 10
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shinester
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Post by shinester on Feb 16, 2017 13:46:09 GMT 10
Add what?
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 16, 2017 13:50:40 GMT 10
Found this. Wonder if we can add these to hard tack? Could I buy a vowel please.
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Post by myrrph on Feb 16, 2017 14:58:17 GMT 10
lol.. didn't realise i forgot to add the video haha
Egg shells!
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Post by cookieoz on May 11, 2017 23:49:44 GMT 10
Hi everyone. Looking forward to having a go at the hardtack. Thanks for the link. Kind regards..👍.. Cookie
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Post by feralemma on May 12, 2017 10:10:55 GMT 10
I was talking to my kids the other day (they've been learning about war etc at school again lately) and we are going to try abd make hard tack but add some oats and golden syrup. Kinda like anzac biscuits but without the butter. We will vacuum pack some and put some in ziplock bags to see how long they last.
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Post by token on May 12, 2017 20:37:51 GMT 10
It might be like the old army bully beef rations though, youll need to run it through the gears to back it out...hence the phrase 'hardtack' lol. I like rice, did i say that before? lol
All sillies aside, it looks like it will last a while but moisture, air and light confinement would be critical for longevity imo
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