Saltine cracker
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A saltine or soda cracker is a thin, usually square, cracker made from white flour, sometimes yeast, fat, and baking soda, with most varieties lightly sprinkled with coarse salt. It has perforations o
Saltine Crackers
Hardtack
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Hardtack is a type of dense cracker made from flour and small amounts of water, with salt being sometimes added. Hardtack is very inexpensive and long-lasting if kept dry, allowing it to be used for s
Saltine cracker
…crackers have also been frequently included in military field rations (Meal, Ready-to-Eat, or MRE) in the United States. Saltines have been compared to hardtack, a simple unleavened cracker or biscuit made from flour, water, fat, and sometimes salt. However, unlike hardtack, saltines include yeast as a leavening…
Preserved hardtack from the U.S. Civil War, Pensacola Museum of History, Florida
Reproduction American Civil War-era army (left) and navy (right) hardtack. Note the shape, as army hardtack was shipped in boxes and shipboard navy provisions were shipped in barrels.
Hexagonal hardtack produced by the Royal Navy for the British Arctic Expedition
Japanese hardtack "Kanpan" produced for use by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.