hardtack

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Hardtack is a type of hard biscuit, bread, or cracker that is saltless. It is also known by other names, including pilot biscuit or pilot bread, and ship biscuit or ship bread. The term "tack" can also refer to hardtack. This food item has been in use since at least 1634.1234

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fish and brewis
…to the preparation of the hardtack. Urban legends have it that “brewis” is a corruption of “bruised,” referring to the process of breaking up the hardtack into bite-sized chunks, but this is unsubstantiated; it is more likely a word of Middle English origin that refers to a broth made of…
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…to the preparation of the hardtack. Urban legends have it that “brewis” is a corruption of “bruised,” referring to the process of breaking up the hardtack into bite-sized chunks, but this is unsubstantiated; it is more likely a word of Middle English origin that refers to a broth made of…
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