| 单词 | hardtack |
| 例句 | His breath carried the stench of dockside garbage: whiskey and filth, hardtack and disease. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Kilrain brought some hardtack and bacon and he ate with obvious hunger, but his teeth were bad; he had trouble chewing the hardtack. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a couple weeks’ worth of hardtack in there, that’s what the boys eat down south on the front, plus pterofeed in case you can’t find any wandering...whatever that thing eats.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Everything seemed to be listed there—from hardtack to copper nails—from sextants to coffeepots. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would they live like this for salt beef, hardtack, and twelve dollars a month? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of times they were on very short rations, eating just hardtack and water day after day. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The British promised each prisoner would receive two pounds of pork and hardtack biscuit every week. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Cooky and Aly loaded them with enough provisions to fill their packs to the point of overflowing: smoked meats, dried fruit with supple flesh, and enough hardtack to last for weeks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the sun began to set, they ate their rations of dried beef and hardtack and collapsed into their tents without a word. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They sat on a flat table-shaped rock halfway up and shared a hardtack lunch followed by a canteen of water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I never carry idlers on my ship! Between ports, a clerk isn’t worth the hardtack to keep him alive.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z All the younger children were able-bodied seamen who, presumably, ate hardtack and bunked before the mast. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The crew received a scant meal of hardtack, a strip of dried meat, and a half-pint of water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Finally he and a sailor swam to another island and discovered a hidden camp where some native islanders had kept fresh water and hardtack and crackers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At one camp, a seasoned re-enactor tested a new recruit’s recipe for hardtack, the tooth-cracking bread that formed the backbone of a soldier’s field rations. The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Display cases resembling old portholes and stacked chests revealed the accouterments of old-time shipboard journeys, from “hardtack” sailor biscuits to sextants and sundials. Elsinore in Denmark, Hamlet’s ‘Home,’ Is Having a Renaissance 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Simon runs the household and improvises a menu for the Seder: meat from a dead horse, collard greens and hardtack instead of matzoh. Novel take but predictable revelations in 'The Whipping Man' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z European sailors relied on an early form of biscuit called hardtack on the journey to North America. Why you should be eating biscuit pizza, an endlessly versatile and crowd pleasing food with soul 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Wartime museums display the bland hardtack that sustained Civil War fighters, and the canned meats, breads and fruit of World War II, known as C rations. Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E. Finds a Fan Base 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Even more distinctly Alaskan is the pairing of the spread with pilot bread, hardtack that can withstand the elements and the passing of time out in the wild. A Field Guide to the American Sandwich 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Fishermen and families who eventually settled coastal cities and towns lived on chowders thickened with crumbled hardtack, a kind of wheat cracker that lasted forever. Seattle vs. New England in the supper bowl: how our food cultures compare 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “If it’s edible, it’s not real hardtack,” he said. The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z They warned the menu, with its fried gizzards and hardtack, would “spook some folks”. Can this chef save Floridian food from oblivion? 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z My favourite episode is episode 13: The Cheesiest, which includes stories about how President Andrew Jackson started Big Block of Cheese Day, and a bit about American civil war soldiers’ least favourite food, hardtack. Disgraceland: rock'n'roll's worst hellraisers – podcasts of the week 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z We lunched on the small amount of smoked fish and seaman’s hardtack we had bought at a souvenir shop and drank water. Less tech, more bonding: An ode to old-school road trips 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z He made a tidy sum selling the government hard, dry bread and biscuits - known as hardtack - for Union soldier rations. A look at the story of Cairo, Illinois’ Magnolia Manor 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Biscuits went by unappetizing names such as hardtack, rusks and ship’s biscuits, their durability their main asset. These are the 10 best breads in the world 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z In the first they sample decades old corn chips, century-old Civil War hardtack and then freshen up with 100-year-old tooth powder. What's on TV Wednesday, March 25: 'The Goldbergs' on ABC; Coroanvirus TV Specials 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z He’s a hardcore reenactor who claims to even like hardtack, that notoriously inedible ration. Perspective | If you can’t stand the heat, don’t be a Civil War reenactor 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Now, almost 104 years after the deadly torpedo attack, an extremely rare hardtack ship’s biscuit from one of the ship’s lifeboats is up for auction in the U.K. A century after Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat, an unusual item from the doomed liner emerges 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Make the crust too dry, and you end up with hardtack; too moist, and it molders in the pouch. mre-pizza 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Known as hardtack, such biscuits were prized for their long shelf lives, making them a vital source of sustenance for sailors far from shore. Why sub-zero interest rates are neither unfair nor unnatural 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Some are “hard-cores” so obsessed with authenticity that, when they’re in the field, they eat only hardtack or sorghum or other dreadful food from the period. Some historical re-enactors ready for Texas Independence Day 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z I spent the evening sampling hardtack and listening to middle-school musicians play "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Mitch McConnell, the Anti-Lincoln 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The protagonist hands his chocolate to a German called Otto and in return receives what looks like a piece of hardtack biscuit. Ad Breakdown: Sainsbury's WW1 Christmas truce advert. 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z He has learned to eat hardtack and frogs and cornbeef and pie and beetles and slum and omelettes. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Imagine, Fisher wrote in “The Theory of Interest” in 1930, a group of sailors shipwrecked on a barren island with only their stores of hardtack to sustain them. Why sub-zero interest rates are neither unfair nor unnatural 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z She wanted fluffy old-style bread, not a crust of Hub's hardtack around a centre of air. Bread 2012-03-07T18:20:51.343Z Of course we all had a square meal once more, consisting of hardtack, bacon, coffee, and beans. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z We had made our hike on a meal of hardtack and "corned willy." Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Things like hardtack and pie, Jimmy finds, will stand still and give a hungry man a chance. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z “Take this fellow to the strong room and keep him there on ‘hardtack’ for three days.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The "Paint Rock" was loaded to its utmost capacity with hardtack for the starving Union men who held Chattanooga. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z “Nary a hardtack; but the wagons will be along presently, and then you can get all you want,” said I. “Dat’s de best news I’s heerd foah sixteen long days, Massa Bill,” said he. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z Some had hardtack or army rations in their haversacks. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Then coffee or cocoa was served, with bread, or, if the men preferred it, hardtack. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z From there it’s just a short step to federal junk with no historic value at all — misprinted tax forms, past-date hardtack, obsolete nuclear missiles. City Critic: A 150,000-Pound Hand-Me-Down. Yay? 2011-04-23T23:35:10Z With the friendly aid of a rail fence we now built a fire, and prepared our dinner of hardtack and coffee, and remained quiet for the rest of the day. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z "I say, though, you might toss us a couple of hardtack." Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z In my day we chewed hardtack and drank bilge water. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Or, having fried the bacon, pour the tomatoes into the meat can, the grease remaining, and add, if desired, two broken hardtacks. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training 2011-02-03T03:00:09.473Z We marched back to town the next morning about eight A. M. and enjoyed a breakfast of bacon, hardtack and coffee. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 They were hungry now, and ate the ration of tinned corned beef and hardtack from their pockets. Unexplored! One half pound of hardtack per day and one quart of water was my allowance. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document When it comes to hardtack an' black coffee——" "Hold on, Luke. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Stew.—Pour into the meat can one man's allowance of tomatoes and add about two large hardtacks broken into small pieces and let come to a boil. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training 2011-02-03T03:00:09.473Z But during the winter months, when we needed some kind of beverage to wash down our hardtack, the only thing we could get was horse feed, which was roasted and boiled. From Bull Run to Appomattox Ted also fed the horse some hardtack, and brought him several hatfuls of water from the spring,—scorching his soles as he crossed the charred ground. Unexplored! The hardtack that we had to eat was covered with green mould and full of large white meal worms. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The breakfast that the boys found awaiting them was not particularly inviting, as it consisted principally of a big pot of muddy coffee, a pan of hardtack, and a dish of cold bacon. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Our supply train was captured out in the vicinity of the gap with all our hardtack, sugar and coffee, etc. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts At least we called them such, as this term was applied to anything edible above hardtack and salt pork. From Bull Run to Appomattox As corned beef and hardtack were distributed, the hungry campers thought they had never tasted anything so good in their lives. Unexplored! While he was doing this a shot struck his haversack, and the men all laughed at the sight of the flying hardtack. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 It had a particular interest with them as they anticipated something more palatable than the ordinary "hardtack and slum-gullion." The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. What a treat to have a meal of good fresh hardtack and a cup of good coffee again. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts Flour, corn-meal, bacon, dried apples, butter, hardtack, sugar, salt, coffee, baking powder, beans—those form the essential foundation. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making This, by breaking some hardtack into it, though rather thin, was rendered quite palatable by judicious seasoning, and there being plenty left it was warmed up for dinner again. In and Out of Rebel Prisons "But we haven't had any hardtack yet," complained Albert Russell, a youth somewhat finicky as to dress, and who had ambitions of becoming a doctor. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys Now the gastronomy of the warrior lived and flourished under the rigors of army hardtack and navy beans, but it collapsed at once when introduced to Jamesson's jam. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. To break the monotony of our meals, different methods of treating hardtack were devised—like toasting, moistening and frying, etc. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts Two large iron wash-kettles were scoured out one used to make coffee in and the other to boil meat, while there was sugar and hardtack in abundance. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign And how I gormandize on hardtack baked in the first place for the Revolutioners, and kept over ever since. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures I've heard Uncle Will say that he was always mighty glad to get back where he could get soft bread for a change, after he'd worn his grinders down to the quick chawing hardtack. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys That wondrous monument of human ingenuity commonly known as "army hardtack" formed the standard medium of exchange between the industrious fruit dealer and his overworked customer. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. Well, we skinned Mr. Pig, cut off some meat and fried it, and we had a good meal, the cavalrymen furnishing hardtack. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts Shorty fished some hardtack and fried pork out of his haversack, and also gave him a handful of ground coffee. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro He fished out the hardtack and carefully inspected them, to note the result of the submerging and to figure out the chances on his much-needed breakfast. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Rest and care, such as a camp on the Plains can offer, was ours luxuriously; and hardtack and coffee, food for the angels, we had that day, to our intense satisfaction. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The next morning they gave us some boiled fat pork and a handful of hardtack. The Southern Soldier Boy A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy About midway to the river we began to get uncomfortably short of provisions, having only some parched coffee, a little sugar, and a few quarts of broken hardtack. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 My gracious!" said Si, as soon as he was wide enough awake to understand the Orderly-Sergeant's words, "is it possible that we're going to have plenty of hardtack and pork and coffee again? Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro He didn't hanker after it, but it was a military necessity—hardtack or starvation. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran A soldier can live on hardtack and bacon for a while, even in the tropics, but he finally sickens of them and craves oatmeal, rice, hominy, fresh vegetables, and dried fruits. Campaigning in Cuba We missed that day’s ration and they gave us six hardtacks and a half pound of cod fish, which I eat at once. The Southern Soldier Boy A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy We couldn't treat ourselves as well as we had treated our animals, for we had only a bite of hardtack crumbs, which we washed down with some of the "elixir of life" from our canteens. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 "It might be," said Shorty, with visions of distributing hardtack to the hungry boys warping his judgment. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro Most of the grumbling he did thereafter concerning the hardtack was because he often couldn't get enough. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Ex-Representative F. H. Krebs of the Second Massachusetts Regiment says that for twenty-six consecutive days he had only hard bread, bacon, and coffee, and that for three days he lived on one hardtack a day. Campaigning in Cuba Canned food, salted meat, hardtack, and forage were boxed or sacked at the sutler's. The Plow-Woman Our standard rations during these days consisted of hardtack, bacon, and coffee; of course, varying it as we could whenever we came to a Government fort. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 "I never wanted hardtack so much in my life as I do this minute," said Shorty. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro IT WAS told in the last chapter how the patriotic impulses of Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., reached his stomach and digestive apparatus, and brought them under obedient subjection to hardtack. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran The marines received the full navy ration, while the soldiers had only hardtack and fat bacon, and not always enough of that. Campaigning in Cuba Behind the cantle, rolled in a poncho, he tied some hardtack, jerked beef, and brandy. The Plow-Woman Chiggers, jerky, sweat beetles and hardtack are but mementoes of this earlier romantic interlude. The Land of Look Behind "I don't want no hardtack; I want to find the bank o' that crick," yelled Shorty, starting back on the jump, with Si just six inches behind. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro Si got up from his coffee and hardtack, and addressed himself to the business of the hour. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran With all ceremony I made preparations, gave more presents of leaf tobacco and hardtack and composed myself for the palaver. Alaska Days with John Muir For rations we got canned beans, milk and hardtack. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 Frequently he would go off alone with only a slicker, some hardtack, and salt behind his saddle, and his horse and rifle as his only companions. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades If the boys could only have one hardtack apiece," said Si, as his last hesitation vanished, "they'd feel ever so much better, and be in so much better shape for a fight. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro While he was lying there he determined to line one of his shirts with hardtacks, and he would put that on whenever there was going to be a fight. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran We had ten hard miles to go, and no supper, for the hardtack had disappeared ere we were half-way up the mountain. Alaska Days with John Muir The other laughed good-naturedly as he took a couple of handfuls of the “hardtack” out of a sack. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "We put in the night together, and he even ate some of my hardtack this morning," I ended laughing. A Mountain Boyhood His hardtack was a pasty mess; his meat covered with sand and dirt. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro Then, he thought hardtack would be excellent for half-soling his shoes. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Pocketing two hardtacks apiece we were off, keeping in shelter of house and bush till out of sight of the council-house and the flower-picking ladies. Alaska Days with John Muir He leant over and groped in his saddle-bag for the “hardtack” biscuits he always carried, and passed the lad a handful. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills When baked, it had the firmness of granite, but my appetite had a cutting edge, and the burro, no more particular, accepted the hardtack, and crunched it greedily. A Mountain Boyhood The men soon saw the situation and when one saw me approaching he would "present hardtack" without awaiting the order. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War The company was called out at daylight, and immediately after roll-call Si went to look after the hardtacks he had put to soak the night before. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Eggs, bacon, hunter's stew, fish, fowl, game, pancakes, hoe-cake, biscuit, hardtack or a "twist," baked on a stick; explain to another boy the methods followed. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 "Hard Bread's," an odd name for a hotel, was so called because the old widower that kept the place fed his patrons on hardtack three times a day. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail It was cold fish and sea-sodden hardtack till they saw land again—if they ever did. The Valor of Cappen Varra After crossing the Opequon I began to be ravenously hungry, and begged and ate hardtack until there was some danger that the supply would be exhausted. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War And Si crammed a handful of hardtack into his haversack. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran During this time we had no cooked food, nothing but hardtack and raw pork and coffee but once. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Here Bobby feasted to his heart's content, while for me it was the same old story—hardtack and cheese, with a small allotment of dried venison. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail But he had already chucked his share of stockfish and hardtack, to the laughter of Svearek's men, when the gale started. The Valor of Cappen Varra Before Tom had well made the punt shipshape for a driving cruise up the Bay she was on the wharf with a bucket of hardtack and a kettle of water. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys The officers always got the softest rails to sleep on, the hardtack that was least tunneled through by the worms, the bacon that had the fewest maggots, and the biggest trees in a fight. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran It came to be the rule to eat in daylight for protection against the unknown quantity in the hardtack. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 “Salt pork and hardtack is what they needs,––not beefsteak.” The Web of the Golden Spider To make hardtack palatable toast it until crisp, or soak in hot coffee and butter it, or at least salt it. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts The captain forked out a quantity of crisp bacon upon a tin plate and filled a big granite cup with fragrant coffee, for Charlie West, and from his saddle-bags brought out a bag of hardtack. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades He ate a couple of hardtack, and in the course of half an hour began to feel more like Si Klegg. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran The best way to test this temptation is to diet yourself on "hardtack" and pork for just about one week. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Without waiting to regain his feet, he flung several of these at the animals that had discovered and were devouring his hardtack. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines Swedish hardtack, made of whole rye flour, is good for a change. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Charley quickly routed out a clean plate, and heaped it up with bacon and hardtack, reserving, however, a generous portion for Chris. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades If he ran short of ammunition he could ram pieces of hardtack into his gun and he had no doubt they would do terrible execution in the ranks of the enemy. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran This was the mainstay of our meals on the march, a cup of coffee and a thin slice of raw pork between two hardtacks frequently constituting a meal. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Pour into the mess pan one man's allowance of tomatoes, add about two large hardtacks broken into small pieces, and let come to a boil. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Jake Hill, of my company, had covered the top of a big army hardtack with sugar in a cone-like form, piling it on as long as the tack would hold a grain. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 I suppose it has got to be bacon and hardtack again. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades Si's experience with the flour swept away all his objections to the hardtack. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Sometimes the "hardtack" was very old and poor. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Or, having fried bacon, pour the tomatoes into the mess pan, the grease remaining, and add, if desired, two broken hardtacks. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition But with us in the west the hardtack was generally our standard bread diet, and nothing could beat it. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Part of the contents he swallowed as it was, the balance he diluted with water and broke hardtack up in it. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades To any old soldier it would be unnecessary to describe the condition in which Si found those hardtacks, and the effect of the soaking. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Towards night one of my friends in Company K gave me a cup of coffee and a "hardtack." War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 “Frank and I have found enough food to last a couple of months if we can count hardtack, sausage, and the supply of canned goods.” Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub I munched a hardtack occasionally, which was far better than the soup. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Turning the canoe over his supplies for protection in case of rain, he had set out for the lumber shanty with only a blanket and a couple of hardtack. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life He chopped the hardtacks into bits, put in equal parts of water and grease, sifted over the mixture a little salt and pepper, and then gave it a thorough frying. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran The salt pork was usually good for pork, but it was a great trial to us all to come down to camp fare, "hardtack and pork." War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 During the day a line of men came single file over the hill near the camp, each bearing on his shoulder a box of "hardtack" or crackers. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 Then to the commissary tent, and exhibiting my permit, was furnished with five days' rations of hardtack, bacon, coffee, and sugar. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 We had our breakfast, which was a pretty poor meal, being nothing but hardtack and what was left of a piece of boiled beef. A Chosen Few Short Stories For the next two or three months Si largely devoted his surplus energies to further experimenting with the hardtack. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran This officer, whose name I regret I have forgotten, was a brother Mason, and kindly divided his meagre rations with me, which consisted of boiled rice and hardtack. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Deck had thrown himself under a tree and partaken of some hardtack, some rather tough beef, and a drink of black coffee. An Undivided Union But some of the boys helped me out and laid me on my blanket in the shade, and later brought me some supper of hardtack, bacon, and coffee. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 In a short time the boys were sitting around the small table in the cabin eagerly discussing the coffee and hardtack as if it had been the most delicious repast. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite It was a hard choice, but Si's love of life—and Annabel—induced him to choose the hardtack. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran I got a "hardtack" and bit of raw pork about 10 A.M. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Yet, if help was needed, he was not the one to hold back, and in less than half an hour the Riverlawns were on the way, eating their ham and hardtack as they galloped forward. An Undivided Union An election board was duly appointed, consisting of commissioned officers of the regiment; they fixed up under a big tree some hardtack boxes to serve for a table, and the proceedings began. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 "Where is he now?" inquired the captain, as they continued to eat the dinner of hardtack and herring, washed down with hot coffee. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Si was glad enough to see hardtack again. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran His one bottle of spirits, "kept against sickness," was carefully stowed with the tea and hardtack. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers Although given a few hardtack by her captors at the time of her release, she was getting hungry. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War We get half rations of coffee, and quarter rations of hardtack and bacon. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 "We shall feed our men on herring and hardtack with the coffee." A Lieutenant at Eighteen Impelled by the gnawings of his appetite he made repeated assaults upon the hardtack, but the result was wholly insufficient to satisfy the longings of his stomach. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Take the fish from the kettle, drain, pour the gravy over it and eat only with wheat bread or hardtack, with butter. Woodcraft We were just packed as close as the squares of hardtack in the bread barrels, closer than sardines in a box. The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster There was a bunch of our cavalry on their horses, in column off the road a short distance, also at a halt, and I saw one of them munching a hardtack. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 They gave my father a box of hardtack and a lot of meat. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 They said it was necessary to have good teeth in order to bite "cartridges" successfully, but now he knew it was with reference to his ability to eat hardtack. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran With careful march this force gained the flank and rear of the enemy at Verst 455, and camped in a hollow square, munched on hardtack and slept on their arms in the cold rain. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 We halted, stacked arms, ate hardtack and raw pork, and rested. The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster I slipped out of ranks and approached the fellow, and when close to him said, "Partner, won't you give me a hardtack?" The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Jerked beef and hardtack, washed down with coffee, was their fare. Oh, You Tex! The other meal consisted of bacon and hardtack and at the end of the eighth day, had become quite monotonous. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History His negro servant busily toasted hardtack; a brigadier seated on an opposite log was detailing, half fiercely, half plaintively, the conditions under which his brigade was travelling. The Long Roll He brought a quantity of food, canned vegetables, bacon, hardtack, coffee and sugar from his store below. The Blue Envelope We had brought some bacon and hardtack with us in our haversacks, and at noon built a fire and had an army dinner, with nuts and fruit for dessert. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 I think I remember me some times when we had one blanket and a hunk of hardtack between us, and there weren't any 'yours' or 'mine' about it! Rebel Spurs It revived painful memories of France in wartime, but he accepted the hardtack and began biting it off in large chunks. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers Breakfast was a mockery, damp hardtack holding the centre of the stage. The Long Roll Here, by a snapping fire of dwarf willows, the three of them sat on the edge of the sleeping room floor and munched hardtack or dipped baked beans from tin cans. The Blue Envelope Since leaving Stevenson on the morning of the 14th, we had had no opportunity to cook anything, and had eaten nothing but some hardtack and raw bacon. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 In ten minutes, with coffee, sugar and hardtack in their hands, the sergeant and his comrades were back at the front. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. "Did you learn anything on your little excursion?" questioned Hippy thickly, for his mouth was well filled with hardtack. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers "Boys! them poor sick fellows with nothing but hardtack—" The persimmons were carried to the hospital tents. The Long Roll These large brown disks of hardtack, so often despised, would not have been half so welcome had they been solid gold. The Blue Envelope For some reason or other the supply of hardtack became practically exhausted, and we had but little in the line of flour bread, even for some weeks after Hood retreated from Nashville. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 "We give both hands full—coffee, sugar, hardtack," and Bruce illustrated as he spoke. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Then came the provisions consisting of hardtack, which would not freeze as would ordinary bread, tea, a bottle of molasses, a liberal quantity of salt pork, and the necessary cooking utensils. Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North A good breakfast to start with, a few hardtack and slices of bacon in the breast-pocket of the hunting-shirt, settled the question of subsistence. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days I put into my pack some bully-beef, hardtack, tinned milk and other forms of nourishment, as well as a razor, a towel and various toilet necessaries. The Great War As I Saw It I have heretofore said in these reminiscences that the great "stand-bys" in the way of the food of the soldiers of the western armies were coffee, sow-belly, Yankee beans, and hardtack. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 They all afterward partook of refreshments, consisting of molasses and water,—a very great luxury to them,—and hardtack. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 At the foot of the range Overland gave his companion a canteen and a piece of gunnysack wrapped round some hardtack and jerked beef. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail More rations," murmured Joe, swallowing his last bite of hardtack; "a regular commissary. Curlie Carson Listens In I started off in my old trench uniform and long habitant boots, carrying with me a supply of bully-beef, tinned milk and hardtack. The Great War As I Saw It On the grub question I will say now that the great "stand-bys" of the Union soldiers during the war, at least those of the western armies, were coffee, sow-belly, Yankee beans, and hardtack. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Water for drink, for fevered wounds and burning throats, they had in abundance; but the last "hardtack" had been shared, the last scrap of bacon long since devoured. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier He got out his pans and buffalo meat, and was dropping pieces of hardtack into the spitting tallow when Susan addressed him in his own tongue, the patois of the province of Quebec. The Emigrant Trail Well, they brought us, from the contents of their Red Cross parcels, hardtack, biscuits, bully-beef, and jam, and when we reached our hut we had a pretty good meal. Into the Jaws of Death Unfortunately, her supply of provisions was very small—only some "salt-horse" and hardtack, with a breaker of fresh water, and we exchanged part of them for some of our konatee and turtles' eggs. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War I made a quart canful of strong, hot coffee, toasted some bacon on a stick, and then, with some hardtack, had a good breakfast and felt better. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 At seven by Arnold's watch, among the breaks across a steep divide they found another tank, more crumbs, a grain sack with some scattered barley, more hardtack and the last trace of Angela. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier "We'll take the single cask of water, the salted meat and hardtack which we fished out of the sea and get out of here tonight secretly." The Shipwreck A Story for the Young It was hardtack and it would neither break nor cut; so finally we marked it off into thirds with a pencil and each one ate up to his line. Into the Jaws of Death A small keg, or breaker, was thrown overboard and picked up, with a bag of fifteen or twenty pounds of hardtack. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War And my supper had consisted of hardtack and raw sow-belly, with river water for a beverage, of the vintage, say, of 1541. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 And along the stormed hill-side camp-fires were glowing out where the lucky soldiers who had rations to cook were cheerily frying bacon and hardtack. Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War These rations are 16 ounces of bully beef, two hardtack biscuits, some tea and sugar in small wax envelopes. S.O.S. Stand to! We had four hardtacks, a little piece of butter and a cup of coffee. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain The hole now exposed, Captain Kean stuffed it with sea biscuit, or hardtack. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell Pack mules were brought right up to the line under a hot fire, loaded with sugar, coffee, bacon and hardtack, all of which was in plenty. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army Rolls, haversacks, blouses, hardtack, bibles, strewn by the wayside, where the soldiers had thrown them before they went into action. Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War This they sweetened with molasses and drank out of tin cups while they munched hardtack. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale "Couldn't you let me begin that supper with a hardtack right now?" pleaded our hungry young trooper, as soon as he could make himself heard. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War Hot tea was made, and pemmican and hardtack served out. A Man's Woman I made another effort for a little sleep, and was again aroused by some one passing around hardtack, raw bacon, etc., with instructions as to where to go to cook it. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army "I assure you I shall appreciate anything from hardtack to bisque ice-cream." The Girl from Montana A good part of the hardtack, boiled pork and venison still remained, for, as we have seen, the game they had killed on the way had pretty nearly been enough for their wants. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale So I came to find you, with a reprimand for not having reported at once to Colonel Wood, but when I saw you devouring hardtack, I was quite willing to accept starvation as your excuse. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War They ate their hardtack biscuit, and sipped the hot tea silently for a little, listening the while to the snug and cheerful crackle of wood and roar of flames in the big box stove. Bobby of the Labrador In my wakeful mood I was a good deal annoyed by a little rabbit that kept whipping in at our dilapidated door and nibbling at our bread and hardtack. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs Here were stored the fresh water and hardtack which the law requires every life-boat to carry in case of an emergency. Sandy "Well," resumed "Stump," "the crazy captain put the doctor and the crew in the cages and began to feed them hardtack and berth-deck scouse and salt-horse and—" A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" After an hour spent at headquarters, where he was honored with an invitation to eat a second supper, during which his apparently unappeasable appetite for hardtack and bacon caused much amusement. "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War Then, extracting some hardtack biscuits from their bags, they sat on the sledges and ate their dry luncheon while the dogs jogged leisurely on again. Bobby of the Labrador Its hotels were barns where the gold-seekers were fed without ceremony on beans and hardtack. In the Footprints of the Padres Early in the morning he read it, with his head on the box of hardtack and his feet on the water-can. Sandy We got enough salt pork and hardtack for the men, but not the full ration of coffee and sugar, and nothing else. The Rough Riders At daylight I unsaddled my mount and made a hearty breakfast of bacon and hardtack. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) "Isn't it fine and cozy," said Bobby, between mouthfuls of frozen boiled pork and hardtack. Bobby of the Labrador Water was needed, and there is refreshment in tropic fruits after a diet of salt horse and hardtack. Spanish Doubloons Selánka, hardtack, and tea, with an occasional duck roasted before the fire on a sharp stick, made up our bill of fare while camping out. Tent Life in Siberia Under these circumstances the men lost strength steadily, and as the fever speedily attacked them, they suffered from being reduced to a bacon and hardtack diet. The Rough Riders "Nary a bit of hardtack, but the wagons will be along presently, and you can get all you want." An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) From moment to moment I stuffed my mouth with hardtack and pork. Who Goes There? Not a few of the injured had been furnished hardtack as well. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) Next morning, January 1, 1914, we were up at five and had a good New Year's Day breakfast of hardtack, ham, sardines, and coffee before setting out on an all day's hunt on foot. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Before, during, and immediately after the fights of June 24th and July 1st, we were very short of even the bacon and hardtack. The Rough Riders There sat in the hall that day men who had given that boy their last hardtack, who had carried him on their backs through deep rivers. Russell H. Conwell Our man was sitting in the road, and eating hardtack. Who Goes There? There were loaves of bread that reminded one of the stories of hardtack in Cuba during the late unpleasantness. The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life Then he remembered the hardtack which Ken kept in the bow locker to refresh himself with during trips. The Happy Venture As soon as I was able I accumulated for my own regiment about forty-eight hours' hardtack and salt pork, which I kept so far as possible intact to provide against any emergency. The Rough Riders It was lined with hardtack; the mattress was stuffed with hardtack; every nook and cranny was filled with hardtack. Love of Life and Other Stories When I told about seeing the supposed dead man alive again and eating hardtack, Charley Wilson shouted, "And he got it out of that Yankee's haversack!" Who Goes There? It was bacon, hardtack and onions, fried together. The Circular Staircase Kirk fumbled for the button of the locker, and found it and the hardtack. The Happy Venture After the cessation of the three days' fighting we began to get our rations regularly and had plenty of hardtack and salt pork, and usually about half the ordinary amount of sugar and coffee. The Rough Riders After eating a little hardtack, each of us leveled a spot to lie on among lava-blocks and cinders. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Scattered here and there over the ground were the remains of straw beds; some brush arbours--improvised shelters--were standing; we found enough broken pieces of hardtack to relieve our most pressing want. Who Goes There? A bit of hardtack with nothing to drink sufficed for supper, and after eating we curled up as best we could in the bottom of the boat. The Long Labrador Trail He crouched under the tarpaulin, and presently he ate another hardtack biscuit. The Happy Venture Members of the Illinois Regiment were offering our men $1 apiece for hardtacks. The Rough Riders I fell asleep over a slab of hardtack. Southern Lights and Shadows I filled my saddle-bags with jerked buffalo, hardtack and ground coffee, and took with me a belt of cartridges, my rifle and six-shooter, a field-glass and my blankets, prepared for any emergency. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway I had some hardtack and tea in my “grub bag,” and these I left with her. The Long Labrador Trail After my hardtack supper I could have climbed the mountain again and got back before sunrise, but dragging the sled tires me. Travels in Alaska That afternoon we had just enough to allow each man for his supper two hardtacks, and one hardtack extra for every four men. The Rough Riders Or, having tried the bacon, pour the tomatoes into the meat can, the grease remaining, and add, if desired, two broken hardtacks. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training A table covered with a cloth was laid around three sides of the room, and on this was spread hardtack and huge bowls of berries of different colours. Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin "Why, he's harder now 'n nails an' hardtack!" Old Lady Number 31 A sack of hardtack, a little tea and sugar, and a sleeping-bag were firmly lashed on it so that nothing could drop off however much it might be jarred and dangled in crossing crevasses. Travels in Alaska He simply took a case of hardtack in his arms and darted toward the trenches. The Rough Riders But water and hardtack were easily accessible, and Alan, taking the first two cans at hand, found happily that they contained sardines and veal loaf. The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure Our troops carried hardtack and canned roast beef. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition "I'll leave you the teapot, of course," said Billy, taking a dozen hardtack and one tin of sardines. The Shagganappi He was busily pouring square hardtack down the throat of a saddle-bag a Cuban soldier held open before him. Ranson's Folly Usually we received full rations of bacon and hardtack. The Rough Riders Cold potted chicken and baked beans served on wooden plates with hardtack and water, and sweet chocolate for dessert, was the simple meal, but it tasted like a feast. The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure Bacon and hardtack for seventeen consecutive days, after three weeks of travel ration, do not form the most appetizing diet in the world. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition Unable longer to withstand his gnawing hunger, Tom secured for himself a large round hardtack, and with this he tried to ward off the pangs of starvation. The Winds of Chance They still had some hardtack, but of meat and coffee there was none. The Adventures of a Boy Reporter But bacon and hardtack make poor food for men toiling and fighting in trenches under the midsummer sun of the tropics. The Rough Riders This, with hardtack and some preserved fruit, they thought was enough, for they were determined not to disturb the carefully packed provisions that were to be carried in the balloon. The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure Their food on transport consisted of the travel ration: canned roast beef, canned baked beans, canned tomatoes, and hardtack, with coffee, were the components. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition The tea was gulped, the hardtack swallowed, and the travelers were under way again almost before their sweaty bodies had begun to chill. The Winds of Chance What we ate consisted of canned beef, hardtack, canned beans and tomatoes with coffee twice a day. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom The hardtack, however, was often mouldy, so that parts of cases, and even whole cases, could not be used. The Rough Riders Uriah prepared for us some hot tea and hardtack, and gave us our bearings. The Lure of the Labrador Wild The members of the detachment had picked up their haversacks on leaving El Poso, and now began to nibble pieces of hardtack. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition He was followed shortly by the Indian, who from a sack drew out bacon, hardtack, and tea, and, with cooking utensils produced from another sack, speedily prepared supper. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail There is plenty of tobacco here and the way we get it is to give one hardtack for a cigar. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom One bullet, however, passed through the case of hardtack just before he disappeared with it into the trench. The Rough Riders George made coffee, which he passed around with hardtack to everybody. The Lure of the Labrador Wild A bullet broke a piece of hardtack which a man was lifting to his mouth; without even stopping in the act of lifting it to his mouth, he ate the piece, with a jest. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition They foraged around, and finally found a restaurant with a sleepy old German behind the counter, and procured some coffee, which they drank to wash down their hardtack. Main-Travelled Roads To offset this, however, the boys had fine sea bathing, good opportunities for sailing parties, and the best of fresh fish with which to leaven their rations of salt horse and hardtack. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom Half the wagons laden with hardtack that had traveled the first stages with them had been captured by Cossacks, the other half had gone on ahead. War and Peace We again served hardtack and coffee to all, and at five o'clock were once more on our way. The Lure of the Labrador Wild He poured out his hardtack, and it was equally distributed among the members of the detachment, each man's share amounting to two pieces. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition He ate some hardtack, sauced with wild berries, when he reached the summit of the ridge, and sat there for some time, looking down into his home coulee. Main-Travelled Roads In the only room of the church we found a representative of the Red Cross Association dealing out hardtack and flour to the hungry multitude. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom One and all, from the cook to Buckwheat, they swear they have no knowledge of any food for’ard, save the small supply in the galley and the barrel of hardtack in the forecastle. The Mutiny of the Elsinore By the light of the brilliant moon we made coffee, called George and Steve and ate our breakfast of cold salmon and hardtack. The Lure of the Labrador Wild Old-fashioned miner scrubs along on hardtack and beans, and saves up a little money to go home and see relations. Drift from Two Shores "I guess it's one more meal o' hardtack f'r me," said Smith. Main-Travelled Roads A box of hardtack and a piece of fat bacon thrown on the ground has been considered enough for the soldiers and officers who are in the trenches. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom A barrel of good hardtack stands always open in the forecastle. The Mutiny of the Elsinore All he was able to eat was some hardtack dipped in tea. The Lure of the Labrador Wild While he was doing this, a shot struck his haversack, and the men all laughed at the sight of the flying hardtack. Hero Tales from American History He would stand guard-duty, mosquitoes, hardtack, treat, and fire with equally perfect unanimity. Options I certainly do long sometimes for the good pumpkin and apple pies which I used to have at home, and confess that a little apple sauce would make my hardtack a little more savory. Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp |
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