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Hardtack (or hard tack) is a type of dense cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. It is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages, land migrations, and military campaigns. [ 1 ]
Operation Hardtack I was a series of 35 nuclear tests conducted by the United States from April 28 to August 18 in 1958 at the Pacific Proving Grounds. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] : 212 At the time of testing, the Operation Hardtack I test series included more nuclear detonations than the total of prior nuclear explosions in the Pacific Ocean.
His company later sold the original hardtack crackers used by troops during the Civil War. [4] His grandson, George H. Bent, built the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame factory building at 7 Pleasant Street. The top two levels of the factory retain the historic signage and were where the cookies and other baked goods were made; the storefront was at ...
Operation Hardtack II [1] was a series of 37 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1958 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Argus series and preceded the Operation Nougat series. With test moratoriums on the horizon, American weapons labs rushed out many new designs.
The Crown Pilot cracker is Nabisco's oldest recipe, which was acquired with their purchase of a bakery in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The recipe was originally created by John Pearson of Newburyport [2] in 1792 for producing seagoing biscuits. [1] [3] The cracker was discontinued once before in 1996 by Nabisco.
English: Crater created by the Cactus shot of Operation Hardtack I.The 18-kt detonation occurred on 5 May 1958 on Runit Island, Enewetak Atoll.The crater had a diameter of 105 meters and a maximum depth of 11 meters with a 2.5 to 4-meter lip.
5. 1933 Old Taylor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in Box. Image courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and San Rafael Auction Gallery. Sold for: $1,800.
"Hard Tack, Come Again No More" is an American Civil War-era parody of the song "Hard Times, Come Again No More." First called "Hard Crackers, Come Again No More!" , it is a sarcastic complaint about the quality of some of the provisions provided by military contractors, specifically hardtack . [ 2 ]