Sowbelly and hard tack

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Sowbelly and hard tack

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I tend to read a lot of western novels and Ive noticed that by and large most of the characters in these books eat A LOT of sow belly and hard tack. This made me curious as to how realistic that is? I know that heavily salted pork can last for quite some time and hard tack is darn near immortal if kept dry. Thoughts?
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In the 1860's I personally never ate that stuff. :lol:
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Some of the fellers on the muzzleloading boards who do living history do travel or "trek" with sowbelly, or salt pork. I have had very estimable hardtack as well as hardtack that truly required dunking in coffee or soup in order to edible. Been a while since I baked up a mess. Then there is the matter of corn dodgers, corn meal, salt pork fat, salt and water all mooshed together and cooked on some kind of iron surface, whether it be a skillet, a shovel or a hoe.
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I made some hard tack and then let his simmer in bac9n grease. It was pretty good
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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:08 am Some of the fellers on the muzzleloading boards who do living history do travel or "trek" with sowbelly, or salt pork. I have had very estimable hardtack as well as hardtack that truly required dunking in coffee or soup in order to edible. Been a while since I baked up a mess. Then there is the matter of corn dodgers, corn meal, salt pork fat, salt and water all mooshed together and cooked on some kind of iron surface, whether it be a skillet, a shovel or a hoe.
Lard or butter ain't too shabby either. Hoe Cakes 8)
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Don't forget they washed it all down with Arbuckles coffee!
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JHarold wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 12:36 pm Don't forget they washed it all down with Arbuckles coffee!
Followed by gobs of Blue Bell ice cream

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