If you are going hiking, biking, or even camping in a rural area and want to have some emergency food rations, this is cheap, easy to make, and doesn’t take up a lot of room in your pack and lasts for years. I have seen articles that says it can have a shelf life of 50 years. Here is the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tblsp powdered milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp olive oil
Directions
Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix. You can use a stand or hand mixer if you want. If not you can just mix with a fork. Now roll out into 1/3 inch sheet and cut into crackers. Then take the blunt side of a bamboo skewer or something similar and make impressions (as shown in the picture). Put onto a non-stick baking sheet, no need for oil, and bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. They should be lightly browned as shown in the picture. These were a staple army ration during civil war times and used during long sea voyages due to their ability to last for a long time without refrigeration.