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The lack of perishable ingredients and moisture became essential for survival at sea, prompting the use of methods like drying biscuits in lofts over ovens, guaranteeing their resistance to mold and spoilage.
To create hardtack today, the basic ingredients required are a simple combination of flour and water—about four cups of flour and one cup of water—yielding either four larger biscuits or eight smaller ones. Notably, adding salt is unnecessary, as maritime life was saturated with salty components.