if you want a survival food that will last and last,try bannock..the old trappers standby bread.the bit in the photo was made in 1991--i checked my canoeing log book just to refresh myself on the date.on the last nite of a two week solo trip i used up the last of the bannock mix and made a whopper to serve as part of the lunch for the all day paddle back to the car..too much to eat all of i found the remains in my boat bag when i got back home and rather than toss it i put it in a cup on a high shelf.when i moved a few years ago it went into a box and was found the other day when i was digging deep for gear to take on this springs trip..eat it??--incase in plastic?
toss??--send to the Smithsonian??..anyway--make bannock and never go hungry--

I suppose you could varnish it and mount it on a plaque. It's too big for a good-luck charm on your key ring.

I suppose its edibility depends on what fats, if any, were used to make it. Most will go rancid over time. Even the natural fats in whole-wheat flour go rancid. But if it's just white flour, baking soda and water, and there's no mould, and you're hungry enough, you might just eat it and survive.

I think the ship's biscuits of old were fat free, except for the weevils. Tap it and see if anybody has taken up residence. Sea ditty optional.

Have you done a "sniff test" yet?

You know, I think I can see Doug's face to the right of your thumb.
We could auction if off to support the website?

Chris, it looks more like Wilson from Castaway I think.

I've never got biscuits to last so long without molding up. Even when dried out excessively, they eventually acquire enough moisture to host spores.

I doubt there's much difference between how it is now and how it was 10 years ago. I also bet you could break it up into a glass of milk and eat it. Ha! I didn't say you'd enjoy it...

Egads, you're right!

Perhaps you could keep it as a defensive weapon by throwing it at an intruder. LOL.

I like things that last a long time. I wonder how much of the longevity can be attributed to your northern location with lower temperatures and humidity. I wounder how that stuff would hold up at 35C and 100% humidity.

In my experience in those conditions things you couldn't think would get moldy do. Things like books, video tapes, leather that was stored clean, and, oddly, many plastics.

I say eat it.

psst... I call dibs on his cook gear.

My mom made brownies once, that were likely as hard as those things look...

Let's also hear it for the canned Pound Cake that was a part of "C Rations"! It was much more effective than throwing rocks when one ran out of ammo!

Wildman You do know that when bored you can use "C" rats pound cake and biscuits as "skipping stones"LOL

Mike