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#172695 - 05/04/09 05:23 PM Petrified Bannock
CANOEDOGS Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 1853
Loc: MINNESOTA

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--

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#172698 - 05/04/09 05:50 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: CANOEDOGS]
dougwalkabout Offline
Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3219
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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?


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#172699 - 05/04/09 06:00 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: dougwalkabout]
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
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?

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#172700 - 05/04/09 06:13 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
benjammin Offline
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Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
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...
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#172706 - 05/04/09 07:00 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
dougwalkabout Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3219
Loc: Alberta, Canada
Egads, you're right!

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#172722 - 05/04/09 09:32 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: dougwalkabout]
Art_in_FL Offline
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Registered: 09/01/07
Posts: 2432
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.

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#172732 - 05/04/09 11:26 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: CANOEDOGS]
ironraven Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
I say eat it.

psst... I call dibs on his cook gear.
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#172736 - 05/04/09 11:39 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: ironraven]
oldsoldier Offline
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Registered: 11/25/06
Posts: 742
Loc: MA
My mom made brownies once, that were likely as hard as those things look...
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#172737 - 05/04/09 11:51 PM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: oldsoldier]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2846
Loc: La-USA
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!
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#172745 - 05/05/09 01:17 AM Re: Petrified Bannock [Re: wildman800]
kd7fqd Offline
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Registered: 08/07/05
Posts: 359
Loc: Saratoga Springs,Utah,USA
Wildman You do know that when bored you can use "C" rats pound cake and biscuits as "skipping stones"LOL

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