Cookie’s Cookbook – Ship’s Biscuit

Try making ship’s biscuit – it’s got to be the simplest recipe in Cookie’s Cookbook,
but also one of the most important!

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Try out the meals and desserts that Cookie prepared aboard the New Adventure

This latest recipe is for ship’s biscuit, the hard, unleavened bread that had such a central role in the diets of sailors and soldiers alike for centuries. Try the recipe Emma has transcribed and then read up on the history behind this staple of the Age of Sail.

Cooking and baking is all about STEM / STEAM – measurement, chemistry, experimentation, process improvement, technology, craft, and artistry! Best of all there is (usually) something tasty to eat at the end. Download Cookie’s recipes from here