Ships buiscuit
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Fr J Hackett
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Couldn't give a toss as in how far is that rock off.
veshengro
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In the1960's part of the provisions in a ship's lifeboat included 16 ozs of ship's biscuit, as well as 16 ozs sweetened condensed milk, 16 ozs of Barley Sugar 'sweets' and a water ration for each person for which the boat was certified. Usually such life boat provisions were replaced when the ship was in port taking on normal stores, fresh water etc: but on at least one occasion I helped replace boat rations after we had sailed. The biscuits were in square sealed tins. The replaced tinned milk and Barley Sugar soon disappeared into the Mess Room and an experiment with the biscuit was to make up powered milk (no fresh milk aboard) put the biscuit in a tea towel and bash it up into small pieces and put it into the milk with some sugar and let it soak.
The biscuits I remember were made by Huntley and Palmer and the milky porridge? Well I've eaten worse grub.
The biscuits I remember were made by Huntley and Palmer and the milky porridge? Well I've eaten worse grub.
AntarcticPilot
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In 1972, lifeboat biscuits were part of our supplies on an expedition to Svalbard. I became quite partial to them
johnalison
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I have seen the world’s oldest ships biscuit still going in a cabinet in the castle at Helsingor (=Elsinore). I think it was from around 1840.
Kukri
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In 1974 in Ny-Alesund we swapped rations and paperbacks with your successors and thereby acquired some. I also came to like them.
Beales sold some Danish ones when they had their shop in Shaftesbury Avenue; they were OK but a bit sweet.
AntarcticPilot
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I remember them tasting a bit like a table water biscuit, but hard enough to be gnawed at!
Wansworth
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Here in Galicia ships buiscuits are for sale under the name Marineras,very nice,long lasting
