The news that, after 106 years, Captain Scott’s fruitcake was found by the Antarctic Heritage Trust and ‘smelled edible’, raises the question: are there other foods that have similar staying power?
The answer is, yes, several. | More…
The news that, after 106 years, Captain Scott’s fruitcake was found by the Antarctic Heritage Trust and ‘smelled edible’, raises the question: are there other foods that have similar staying power?
The answer is, yes, several. | More…
ship’s biscut/hardtack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyjcJUGuFVg
pemmican https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_vLuMobHCI&t=4s
parched corn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CmRUxqxG7Q
portable soup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fE5KzvOZRk&t=5s
(portable soup prepared for the lewis and clark expedition but not sent was found in the Smithsonian. still completely edible after 200 years)