09-21-2005, 08:14 PM
Ships' biscuits were barely leavened small cakes made from very coarse meal. That made them wellnigh indefinitely storable (I think I still have one of the souvenir ones from Portsmouth from the early 90s - the box said you can eat it, but it isn't recommended). It also makes them hard, unpalatable, and very dense. Pretty much indestructible.
If you make your bucellatum from properly leavened bread slices, the result will not be as durable - under the best conditions it will stay palatable for a few years, but any moisture, any impact or friction, wil damage it, and if ist stays moist it will go mouldy much more quickly than a whole cake with the crust to protect it. But it is something you will actually want to eat.
If you make your bucellatum from properly leavened bread slices, the result will not be as durable - under the best conditions it will stay palatable for a few years, but any moisture, any impact or friction, wil damage it, and if ist stays moist it will go mouldy much more quickly than a whole cake with the crust to protect it. But it is something you will actually want to eat.
Der Kessel ist voll Bärks!
Volker Bach
Volker Bach
