Ship's biscuit
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Ship's biscuit
The common seaman's ration each week in Nelson's navy was 7 lbs (3.2 kg) of ship's biscuit, 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of beef, 2 lbs (907 g) of pork, 2 pints of peas, 3 pints of oatmeal, 6 oz (180 g) of butter, and 12 oz (360 g) of cheese. However, these provisions were not fresh and often rotten after months at sea. The biscuit, also known as 'hard tack', would often contain weevils or maggots and sailors would tap their biscuits on the table to knock most of the weevils out before eating. In addition to the food, the sailor also received a gallon of beer a day.
- Image reference: D4001_1
- National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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