# Biscuits

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscuits/673358>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 7, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscuits/673358 "2013-11-07T20:52:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biscuits/673358/41 "2013-11-12T01:10:34Z")

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> [@Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](#):
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> Looks like a recipe for [beaten biscuits](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaten_biscuit), rather than the regular kind.

That’s hardtack. What he was describing were raised, flaky biscuits.

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