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by afarrell 2008 days ago
I think I'd need to have serious craving for carbohydrates in order to bring myself to eat 2-month-old bread.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sa...

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Hard enough bread keeps for years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardtack

Yeah it's not that palatable, but we're talking about a survival strategy. It's biscuit or death.

The bread would likely be frozen and thawed. It's fine. Historically Arctic peoples often bought bread in bulk and thawed it as needed.