Looked it up, and hardtack is what I thought, basically flour and water crackers. And that is what I thought lembas was. Not that I've ever read Tolkien, obviously.

hardtack is what I thought, basically flour and water crackers.

So, like... comnunion wafers? Wait, those have salt too....

Hardtack can have salt, too. I think the main difference from communion wafers is the lack of holiness. And wafers are thin.

No, I meant movie lembas. What they used in the movies was a type of shortbread. Apparently tasty, as everybody on set seemed to be eating it.

Oy. I generally pay my credit card bill online. It was due today. I swear I paid it last night. But now, my checking account doesn't reflect it, and the credit card website says that I logged in last night, but has my last payment as last month. Do I assume that it's just taking a while to go through and wait until tomorrow, or do I pay it again and risk paying double and having something bounce? (And actually, I just realized that it'll count either tonight or tomorrow as "late," so I think I'll wait. Or should I do something else?)

The thing I hate about communion wafers is that they are so thin and dry they tend to stick to the roof of your mouth. Then all you can do is think, "Shit, I have Jesus stuck to the roof of my mouth!"

Or should I do something else?

Call customer service? They might waive the late fee.

Thanks, Beverly. It's funny that the fictional thing, that the actors had to describe using a real thing, now explains what that real thing is.

My eyes are closing. I'm off to home (one question first draft finished. I'm way behind, but can't move forward without sleeping in between). Night, everybody!

Shortbread is a cookie made of butter, flour and sugar. It's very "short," i.e., it has a high proportion of shortening to flour.

Hardtack is similar to matzos.

Lembas is made by elves, and is very nutritious and lasts forever.

'Night/bye Nilly!