It has been suggested that Cocket bread be merged into this article. This article needs additional anzac biscuits recipe for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The name is derived from “tack”, the British sailor slang for food. The introduction of the baking of processed cereals, including the creation of flour, provided a more reliable source of food. As the biscuits would soften and become more palatable with time due to exposure to humidity and other weather elements, the bakers of the time made biscuits as hard as possible.
