Lt 's better than hardtack and gruel , that 's for sure .

这个肯定比硬面饼和稀粥强。

If it was too wet to light a fire , they had to subsist on hardtack biscuits and cold sowbelly doused in vinegar .

要是天气太潮生不起火来，他们就只能以饼干和蘸着醋的腌肉充饥。