He crushed a hardtack biscuit, then mixed the crumbs with water and a bit of pemmican for flavoring.But each lumpy mouthful stuck in his throat.

他把饼干敲碎，用水搅和，然后用干肉饼就着，糙，无法下咽。

And, soaked in seawater, hardtack did not hold up on the hook any better than pemmican.

而且，饼干泡在水里，那光景也比肉团好不了多少。