Makes about 30
    3-1/2   cups  flour, all-purpose
      1/2   cup   wheat germ
    1-3/4   tsp   baking soda
      1/2   tsp   cream of tartar
    1       tsp   salt
    2       tbsp  dark corn syrup
    1-1/2   cups  buttermilk
      1/4   cup   butter or margarine
    1       cup   currants, raisins, or fruitmix (or any combination.  Optional)

Method:
o  Mix all dry ingredients.

o  Combine 1/4 cup of melted butter, syrup, and buttermilk.  Mix into dry 
   ingredients.  Knead the dough for a few minutes.
	 
o  Bake on greased cookie sheet in a pre-heated oven for 20 minutes at 375 °F
   till firm and golden brown.  
   Brush top with melted butter.
	 
The History of Bannock:
Bannock is an old bread-like recipe from the old pioneer days and was basically
made with any kind of flour and water only.  All the other ingredients were 
optional.
Most people used instead of butter and fat they had, lard, bacon fat, oil, or 
any other fatty stuff to keep warm for the winter and supply the body with 
enough energy.  They added salt if possible, and to give the bread some more 
flavor they added whatever their surroundings had to offer, berries, eggs,
cheese.  Sometimes they even were able to add milk instead of water.

In short, we also can make bannock with whatever we have available, but all that
is really needed is flour and a bit of water.
On your next camping or campfire outing, try to make bannock from just that, 
flour and water and make it thick enough so you can wrap the dough around the 
top of a stick and cook it above the hot ashes like you would with marshmellows, 
but then a little slower to give the dough enough time to bake.  
Try to find something your surroundings has to offer and add that to your dough.

Everybody should at least know how to make bannock.  It may come in handy some
time.  Have fun!