Sentence:  During the war, while most other foreign colony groceries of Manhattan were destitute of exotic supplies, these Tartar-Espafioles managed to get certain shipments of their needed products from the Nile region (as date, palm and raisin sugars; lentil <WSD>biscuitry</WSD>; kaviar, compressed and dry; and many other items). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.