Saltines
July 12, 2007 by Marye Audet
Filed under Breads, Quick Breads
The day I discovered homemade saltine crackers I was hooked on them…No more Zesta or Nabisco for me!
Crackers have a long and fascinating history…If you will recall the Israelites had matzah as they set out for their journey from Egypt…they had been instructed by God to make bread without leavening…In 1801 Josioah Bent of Massachusetts apparently got busy and distracted and over baked biscuits, turning them into crispy breads which he named crackers due to the crackling sound that they made. The first crackers as we know them were made in Vermont in 1828..and I guess they have just …read more
