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brooklyn1

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:09:01 -0600, wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:15:22 -0500, Brooklyn1 >
>wrote:
>
>>On 16 Jan 2015 20:31:06 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>>.....and homemade saltines.
>>>
>>>It's Winter and I plan on a lotta soups n' beans and stuff. So, I
>>>love good ol' saltines in my soups/stews and plan to make my own. Any
>>>advice?
>>
>>A heck of a lot of work and will cost more than store bought... and
>>won't be nearly the same as store bought. And oyster crackers and
>>saltines are two entirely different things... check bulk sellers... I
>>used to buy them from the local Hispanic market in five pound tins for
>>cheap
>
>I've always wondered why they are called 'OYSTER' crackers?
>Anyone know?

If you possessed more than two functioning brain cells and/or wasn't
such a lazy fat ass you could have searched <history of oyster
crackers>. Where do these newbie nebish know nothings come from...
Poland of course... from now on you're on your own, Ski.
http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-an-oy...ligence-214858