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?

On 1/18/2015 7:09 PM, 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?
>
Knock yourself out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_cracker

Originally served with oyster stew and chowders in the New England states.

Jill

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

On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 4:10:57 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:15:22 -0500, Brooklyn1 >
> wrote:
>

> >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?

I assume you grew up in a country without the Three Stooges. Here is
the origin tale:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgobhvwb4nM