......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?

nb

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

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

On 1/16/2015 3:31 PM, 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?
>
> nb
>
I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.

Jill

On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:

> I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.

I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup. Could you
please direct me to the newsgroup that occasionally actually discusses
cooking?

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.
>
> I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup. Could you
> please direct me to the newsgroup that occasionally actually discusses
> cooking?
>
> nb

you asked for advice and were given advice.


stolen for you:


2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. milk
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Combine the dry ingredients, cut in the butter, then stir in the milk. Round
into a ball and knead for few strokes. Divide dough into several pieces and
roll out very thin on a floured board. Lay sheets on ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with salt and prick with a fork. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares with a
sharp knife or pizza cutter. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or
until lightly browned.

notbob wrote:
>
> On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> > I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.
>
> I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup. Could you
> please direct me to the newsgroup that occasionally actually discusses
> cooking?

LOL! Not this one, nb

G.

On 1/17/2015 10:16 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.
>
> I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup. Could you
> please direct me to the newsgroup that occasionally actually discusses
> cooking?
>
> nb
>
Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
make crackers from scratch. Saltines; I docked the crackers with a
fork. I even made parmesan crackers. In the end, for me, it wasn't
worth the effort just to have crackers for soup. I made them as snacks
for a party. Even then, wasn't worth the effort.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/17/2015 10:16 AM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.
>>
>> I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup. Could you
>> please direct me to the newsgroup that occasionally actually discusses
>> cooking?
>>
>> nb
>>
> Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
> make crackers from scratch. Saltines; I docked the crackers with a fork.
> I even made parmesan crackers. In the end, for me, it wasn't worth the
> effort just to have crackers for soup. I made them as snacks for a party.
> Even then, wasn't worth the effort.
>
> Jill

If you had the Usenet to post to back then, we could have all told you so
and saved you the trouble!

On 2015-01-18, jmcquown > wrote:

> Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
> make crackers from scratch.

What did you expect in a consumer economy/society? How does a
vendor placate its irate customers? By giving them more to consume,
of course!

nb

On 1/18/2015 9:15 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-01-18, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
>> make crackers from scratch.
>
> What did you expect in a consumer economy/society? How does a
> vendor placate its irate customers? By giving them more to consume,
> of course!
>
> nb
>
Uh... what? Good answer, wrong thread.

Jill

On 2015-01-18 9:15 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-01-18, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
>> make crackers from scratch.
>
> What did you expect in a consumer economy/society? How does a
> vendor placate its irate customers? By giving them more to consume,
> of course!
>

I was in a bind a few years ago. I used to live liver pate on crackers
with a Manhattan and had favourite herbed pate. One day I was munching
away and suddenly had the most horrible taste in my mouth. It was vile.
I was tempted to take it back or to write to the company. Then I
thought that their response would probably be to send me coupons for
their product. Thanks but no thanks, it was so awful that I lost my
taste for it.

On 2015-01-17 11:41 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
> make crackers from scratch. Saltines; I docked the crackers with a
> fork. I even made parmesan crackers. In the end, for me, it wasn't
> worth the effort just to have crackers for soup. I made them as snacks
> for a party. Even then, wasn't worth the effort.
>


It sounds like making past. Never mind the cost of the machine, by the
time you factor in the cost of the eggs and flour, you aren't saving
much. Then consider the work and mess. I have done it a half dozen
times and I can tell you that store bought pasta, even fresh pasta, is a
bargain.

On 1/18/2015 11:13 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-01-17 11:41 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Hate to tell you this, but some 30 years ago I actually took the time to
>> make crackers from scratch. Saltines; I docked the crackers with a
>> fork. I even made parmesan crackers. In the end, for me, it wasn't
>> worth the effort just to have crackers for soup. I made them as snacks
>> for a party. Even then, wasn't worth the effort.
>>
>
> It sounds like making past. Never mind the cost of the machine

What machine? I used a rolling pin, a sheet pan and a fork. I thought
it would be fun to make crackers. One try was enough. They tasted good
but was not worth the effort.

>, by the time you factor in the cost of the eggs and flour, you aren't saving
> much. Then consider the work and mess. I have done it a half dozen
> times

I did make a mess in the kitchen.

> and I can tell you that store bought pasta, even fresh pasta, is a
> bargain.

I tried the "fresh" refrigerated pasta from the grocery store. It's no
better than dried. Some people will claim making pasta from scratch is
worth the effort. Not so unless you eat a lot of pasta. I don't.

Jill

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On 17 Jan 2015 15:16:11 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.
>>
>> I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup.
>
> Yep - You are in the wrong group.
>
> You know damned-well that nobody in rec.food.cooking could care less
> about making saltines(tm). And you have really no desire to do it
> yourself, either.
>
> -sw

I have made my own saltines and I have posted about it here. I have tried
two different recipes, neither of which bear any resemblance to the saltines
that you can buy. I have to avoid barley and the good tasting ones that you
can buy have barley flour in them. I did buy some kind of organic ones with
no barley flour but they were really pretty stale tasting despite them not
being expired.

I will not post the recipes here again. I know I posted at least one of
them but to me they were almost akin to hardtack. Very good flavor but
otherwise not so great.

I have made successful crackers. One was a gluten free recipe that had
finely chopped onion in it. But it was too much work to get a measly 10
crackers from it.

My quest for making good wheat based crackers continues. Many of the
recipes I see call for dairy or egg and I can't use those either. But if I
do manage to find something good, I will post the recipe. I have yet to use
the new rolling pins that I bought. Meanwhile, I stocked up on the Social
Snackers from TJ's. They work for me.

If a person has no food issues then I can't see why they would bother to
make crackers, other than perhaps just to see if they could do it. Which is
sometimes why I actually cook/bake some things.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 02:25:03 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> If a person has no food issues then I can't see why they would bother to
> make crackers, other than perhaps just to see if they could do it. Which is
> sometimes why I actually cook/bake some things.

That's what I do too. One thing I discovered was that B&M Boston
Baked Beans taste just like mine, so I can save hours of cooking and
have no leftovers to deal with when all I want is one serving of baked
beans as a side with dinner - just by opening a can.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 1/18/2015 9:41 AM, sf wrote:

> That's what I do too. One thing I discovered was that B&M Boston
> Baked Beans taste just like mine, so I can save hours of cooking and
> have no leftovers to deal with when all I want is one serving of baked
> beans as a side with dinner - just by opening a can.
>

My wife has made beans a few times, but mostly not worth the effort. You
can buy many varieties of beans too so you don't even have to doctor up
the plain ones if you want a specific type.

We don't make jelly and preserves either. Locally we can buy Trappist
brand (made by the Monks) and they are very good. For a few jars a year,
not worth the making.

I've thought about crackers just so say I did it, but never got around
to it.

OTOH, hard to find a cake as good as home made.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 02:25:03 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> If a person has no food issues then I can't see why they would bother to
>> make crackers, other than perhaps just to see if they could do it. Which
>> is
>> sometimes why I actually cook/bake some things.
>
> That's what I do too. One thing I discovered was that B&M Boston
> Baked Beans taste just like mine, so I can save hours of cooking and
> have no leftovers to deal with when all I want is one serving of baked
> beans as a side with dinner - just by opening a can.

My husband isn't a big baked bean lover but he will eat pretty much any
kind. Angela prefers the canned. I don't know why. There are few beans I
will turn down but I really do prefer my baked ones. I don't really use a
recipe but a loose formula given to me years ago by another diabetic that
involves using tons of caramelized onions for sweetness. I also add a lot
of bacon. Hers had none. I only make these once a year if that because as
beans go they are still pretty carby. I used to use Splenda in them but can
no longer use that as it is corn based.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 01:22:55 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On 17 Jan 2015 15:16:11 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> I see no point. Just buy a box of saltines at the store.
>>
>> I'm sorry. I did not realize I was in the wrong newsgroup.
>
>Yep - You are in the wrong group.
>
>You know damned-well that nobody in rec.food.cooking could care less
>about making saltines(tm). And you have really no desire to do it
>yourself, either.

If someone is into lots of soup n' crackers there are plenty of bulk
food web sites where one can buy saltines in large enough amounts to
choke a herd of elephants, and for cheap. I used to buy large tins of
crackers for export at the local Hispanic market... there were several
brands from Hispanic food companys too.
http://www.keebler.com/productdetail...KIC-1232@EN_US

On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 12:31:10 PM UTC-8, 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?
>

Reminds me of when I bought the exact hops and yeast that Anheuser-Busch
used to brew Budweiser. And by the time I was done, I had the exact same
beer, except it cost twice as much, even not counting the value of my
time.

> wrote in message
...
> On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 12:31:10 PM UTC-8, 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?
>>
>
> Reminds me of when I bought the exact hops and yeast that Anheuser-Busch
> used to brew Budweiser. And by the time I was done, I had the exact same
> beer, except it cost twice as much, even not counting the value of my
> time.

but some people would go someplace and pay through the nose for the
experience, so you are money ahead.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> 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?
>
> Yeah, screw that idea and buy 2 boxes of them for $1.50/ea at a dollar
> store and they'll last you through the year.
>
> -sw

yeah, good way to blow off the troll.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:25:41 -0800, Pico Rico wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Yeah, screw that idea and buy 2 boxes of them for $1.50/ea at a dollar
>>> store and they'll last you through the year.
>>
>> yeah, good way to blow off the troll.
>
> You know there would be at least 6 more threads he'd start even before
> he attempted them, and then one final thread declaring them a complete
> failure.
>
> Just like the infamous Fruitcake Attempt last month.
>
> -sw

Actually I don't recall that. I guess I was too focused on the DATAW
shenanigans.

On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:22:54 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz 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?
>
> Yeah, screw that idea and buy 2 boxes of them for $1.50/ea at a dollar
> store and they'll last you through the year.
>
> -sw
>
>
They're 99 cents a box at Aldi's and darn good crackers, too. No idea what their price for oyster crackers is.

On 1/17/2015 11:32 AM, wrote:
> On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:22:54 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz 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?
>>
>> Yeah, screw that idea and buy 2 boxes of them for $1.50/ea at a dollar
>> store and they'll last you through the year.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>>
> They're 99 cents a box at Aldi's and darn good crackers, too. No idea what their price for oyster crackers is.
>
Family Dollar sells oysterettes crackers, 1 lb. bag for 99 cents.

Jill