THE CRACKER NAME GAME!

   SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023

THE CRACKER NAME GAME!

  What's in a name? Shakespeare

asked that question and sometimes

the answers may surprise you! Take

the Graham cracker for instance.

It's actually named after a man!

An evangelical minister, Sylvester

Graham, created the recipe for the

cracker in 1829. How about oyster

crackers. There's no oysters in them.

But at one time oysters were very

inexpensive and the cracker was

very popular with the stew made

from them. Then there was the fact

that the cracker had a resemblance

to an oyster shell. Hence they became

known as oyster crackers. Of the two,

however, the Graham cracker is most

everyone's favorite. Especially when

combined with some marshmallows

and chocolate to create S'mores,

a name that's just "Cracker Jack"

with most folks. Hope you're

enjoying your crackers, whatever

kind, and that all your NEWS is 

good!