Snack Cracker Recipes and History

Snack Cracker Recipes and History:

Recently, America has been criticized as nation of opulent folks eating expensive Triscuit snack crackers, after controversial South Park Cartoon episodes made fun of Muhammed. I agree that Tricuits are too expensive, but the whole country cannot eat them - we can't afford them!

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew Nation fled Pharaoh's army during their Exodus and could not take the time for their bread dough to rise. They baked it without yeast and made crackers that have for 6,000 years been Matzoh. How old is the invention of the cracker?

Whenever the first person thought of grinding something for flour - grains, acorns, even bones - and mixing it with water to place on a flat rock over a fire, we invented the cracker. After centuries, sailors began making crackers of flour and water to take onlong ocean travels. For a complete history and some good recipes, acces the link at the top of the article.