[To Wit!] Oyster? I hardly know 'er!

[sidebernie]

Oyster crackers. They're fairly ubiquitous, especially in New England. I've been eating them for years, especially in chowders and the like. Eventually, it occurred to me to wonder why they're called oyster crackers-- they're certainly not made from oysters, after all, the way oyster sauce is

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[rolypolypony]

I love those things - I can eat them by the bag!!

[sidebernie]

Yeah, me too. Or at least the Significant Fraction of Bag.

[lietya]

Now this is relevant to my interests! I eat those by themselves all the time, and I've always wondered...

[sidebernie]

Lasers!

[bill_sheehan]

We recently bought some boxes of Westminster oyster crackers (once upon a time made in Westminster, Massachusetts, but now made in Rutland, Vermont). There's really not much to them - just seven ingredients, says Westminster, but they're delicious all by their onesies.

[sidebernie]

I'm starting to get the impression that none of my friends actually put these in soup, which is kind of a shame, because they're surprisingly good that way.