# The humble saltine cracker **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712 "2018-02-28T00:47:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/121 "2018-03-28T22:58:38Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I am going to have to sneakily observe. I have a funny feeling that he may put the whole thing in his mouth in one bite. Seems physically impossible. Yes, this needs data, observation, and documentation. We have much to learn from the experienced cracker eaters. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/122 "2018-03-29T01:37:59Z")
Saltines? Yuck, Club crackers or ritz at a minimum. I think the last time I ate anything remotely like a saltine was the unsalted broken up ones at communion, and even that was ages ago. In soup? Never. All I do, if anything, with soup is dunk bread in it, no crackers. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/123 "2018-03-29T11:12:00Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I don’t get it either! I need the symmetry of two saltines, each with the salt facing out, and one layer of PB. I was afraid to look too closely, but I believe this was > > Top: Saltine, salt facing down > Layer PB > Middle saltine, salt facing down > Layer PB > Bottom saltine, salt facing up > > It seems too unwieldy, especially once the crax start cracking. Does he employ a PA? If so, the obvious work-around would involve the personal assistant quartering the cracker sandwich using a sharp knife or cleaver. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/124 "2018-03-29T21:24:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Nobody likes an uppity cracker. I prefer the term Caucasian-American, thank you very much. (I can’t believe no one else came back with this!) Campbell’s Chicken Noodle soup and a big handful of crushed saltines is also my favorite comfort/sick day food. My mother always buttered her saltines. I don’t as often as I used to. My husband thinks it’s weird, but it’s delicious. Saltines are good with pretty much any topping. It’s what they’re for! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/125 "2018-03-29T22:29:08Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Does he employ a PA? If so, the obvious work-around would involve the personal assistant quartering the cracker sandwich using a sharp knife or cleaver. He seemed vaguely angry that I was even looking in the direction of, let alone commenting on, his crax so I think a PA would be out of the question. Plus he’s stingy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/126 "2018-03-29T23:53:15Z")
> [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by ThelmaLou > > Nobody likes an uppity cracker. > > I prefer the term Caucasian-American, thank you very much. > (I can’t believe no one else came back with this!) I thought someone would, too. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/127 "2018-04-08T03:20:31Z")
Well, ThelmaLou, I was at another Asian market today and checked out the saltines. They had a different selection and I actually bought what is probably the nicest looking saltine I have ever seen. They are “Spirulina Scallion Saltines”. The picture of them shows them just covered with big chunks of green onions. Here is a link to a different brand but they look the same: > **[Not Found | HKTVmall The Largest HK Shopping Platform](https://www.hktvmall.com/hktv/en/main/eFoodWorld/s/H0821001/Supermarket/Supermarket/Snacks-%26-Desserts/Biscuits/Crackers/Soda-CrackerScallion-Spirulina/p/H0821001_S_4712883830549)** > > HKTV Mall When I looked up spirulina I realized I had looked at it before as Andrew Zimmern had tried this superfood on the show. The crackers come 3 to a foil pack and are very tasty. No substitute for the simple Premium, but nice by themselves. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/128 "2018-04-08T03:37:15Z")
Oooo, that sounds good. We have a major international grocery store here and also specific ones for Middle Eastern, Indian, and Japanese groceries. Might have to start making the rounds. The saltines and their variations shall inherit the earth! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712/129 "2018-04-09T03:39:58Z")
I’m reminded of one of my favorite lunches at work. There used to be nacho [cheese spread in a plastic tube](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F14%2Fd0%2F57%2F14d0574fb52e332638dc674d19eefc5a.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F46443439877137278%2F&docid=WRXsmspmiHf2nM&tbnid=90vgkVrc9wa7AM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjB9MXzoKzaAhUL5oMKHavkAdMQMwg7KAYwBg..i&w=365&h=500&bih=545&biw=1024&q=spread%20cheese%20tube%20kraft&ved=0ahUKEwjB9MXzoKzaAhUL5oMKHavkAdMQMwg7KAYwBg&iact=mrc&uact=8). It looked like a sausage, with a cap in the middle of the tube. Many’s the time I would put my feet up and make little cracker sandwiches and do my cryptic crosswords. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-saltine-cracker/809712.md?page=6)