# There is not one single thing wrong with buttered saltines. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091 "2012-10-28T01:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/41 "2012-10-29T14:30:41Z")
I love saltines plain. I love them even more with butter. I love them even more buttered and broken up in Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. I think that is my favorite easy comfort food. In all cases, a glass of milk is required. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/42 "2012-10-29T14:36:09Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > I read the title as buttered **satellites**. > > I was very confused. Mmmmmm, buttered satellites… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/43 "2012-10-29T14:45:08Z")
> [@Archergal](#): > > I submit that saltines and mayonnaise are also delicious. Seconded. It may sound crazy but if you’ve never tried it, check it out. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/44 "2012-10-29T14:49:31Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > They only have butter on them instead of something with some actual flavor. Wot? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/45 "2012-10-29T15:44:50Z")
When I was young and broke, I had many a meal of Saltines and mustard. It wasn’t bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/46 "2012-10-29T16:18:58Z")
Haven’t had buttered saltines in years, but I remember loving them as a kid. Might have to buy a box of saltines and give it a whirl. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/47 "2012-10-29T16:20:42Z")
I never thought to butter them. When I was little I used to make a snack of saltines and honey, though. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/48 "2012-10-29T16:21:23Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > with peanut butter they are a meal. Or a meal ready to eat. That was always my favorite MRE…saltines and peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/49 "2012-10-29T16:57:25Z")
I enjoy them with Ramen noodles. Just float the cracker on top until it soaks up the soupy goodness and scarf away! ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/50 "2012-10-29T21:18:07Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I remember when saltines made such that four were joined together in a super saltine. Oh GOD, I miss those! :(:(☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/51 "2012-10-29T21:35:53Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I remember when saltines made such that four were joined together in a super saltine. You had to be careful when buttering them that you didn’t snap them apart. That was a skill when the only butter available was hard butter in stick form. I don’t know why, but the kind that were four together like this, I swear they tasted better. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/52 "2012-10-29T22:18:09Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > 1. They are saltines; i.e., the most tasteless cracker on the face of the earth. > 2. They only have butter on them instead of something with some actual flavor. I have a feeling you put hot sauce on everything. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/53 "2012-10-29T22:23:38Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I don’t know why, but the kind that were four together like this, I swear they tasted better. That’s because they did! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/54 "2012-10-30T02:38:53Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > I eat Saltines with Butter all the time. I don’t care if the butter is salted or unsalted, however, I do prefer the taste of salted butter. I have not tried Saltines with Peanut Butter. I will buy a box of Saltines tomomrrow and I will try this. > [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Many crackers taste good with peanut butter. Saltines and Ritz and Townhouse. One time when I was in the hospital, I was given peanut butter and graham crackers. I was :dubious: at first, but I knew that I would have a low blood sugar episode later if I didn’t eat something, so I tried it. And then I was :). ALIENS!!! I KNEW IT! I _knew_ creatures from another planet were walking around here pretending to be like us! You have had saltines or graham crackers in your possession but never ate them with peanut butter? You must be from another planet. It’s just that simple. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/55 "2012-10-30T03:14:04Z")
In my family, when we wanted to eat peanut butter on crackers, we ate them on Ritz crackers by preference, and on saltines if we didn’t have Ritz available. I mean, we just couldn’t conceive of anything better than PB on Ritz. And I tend to not like sweet and savory combinations. I like PB&J sandwiches, true, but it just never occurred to me to put PB on grahams. Or on apple slices, for that matter, though apparently that’s common. But once I was introduced to PB on grahams, I found them quite to my liking. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/56 "2012-10-30T04:38:35Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I have a feeling you put hot sauce on everything. I have to say, buttered saltines with a bit of hot sauce sounds _fantastic_. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/57 "2012-10-30T04:55:49Z")
Or even unbuttered. Though those pesky holes do present somewhat of a problem for the more liquidous hot sauces. Just sayin. Oh, and here’s another frugal gourmet tip. Do you love raw oysters on saltines with lots of cocktail sauce (and or hot sauce too) or perhaps some horseradish? Tastes almost as good without the oyster, much cheaper, and you don’t have to worry about getting hepatitis or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091/58 "2012-10-30T05:17:21Z")
[dundee] Saltines aye, You call that a cracker? Now This…THIS is a cracker. [http://www.travels.com/Cms/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/30705/fotolia1478918XS-main\_Full.jpg](http://www.travels.com/Cms/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/30705/fotolia1478918XS-main_Full.jpg) [/dundee] …why did I even think there be a COOL Matzos pic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-not-one-single-thing-wrong-with-buttered-saltines/639091.md?page=2)