The lowly soda cracker, also known as a saltine cracker.......it has been around for a long time. Unlike a multitude of other food products that have come and gone, these square munchies haven't changed one bit. Well, I think a low-salt version is available but if I can't have the original-recipe taste, then forget it!
Not all saltine crackers are created equal, however. Different brands have a slightly different tweak to their recipes. In general, I find the generic crackers to be substandard to what my palette requires. There is but one brand that has the flavor that I favor.
When I was a child, even into my teens, living at home with my parents, saltine crackers and milk were always a fallback meal if nothing else was prepared or available. I can still see my dad and I crumbling a dozen or so crackers into a large bowl or mug, adding milk and eagerly digging in. Some flavor memories never fade.
Today, my saltine crackers served another purpose. About sixteen hours ago, the flu found its way into my body and has camped out there all day.....in fact, it is still in residence. Good ole' saltine crackers have been one food that has agreed with my upset 'biosphere'. They may be at the bottom of many a modern-day palette preference, but they are still life-savers when the tummy is a-turnin'.
Be sure to stock up on your own supply of the kitchen's own pharmacological miracle - Soda/saltine crackers! I hope you do not need them!
Ancora imparo
