Pantry Specials are great ingredients that find
their way into my pantry from time to time, but not all the time. In
this occasional series of short posts, you'll find information and
recipes for foods that might not be on your local supermarket's
shelves, but are available online.
In America, it's hard to imagine a place where you can't find Ritz crackers in every supermarket and corner store, yet I seldom keep them in my pantry. Since 1935, a year after they were test-marketed in Baltimore and Philadelphia, the round, scallop-edged crackers, salted on the top side and flaky on the inside, have been sold nationwide. Topped with peanut butter, they're a favorite afterschool snack for kids, but when crushed or ground, Ritz crackers work much like Cheddar cheese-y, buttery bread crumbs, in stuffings or as a coating.
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