Vermont Common Crackers

Well my curiosity got the best of me and I bought these. Can not quite figure them out. They are like large harder oyster crackers. Hard to spread anything on them as they are kind of round. Suggestions for use on the carton do not inspire. Is there anything I am missing about these crackers? Any ideas for eating or use? I guess I could grind them up to use as breading but want to find out if there are any ideas out there.

Put them in chowdah.

They also work ground into crab cakes, although I suggest minimal use.

toria wrote:Hard to spread anything on them as they are kind of round.

Forgive me, but I don't get why their shape has anything to do with the difficulty of spreading something on them. What am I missing? (Oh, and fwiw, I like to alternate munches between a cracker and some good cheddar. Alternating instead of simultaneously.)

Forgive me, but I don't get why their shape has anything to do with the difficulty of spreading something on them. What am I missing?

Because the surface of the cracker is convex, like an oyster cracker.

Yes not only are they round in shape but they are convex. You can spread stuff on them but its hard. They are much harder than oyster or regular crackers. Their flavor is pleasant and dry kind of like a water biscuit but much thicker. I guess their main advantage is they will not stale easily.

I haven't heard of (or thought about) those crackers in years. Where'd you find them?

Not sure if they still do it, but Shaw's always had them in large Beer Schooners on the oyster bar. As Steve says they are great in Chowda because they hold up. I like to eat them with a drop or two of Tabasco while sitting at the bar eating oysters. I have never been able to find them anywhere local where did you get them?

You can buy them at the Vermont Country Store.

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/

Marshall K wrote:Not sure if they still do it, but Shaw's always had them in large Beer Schooners on the oyster bar. As Steve says they are great in Chowda because they hold up. I like to eat them with a drop or two of Tabasco while sitting at the bar eating oysters. I have never been able to find them anywhere local where did you get them?

Marshall,

Shaw's serves OTC Oyster Crackers. http://www.sbamerica.com/OTC/otc.htm Not sure if they are common crackers...similar maybe??? But the OTC product is great.Fox and Obel used to have them, but they used to have a lot of interesting items.

I worked for Sanger Harris (department store) in Dallas years ago, and we served them in our bread basket. I've used them ever since. At The Casino Club I serve them with my chowders and Carolina she crab soup.

vermont common crackers are large as big as a cookie like maybe the size of a vanilla wafer. they taste a lot like regular saltines but they are much harder and convex in shape. they are not salty like crackers though.

Ronnie
U R correct OTC is what I was thinking of. I believe that Dirk's has them occasionally but are very pricey. my fall back is Old Cape Cod available at Whole foods.