I have recently rediscovered the joy of Saltines.
You can take your triscuits, your Ritzes, your Wheat Thins, et. al. For me, it’s saltines.
[“A whole post about Saltines?” you say, “Well, that’s just ridiculous.” Well, my friends, ridiculous times call for ridiculous posts, and my life as of late has been prime-time ridiculous. Just trust me. Now back to Saltines.]
The white, unpretentious box beckons me, reminding me of days off from school, upset tummies, and chicken noodle soup. Add in some flat ginger ale (or, my total favorite, Jello Juice – did anyone else’s Mom make this delectable concoction?) and wow, I’m sitting on the couch watching Jem & the Rockers (which I only did on the rare occasions that I was out of school, since my nerd-bus took me all over the city and didn’t get me home in time, and also, I always thought Jem was a little freaky), happy as a clam.
I’ll admit it, I’ve fallen victim to the marketing hype of Baked Lays! WOW Doritos! Butter Flavored Pretzel Bites! (and my favorite) Combos! But really, people, all you need is a good quasi-dry, semi-flaky, perfect with soup, perfect when sick, but perfect just about any other time, Saltine.
Especially on a rainy day, when you have a 20-lb. cat-induced scratch on your forehead, have no food in the fridge and didn’t get enough sleep.
Yum.
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they’re definately a classic. my mom recently had ritz in the cabinet som i’m become re-hooked on those.
“We are the misfits, our songs are better, we are the misfits, the misfits… and we’re gonna get her!” It’s been playing in my head since I read this post!!
what is jello juice? omg… jem and the rockers… truly, truly outrageous! 🙂
Aubs – I expected more from you… It’s Jem and the HOLOGRAMS. Trust me on this – when your initials are JEM you pay attention to this kind of thing.
Saltines……with a bit of butter on top……yummmmmmm…….
It was Barbie and The Rockers 🙂
Try this:
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/ubbs/archive/CANDY/Toffee_Bark_(made_from_saltines).html
My favorite. A new twist on an old classic.
It was “Jell-o Water” in my family, but the idea is the same. I’m not sure what makes non-gelatinous Jell-o all that healthful to a sick kid, but they seemed to think it did the trick.
And yeah, it was obviously Jem and the Holograms.
The new Ritz Chips things are truly amazing.
10 bucks to anyone that can eat 7 Saltines in 60 seconds. I don’t think it can be done. Seriously.