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"Sheryl Rosen" > wrote in message
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> in article , Mark Thorson at
> wrote on 1/25/04 3:11 AM:
>
> > Sheryl Rosen wrote:
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> >
> >> And how do they differ from saltines?
> >
> > "In certain areas of the midwest there was a strong
> > preference for a cracker called "Premium Flake"
> > or "Saltina," which replaced Uneeda in popularity.
> > The Premium Saltine, a soda cracker, had long
> > been a favorite in certain areas of the midwest,
> > particularly in the Missouri area where it was
> > invented.
>
> Thanks for the info, Mark.
> So....they are one and the same then? Saltines are Soda Crackers?
>
> Why are there no anglo brands of "Soda Crackers", only "saltines"?
> (Or anglo brands marketed to latino customers, as in the case of Keebler
> Export Soda Crackers and the canister of Premium I noticed yesterday?)
>
> Is it just a naming thing?
>
Yeah