Monday, March 26, 2018

In The Days Of My Youth....


  Does anyone remember these awesome crackers?

I had a bowl of chowdah over the weekend and it brought back memories of my grandmother

spreading butter on a Crown Pilot then breaking it up in her homemade chowdah.

Good stuff.







According to WIKI, they were discontinued.

8 comments:

  1. You can still get them in a #10 can as survival food. Look up pilot crackers.

    Exile1981

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    1. Hi ex, are those the Mountain House ones?

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    2. Yes. I also used to buy them from mredepot till there shipping rates up north went obscene.
      http://www.mredepot.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=FE5012

      Exile1981

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    3. Also Purity Factories markets the crown pilot ones in eastern Canada.

      Exile1981

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    4. I've got a case of the Mountain House ones. Forget where I bought them, but shipping was free, so I stocked up on the Pilot Bread, Mac and Cheese, and Beef Stew.

      Mountain House is really good food, but a bit pricey.

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  2. We used Oyster crackers six-sided little crackers. Try looking for Garibaldi cookies:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_biscuit in yor local stores. Or Canada Dry Golden Ginger Ale.

    Or Helvagood Clam dip.

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  3. Apparently, The Vermont Country Store has a substitute, but it got mixed reviews.

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  4. Wow!!! I remember them and my grandmother did the same with the butter. I don't remember them functioning for any other purpose than with chowder.

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