When I was first married, I tried my hand at crackers. They were pretty good, if I remember. But a very tactless friend came visiting that evening and--through mouthfuls of pilfered crackers--asked if I had intended to make them this flat and hadn't I really been trying for bread. I laughed even then, but now after all these years of baking bread and never once having it remotely resemble crackers, I think I should give them another try. Those poor misunderstood snacks:-)

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