PJH, I have to admit I was very skeptical about being able to reproduce the exact flavor and texture of Nabisco's Zwieback with the recipe on your site, and decided to try it this year to see if it tasted close enough to even bother trying to make the Cheesecake that I used it for. There's 30 minutes left of drying in the oven but I couldn't wait and snagged one just to see, and they taste 99% the same!! I couldn't believe it! I can't quite tell what's different, though I suspect it has something to do with the powdery coating that was on the Nabisco product. I'm not sure if it was some form of sweetener (it didn't taste like sugar) or perhaps just a preservative, but it did have a flavor that I'm not detecting in this recipe. In any event, it is so close to the old Nabisco product I don't think anyone would be able to tell once it's mixed with the other ingredients for the crust. Thank you so much for posting this, I'll reply once the cheesecake is done to let you all know how it went. -Keith Keith, thanks for brightening my day - I love it when we're able to re-create something store-bought, some taste from our childhood that's been lost - and is now found, in our own kitchens. I hope your cheesecake is everything you remember. Cheers! PJH

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