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    Does an oyster cracker look like an oyster?

    Question #115547. Asked by serpa. (Jun 26 10 10:47 AM)


    SiegeTank55

    		Cracker- http://www.faqs.org/photo-dict/photofiles/list/4903/6472oyster_crackers.jpg
    Half an Oyster- http://www.bigburybayoysters.co.uk/userimages/OpenedOyster.JPG
    Canned Oyster Mushrooms- http://www.supplierlist.com/photo_images/142905/Canned_Oyster_Mushrooms.jpg

    They look similar?

    Jun 26 10, 11:02 AM
    Zbeckabee

    		"The origin of the name is unclear, but it may be that they were originally served with oyster stew or clam chowder or merely that their form (a vaguely round 'shell' that splits evenly into two parts) was suggestive of the shape of an oyster in its shell. According to the web site of the still-extant bakery discussed below, the crackers were so named because they were commonly served with oyster stew and other oyster dishes (at least on their early packages)."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_cracker

    http://www.westminstercrackers.com/fs_products.cfm?id=13758

    Jun 26 10, 11:46 AM

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