Were Crackers Stored in Barrels?

Common crackers did come in barrels, and the barrel on display was subject to public use. A customer coming into the store was privileged to help himself to a cracker, and to a bit of cheese from the cheese case, and then he could sit in the general witan and listen and spea k as the community gentry solved all things.

Why were crackers sold in barrels?

And this is probably how we most associate with common crackers: stored in a barrel that served as a centerpiece of the country store where they were sold. Visitors to the store would be invited to pull up a seat, crack open a cracker and put a piece of cheese on it.

How were crackers shipped in barrels?

Crackers were just shipped as generic items in barrels to general stores in North America, where they would be sold by the handful. He had his crackers made in octagonal shapes so that they would stand out from the square ones, and he sold them in a waxed paper lined box. ...