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Cracker Panada

Cracker Panada is a sweetened cracker-based drink made by boiling crackers in water and straining the liquid.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Cracker Panada

Ingredients

Directions

Make the broth

  1. Break the crackers into pieces.

  2. Boil the pieces in water for 15 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat and let stand for 3-4 minutes.

Strain and sweeten

  1. Strain the liquid through a fine wire sieve.

  2. Season the liquid with sugar.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Hard crackers
Soften in boiling water to release starch and toasted flavor that thicken and flavor the liquid.
Sugar
Adds sweetness to balance the toasted, savory flavor of the crackers.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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