Why Is It Called a Triscuit?

from Underunderstood · host Select Works

Writer Sage Boggs thought he discovered why Triscuit is called Triscuit. But the cracker brand has a confusing and mysterious relationship with its own name. A rough version of this story originally ran on our bonus podcast, Overunderstood. This updated version contains some new information and reporting. Want to support the show? Become a patron at https://patreon.com/underunderstood. Have a mystery? Email [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 212-994-4882‬. Show notes: Sage’s viral tweet (Twitter) John’s original tweet to Triscuit (Twitter) Some old Triscuit advertisements (Twitter) Triscuit’s response to Sage (Twitter) Triscuit tweets about three ingredients (Twitter) “Filamentous cracker” patent (PDF) “Continuous heating and baking machine” patent Snopes article on this matter (Snopes) Charles Louis Richter questions the answer (Twitter)