Advert from 1803 - Do I Like Triscuit? - Athena postcard 1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Do I Like Triscuit? - says advertisement from about 1803 but this many 1903
• Publisher:  Athena International, c.1980s
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes / condition: a little wear at one edge 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Triscuit is a snack cracker, made by Nabisco, which takes the form of square baked whole wheat wafers. It was invented in 1900, a patent was granted in 1902,^[1] and the Shredded Wheat Company in Niagara Falls, New York began production the next year.

Triscuit production began in 1903 in Niagara Falls, New York. The manufacturer boasted it was “Baked by Electricity”.

The wafer measured 2-1/4 inches by 4 inches and remained that size for nearly twenty-one years. At that point, the ovens were altered and improved and the cracker size changed to a 2-inch by 2-inch square.^[2]

Triscuit are made from wheat which is first cooked in water until it reaches about fifty percent moisture content, then it is tempered, allowing moisture to diffuse evenly into the grain. The grain is formed into shredded wheat strands, by using slotted rollers. Webs are formed from the strands, then several webs are stacked together. The still moist stack of strands is crimped at regular intervals to produce individual crackers. The moisture content is reduced to five percent by oven baking.

In 1935, producers began spraying the crackers with oil and adding salt. The flavor remained constant until 1984, when additional choices were offered, and the crackers were made crispier.^[2]

The packaging was changed in 2008 and again in 2011.

type=printed postcards

theme=advertising

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

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