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Crackers and cheese is my daughter's favorite combo. She likes Ritz crackers a lot, and I do buy it most of the time. My son also likes to take bite of crackers at times. So when Arthy of Cookwtiharthysharma suggested two recipes of crackers for this month baking partners challenge, I was really happy. Since our India trip, the sugar levels of my hubby and mine are high, so there is a need. Put the burger meat into a bowl add about a quarter of the ranch mix package and 7 or 8 crushed up ritz crackers mix it all up. Add the egg and mix some more.

Enter for a chance to win one of forty $100 Walmart e-Gift Cards (10 per week) by uploading an Instagram photo of your RITZ®-topped creation with #putitonaritzcontest. Purchase of RITZ® is not required.

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I have this strange affection for RITZ® Crackers. Bear with me… After I graduated college I did the 'Tour of Europe' with a group of friends. From England to France to Italy we traveled by bus along with a group of strangers from all over the world. Since this was my first time in Europe, I was soaking it all in (meaning… I was eating my way through foreign country after foreign country). One evening after partaking in a 10 course fish meal in Burano, Italy I found myself up at 3am praying to the porcelain God. Dear God please let me die now! I literally thought I would keel over and die any moment and my friends were in a panic over what to do with me. We were in a chalet in the Italian Alps where no one spoke English and we were probably 60 miles from a hospital. After waking up the hotel manager, they checked the hotel register and noticed there was a doctor staying overnight. They rang his room and luckily he showed up at our door with a black bag and everything. Turned out he was a pediatrician from San Francisco (SCORE!), took one look at me (pretty sure I was green by then), and pronounced that I had food poisoning.

The problem was that we were due to board another bus in the morning and head to Austria. How was I supposed to sit on a bus for an entire day… a bus without a bathroom? My friends came to the rescue again by finding a box of RITZ® Crackers. Yep… RITZ® Crackers were found somewhere in the Italian Alps and those crackers got me through the entire next day. It was all I could physically keep down… and no cracker has EVER tasted so good.

That's probably why I am excited about the RITZ® Snackify Challenge. I've been checking out all the amazing entries they have gotten and when I thought about what I would make, I didn't have to think for long. I knew exactly what I would make and my first stop was at Walmart to pick up my most important ingredient.

You kind of can't miss the RITZ® when you walk down the cracker aisle. What did surprise me, however, was how many different flavors they now come in. I'm partial to the original flavor, but the kids had their own favorites.

Luckily, Walmart was holding a RITZ® demo and I got to have a little snack while I was shopping.

I didn't have to think too hard about what I would make because every time I hear the word 'cracker' I jump to my all-time favorite movie… SABRINA. Who doesn't love Audrey Hepburn? So… her character, Sabrina, is the chauffer's daughter on a huge Long Island estate that is the home to two brothers… David (played by William Holden), who Sabrina is madly in love with… and Linus (played by Humphrey Bogard), who is the older brother and pretty stodgy. The gist of the movie is that Sabrina starts out loving David, but by the end of the movie she falls in love with Linus. Meanwhile, Sabrina is sent off to Paris to learn how to be a cook. Now anyone who knows anything about French cuisine knows how difficult it is to make the perfect souffle. Although Sabrina fails miserably at it while in cooking school… she seems to have figured out the secret by the time she meets back up with Linus in his office.

In the tiny office kitchen, Sabrina whipped up a souffle with nothing but a few crackers and eggs. Every time I think of grabbing something from the pantry, it usually includes crackers and eggs.

For this recipe, I needed a few more ingredients, but chances are pretty good you'll already have everything you need in your fridge and pantry. This particular recipe was originally from Epicurious and I changed it up to make small, individual souffles with RITZ® Crackers.

Ingredients: Torrent harpoon ultimate edition.

RITZ® Crackers (any variety you like, I used the original flavor) 1 cup whole milk or half & half 4 egg y0lks 5 egg whites 2 1/2 tbs butter 3 tbs flour 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp salt pinch of nutmeg 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

I used a muffin tin for my individual souffles. Grease them very well and coat the bottom with some parmesan cheese (adds immense flavor).

(1) In one saucepan you will heat the milk until hot but not boiling. (2) In another saucepan, melt the butter. (3) When the butter is melted, whisk in the flour and pour the heated milk into the flour mixture and whisk very well. Add in the salt, nutmeg and paprika. Add each egg yolk one at a time and whisk after each one. (4) Transfer to another bowl and let sit until it reaches room temperature.

Meanwhile, use an electric mixer to blend your egg whites. Fold mixture into the cooled flour mixture alternatively with the Gruyere cheese.

Pour mixture into muffin tins. Now this is where making a souffle becomes difficult. You do NOT want to mess around with the oven, but with mini souffles you need to be careful that you are cooking them exactly right. A large souffle will take longer, but mini ones should only take about 10 minutes to cook. Every oven is slightly different so you might have to experiment with yours. You want to cook the souffles until they are slightly browned.

Let cool a bit (but not too much) and then carefully use a fork to take the souffle out of the muffin tin. Lay on top of a RITZ® cracker and you have yourself a gourmet meal or snack. These would be great for a party, but I served mine to my family for dinner along with a caesar salad and it made for a fabulous meal.

Click HERE to enter the Snackify Challenge with your own RITZ-topped creation for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card!

Want more snack ideas? Check out RITZ® on Facebook and Twitter.

What are you going to make for your Snackify Challenge entry?

• RITZ® Crackers (any variety you like, I used the original flavor)
• 1 cup whole milk or half & half
• 4 egg y0lks
• 5 egg whites
• 2 1/2 tbs butter
• 3 tbs flour
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Heat milk in a saucepan until hot, not boiling.
3. In a separate saucepan, melt the butter and then whisk in the flour.
4. Add the hot milk to the flour mixture and then add in the spices.
5. Add in the egg yolks and mix well.
6. Let cool to room temperature.
7. Meanwhile, use an electric mixture to beat the egg whites until firm.
8. Fold the egg whites and the Gruyere cheese into the cooled mixture.
9. Grease a muffin tin generously with butter.
10. Add some parmesan cheese to the bottom of the tin cups.
11. Spoon a large amount of cheese and egg mixture into each muffin cup. Don't fill completely to the top.
12. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
13. Let cool for a few moments and gently lift out with fork.
14. Sit on top of Ritz Crackers and serve slightly warm.

The saltine cracker challenge or saltine challenge is a food challenge or competition in which a person has 60 seconds in which to eat six saltine soda crackers without drinking anything.

Although the challenge may sound trivial, it is actually very difficult because the crackers quickly exhaust the saliva in the mouth. Even though six saltines can fit in one's mouth at the same time, and a minute is plenty of time to chew, the resulting mass of crumbs is still difficult to swallow with a dry mouth.^[1][2]

The individual challenge[edit]

The challenge is generally given as eating six saltines in a single minute, although the target is sometimes set at five or seven.^[3][4] Most people are able to eat at least two saltines without water, although patients affected by Sjögren's syndrome lack the saliva necessary for even this many. Doctors may use this test, the 'cracker test' or 'cracker sign', to help diagnose the disorder.^[5][6][7]

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A 1996 AP story used the challenge to illustrate the competitive nature and persistence of the Tennessee Volunteers' quarterback at the time, Peyton Manning. Having been bet that he could not eat six saltines, Manning attempted them one by one and failed; trying again, he stacked them on top of each other and succeeded. His roommate concluded, 'Even something that was a joke, he was out to prove he can do it. He can eat six saltine crackers, and he did. He works out techniques he can do on everything.'^[8] Before the 2001–2002 season, Penn StateLady Lions basketball coach Rene Portland's cracker-eating ability helped her land star players Tanisha Wright and Jessica Calamusso. During a recruiting trip, the high schoolers' Amateur Athletic Union coach mentioned the cracker challenge; Wright failed but Portland succeeded. Portland did not reveal her technique, but she did comment on the competitive drive: 'Obviously, there's a competitor in an old coach to say that 'I can do this.' If I can do childbirth three times, six crackers can't be that hard.'^[9] Other athletes connected with the challenge include baseball coach Brad Fischer^[10] and Derek Jeter; a photographer challenged by Jeter observed, 'Being competitive has become his way to relax.'^[11]

The challenge has been televised on morning news talk shows. In a 2001 The Early Show episode, Tom Bergeron took a bet that he could not eat four saltines in a minute, and after attempting them all at once, he lost $40. Jane Clayson asked the staff member who had started the bet how she knew the challenge, to which she replied, 'College.'^[12] Indeed, several college newspapers have noted the phenomenon on campus.^{[4][13][14][15]}

In a July 2008 episode of Good Morning America, Ted Allen revealed that the Food Detectives techs were unable to eat six saltines in a minute. All four anchors then tried it themselves, and failed. Weather anchor Sam Champion compared the moisture absorption with lake-effect snow. Allen allowed his contestants to eat the crackers in any order, even crushed up, but when Chris Cuomo wanted to 'load up with water' beforehand, Allen disallowed the tactic, considering it to unfairly bypass the central problem of the challenge.

Competitive races[edit]

Older versions of the challenge include events where one competes to be the first person to eat some number of crackers and then audibly whistle a tune. Such competitions are at least a century old.^[16]

A 1970s episode of the educationaltelevision showZOOM, which encouraged children to try creative puzzles and games using minimal supplies, featured such a race. Contestants in this version of the race ate three saltines and then whistled.^[17]

In Grafton, North Dakota, there is an annual competition in which contestants must eat four saltines and then whistle. For nine years, it was won by Mike Stoltman of Minto; a local legend who says that he benefits from an extra salivary gland. Stoltman says that he requires two suction tubes at the dentist, and of the gland, 'I don't know for sure. But my orthodontist said he's never seen saliva like that.'^[18] He was upset by Greg Shane of Oslo in the 2009 running, possibly because Stoltman had been celebrating his 40th birthday. Five-time winner Kelly Schanilec (Gaddie) won the first-place trophy in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012.^[19][20]

Related challenges[edit]

A similar test is the 'cinnamon challenge', in which a person must eat a tablespoon of cinnamon. Again, this is a small amount of a familiar food, but it quickly dries out the mouth's saliva, making the powder hard to swallow. Some who attempt this challenge report that the cinnamon is especially unpleasant, and that its dust is comparable to pepper spray.^[2] Furthermore, the presence of the aldehyde cinnamal in the essential oil of the cinnamon powder often irritates the skin and mucous membranes, adding further difficulty to the challenge. The cinnamon challenge can have hazardous health effects.

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In the UK, a similar cracker eating contest occurs with Jacob'sCream Crackers, as saltine crackers do not exist in the country^{[contradictory]}. Rules governing amount consumed and time taken vary per contest. Such challenges are popular amongst university student unions.

References[edit]

Ritz Cracker Pie Recipe

1. ^Wingate, Philippa; Woodroffe, David (2008). The Family Book: Amazing Things To Do Together. New York: Scholastic. p. 160. ISBN0-545-05757-4.
2. ^ ^abShipman, Dustin (29 April 2008). ''Dr. Food Science' mixes bananas and Sprite, conducts other questionable food experiments'. The Joplin Globe. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
3. ^Acee, Kevin (25 July 1999). 'Class A vet still clings to baseball dreams'. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C.1. Factiva SDU0000020070617dv7p00dca. The attraction is third baseman Kevin Eberwein, who has taken the challenge of trying to eat six saltine crackers in 60 seconds without the aid of water.
4. ^ ^abBussa, Erik (24 November 2003). 'Drowning the sorrow'. The Lantern. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
5. ^Weingarten, Gene (2001). The hypochondriac's guide to life and death. Fireside Books. p. 71. ISBN0-684-85648-4.
6. ^Russell La Fayette Cecil, J. Claude Bennett, Fred Plum (1996). Cecil textbook of medicine. 2 (20th ed.). p. 1488.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^Edward D. Harris; Shaun Ruddy; William N. Kelley (2005). Kelley's textbook of rheumatology. 2 (7th ed.). p. 1109.
8. ^Walker, Teresa M. (11 August 1996). 'Manning Seeks a Way to Succeed'. The Oregonian (First ed.). Associated Press. p. C06. Factiva por0000020011015ds8b014cg. Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning eats the saltine crackers one at a time, trying to scarf down six in 60 seconds.
9. ^Zeise, Paul (28 January 2002). 'Women's Basketball Notebook: Portland passes cracker test and gets two quality recruits'. Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
10. ^Slusser, Susan (18 July 2000). 'A'S CLUBHOUSE / No Bellyaching From Coach Whose Binges Bring Dollars'. San Francisco Chronicle. p. D.6. ProQuest 56519161.
11. ^Giardino, Patrik (April 2008). 'Contributors'. Men's Health: 24. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
12. ^'Filler: Co-op time'. CBS News: The Early Show. 19 November 2001. See also the buildup: 'Sign-off: The Early Show'. CBS News: The Early Show. 18 November 2001. See also the followup: 'Leads: The Early Show, 8:30 AM'. CBS News: The Early Show. 19 November 2001.
13. ^Ball, Kenneth (13 July 2005). 'Summer slumbers'. Technician. Factiva UWIR000020050714e17d0004g.
14. ^Diaz, Fernanda (20 September 2005). 'Facebook makes for some good friends'. Columbia Daily Spectator. Factiva UWIR000020050921e19k000as.
15. ^Maoz, Yarden (22 December 2006). 'Mirthful breaks from mind-numbing studying'. Student Life. Factiva UWIR000020061222e2cm0002l. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
16. ^'Second Annual Dodge Field Day'. The Dodge idea. 24 (4): 59. October 1908. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
17. ^Spreier, Jeanne (5 January 1998). 'Zoom to PBS aimed at giving kids ideas'. The Dallas Morning News (Home Final ed.). p. 5C. Factiva dal0000020010916du15000u8.
18. ^Bechtel, Mark (19 January 2004). 'Broom At The Top ; Baby, it's cold outside, so North Dakotans like to curl up with a good CURLING tournament'. Sports Illustrated. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
19. ^'Scouting out Minto's bologna cook-off brings whistles of joy'. Grand Forks Herald. 17 January 2009.
20. ^'Oslo team wins Minto bologna competition'. Associated Press. 19 January 2009. Factiva APRS000020090119e51j0039d.

• 7 Ritz Cracker Challenge Loads
• 7 Ritz Cracker Challenge Loading
• Ritz Cracker Pie Recipe
• Ritz Cracker Crack
• Recipes Made With Ritz Crackers

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser.
All opinions are mine alone. #PutItOnARitz #CollectiveBias

Watch fullscreen. Shop Cookies direct from Albertsons. Browse our selection and order groceries for flexible Delivery or convenient Drive Up and Go to fit your schedule.

Crackers and cheese is my daughter's favorite combo. She likes Ritz crackers a lot, and I do buy it most of the time. My son also likes to take bite of crackers at times. So when Arthy of Cookwtiharthysharma suggested two recipes of crackers for this month baking partners challenge, I was really happy. Since our India trip, the sugar levels of my hubby and mine are high, so there is a need. Put the burger meat into a bowl add about a quarter of the ranch mix package and 7 or 8 crushed up ritz crackers mix it all up. Add the egg and mix some more.

Enter for a chance to win one of forty $100 Walmart e-Gift Cards (10 per week) by uploading an Instagram photo of your RITZ®-topped creation with #putitonaritzcontest. Purchase of RITZ® is not required.

Ritz Snackify Challenge Instagram Contest

I have this strange affection for RITZ® Crackers. Bear with me… After I graduated college I did the 'Tour of Europe' with a group of friends. From England to France to Italy we traveled by bus along with a group of strangers from all over the world. Since this was my first time in Europe, I was soaking it all in (meaning… I was eating my way through foreign country after foreign country). One evening after partaking in a 10 course fish meal in Burano, Italy I found myself up at 3am praying to the porcelain God. Dear God please let me die now! I literally thought I would keel over and die any moment and my friends were in a panic over what to do with me. We were in a chalet in the Italian Alps where no one spoke English and we were probably 60 miles from a hospital. After waking up the hotel manager, they checked the hotel register and noticed there was a doctor staying overnight. They rang his room and luckily he showed up at our door with a black bag and everything. Turned out he was a pediatrician from San Francisco (SCORE!), took one look at me (pretty sure I was green by then), and pronounced that I had food poisoning.

The problem was that we were due to board another bus in the morning and head to Austria. How was I supposed to sit on a bus for an entire day… a bus without a bathroom? My friends came to the rescue again by finding a box of RITZ® Crackers. Yep… RITZ® Crackers were found somewhere in the Italian Alps and those crackers got me through the entire next day. It was all I could physically keep down… and no cracker has EVER tasted so good.

That's probably why I am excited about the RITZ® Snackify Challenge. I've been checking out all the amazing entries they have gotten and when I thought about what I would make, I didn't have to think for long. I knew exactly what I would make and my first stop was at Walmart to pick up my most important ingredient.

You kind of can't miss the RITZ® when you walk down the cracker aisle. What did surprise me, however, was how many different flavors they now come in. I'm partial to the original flavor, but the kids had their own favorites.

Luckily, Walmart was holding a RITZ® demo and I got to have a little snack while I was shopping.

I didn't have to think too hard about what I would make because every time I hear the word 'cracker' I jump to my all-time favorite movie… SABRINA. Who doesn't love Audrey Hepburn? So… her character, Sabrina, is the chauffer's daughter on a huge Long Island estate that is the home to two brothers… David (played by William Holden), who Sabrina is madly in love with… and Linus (played by Humphrey Bogard), who is the older brother and pretty stodgy. The gist of the movie is that Sabrina starts out loving David, but by the end of the movie she falls in love with Linus. Meanwhile, Sabrina is sent off to Paris to learn how to be a cook. Now anyone who knows anything about French cuisine knows how difficult it is to make the perfect souffle. Although Sabrina fails miserably at it while in cooking school… she seems to have figured out the secret by the time she meets back up with Linus in his office.

In the tiny office kitchen, Sabrina whipped up a souffle with nothing but a few crackers and eggs. Every time I think of grabbing something from the pantry, it usually includes crackers and eggs.

For this recipe, I needed a few more ingredients, but chances are pretty good you'll already have everything you need in your fridge and pantry. This particular recipe was originally from Epicurious and I changed it up to make small, individual souffles with RITZ® Crackers.

Ingredients: Torrent harpoon ultimate edition.

RITZ® Crackers (any variety you like, I used the original flavor) 1 cup whole milk or half & half 4 egg y0lks 5 egg whites 2 1/2 tbs butter 3 tbs flour 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp salt pinch of nutmeg 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

I used a muffin tin for my individual souffles. Grease them very well and coat the bottom with some parmesan cheese (adds immense flavor).

(1) In one saucepan you will heat the milk until hot but not boiling. (2) In another saucepan, melt the butter. (3) When the butter is melted, whisk in the flour and pour the heated milk into the flour mixture and whisk very well. Add in the salt, nutmeg and paprika. Add each egg yolk one at a time and whisk after each one. (4) Transfer to another bowl and let sit until it reaches room temperature.

Meanwhile, use an electric mixer to blend your egg whites. Fold mixture into the cooled flour mixture alternatively with the Gruyere cheese.

Pour mixture into muffin tins. Now this is where making a souffle becomes difficult. You do NOT want to mess around with the oven, but with mini souffles you need to be careful that you are cooking them exactly right. A large souffle will take longer, but mini ones should only take about 10 minutes to cook. Every oven is slightly different so you might have to experiment with yours. You want to cook the souffles until they are slightly browned.

Let cool a bit (but not too much) and then carefully use a fork to take the souffle out of the muffin tin. Lay on top of a RITZ® cracker and you have yourself a gourmet meal or snack. These would be great for a party, but I served mine to my family for dinner along with a caesar salad and it made for a fabulous meal.

Click HERE to enter the Snackify Challenge with your own RITZ-topped creation for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card!

Want more snack ideas? Check out RITZ® on Facebook and Twitter.

What are you going to make for your Snackify Challenge entry?

• RITZ® Crackers (any variety you like, I used the original flavor)
• 1 cup whole milk or half & half
• 4 egg y0lks
• 5 egg whites
• 2 1/2 tbs butter
• 3 tbs flour
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Heat milk in a saucepan until hot, not boiling.
3. In a separate saucepan, melt the butter and then whisk in the flour.
4. Add the hot milk to the flour mixture and then add in the spices.
5. Add in the egg yolks and mix well.
6. Let cool to room temperature.
7. Meanwhile, use an electric mixture to beat the egg whites until firm.
8. Fold the egg whites and the Gruyere cheese into the cooled mixture.
9. Grease a muffin tin generously with butter.
10. Add some parmesan cheese to the bottom of the tin cups.
11. Spoon a large amount of cheese and egg mixture into each muffin cup. Don't fill completely to the top.
12. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
13. Let cool for a few moments and gently lift out with fork.
14. Sit on top of Ritz Crackers and serve slightly warm.

The saltine cracker challenge or saltine challenge is a food challenge or competition in which a person has 60 seconds in which to eat six saltine soda crackers without drinking anything.

Although the challenge may sound trivial, it is actually very difficult because the crackers quickly exhaust the saliva in the mouth. Even though six saltines can fit in one's mouth at the same time, and a minute is plenty of time to chew, the resulting mass of crumbs is still difficult to swallow with a dry mouth.^[1][2]

The individual challenge[edit]

The challenge is generally given as eating six saltines in a single minute, although the target is sometimes set at five or seven.^[3][4] Most people are able to eat at least two saltines without water, although patients affected by Sjögren's syndrome lack the saliva necessary for even this many. Doctors may use this test, the 'cracker test' or 'cracker sign', to help diagnose the disorder.^[5][6][7]

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A 1996 AP story used the challenge to illustrate the competitive nature and persistence of the Tennessee Volunteers' quarterback at the time, Peyton Manning. Having been bet that he could not eat six saltines, Manning attempted them one by one and failed; trying again, he stacked them on top of each other and succeeded. His roommate concluded, 'Even something that was a joke, he was out to prove he can do it. He can eat six saltine crackers, and he did. He works out techniques he can do on everything.'^[8] Before the 2001–2002 season, Penn StateLady Lions basketball coach Rene Portland's cracker-eating ability helped her land star players Tanisha Wright and Jessica Calamusso. During a recruiting trip, the high schoolers' Amateur Athletic Union coach mentioned the cracker challenge; Wright failed but Portland succeeded. Portland did not reveal her technique, but she did comment on the competitive drive: 'Obviously, there's a competitor in an old coach to say that 'I can do this.' If I can do childbirth three times, six crackers can't be that hard.'^[9] Other athletes connected with the challenge include baseball coach Brad Fischer^[10] and Derek Jeter; a photographer challenged by Jeter observed, 'Being competitive has become his way to relax.'^[11]

The challenge has been televised on morning news talk shows. In a 2001 The Early Show episode, Tom Bergeron took a bet that he could not eat four saltines in a minute, and after attempting them all at once, he lost $40. Jane Clayson asked the staff member who had started the bet how she knew the challenge, to which she replied, 'College.'^[12] Indeed, several college newspapers have noted the phenomenon on campus.^{[4][13][14][15]}

In a July 2008 episode of Good Morning America, Ted Allen revealed that the Food Detectives techs were unable to eat six saltines in a minute. All four anchors then tried it themselves, and failed. Weather anchor Sam Champion compared the moisture absorption with lake-effect snow. Allen allowed his contestants to eat the crackers in any order, even crushed up, but when Chris Cuomo wanted to 'load up with water' beforehand, Allen disallowed the tactic, considering it to unfairly bypass the central problem of the challenge.

Competitive races[edit]

Older versions of the challenge include events where one competes to be the first person to eat some number of crackers and then audibly whistle a tune. Such competitions are at least a century old.^[16]

A 1970s episode of the educationaltelevision showZOOM, which encouraged children to try creative puzzles and games using minimal supplies, featured such a race. Contestants in this version of the race ate three saltines and then whistled.^[17]

In Grafton, North Dakota, there is an annual competition in which contestants must eat four saltines and then whistle. For nine years, it was won by Mike Stoltman of Minto; a local legend who says that he benefits from an extra salivary gland. Stoltman says that he requires two suction tubes at the dentist, and of the gland, 'I don't know for sure. But my orthodontist said he's never seen saliva like that.'^[18] He was upset by Greg Shane of Oslo in the 2009 running, possibly because Stoltman had been celebrating his 40th birthday. Five-time winner Kelly Schanilec (Gaddie) won the first-place trophy in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012.^[19][20]

Related challenges[edit]

A similar test is the 'cinnamon challenge', in which a person must eat a tablespoon of cinnamon. Again, this is a small amount of a familiar food, but it quickly dries out the mouth's saliva, making the powder hard to swallow. Some who attempt this challenge report that the cinnamon is especially unpleasant, and that its dust is comparable to pepper spray.^[2] Furthermore, the presence of the aldehyde cinnamal in the essential oil of the cinnamon powder often irritates the skin and mucous membranes, adding further difficulty to the challenge. The cinnamon challenge can have hazardous health effects.

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In the UK, a similar cracker eating contest occurs with Jacob'sCream Crackers, as saltine crackers do not exist in the country^{[contradictory]}. Rules governing amount consumed and time taken vary per contest. Such challenges are popular amongst university student unions.

References[edit]

Ritz Cracker Pie Recipe

1. ^Wingate, Philippa; Woodroffe, David (2008). The Family Book: Amazing Things To Do Together. New York: Scholastic. p. 160. ISBN0-545-05757-4.
2. ^ ^abShipman, Dustin (29 April 2008). ''Dr. Food Science' mixes bananas and Sprite, conducts other questionable food experiments'. The Joplin Globe. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
3. ^Acee, Kevin (25 July 1999). 'Class A vet still clings to baseball dreams'. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C.1. Factiva SDU0000020070617dv7p00dca. The attraction is third baseman Kevin Eberwein, who has taken the challenge of trying to eat six saltine crackers in 60 seconds without the aid of water.
4. ^ ^abBussa, Erik (24 November 2003). 'Drowning the sorrow'. The Lantern. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
5. ^Weingarten, Gene (2001). The hypochondriac's guide to life and death. Fireside Books. p. 71. ISBN0-684-85648-4.
6. ^Russell La Fayette Cecil, J. Claude Bennett, Fred Plum (1996). Cecil textbook of medicine. 2 (20th ed.). p. 1488.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^Edward D. Harris; Shaun Ruddy; William N. Kelley (2005). Kelley's textbook of rheumatology. 2 (7th ed.). p. 1109.
8. ^Walker, Teresa M. (11 August 1996). 'Manning Seeks a Way to Succeed'. The Oregonian (First ed.). Associated Press. p. C06. Factiva por0000020011015ds8b014cg. Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning eats the saltine crackers one at a time, trying to scarf down six in 60 seconds.
9. ^Zeise, Paul (28 January 2002). 'Women's Basketball Notebook: Portland passes cracker test and gets two quality recruits'. Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
10. ^Slusser, Susan (18 July 2000). 'A'S CLUBHOUSE / No Bellyaching From Coach Whose Binges Bring Dollars'. San Francisco Chronicle. p. D.6. ProQuest 56519161.
11. ^Giardino, Patrik (April 2008). 'Contributors'. Men's Health: 24. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
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