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== History == The Shredded Wheat Company began producing Triscuits in 1903 in Niagara Falls, New York.<ref name=hughes/> The name may have come from a combination of the words ''[[electricity]]'' and ''[[Biscuit (North America)|biscuit]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/triscuit-name-origin-combination-of-electricity-biscuit-2020-3|title=It's pretty obvious that the Triscuit name is a play on the word biscuit, but it turns out the 'tri' at the beginning doesn't stand for 'three' β it's short for 'electricity'|date=2020-03-26|work=Business Insider}}</ref> An alternative theory holds that the ''tri'' refers to the cracker's three ingredients (wheat, oil, and salt),<ref>{{Cite web|author=Annelise Schoups|title=Why is Triscuit Called Triscuit?|url=https://www.rewindandcapture.com/why-is-triscuit-called-triscuit/|work=Rewind & Capture|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=|title=Our Products|url=https://www.triscuit.com/products.html|work=Triscuit.com|date=|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref> but this is disputed due to conflicting adverts and poor records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why is it Called a Triscuit? |url=https://underunderstood.com/podcast/episode/triscuit-electricity-biscuit/ |website=Under Understood |date=8 March 2023 |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref> At least one early advertisement boasted that Triscuits were "baked by electricity", claiming they were "the only food on the market prepared by this 1903 process".<ref>{{cite news |title=Triscuit: Baked by Electricity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34452781/triscuit_baked_by_electricity/ |access-date=2019-07-31 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=27 Sep 1903}}</ref> Each cracker measured {{convert|2.25x4|in|cm}}, and remained that size for nearly 21 years. The ovens were then altered and the cracker size changed to {{convert|2|in|adj=on}} squares.<ref name="hughes" /> In 1928, the Shredded Wheat Company was purchased by [[Nabisco]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Andrew F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o7gxBgAAQBAJ&dq=shredded+wheat+company+nabisco+1928&pg=PA512|title=Food and Drink in American History: A "Full Course" Encyclopedia [3 Volumes]: A "Full Course" Encyclopedia|date=2013-10-28|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-233-5|language=en}}</ref> Beginning in 1935, Triscuits were sprayed with oil and salted. In 1984, additional flavor choices were introduced and the crackers were made crispier.<ref name="hughes" />
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