Few homes in New England are without a box of saltines in the pantry. Whether you crumble them over chowder, dip them into shrimp salad, or mound them under scoops of just-melting vanilla ice cream—à la my grandmother—the effort to make these from scratch will pay big dividends. Note: A pasta roller can double as an amazing device for consistently thin crackers. Consider the investment! Reprinted with permission from The Lost Kitchen by Erin French (2017, Clarkson Potter).
