Remember that tasty little cracker wasn’t always so ‘ritzy’ the next time you stack pepperoni, crumble into chili, or just snack out of the sleeve. The round, tasty, buttery cracker known as the Ritz Cracker, which is seen on plates across America today, was initially made in Michigan.
Long before Nabisco put on the Ritz, the cracker was initially named after the city it was made: The Jaxon Cracker. Though Jackson, Michigan, wasn’t, and has never been spelled with an X, the unique name that paid homage to its hometown and made for a delicious treat.
The Jackson Cracker Company began operations in the early 1900s when Nabisco noticed the Jaxon Cracker and bought not only the rights to the cracker but also the entire operation…