Did you know that before they became the snack to tie over your three year old, Goldfish crackers were known for being a soup cracker? The little fish swimming in your bowl of chicken noodle. How cute. Now most people eat them as a quick road trip snack. Nothing wrong with that! Especially when there are so many flavors to choose.
On today’s exclusive mini episode, we are trying out the limited edition Old Bay Goldfish Crackers. I found these at Target so feel free to go grab a bag and taste test along with us! And of course, let us know what you think.
Who are our Questers today?
Cassie, fishies, no!!
Hannah, MSG police.
Matt, adult child.
Amy, back again!
A History of Pepperidge Farm
Pepperidge Farm was started by Margaret Rudkin. The mother of three boys, her youngest suffered from severe allergies and asthma. His condition made him unable to eat most commercially processed foods. After switching his diet to mostly fruits and veggies, she decided to try to bake some all-natural stone ground whole wheat bread with vitamins and nutrients intact. After some trial and error, Margaret’s bread turned out amazing. Her son loved it and it helped his health so much that his doctor started prescribing it to his other patients. Margaret decided to reach out to the local grocer next to see if they would sell her bread. After trying a piece, the grocer bought all the bread on the spot to sell at 25cents a loaf, 15 cents higher than the other breads in the store. That was the start of Pepperidge Farm.
Years later, in 1961, Campbell Soup Company acquired Pepperidge Farm. In 1962, Margaret traveled to Switzerland where she discovered the Goldfish cracker, returning to the United States with the recipe. The first five flavors of Goldfish that were launched were Lightly Salted (Original), Cheese, Barbecue, Pizza, and Smoky. The Cheddar Cheese flavor wasn’t introduced until 1966. Today, the flavors include…
Cheddar
Parmesan
Pizza
Pretzel
Slammin’ Sour Cream and Onion
Burstin’ BBQ
Blasted Nacho
Wild White Cheddar
Xplosive Pizza
Xtra Cheddar
Cookies & Cream
Vanilla Cupcake
Fudge Brownie
S’mores
And finally, Willard, Ohio is the Goldfish capital of the world. The bakery in Willard, a small town of 6,000, can produce more than 50 million Goldfish crackers a day.
The Results
**SPOILER ALERT!**
Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!
Cassie: “I’m really impressed.” 6/10
Amy: “This seasoning does not go well with a food that is so dry.” 5/10
Hannah: “It would go well in a mix with the regular Goldfish.” 5/10
Matt: “Okay at best.” 5/10
TOTAL: 21/40
There you have it. We give the limited edition Old Bay Goldfish the Quest for the Best seal of approval. Maybe you want to give it a try? Check out their website for more information on where to find some.
https://www.pepperidgefarm.com/product-categories/goldfish-crackers/
Thank you for joining us on this exclusive mini episode of Quest for the Best. Let us know what you thought. Have you tried the Old Bay Goldfish yet? What were your thoughts?
Also, do you have any foods you would love to get the coveted seal of approval? Let us know in the comments what you want to hear next.
Thanks again for the support. Until next time, stay sane out there.
Show Notes:
Another fishy episode.