Absolutely Crackers. (Jacob's Cornish Wafers)

Member Name: Emmald

Product:	Jacob's Cornish Wafers
Date:	05/04/09 (192 review reads)
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Advantages: A good tasty cracker.

Disadvantages: None at all.

Jacob's make some extremely good savoury crackers and I feel that they have created recipes to suit everyone's taste. Savoury crackers can vary greatly, from the crunchiness of the cream cracker to the semi crunch of the whole grain right down to the softer crackers like the Cornish wafers.
Although I love the crunchy crackers they do tend to niggle if you wear a denture, the softer crackers are easier to cope with.

The Cornish wafer is a decent sized biscuit and they make a good lunchtime or supper snack.
Whether you choose to put a sweet or a savoury topping on the biscuit is entirely up to you, the wafer lends itself to either. On the front of the packet they have topped the cracker with cream cheese and smoked salmon but if you prefer to have butter and honey then that's fine.

Cornish wafers are soft and would be easily broken, so to preserve them during transit the wafers are placed in a corrugated paper sleeve before they are popped inside of a plastic wrapper that is heat sealed at either end.
If you take a Cornish wafer and break it in two it is easy to see that the biscuit comprises of many soft and flaky layers. On the top the wafer is a light golden colour and Jacob's have made the biscuit look attractive by placing rows of tiny holes that line up to form squares on the top.

Much as I love the harder savoury crackers these are much easier to eat, if I was going to pick a favourite topping I would choose a good hard cheddar cheese.
My niece adores them when they are spread with crunchy peanut butter, you can even eat them topped with jam and cream.
If the wafers are just buttered they still make a delicious and filling snack. The wafer biscuit may be flaky but when you are busy making light work of it you will notice that the biscuit lingers around for a while after you have chewed it, but that is an added bonus as the taste is gorgeous.

Jacob's make their Cornish wafers using the finest wheat, they contain no hydrogenated vegetable oils and they are 25% lower in saturated fats.
As well as producing good old everyday crackers Jacobs also manufacture flavoured crackers, nutritious crackers and boxes of assorted crackers.
We usually buy the individual packets, this means that we can freely enjoy our favourites without feeling guilty for leaving the not so favourites behind in the tin.
If you have guests and choose to serve cheese and biscuits then the Cornish wafers are an attractive choice.


A 150g packet of Jacobs Cornish wafers will cost you somewhere in the region of 80p, though I have often been able to buy two packets for £1 in Farmfoods.
They are fine for vegetarians but they do contain gluten.
Jacob's have been producing their popular crackers since 1885 and I am sure they are a family favourite for many.

Summary: A flaky wafer biscuit that tastes good topped with sweet or savoury.