Carr's Table Water crackers in the navy 125 g box, thin and crisp, for cheese boards, dips, smoked salmon canapes and soup.
The box is a deep navy with Carr's in flowing white script under a small castle crest, a pale blue ear of wheat on each side, and the line Carlisle 1831 Cumbria beneath the name. Table Water is printed in light blue capitals, 125 g sits in the top corner, and a single round cracker on the right is topped with crumbled cheese, rocket and avocado. As general background, Carr's was founded in 1831 by Jonathan Dodgson Carr, that water biscuits were first made in the 19th century as a version of the ship's biscuit, and Carr's is one of the leading brands in Britain. Table water crackers are typically thin, hard and plain, so the topping does the talking. Commonly, hotels and caterers fan them around cheese boards with dates, grapes and fig jam, spread them with labneh and za'atar or smoked salmon and cream cheese for canapes, and serve them with hummus, baba ghanoush and soup. Airline and lounge kitchens portion them for snack trays. Each cracker is plain and lightly baked, which typically lets delicate cheeses lead. Fold the inner wrapper over after opening so the crackers stay crisp and snap cleanly.