Zwieback
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Zwieback is a type of crispy, sweetened bread, made with eggs and baked twice. It is sliced before it is baked a second time, which produces crispy, brittle slices that closely resemble melba toast.[1]
The name comes from German zwei ("two") or zwie ("twi-"), and backen, meaning "to bake".[2] Zwieback hence literally translates to "twice-baked."
Historically, zwieback has been a good product to use for teething children.
To make a "zwieback cake," zwieback toast is ground up into a fine powder and baked into tortes. The tortes are put together with banana slices and whipped cream.
The Nabisco (division of Kraft) product of this name has been discontinued (July 2008).[3]
[edit] Pop culture references
- In an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Homer the Smithers", the character Smithers remarks to his boss Mr. Burns, "...I've alphabetized your breakfast. You can start with the waffles, and work your way up to the zwieback."
- In the 1991 movie Doc Hollywood, when Ben Stone (Michael J. Fox) first arrives in Grady, nurse Packer tells him there is Zwieback and Vitamin C in the cabinet.
- In "Dear Mildred", an episode of the TV series M*A*S*H, Radar O'Reilly compares his first days with Colonel Potter to visiting summers with his prim-and-proper aunt; "You can't dunk your zwieback in your Bosco."
- In the book Bored of the Rings, a parody of Lord of the Rings, zwieback is used instead of lembas bread
- In the book "Adventures of Isabel" by Ogden Nash, the heroine, in dispatching a malevolent giant, "nibbled the zwieback that she always fed off"
- In the Baby Blues comics, Zoe mentioned "zwieback."
Kimya Dawson "Caving In" I'm just a piece of zwieback toast Getting soggy in a baby's achin' mouth
[edit] See also
Kimya Dawson "Caving In" I'm just a piece of zwieback toast Getting soggy in a baby's achin' mouth
[edit] References
- ^ Zweiback
- ^ zwieback - Health Information About zwieback | Encyclopedia.com: Dictionary Of Food and Nutrition
- ^ phone conversation with Kraft customer service desk October 24, 2008
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