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October Surprise 2024

Cracker Jack: Offensive? Racist? – Straight Dope

Most people have heard of Cracker JackĀ®. It’s sort of like caramel corn, it comes in a box with a prize, and it was immortalized in ā€œTake me out to the Ballgameā€. But why does it have that name? The food is vaguely cracker-like, sharing more similarities with crackers than Grape NutsĀ® shares with either grapes or nuts. Apparently, crackerjack was a late 19th century slang expression …