So, when snacking on that box of Cracker Jack or singing along during a seventh inning stretch, don’t forget Stanford popcorn farmers and their role in the nation’s favorite ballpark snack!

There’s no proof of that or even how it got its name. More than likely, it was borrowed from a popular phrase of the day, “Crack Jack,” which meant “wonderful.” But we do know it was Odebolt grain ...

Previously, prizes or coupons were only included in random boxes, said the Cracker Jack appreciation website known as The Art is Cracker Jack. Cracker Jack has given away about 17 billion toys in ...

At least it was so long ago that they still came with a toy hidden among the caramel-coated popcorn ... in the box. That was a result of what happened in 1907, when Cracker Jack and baseball ...

He began selling molasses-coated popcorn and peanuts to members ... and when prizes began to appear in every box a few years later, they sent Cracker Jack’s popularity into the stratosphere.

“Are the Chicago people fond of popcorn?” asked a Tribune reporter ... The product the German-born immigrant created? Cracker Jack. A 1902 advertisement for Cracker Jack features the company ...

Whether it’s out of a bowl, a bag or a small box with a prize inside ... peanuts to the mix and introduced it to the world as Cracker Jack. Through the years, the snack has taken on many ...

Today, though, was all about Cracker Jack popcorn with peanuts. I was fiddling around with my recipe for a clone of this iconic molasses flavored treat, and used our home-grown popcorn.