The Legend of the Texas Firecrackers® crackers begins with
the Cherokee Indian who had a hot cornbread called tus-ya-ga which they
introduced to Sam Houston during the time he lived among them. It is said that Gen. Sam fed his army of 910 pioneers these hot
crackers before routing the over 2000 troops of Santa Anna in 18
minutes at San Jacinto and winning Texas independence.
The name Firecrackers was first coined at the famous Log Cabin Saloon
in Spindletop during the oil boom of 1901, where it was not Saturday
night unless someone got shot. The hot crackers were a favorite among the mostly Texas
crew of the Battle Ship Texas during WWII where they earned their
current pronunciation "FARR-Cracker."
Texas Firecrackers®
became the favorite snack of some of the NASA Astronauts while living
in Houston, and have been contraband on a few space flights and
possibly one trip to the Moon. We offer you this "Little
Taste of Texas" in hopes that you find yourself repeating the words
Texans have echoed for years, "They're hot, but darn good...can I have another?"