Plural of cracknel; multiple hard, crisp biscuits that break with a crackling sound.
Simple plural formation of 'cracknel,' maintaining the onomatopoetic sense of something crispy and breaking. Commonly used in historical cooking texts and merchant records.
In Shakespeare's time, cracknels were given as romantic gifts and mentioned in love poems—they were fancy treats, not everyday snacks!
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