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A Nab is a sandwich cracker that is packaged by a commercial company.It's not a peanut butter cracker made at home, and I know some people call the cheese-filled ones "Nabs" in the same way they call every soft drink a "Coke," but not in my house.

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In 1924, Nabisco introduced a five-cent "peanut sandwich packet," called it a Nab (short for Nabisco) and updated the name to NAB in 1928.What most people call Nabs today are often ToastChee, the signature offering of Charlotte-based Lance Inc. ToastChee made its debut in 1938 and as it caught on—especially with soldiers who trained at Camp Greene—Nabisco opened a bakery right there in Charlotte to meet the demand.Since the two were so similar, fans just called them both Nabs.. Nabisco stopped selling these packets sometime in the late '70s or early '80s, and Lance became the dominant brand, but the name stuck around like peanut butter on your palate.

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(Nabisco renewed the trademark for the last time in 1988 and canceled it in 2009.)Folks don't generally accuse my state of being progressive, but just like Confederate flags and Sunday blue laws, the word "Nabs" is just one of those obsolete things that some Southerners have refused to give up.. Each package is a single snack, four to six crackers, wrapped in cellophane.

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Nabs are generally found at convenience stores, gas stations, newsstands, and vending machines and more often than not, that's where you will find Nabs today.. Get me a pack-a Nabs and a Co'cola.. "Get me a pack-a Nabs and a Co'cola," my mother would say when we made a pit stop on our road trips down home to Eastern North Carolina for family reunions.

I distinctly remember spending many summers at the day camp sponsored by the local Y., stem trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces.

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