In the United States, Nabisco lost trademark protection after the term "saltine" began to be used generically to refer to similar crackers it appeared in the 1907 Merriam Webster Dictionary defined as "a thin crisp cracker usually sprinkled with salt." In Australia, Arnott's Biscuits Holdings still holds a trademark on the name "Saltine". was refused a trademark for the term because it was "merely descriptive". The term "Export Soda" became a generic term in Puerto Rico for these crackers. of Puerto Rico also started selling their soda crackers with the same name. In the early 20th century, various companies in the United States began selling soda crackers in Puerto Rico and referred to them as "Export Soda". That company merged with other companies to form American Biscuit Company in 1890 and then after further mergers became part of National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1898. Initially called the Premium Soda Cracker and later "Saltines" because of the baking salt component, the invention quickly became popular and Sommer's business quadrupled within four years. Joseph, Missouri started using baking soda to leaven its wafer thin cracker. Soda crackers were described in The Young House-keeper by Alcott in 1838.
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