crispette

From crisp +‎ -ette.

crispette (plural crispettes)

1. A snack food consisting of a sweetened patty of popcorn.
   • 1897 June 11, “Chevy Chase Lawn Fete: An Enjoyable Entertainment on the Grounds of Mr. Hacker. […]”, in The Times, number 1,179, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 2:

     There was an alluring candy stand, controlled by Miss Grace Robertson, and the little maids of Chevy Chase appropriated to themselves the exclusive sale of peanuts and popcorn crispettes.

   • 1897 June 17, “We Gloat, of Course: Herald Defeats the News by a Score of 23 to 8. […]”, in The Salt Lake Herald, 28th year, number 204, Salt Lake City, Ut., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 6:

     In the second the News made a run on an error of The Herald, and there was great joy in the camp of the enemy, James offering to bet an ice cream soda against a package of crispettes his side would win, with all the advantage The Herald had.

   • 1925 January 25, Grace Julian Clarke, “Tampa, Booming City, Is Picturesque in January […]”, in The Muncie Sunday Star, volume 48, number 272, Muncie, Ind., →OCLC, 2nd section, page 8, column 5:

     Hundreds of tourists seated on benches under the palms in the court house square, in Plant Park and along the streets, the men mopping their brows and the women powdering their noses, many of them chewing gum or eating “crispettes;” […]

   • 1947 March 15, “Business Opportunities”, in Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena, Calif., →OCLC, page 7, column 2:

     THE business for you to own at only $200 for equipment to start. Make & sell crispettes, delicious confection of popcorn or peanuts. Candy making outfit. Big sales. Raw material plentiful. Children & adults like crispettes. A corner or school location brings quick success.

   • 1999, Andrew F. Smith, “Popcorn Crisps and Crispettes”, in Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America, Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, →ISBN, part I (History), chapter 4 (Pop Cookery), page 63:

     Popcorn crisps and crispettes were also popular at the turn of the twentieth century. Most were commercial products similar to popcorn cakes. Crisps and crispettes were made by placing the corn and syrup mixture on marble slabs or breadboards and rolling it very thin.

2. Any of various small crispy snack foods.
   • 1948 November 30, “Milton Homemakers Meet for Luncheon”, in The Daily Sentinel-Tribune, 58th year, number 124, Bowling Green, Oh., →OCLC, Society section (edited by Minniebelle Conley), page 5, column 8:

     Mrs. Loren Groff told how to make cheese crispettes, and the women enjoyed the samples very much.

   • 1951 May 3, Aunt Hattie [pseudonym], “Can You Make Chocolate Torte? French Bread Is Tricky for Amateur”, in The Salt Lake Tribune, volume 163, number 19, Salt Lake City, Ut., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25, column 4:

     Do you know how to make crispette squares? Rosalle J. Neilson, Route 2, Box 407, of Orem does them like this: / Crispette Squares / ¼ cup shortening / ½ cup brown sugar / 1 cup all-purpose flour / Pinch of salt. / ¼ teapoon nutmeg / 1 cup brown sugar (extra) / 2 well-beaten eggs / 1 teaspoon vanilla. / Another ¼ teaspoon salt / 1 cup moist shredded coconut

   • 1968 June 23, “A rich home brew”, in The Sun-Herald, Sydney, N.S.W., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 104, column 4:

     Brew your own rich beef and vegetable soup—this one tastes even better after it's been made for a few days. Follow with a light dessert of ginger spiced, date filled apples; pass tasty cheese and crispettes with the coffee.

   • 2018 October 7, Murella Powell, “Flashback: Howe Food Product Manufacturing Co. created its goodies in Biloxi”, in Sun Herald, volume 135, number 4, Biloxi, Miss., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3D, column 3:

     In 1931 Donald [W. Howe] may have formulated the first power bar, which he called “Nature’s Food Confection.” The bars, in the form of crispettes, contained all of the vitamins that a body needed.