Backstory: Christmas Crackers

They're the festive party favors containing a paper crown, a trinket, and a joke — and wrapped in a package that goes "bang" when you open it! Christmas Crackers are an invention of the Victorian age. And more specifically, one confectioner named Tom Smith. Smith single handedly created a tradition that has endured for generations. Mentioned in This EpisodePeter Kimpton's WebsiteTom Smith's Christmas Crackers — Book by Peter KimptonMusic in This Episode"The Kishner Method" — Blue Dot Ses...