Monday 17 October 2016

The Enduring Mystery Of The Oreo Cookie Design

image credit: Maria Keays

When the National Biscuit Company introduced the Oreo cookie in March of 1912, there was no mistaking its origins. It was a blatant knock-off of Sunshine Biscuits's Hydrox.

In 1952, possibly in an attempt to further distance themselves from the competition, Nabisco opted to change the Oreo design to a slightly more complex pattern that has invited comparisons to everything from the Knights Templar to the Freemasons. Were conspiracy theorists focusing too hard on the humble Oreo? Or has the cookie been trying to tell us something all along?

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