Soda Water Crackers with Alder Smoked Salt

At a young age, my dad introduced me to the simple pleasure of munching on saltines topped with smoked oysters while watching baseball on TV. To this day, saltines strike a sentimental chord; perhaps it’s their plain, calming straight-forwardness I admire. Making homemade soda water crackers might not seem worth the trouble, but I assure you that these flaky, crispy, slightly sourdough-flavored crackers are infinitely better than their store-bought cousins. Try them with seafood dips like t