Garibaldi biscuits

The Garibaldi was first baked by Jonathan Carr for the English biscuit company, Peek, Frean and Co, in 1861. John Carr was a celebrity in the biscuit world: he was the first to succeed in producing biscuits on a large industrial scale. He comes from the nest of the Carr family that still produces Carr’s Table Water Crackers in Carlisle, England.

The biscuit was named after Italian General Giuseppe Garibaldi, who fought to unite Italy in the 19th century.