Before Oreos, there was the Hydrox, the original sandwich cookie, created by Kansas City’s own Jacob Loose. After disappearing for years, Hydrox are back on the shelf — but only if you know where to look.

Mackenzie Martin, from the KCUR podcast A People's History of Kansas City, sets the record straight.

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