Mickey's Buttered Egg Noodles With Browned Cracker Crumbs

My mother made this wonderful dish usually with a pork roast and apple sauce on the side. I'm sure it came from her mother and before that my great-grandmother.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  lb  wide egg noodles
• 1⁄3 cup  reserved water
• 8  ounces butter, divided
• 4  ounces  saltine crackers, crumbled

Directions

1. Melt 4 ounces of butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
2. Add the crumbled cracker crumbs and mix well.
3. Cook until the crumbs are well browned, stirring often. Set aside.
4. Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook noodles according to package directions. Reserve 1/3 cup of the water and then drain the noodles and pour into a large bowl, add the water and mix well.
5. While noodles are cooking melt the remaining 4 ounces of butter in a Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave. Pour over cooked noodles and stir.
6. Finally add the browned cracker crumbs and mix well.