Today is: National Graham Cracker Day
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Whether being used to make s'mores or pie, eaten in breakfast cereal or in the shape of teddy bears, or enjoyed right out of the box, Graham crackers are a ubiquitous snack food you likely remember eating since you were a child. While the cookie-like food is usually enjoyed as a snack, this wasn't always the case.
The Rev. Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian minister from Bound Brook, New Jersey, developed the graham cracker in the 1820s. He designed it to be a health food that was part of his "Graham Diet." His graham crackers were made with graham flour, a coarsely ground and unsifted whole-wheat flour. The flour is brown and slightly nutty and sweet, and Graham used it to make graham bread and graham crackers.
Source: Checkiday.com
This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Today is: National Graham Cracker Day
