Made me think of Graham Kerr, the TV “Chef”, was he ever sober? I went to a book signing of his, had the book in my hand and somebody wanted to chat with him, after about 10 minutes I put the unpurchased book on his table and walked out!
“The graham cracker was inspired by the preaching of Sylvester Graham, who was part of the 19th-century temperance movement. He believed that minimizing pleasure and stimulation of all kinds, including the prevention of masturbation, coupled with a vegetarian diet anchored by bread made from wheat coarsely ground at home, was how God intended people to live, and that following this natural law would keep people healthy. Towards that end, Graham introduced the world’s first graham wafer product. It was a dull, unsifted flour biscuit baked by Graham himself.3
“The sugarless wafers were a key component of the eponymous diet.3 His preaching was taken up widely in the midst of the 1826–1837 cholera pandemic.4: 15–27 5: 29–35 67 His followers were called Grahamites and formed one of the first vegetarian movements in America; graham flour, graham crackers, and graham bread were created for them. Graham neither invented nor profited from these products.”
We had a German shepherd that LOVED graham crackers. He would pester us, and even go to the place where they were kept as a hint, if we didn’t give him some every night.
GK filed a patent for his new sweet wafer, calling it a Graham Kerrker, but during patent processing, it got misspelled. Hence today’s Graham Cracker. Definitely not Fake News.
The dude from FL Premium Member 9 months ago
Made me think of Graham Kerr, the TV “Chef”, was he ever sober? I went to a book signing of his, had the book in my hand and somebody wanted to chat with him, after about 10 minutes I put the unpurchased book on his table and walked out!
Johnny Q Premium Member 9 months ago
According to Wikipedia:
“The graham cracker was inspired by the preaching of Sylvester Graham, who was part of the 19th-century temperance movement. He believed that minimizing pleasure and stimulation of all kinds, including the prevention of masturbation, coupled with a vegetarian diet anchored by bread made from wheat coarsely ground at home, was how God intended people to live, and that following this natural law would keep people healthy. Towards that end, Graham introduced the world’s first graham wafer product. It was a dull, unsifted flour biscuit baked by Graham himself.3
“The sugarless wafers were a key component of the eponymous diet.3 His preaching was taken up widely in the midst of the 1826–1837 cholera pandemic.4: 15–27 5: 29–35 67 His followers were called Grahamites and formed one of the first vegetarian movements in America; graham flour, graham crackers, and graham bread were created for them. Graham neither invented nor profited from these products.”
iggyman 9 months ago
Graham Cracker crust is delicious!
iggyman 9 months ago
Lots of them here, Satchel, their first name is coal!
Impact55 9 months ago
I once met a Caucasian gentleman from the UK named Graham Cracker…(think about it).
Man of the Woods 9 months ago
Isn’t that what Black folks call White folks, Crackers?
Geophyzz 9 months ago
Well there was a guy named Crapp.
djtenltd 9 months ago
Poor Satchel. What a real brain surgeon!
Pete.Keillor 9 months ago
Well, there was a guy named Crapper….
win.45mag 9 months ago
all us wettos have been called cracker for 100 years in many hoods
Mountaingreenery 9 months ago
I’m surprised Bucky knew that.
Keno21 9 months ago
That’s Graham Caucasian!
The Famous Eccles 9 months ago
He was a great TV detective!
oakie9531 9 months ago
Touché
bloodykate 9 months ago
I am LOLing!!!
tonedeafdog 9 months ago
We had a German shepherd that LOVED graham crackers. He would pester us, and even go to the place where they were kept as a hint, if we didn’t give him some every night.
Cozmik Cowboy 9 months ago
Billy Graham was a cracker.
dpatrickryan Premium Member 9 months ago
Did you also know he invented them to quell sexual desire?
norphos 9 months ago
He also thought ketchup/catsup would ruin your brain, but his ideas about natural food and exercise were ahead of his time.
rogerbsailor 9 months ago
GK filed a patent for his new sweet wafer, calling it a Graham Kerrker, but during patent processing, it got misspelled. Hence today’s Graham Cracker. Definitely not Fake News.