From The Food Encyclopedia by Jacques Rolland and Carol Sherman
A crumbly, rectangular cracker made from graham flour and sweetened with honey, invented as a health food in the 1830s by Sylvester Graham, an early pioneer of vegetarianism and whole-grain diets, whose name the cracker and the flour bear. Graham believed in the supreme healthfulness of unsifted whole wheat flour, which was the main ingredient in his "Graham bread." He also asserted that his whole wheat graham crackers reduced carnal urges, which he believed to be the scourge of his era. Nowadays, graham crackers are made with more refined flour than graham flour, and often with more sugar than the original recipe, plus a touch of cinnamon. They are a popular snack food for children and adults alike, and are often crushed and used to make crusts for pies and cheesecakes.
