Dee Randall wrote:
> I had always thought that graham crackers were so named because of the type
> of flour, but the flour is so named after Sylvester Graham. Learning
> something new everyday from food network.

Wiki is your friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Cracker

What i recall was taht Graham thought that carnal urges came from oral
fixations and that eating these crackers would reduce those. Also,
IIRC, Kellogg belived this also and that's why he invetened corn
flakes.

> http://homecooking.about.com/cs/spec...d/a/graham.htm
>
> ***
> On the same program as the making of s'mores was the vinegar pie. Gale Gand
> (I suppose she is the host of "Sweet Dreams" )never had heard of vinegar
> pie. A guest made the pie, but Gale spent time at the end talking about her
> s'mores without getting her opinion about the pie or tasting it. I thought
> she was a bore about the 'smore (shakespeare).
>
> The pie maker on this program is a connoisseur of vinegar pies and similar
> pies of the past and present. He explained that grandma didn't have
> balsamic, nor lemons/limes, hence the use of vinegar. But the reason for
> his balsamic - according to my deduction as well as him saying that it made
> a great tasting filling -- was that he added on the top of it (in a nice
> little circle) a circle of strawberries, then raspberries, then inside some
> type of mint, that I didn't get the name of - something like 'mo' mint. He
> explained a standard Italian (I believe he said Italian) gourmet-tasting
> dessert is strawberries and balsamic. I have a cousin who likes fine food
> and he was recently ecstatic when he discovered strawberries and balsamic.
> I believe there are other cultures that use fruit with black pepper and
> exotic spices -- is this India?
>
> Anyway, my report comes to a conclusion on vinegar pie. Tee hee.
> Dee Dee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsamic_vinegar

As i recall, using aged Balsamic is what makes Balsamic and
Straawberries tasty. I saw an alternative was to add some brown sugar
to the balsamic. Not sure how that turns out though.

-goro-