"Goro" > wrote in message
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> Dee Randall wrote:
>> "Goro" > wrote in message
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>> > 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.
>> >
>> Leave it to Wikipedia to sensationalize. If you click on the "Graham
>> Diet"
>> at the bottom of theWikipedia page, it mentions masturbation but no diet,
>> per se. I've read about Kellogg -- I think there is even a movie
>> (comedy?)
>> I saw about Kellogg, but somehow I missed the Graham connection.
>>
>> Wikipedia is wonderful in a lot of ways, but it leaves a lot to be
>> desired
>> in some of their snyopses.
>
> of course, you realize it's not "wikipedia" that's doing the
> sensationalizing. If you have a comment or improvement, you should
> edit the wiki entry.
>
> -goro-
>
>> Their genealogy of English royalty is absolutely astounding.
>> Thanks for you interest.
>> Dee Dee

Of course.
Dee Dee