When in 1829 an American Presbyterian Minister Sylvester Graham made the first graham crackers, they were not well accepted. His original recipe contained only whole wheat flour and water. They were rolled out and baked and then baked again. They were something like a hardtack. Graham intended his crackers not only to be healthful but biblically correct. He believed the key to good living was eating as Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden which meant no meat; nothing but plants and water. It didn’t take long for enterprising bakers to put their own twists to the original recipe and they came up with something more appetizing. By 1898 the now-sweetened graham crackers became a commercial product. National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) was manufacturing graham crackers. The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company began mass production early in the 20th century. This opened the door to begin incorporating grahams into other sweet treats. In early mass production, graham crackers were usually prepared u...