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graham flour

American  

noun

  1. unbolted wheat flour, containing all of the wheat grain; whole-wheat flour.


graham flour British  

noun

  1. unbolted wheat flour ground from whole-wheat grain, similar to whole-wheat flour

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Etymology

Origin of graham flour

1825–35, named after Sylvester Graham (1794–1851), U.S. dietary reformer


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Made of double baked graham flour, broken and soaked, it was one of the earliest examples of American breakfast cereal.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023

Unlike most modern-day cereals, Granula was devoid of sugar and instead, made from just graham flour and bran.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023

Glenn Roberts, founder of Anson Mills, said a miller has to re-gear his entire system to mill graham flour, and “right now, no one is stopping their whole system to do that.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021

Dr. Jackson’s original granula consisted of little more than graham flour, which was baked into brittle sheets, broken into little pieces and then baked again.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2016

He was an invalid, and it was through him that we first learned of graham flour.

From A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland

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