Granula
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Granula was the first manufactured breakfast cereal. It was invented by James Caleb Jackson in 1863.[1][2] Granula could be described as being a larger and tougher version of the somewhat similar later cereal Grape-Nuts.[2] Granula however, consisted primarily of bran-rich Graham flour made into nugget shapes. The cereal had to be soaked overnight before it could be eaten.[3]
The cereal was manufactured from a dough of Graham flour rolled into sheets and baked. The dried sheets were then broken into pieces, baked again, and broken into smaller pieces.[4][5]
See also
- Granola - The later breakfast cereal developed by John Harvey Kellogg, renamed to avoid being sued by Jackson. Kellogg incorporated a rolling process to flake the grain, making it more edible. Subsequently revived in the 1960s as a somewhat similar breakfast cereal.
- Hardtack - the military and naval ration of hard bread, that was also commonly soaked before eating
- Graham flour
References
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- ↑ 1906 Recipe for Granula, Sister Amanda Witmore, McPherson, KS
External links
- Recipe for Granula, 1906, Sister Amanda Witmore, McPherson, KS
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