[Ads-l] Antedating of "Graham Cracker"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Graham cracker (OED 1882)

1833 Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer 17 July 4/1 (GenealogyBank)  CRACKERS PILOT BREAD. &c ... Boston Crackers and Graham Crackers.

Fred Shapiro

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