He created a special type of whole wheat flour that is unbolted and coarsely ground. There is a dispute as to whether he created the graham cracker, or whether others created it using his flour. I've read that the closest thing to graham crackers in Britain is digestive biscuits, if that helps.
The story is actually quite interesting. It was invented by a preacher during the temperance movement. He believed that it was important to minimize your pleasure on earth as much as possible, including with food. So because of his teachings, followers invented the most bland and boring food imaginable. And now people use it for crust in delicious pies that gives oh so much earthly pleasure.
Graham crackers always make me think of s'mores - a graham cracker topped with a square of Hershey bar and a toasted marshmallow, smashed with another graham cracker square. Mmmm, good.
Very hard, sour beach balls - until they ripen and get soft, pink, and mushy and then they become bleh. I have gooseberries that came from my grandmother who got them from her mother, and now my son is growing some of them, too. Some families pass down valuable antiques, ours passes along thorny berry cuttings.
My grandmother used to grow something in her garden she called gherkins, but they looked nothing like a cucumber. They reminded me of a giant, green, cocklebur. She pickled them, but I couldn't get past the looks of them enough to enjoy eating them.
Gumdrops are called jubes in Australia. Tried several variations of gummy + candy/lolly etc to no avail. Even had a go with gelatine. Can we just get gummy for that one?
Ganache? Haven't tried that or heard of it...I though it looked like mole or gravy. Anyway, gooseberries were a childhood favorite of mine. They are hard to find now. Part of the reason is that the gooseberry plant serves as one of the host species of a fungus that kills pine trees that are grown for their valuable wood. Canned gooseberries are sometimes sold in grocery stores, but are hard to find.
I want to do the same with the Dijon and dill on the doritos from the D quiz.
Will be shopping, and then alone.