Graham Crackers and Milk...Ignorance was Bliss

Mondays were Graham Crackers and Milk day. When I got old enough to decide on my own what to have for breakfast, everyday was Graham Crackers and Milk day. It wasn't just a matter of carelessly throwing the two ingredients together (like an ordinary bowl of cereal) it was-and still is- an art.
I tend to choose skim milk (because it is my favorite and the only kind I have to choose from in our refrigerator) and fill my bowl about a third of the way full. I place the bowl in the microwave and press the "Quick 30" only to follow it up by adding 15 more seconds. Initially setting the microwave for 45 seconds would be breaking a long practiced habit. When I take the milk out of the microwave I test it with my pinkie finger- even though it is the exact same temperature every time. While my milk is heating up in the microwave I open the package of graham crackers so they are ready to be immediately put in the heated milk. I typically take two at a time and break them in half one way, then in half the other way, and finally giving them one last break dropping them in my milk. I continue until I feel like I have enough to soak up all the milk. Then, I take a dry Graham or two along with my bowl and sit down at the table. When I reach the point in eating where all the crackers in my bowl are soggy with milk, I add a dry cracker so the texture has a little variety.  Not too soggy, not too crunchy.  Perfection. 
I read about Graham Crackers and found that they were invented, or at least the idea was inspired, by a man named Reverend Sylvester Graham.  He encouraged many of the "healthy lifestyle" things we hear today like getting exercise, a solid seven hours of sleep, and a healthy diet, but this was in the early 1800's so it wasn't as commonly known.  His "Graham Cracker" was made of a special graham flour.  I learned that his cracker was more than just a healthy snack, it was actually intended to curb one's sexual urges and lusts.  Graham thought that easily accessible, bland food would help people stay away from those sins.  I unfortunately will never be able to forget this information, but nothing can ever stop me from eating my Graham Crackers and Milk.  You know what I'll be eating when I go home for Christmas Break.

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