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Granola

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Granola was created during the Civil War by nutrition crusader James Caleb ­Jackson, who baked sheets of moistened whole wheat flour, crumbled them into bits, then baked them again, creating hard little ­nuggets he called granula. Cereal man John Harvey Kellogg added cornmeal and oats to the formula and began ­marketing his own ­granula. When faced with legal action, Kellogg changed his product’s name to ­granola. Though soon eclipsed by the likes of Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies, it came back as hippie health food in the 1960s. Today granola is a breakfast staple. The two best versions, East and West, are made by the Red Truck Bakery in Warrenton, Va., and the Cottage in La Jolla, Calif.

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