Graham crackers may have an amusing history, but our little Sweet Pete Grahams fresh, versatile and delicious. We use local and organic ingredients. Why are they called Graham Crackers? Sylvester Graham had an idea for social reform in 1860 that began with a strict diet limiting much of the tastier side of life. His ideas, to be brief, were a bit out-there. Strangely enough, this man with a profound dislike for spices and flavor managed to create a recipe for crackers that now bear his name.