what on earth are "digestives" anyway
@Felthry in the mid-19th century, some people thought that thin crispy cookies (or biscuits, in the UK) made from coarse brown wheat flower would aid in digestion.
They turned out to be relatively tasty, so, people just started eating them as a treat.
@packbat is there an equivalent in the US to use as a comparison?
@troubleMoney @Felthry graham crackers are a little denser and use a different flour, but yeah - that's another reasonable comparison
@packbat @troubleMoney similar in having a weird medical background too, graham crackers were marketed originally as an anti-aphrodisiac
@Felthry @troubleMoney history is weird
@packbat @troubleMoney at least the cookies are somewhat based in fact, because fiber does help digestion
@packbat @troubleMoney afawk there's zero evidence that graham flour actually has any anti-aphrodisiac effect whatsoever, or indeed any psychoactive effect at all
