The reason it's called "Grape Nuts" is that it contains "dextrose",
which is also sometimes called "grape sugar", and also because "Grape
Nuts" is catchier, in terms of marketing, than "A Cross Between Gerbil
Food and Gravel", which is what it tastes like.
-- Dave Barry, "Tips for Writer's"
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The reason it's called Grape Nuts is that it contains dextrose
which is also sometimes called grape sugar, and also because Grape
Nuts is catchier, in terms of marketing, than A Cross Between Gerbil
Food and Gravel, which is what it tastes like....