Heres how pumpkin pieand six other foodsended up on your Thanksgiving plate.
For most, Thanksgiving is pretty much synonymous with pumpkin pie and pilgrims.
Curious to learn how some of our favorite Thanksgiving foods ended up on the table?
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Wild turkey was possibly a componentthoughnotthe centerpieceof a menu that also included venison, corn, and likely seafood.
Recipes have evolved over the centurieswith flavors varying according to local cuisineand today we have hundreds of adaptations.
you’re free to even make it vegetarian.
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Emptying a can is much easier than roasting, seeding, and mashing a pumpkin yourself!
Mashed Potatoes
Potatoes were first cultivated in South America thousands of years ago.
So the earliest tables would not have featured potatoes.
Greg DuPree
Many recipes today use Yukon Gold potatoes, which were developed in Canada in the 1960s.
Greg Dupree, Prop Stylist: Audrey Davis, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer
Greg Dupree, Prop Stylist: Audrey Davis, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer
Greg Dupree, Prop Stylist: Audrey Davis, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer
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