Days of Thanksgiving
byDays of Thanksgiving were frequently declared in colonial and early America. We asked our contributors for their favorite proclamation of Thanksgiving between 1765 and…
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The Revolutionary War Generation and Thanksgiving
byAbraham Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation established Thanksgiving as the national holiday we celebrate today, making him the father of modern Thanksgiving.[1] The Revolutionary generation, however,…
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Guess what day it is?
byHow did you know today was Thanksgiving Day? Well, it is a national holiday and all, but besides that, how did you know? Odds…
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The Spirit of the Coffee
byAll of that great eating on Thanksgiving Day sometimes has natural consequences that lead us to seek entirely different recipes for Friday. If we’ve…
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Thanksgiving in 1775, 1777 and 1779
byWhile the modern, formalized definition of Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November was not set as a national observance until the time of…
Dessert: Send it to Table
byWhat to serve for desert after a Thanksgiving meal? Pumpkin pie, obviously. Unfortunately for the revolutionary-era aspiring chef in America, pumpkins are plentiful but…
Side Dishes: Serve it Up
byYesterday we saw how to roast a turkey according to a popular 18th century cookbook. It wouldn’t be a Thanksgiving dinner without turkey, but…
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Your Meat: Done Sooner or Later
byIt’s the time of year when Americans are musing over favorite recipes for Thanksgiving meals. Everyone has a favorite dish and there are countless…