A Taste of Christmas Across America: Regional Holiday Dinners from Coast to Coast
Discover how Christmas dinner varies across America—from New England seafood feasts to Southwest tamales—in this nostalgic look at regional traditions.
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- American food history
- appetizers & snacks
- baked beans
- bean pie
- beverages
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- breakfast
- brunswick stew
- Burgoo Stew
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- chicken and dumplings
- Christmas
- Christmas dinner
- Christmas pie
- cold cuts
- consumer info
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- depression era foods
- desperation pies
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- eggnog
- food histories
- food personalities
- food production
- fruit pie
- gooseberries
- green bean casserole
- holiday drinks
- holiday meals
- lunch meat
- main dishes
- mincemeat pie
- poke salad
- poke weed
- pork and beans
- poultry
- regional holiday meals
- retro foods
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- soups & stews
- Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving side dish
- vegetables
- watermelon pickles
- white potato pie
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