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    Thanksgiving specialties by state

    There was an article in the NYTimes this week with Thanksgiving recipes selected to represent each state. Log In - The New York Times

    I grew up in Maryland and we always had sauerkraut with our Thanksgiving meal. For me, that's a big Yes. We lived in Missouri for a few years and Gooey Butter Cake was definitely new to me- I had never heard of it before living in St. Louis (that and toasted ravioli) They have sweet potato corn bread listed for North Carolina and I can't say I specifically recall seeing that when we lived there, but sweet potatoes were in abundance anywhere that served "Southern cooking". My parents grew up in West Virginia and my dad's family would have been the most likely to serve something with pawpaw in it, being from a more rural area. I never saw it served by any relatives and my dad was of the school that kids should try everything. If you didn't eat it for dinner, you'd face it down for breakfast so I think I'd remember pawpaw. What I do associate with WV are the buckwheat pancakes that my uncle made- light and slightly sour, served with locally made sausage and maple syrup. That was always on the menu for breakfast if we spent TG with them. I have the recipe from the bag of locally milled buckwheat flour they used but cannot replicate the lightness and taste that my uncle got. Mmm, buckwheat cakes.

    Anyone else from the US find familiarity in the recipes chosen to represent your state(s)? Is there a recipe you'd submit in its place? Any food items those of you from outside the US consider particularly representative of the region where you live that might be served at an annual celebration meal?
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    I lived in New York till I was 8 years old and I don't remember my mother ever baking any kind of pie, ever, much less an apple pie at Thanksgiving.

    Mom was born in and grew up in Virginia, and I don't remember any corn pudding, either...ever.

    She was big on sauerkraut, though....so I guess we settled in the right State.

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    I used to go to Thanksgiving celebrations hosted by a guy born and raised in Florida. He always made oyster stuffing, stuffing with finely chopped oysters. Never heard of it before or since. I liked it and was always sent home with a lot.

    Turkey tamales in Texas, that sounds right.
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    I have lived in MN my entire life, and I have NEVER heard of Grape salad....... it looks gross too! Jake's family does Cherry Coke Jello so that is a tradition for us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BaconsMom View Post
    I have lived in MN my entire life, and I have NEVER heard of Grape salad....... it looks gross too! Jake's family does Cherry Coke Jello so that is a tradition for us.
    Yeah, there has been quite the outcry from Minnesotans over the grape salad. NYT Admits CBS Minnesota

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    I've never rubbed chillies with turkey. The cranberries sound good but never had that either. (Arizona ?)
    We just put onions and celery in our stuffing and we're just having chicken breast cranberries (not canned) and stuffing in a pan. Pumpkin pie for dessert.

    Now, for Xmas its TAMALES, frijoles & Pico de Gallo!!!
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    Grape salad sounds disgusting and looks strange, but it's out of this world delicious. It's more of a bbq/summer treat at parties around here. Our family Thanksgiving is very traditional with turkey, mashed potatoes, buttered yams, cranberry sauce, green beans (although most of the family insists on THE green bean casserole concoction), and stuffing/dressing. My family likes the "inny" stuffing, the dh's family prefers the "outy" dressing, so I do both. Add a good old apple pie for dessert and we're ready to nap until sandwich time.

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    mmmm, turkey! I actually for the 1st time in years got to have turkey dinner at Canadian thanksgiving, and boy was it delishious!
    my db is now a legal alien (love calling him that!) in Virginia. his wife's family lived in Texas, and Tennessee, so they do the turkey, with a different type of stuffing, plus she does what I would call "mexican" side dishes (a bean dish, and a corn fritter/homemade guac/homemade anitquoes thing) as well as the more traditional green bean casserole.

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    My family is from Indiana before Indiana was officially a state. Never heard of the dishes listed for Indiana, Ohio, illinois, or Michigan

 



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