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Thanksgiving Without Cranberries? For Many Americans In 1959, It Happened

Cranberry sauce is a classic Thanksgiving side dish, but not in 1959, thanks to what History.com has called the Great Cranberry Scare.

When It’s Sheep Shearing Time In Wales, It’s Time To Break Out The Special Shearing Cake

Ahead of National Hug a Sheep Day on Saturday, the story of a special treat that farmers in Wales used to make: Sheep-Shearing Cake.

The Soviet Union Put Out An Official Cookbook Of “Tasty And Healthy Food”

Sometimes a cookbook is more than a set of recipes: it’s a window into a culture. 

Watergate Salad Is An Actual Sweet Dish Named For Our “Long National Nightmare”

Today in 1972, a break-in at the Watergate hotel that kicked off a huge political scandal... and also, somehow, gave a gelatin dessert the name "Watergate salad."

To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies, A Company Sold A Line Called “I Hate Peas”

For National Eat Your Vegetables Day, the story of the time a company tried to get kids to eat French fry-shaped versions of dinner table vegetables, but with a name that may not have done them any favors.

Cracker Jack Originally Came With More Peanuts And No Prizes

In the old days, that line “buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack” was kind of redundant.

Betty Crocker May Not Be A Real Person, But She’s Been A Real Help To Bakers For Years

We're a few days out from World Baking Day, so here's the story of a woman who’s helped people find their way around the kitchen for more than a century… even though she isn’t a real person.

A Museum In Virginia Is Home To A Ham From 1902

It's National Ham Day, so we've got the story of a ham in Smithfield, Virginia that’s stood the test of time for over 120 years.

To Protect Riders, This 3D Printed Bike Helmet Contracts During A Collision

Bike helmets have been more or less the same for many years, but there’s a new effort to make safer and more responsive headgear with 3D printing.

King Cakes: Two Holidays, Three Colors, Lots Of Little Plastic Babies

In New Orleans, king cake is a Mardi Gras tradition, though it's one that started with an earlier holiday.

A Lawmaker Tried To Get Americans To Eat Hippo Meat, AKA “Lake Bacon”

About this time in 1910, a member of Congress thought the next big food trend would be hippo meat. 

Hartford Election Cake Is An Old-School Way To Eat Your Way Through A Campaign

Whatever you're feeling on this Election Day, you might enjoy a slice of an old-school election cake many Americans used to serve when it was time to vote.