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A backlash against 'mixed' foods led to the demise of a classic American dish

  • Written by Helen Zoe Veit, Associate Professor of History, Michigan State University
imageA drawing from the original edition of Lydia Maria Child's 'Flowers for Children,' which includes her famous Thanksgiving poem.Library of Congress

At the end of “Over the River and Through the Wood” – Lydia Maria Child’s classic Thanksgiving poem – the narrator finally gets to his grandfather’s house for...

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