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Thanksgiving just isn't about turkey. What do you know about the side dishes you serve on this classic holiday?This classic vegetable dish takes its name from the Narragansett Indian word "msickquatash," which means "boiled kernels of corn." Of course, succotash also contains lima beans, but the peppers are optional.
Beets contain a red pigment that can stain your skin and anything else the vegetables come in contact with. If a wayward beet leaves a crimson smear on your person, rub salt on the stain to remove it. It's virtually impossible to get beet stains out of fabric, however.
Jell-O debuted in 1897 with four flavors: strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon.
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Pumpkin pie has fewer calories and more vitamin A than pecan pie, which is loaded with sugar and butter.
Without the coconut, ambrosia is just another fruit salad.
To make this this classic Thanksgiving side dish, just add butter, brown sugar and marshmallows to mashed sweet potatoes. Then bake the candied concoction and serve hot!
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Lima beans have been eaten in Peru for over 500 years, so it makes sense that the country's capital city shares it's name with this tasty vegetable.
These buttery rolls are a favorite on Thanksgiving tables, and they've have been on the menu of Boston's famous hotel since the 1800s.
Sweet potatoes are not only full of vitamin A, they also contain a lot of vitamin C and beta-carotene.
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Brussels sprouts are actually a member of the cabbage family.
It's purely a matter of location -- stuffing gets cooked inside the bird, while dressing is baked separately.
Created in 1955, green bean casserole is still one of Campbell's most popular recipes. It's appreciated for its few ingredients and simplicity.
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Farmers harvest cranberries by flooding the bogs they grow in so the berries float to the top of the water and are easy to pick.
Sugar was a rare commodity, so it's unlikely the first Thanksgiving feast contained any sweets.
Corn, also called maize, comes from the Native American word "mahiz." European colonists had never seen the food before traveling to America.
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A popular root vegetable, turnips have white skin and purple tops.
Those who live in the Southern states or near the ocean are more likely to make and enjoy oyster dressing.
Cream of mushroom soup sales soar around Thanksgiving due to Americans' penchant for green bean casserole.
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These two root vegetables are actually different species of plants.