No festive Thanksgiving gathering would be complete without a table heaped with steaming dishes.
Here are seven unusual Thanksgiving side dishes that people don't usually make anymore — unless it's for nostalgia's sake.
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Turkey leftover Jell-O
"I'm not going to say that it's horrible ... I probably would not eat this again, but it's not the worst thing I've ever had," she said.
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Hot Dr. Pepper
In a 1968 advertisement, Dr. Pepper recommended serving "steaming hot" soda over lemon slices. It definitely is "something truly different" to offer Thanksgiving guests.
Per Serious Eats, the drink was concocted by Dr. Pepper in the '60s "to keep profits strong during the holiday season, when sales of cold pop plummet." Apparently, it caught on in the South where it is occasionally still drunk.
Cranberry Surprise
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Jell-O salads
Jell-O salads were popular in the 1950s and '60s. A Jell-O dish with radishes, scallions, and a few tablespoons of vinegar wouldn't have been out of the ordinary at a festive meal. Some people continue to serve them up on Thanksgiving just because.
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Canned creamed corn
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A 1948 ad in the Ladies Home Journal advertised creamed corn in a can as "something to try — smooth, creamy, with plenty of tender-skinned kernels to round out the good eating." But as canned products went out of style in favor of fresh food, cream corn from a can went out of style, too.
Spring basket dessert
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A gelatinous dessert made from canned fruit juice with chunks of fruit inside, advertised in The Ladies Home Journal in 1948 as a "spring basket dessert," is no longer the dessert of choice at holiday gatherings.
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