Food Thanksgiving Recipe Searches Reveal America's Holiday Tastes

With Thanksgiving looming, cooks across the country are rifling through their recipe boxes, cookbooks and trendy magazines for a menu that will make their guests want to come back for second helpings. A new analysis based on Google search terms can help cooks across the country plan menus that guests — or at least the cooks — will like.

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You may beg to differ with the analysis, put together by the House Method blog. Some of the recipes are tried and true Thanksgiving favorites. Others may leave you wondering.

In several states, roasted turkey and dressing were popular Thanksgiving recipe searches.

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Green bean casserole, long a staple on the Thanksgiving table, was a popular search, along with casserole dishes made with corn, sweet potatoes and yams. People also looked for deviled egg recipes in several states as well as the old, apparently not-so-simple, honey-baked ham.

People in a half-dozen states searched for salad. Lest you ask who eats salad on Thanksgiving, the holiday that starts a month-long gorge-fest for many Americans, we remind you that salad isn’t just lettuce-based with a low-calorie vinaigrette dressing. Lots of them have mayonnaise, whipped cream, cream cheese and other calorie-heavy ingredients.

Sounds a lot like Easter candy.

It appears pumpkin pie will make it to many Thanksgiving tables. It was the top search in 15 states. People also searched for pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin chocolate-chip cookie recipes. Serving pumpkin dishes has been a tradition since early American colonists celebrated the first Thanksgiving. In Colonial days, the dish was more likely to be a soup served in a pumpkin.

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Pass the cranberry sauce

Brownies were a close second to pumpkin pie as the top search in 14 states. Cooks in a half-dozen states most often looked for pecan pie recipes. Sweet potato pie and apple fritter recipes were also popular searches.

Here's a breakdown by state:

Bon appetit. And happy Thanksgiving.

What’s the Difference Between Canned Pumpkin and Pumpkin Pie Filling?

Before you grab any can of pumpkin off the shelf in a grocery store, it’s important to know the difference between canned pumpkin vs. pumpkin pie filling. Using the wrong version may yield disappointing results, so listen up. What Is Canned Pumpkin? Canned pumpkin (labeled as “100% pure pumpkin”) is a purée of pure pumpkin mixed with other kinds of winter squash. It is unsweetened and does not contain any added spices. Canned pumpkin can be used as an ingredient in homemade pumpkin pie filling, pumpkin bread, pumpkin milkshakes, and so much more.

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