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Boston Brown Bread
A steamed bread that has a mix of Old and New World grains and is a symbol of nostalgia in New England
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New England Boiled Dinner
A prosaic meal that comforted locals for centuries and has a long traveled history
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The Cake that Took 3 Months to Finish: The Making of an English Christmas Cake
A photo-journal of the process + recipe
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Indian Pudding
Corn ensured the Pilgrims’ survival and pudding brightened it up
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Cranberry Sauce
A Fall delight that comes from scarlet flooded fields and New Englanders’ ingenuity
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The Cider Donut
A New England autumnal treat
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Lobstering in Maine & The Lobster Roll
A love-hate-love history from the cold Atlantic waters to the chilled Lobster Roll
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Boston Baked Beans
A dish that mixes a Medieval tradition with American ingredients and is the origin of an irritating nickname
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The Oyster in New England
The Eastern Oyster was well respected by Native Americans, exploited by European colonisers and redeemed by current New Englanders
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Salt. Looking into an Ancient Salt Marsh in France
Tinted ponds that speak of power, struggle and revolution
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Boston Cream Pie
A cake called "pie" that is layered with history (and some shame)
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Maple Syrup
The History and Production of the most American treat
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