This sumptuous colonial Thanksgiving feast, as imagined in 1902, came with a surprise or two
See how 1902 cooks pictured a colonial Thanksgiving, from boiled Indian pudding to a loving cup of sack posset passed around the table.
Vintage turkey recipes
Perfect turkey gravy: A smart retro trick from the 1970s for the smoothest holiday sauce
Want to know how to make the perfect turkey gravy? Here’s a great classic recipe, plus four delicious gravy variations – easy ways to increase your gravy’s wow factor!
The First Thanksgiving: Recipes for an amazing & tasty traditional Thanksgiving dinner (1975)
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner food served at the original First Thanksgiving feast in 1621 provides a tasty menu for holiday tables today. Get some great recipes here!
30+ delicious old-fashioned stuffing recipes
Get ready for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with the help of these old-fashioned stuffing recipe, made with simple ingredients and fresh foods.
Turkey cooking times: Charts & tips to help you roast the perfect bird
How long do you need to cook your turkey? While making a roasted turkey for Thanksgiving is about as vintage American as it gets, our turkey cooking times and tips offered here are based on the most up-to-date standards.
Make a turkey cheese ball appetizer (1972)
Use up your extra turkey in a new way – make this tasty turkey cheese ball! It’s a great appetizer for Thanksgiving, or you can use holiday leftovers to make a retro snack with this rich spread.
Retro Thanksgiving recipes: Turkey fondue, Ham crepes, Caramel rum pumpkin cake & more (1974)
Get retro Thanksgiving recipes for turkey fondue with horseradish sauce; winter garden salad; caramel rum pumpkin cake; ham supreme in crépes; two-tone tower salad and ported raspberry pie.
Easy turkey chili recipe from 1994
Try this easy turkey chili recipe from the ’90s. It’s simple. It’s quick. And so tasty the dinner table will need every chair you can find.
Thanksgiving dinner: How to carve turkey step-by-step, plus illustrations
That amazing turkey dinner is going to need carving, so why not learn how to do it right? Here are some easy tips for how to carve turkey that you can keep in mind this Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday!
One pan turkey ‘n’ stuffing recipe (1983)
Here’s a clever way to use Thanksgiving leftovers! Add your turkey to this one pan turkey ‘n’ stuffing casserole – it’s an easy after-holiday lunch or dinner.
Thanksgiving leftovers? Try a turkey-cranberry layer loaf & this turkey salad (1948)
Give new life to your Thanksgiving leftovers with these two old-fashioned turkey recipes from the 1940s!
Three zesty ’60s holiday side dish recipes: Turkey fruit salad, cranberry fruit molds & supreme salad dressing (1963)
Check out these zesty retro ’60s holiday side dish recipes for a tasty turkey fruit salad, cranberry fruit molds and salad bowl dressing supreme, all from 1963.
Retro Thanksgiving side dishes from the ’80s: Delicious turkey team-ups
Any way you carve it, the big bird will taste even better with these sensational Thanksgiving side dishes
