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Old-School Winter Dishes People Rarely Make Anymore

When cold weather starts blowing in each year, all home cooks eagerly retreat to their kitchens to whip up plenty of stews, casseroles, and other comfort dishes. Chili, macaroni and cheese , and beef stew may be the stars of winter menus nowadays, but things used to be quite different, even just a couple of generations back. Due to evolving tastes, and access to resources, there are lots of cold-weather dishes that many modern Americans wouldn't even recognize.

What kinds of dishes did Americans make to warm up, and keep their bellies full in the past? Some home chefs are having a blast finding out, dusting off old recipes passed down from generations, and rediscovering international influences that were close to bei

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