• Today, Thanksgiving tables typically feature side dishes like mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. • Once-popular options like Jell-O salads and hot Dr Pepper are no longer part of the celebrations. • However, some people still like to make dishes like ambrosia salad for nostalgia's sake.

No festive Thanksgiving gathering would be complete without a table heaped with steaming dishes. These days, the most popular side dishes include mashed potatoes, rolls, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.

Thanksgiving spreads haven't always looked this way. There was a time when Jell-O creations and canned products reigned supreme.

These vintage food trends were often driven by economic factors, involving ingredients that were inexpensive or readily available in past decades.

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