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Cheerwine, since 1917.

Drinks

Cheerwine

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

A box of Maine's signature, tiny blueberries.

Fruits & Vegetables

Maine Wild Blueberries

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

Pistachio-flavored instant pudding mix gives Watergate Cake a cosmic glow.

Sweets

Watergate Cake

Beneath its "cover-up" of icing, this dessert hides a bunch of nuts.

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Delicious vanilla snow cream, made from snow, vanilla extract, and condensed milk.

Sweets

Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

Double scooperman.

Sweets

Superman Ice Cream

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

Poke Cake

Sweets

Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Broasted Chicken

Prepared Foods

Broasted Chicken

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

Persimmon Pudding

Sweets

Persimmon Pudding

One southern Indiana town cooks up this unique, time-honored dessert every September.

Boston Baked Beans

Sweets

Boston Baked Beans

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

Beer Can Chicken

Prepared Foods

Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Reindeer Dog

Prepared Foods

Reindeer Dog

Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

Drinks

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Many breweries have fresh hops lying around during the season. Here, a drinker garnished her fresh hope ale with a cone.

Drinks

Fresh Hop Beer

These seasonal brews gets made with an ephemeral ingredient.

 Vernors Ginger Soda

Drinks

Vernors Ginger Soda

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Boiled Green Peanuts

Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

Benne Wafers

Sweets

Benne Wafers

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

A scenic portrayal of Carolina Gold Rice.

Ingredients & Condiments

Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

A selection of deep-fried peanuts.

Prepared Foods

Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

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