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1900-1929
Spritz cookies are buttery, pressed cookies commonly made during Christmas in America, rooted in European immigrant traditions. Their decorative shapes and rich texture make them a festive favorite found broadly in holiday baking.
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Squirrel Gravy photo coming soon
1800-1860
Squirrel gravy is a traditional Appalachian dish using local squirrel meat slow-cooked to create a rich gravy often served with biscuits or cornbread. It illustrates subsistence cooking and resource use on the American frontier.
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Squirrel Stew photo coming soon
1776-1800
Squirrel stew is a rustic one-pot dish combining wild squirrel meat with vegetables and broth, common in late 18th century American cooking. It exemplifies use of game in colonial and revolutionary-era diets.
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Sriracha Ranch photo coming soon
Modern Melting Pot
Sriracha Ranch is a dressing with real American table personality: 2000s-2010s American fusion condiment. It brings flavor from coast-to-coast American tables to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
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St. Louis Barbecue Sauce photo coming soon
Cross-era
St. Louis Barbecue Sauce is a barbecue sauce with real American table personality: Tomato-based, sweet-tangy pork-rib sauce. It brings flavor from American barbecue regions to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
1945-2000
St. Louis Pizza is distinct for its ultra-thin, cracker-like crust, Provel cheese topping, and square slices. This regional specialty blends Italian-American pizza traditions with local innovations, emerging in mid-20th-century St. Louis area pizzerias and home kitchens.
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St. Louis Ribs photo coming soon
1900-1929
St. Louis ribs are a regional barbecue staple, characterized by trimmed spareribs cooked slowly and finished with a sweet, tangy tomato-based sauce. This style emphasizes tenderness, smoky flavor, and a balanced sauce, popularized in local barbecue traditions across Missouri and beyond.
1946-1969
Toasted ravioli is a St. Louis original featuring breaded ravioli fried to a crisp golden brown, served as an appetizer with marinara sauce. This playful reinterpretation of traditional ravioli emerged post-World War II, becoming a beloved regional bar and family favorite.
1800-1860
Stack cake is a layered cake sweetened with honey or molasses, often assembled with fruit preserves, traditional in Appalachian communities. It served as a celebratory dessert during the 1800-1860 period, reflecting local ingredients and social customs.
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Stewed Prunes photo coming soon
1861-1900
Stewed prunes were a simple, resourceful dish common in American railroad camps, mining towns, and boardinghouses during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. This dish showcases dried prunes stewed to tender softness, often sweetened slightly, providing a nutritious and affordable dessert or side.
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Stewed Pumpkin photo coming soon
1776-1800
Stewed pumpkin was a common vegetable preparation in late 18th-century America, used as a side or base for other dishes. This recipe highlights the simple stewing of fresh or dried pumpkin to tender, flavorful softness, often lightly sweetened or spiced.
1800-1860
This traditional stewed tomatoes recipe reflects the practicality of Dust Bowl-era and wartime farm survival cooking. Using fresh or canned tomatoes, it creates a homey, warming stew often served with staple grains or breads, highlighting the resourceful use of garden produce.
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Stone Crab Mustard Sauce photo coming soon
Cross-era
Stone Crab Mustard Sauce is a seafood sauce with real American table personality: Florida restaurant classic, especially with chilled stone crab claws. It brings flavor from Florida and the Gulf Coast to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie photo coming soon
1970-1989
Strawberry Banana Smoothie brings juice-bar color and American smoothie-counter energy to the glass: The default American smoothie.
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Strawberry Custard Shake photo coming soon
Postwar & Diner Age
Strawberry Custard Shake is thick, spoonable frozen-custard stand fun: Custard-stand staple.
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Strawberry Ice Cream Soda photo coming soon
1861-1900
Strawberry Ice Cream Soda is fizzy Americana from the soda-fountain counter: Strawberry syrup, soda, ice cream.
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Strawberry Jam photo coming soon
1800-1860
Strawberry Jam is a preserve with real American table personality: Farmhouse, state fair, and breakfast table staple. It brings flavor from coast-to-coast American tables to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
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Strawberry Julius photo coming soon
Postwar & Diner Age
Strawberry Julius carries the bright, frothy spirit of American mall counters: Fruit mall-drink variation.
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Strawberry Malt photo coming soon
1900-1929
Strawberry Malt pours old-school malt-shop cheer into a cold glass: Classic diner/malt shop order.
1900-1929
Strawberry Milkshake pours old-school malt-shop cheer into a cold glass: Ice cream parlor classic.
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Strawberry Pretzel Salad photo coming soon
1946-1969
Strawberry Pretzel Salad combines a salty pretzel crust, a creamy sweetened cream cheese layer, and a tangy strawberry gelatin topping. Emerging in postwar America, this recipe became a staple at holiday and Easter tables, marrying convenience with contrasting flavors and textures.
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Strawberry Protein Smoothie photo coming soon
1970-1989
Strawberry Protein Smoothie brings juice-bar color and American smoothie-counter energy to the glass: Fitness-chain favorite.
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Strawberry Sundae Sauce photo coming soon
1946-1969
Strawberry Sundae Sauce is a sweet sauce with real American table personality: Soda fountain and diner topping. It brings flavor from coast-to-coast American tables to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
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Strawberry-Banana Julius photo coming soon
Postwar & Diner Age
Strawberry-Banana Julius carries the bright, frothy spirit of American mall counters: Smoothie-bar bridge drink.
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