4th of July Recipes Honoring The Original 13 Colonies

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As we celebrate the 235th anniversary of the Declaration of independence, we honor those who came before us with recipes that utilize local ingredients presently available from the original 13 colonies.

The New England Colonies were always largely farming and fishing communities.

The Middle Colonies grew wheat, grains and produce on farms in Pennsylvania and New York.

The Southern Colonies were almost entirely agricultural, growing rice and corn.

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In honor of the 4th of July, we gathered together summer recipes, featuring one local ingredient presently available from each of the original thirteen colonies.

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In honor of the 4th of July, we gathered together summer recipes, featuring one local ingredient presently available from each of the original thirteen colonies.

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[Alice Radley]

12:23 PM on 06/30/2011

This year it's grilled corn and tomato salad, a simple green salad, orzo salad and grilled greek seasoned chicken thighs.

That is a lot of salad, isn't it? :)

[horsey]

12:29 AM on 07/02/2011

g stuff

[gevan]

10:55 AM on 06/30/2011

I would have thought colonial South Carolina would be more interested in rice.

[mlaiuppa]

10:52 AM on 06/30/2011

The original colonists didn't have wheat. That's why so many recipes for breads and puddings using corn.

Our 4th of July is the generic BBQ. Hot dogs and hamburgers. Corn on the cob. Apple pie. Watermelon if there's a nice ripe one not too expensive. Same for Labor Day. Memorial Day. Any holiday.

[rich3324]

09:01 AM on 06/30/2011

So what did Paul Revere snack on before he told the British our plans to attack them?

[couer]

11:20 AM on 06/30/2011

Hahaha. Pssst, hey you guys.....

[DiversityIsStability]

02:39 AM on 06/30/2011

For a cool treat on the 4th, I like to take a baking pan and fill it with vanilla yogurt (sometimes a crust on the bottom, sometimes not), and top it with chopped strawberries and blueberries in an American Flag pattern. Have used pudding & whipped cream in there, too. Super tasty, very east, fast, and looks great. Also easily modified for other recipes/holidays... like grapes & kiwi for St. Patrick's day, etc. Enjoy! :)

[MinerSam]

08:41 PM on 06/29/2011

Low Sodium Hot Dog (however with lots of garlic in it) on a sour dough role with dark mustard
and Sour Kraut.

[jsgaetano]

07:18 PM on 06/29/2011

Well SC should be really happy. There's hardly anything we can eat in America which doesn't have some kind of corn in it.

[GraceNotes]

10:04 AM on 06/30/2011

Even the plastic wrap around meats is made from a corn byproduct. Here in Georgia, the Silver Queen corn is coming in.

[Alice Radley]

12:22 PM on 06/30/2011

That's actually a very cool use of corn.