What Duluth Men Want for Thanksgiving



From the Duluth News Tribune, 1912:










13 Comments

  1. Paul Lundgren Paul Lundgren on November 24, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    “It’s quantity I’m after when it comes to the dinner proposition.” — Howard T. Abbott

  2. jessige jessige on November 24, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    “W.E. McEwen, of the Labor World, also confesses to a weakness for the young turkey.”

    Keep him out of the chat rooms.

  3. Paul Lundgren Paul Lundgren on November 24, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Folks sure loved their celery, oysters and mince pie back in the day.

  4. Beverly Beverly on November 24, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    Yeah, what’s up with the celery?

  5. davids davids on November 24, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    Black winter radishes, marachino cherries, and grapefruit, milk-fed chicken … thanks, Paul, that was a fun read. Wonder what the women of Duluth wanted to eat?

  6. TimK TimK on November 24, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    Our family recipe for cranberry salad uses celery.

  7. Ramos Ramos on November 24, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    It’s too bad all the American chestnut trees have gone extinct. I’d like to try some chestnut dressing.

  8. hbh1 hbh1 on November 25, 2011 at 8:43 am

    I wonder if the celery predilection is related to the great quantity grown by Hartley in his fields and sold locally.

    Also, whatever happened to plum pudding? Does anybody in America eat plum pudding anymore?

  9. Claire Claire on November 25, 2011 at 9:57 am

    I get celery stuck in my teeth. Does anyone else have that problem with celery?

  10. Barrett Chase Barrett Chase on November 25, 2011 at 10:21 am

    hbh: My family has always eaten a dish similar to plum pudding called “moon pudding.” Like a lot of holiday puddings, it’s made of sweetened suet which is wrapped in a cloth and boiled for a long time (I think more than an entire day.) Our version also has raisins in it.

  11. Baci Baci on November 25, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Chester Creek House (13th and 2nd) was the Freimuth family mansion.

  12. udarnik udarnik on November 27, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    I like Mr. McEwen’s preference for the “old fashioned” brown sauce.

  13. magic trout magic trout on December 4, 2011 at 7:37 am

    I’ve read Craigslist. I know what Duluth men like to eat, and it ain’t no hen.

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