The Thanksgiving holiday as we know it wasn’t even established until 1863—more than two centuries after the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts. And pumpkin pies weren’t actually common on American tables until the turn of the 19th century. Curious to know more about the surprising and delicious history behind all the dishes on your modern-day table? Here’s what we found out about Thanksgiving’s food history. Starting with a single bog, Urann went on to found the company that’s today known around the world as Ocean Spray. Their most beloved (or belittled) product—the log of “jellied” cranberry sauce that keeps its shape even when shaken from the can—first hit the market several decades later in 1941 and is gobbled up by the gallon (about 5,062,500 gallons, to be precise) each holiday season.
