Thanksgiving is a time for traditions. For this most New-Englandy holiday, we should emphasize local, American foods and ingredients. Rhubarb fills the bill! There might be snow on the ground, but with Rhubarb in the freezer and in the pantry, you can still add a memory of Springtime to your Thanksgiving menu.

Make life easy at dinner the night before: serve Baked Beans with Rhubarb as your main course, served with some all-American hot dogs and a salad or coleslaw. Patriotic.

For Thanksgiving Day Breakfast, why not Rhubarb-Walnut Muffins, hot from the oven! Serve with sausage, bacon, or ham, some local brown eggs, yogurt and fruit. Perfect.

At Thanksgiving Dinner, a Rhubarb Relish will add tang to the turkey. Yum. And Rhubarb Wine would be a suitable beverage to surprise your guests. Delightful.

For Thanksgiving Dessert, a Shaker Rhubarb Pie. Prepare and bake it up to two days in advance. Or maybe you prepared the crust, filled it, and popped it in the freezer last summer! Now all you have to do is to thaw it and bake it. Simple.

For breakfast the day after Thanksgiving, act like a real Yankee and eat pie for breakfast — Rhubarb Pie, that is [if there is any left!], with some sausages on the side. Easy.

And there you are — Rhubarb has gotten you through the holiday.

This is the blog of the Bennington Rhubarb Festival, started in 2013 to benefit the G.E.P. Dodge Library Building Fund.

If you would like to help the Building Fund, please contribute any amount to the G.E.P. Dodge Library Building Fund, Bennington, NH 03442.

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