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5. Vegetable originating in Belgium
8. Beverage first popularized in Europe after being
introduced from Mexico
12. Not potatoes but sweet
14. Often served on top of pies
15. Pie made of pumpkins
16. Beverage produced by pressing fresh apples
18. A staple meal cooked and eaten by soldiers during
the Civil War
21. Pork preserved through wet or dry curing
22. Dish popularized by Thomas Jefferson following
his travels in Europe
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1. Root vegetable with high beta-carotene content
important for maintaining healthy vision
2. Short for mashed potatoes
3. Composed of 95% water
4. Crop first domesticated in Mexico
6. Comes from the Narragansett Native American
language and means “eaten raw or uncooked”
7. Stringless vegetable first eaten in Ancient Egypt
9. Sauce made from cranberries
10. Evidence of this dish’s consumption has been
dated back to Upper Paleolithic times
11. Bird native to North America
13. Vegetable rich in vitamin C and fiberBrussels
sprout
17. Comes in a pod
19. Starchy vegetable selectively breed consisting of over 5,000 different varieties
20. Savory sauce which often accompanies mashed potatoes
23. Mixture of herbs and a starch such as bread
