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Why We Leave Cookies for Santa: and Other Christmas Food Traditions
Why do families leave cookies for Santa?
What do people in other countries leave for Santa on Christmas Eve, and why have those foods become part of the holiday?
In this episode of Family Tree Food & Stories, Mrs. Claus and Rudolph step in for Nancy May and Sylvia Lovely to examine the origins of Christmas treats and food traditions around the world. How have history, economics, and cultural storytelling shaped what we now consider “traditional” holiday foods? Mrs. Claus and Rudolph share their stories and examples of such treats as milk and cookies in the United States, fried chicken and…
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