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Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams… Ralph Waldo Emerson The centerpiece of modern Thanksgiving in the United States, Canada and in many other countries is Thanksgiving dinner, usually a big, main dish, usually centered around a large roasted, gooey turkey. Americans tend to eat more than they'd like or be able to in one sitting, so Thanksgiving dinners tend to be larger than usual. In Canada, Thanksgiving dinners are smaller, more intimate affairs, more like family gatherings. In the United States, Thanksgiving dinners seem to get larger every year, as restaurants and catering companies add Thanksgiving side orders to their menus to make up for the lower levels of sales at Thanksgiving time. In either case, Thanksgiving dinners seem to be one of the biggest causes of weight gain and obesity in the U.S. One of the most popular Thanksgiving recipes is the classic cranberry apple recipe, first introduced way back in 1834. The recipe was originally made with rh...