Whatever Happened to Election Cake?
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OCTOBER 24, 2024
Matus Benian/Flickr Once an American tradition, the practice of baking a cake for Election Day has faded into obscurity, but some have tried to revive it Thanksgiving means turkey, the Fourth of July equals hot dogs and burgers, and Christmas brings ham, so why doesn’t America have a specific food to eat on Election Day? Perhaps because we’re now too mired in disgust and/or despair by the time a presidential election rolls around every four years to be concerned with preparing a special dish.
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