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How Thomas Jefferson Made Mac & Cheese Popular
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Thomas Jefferson may be best known for some of his more refined tastes, but this Virginian was also behind the mainstreaming in America of one of its staple dishes.
Ailsa von Dobeneck
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Oct. 3 2015
12:02AM EDT
Drew Angerer for The Daily Beast
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