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What are Vidalia onions? We hear this question quite often at American Heritage, as one of our most popular Stonewall Kitchen sauces is called Vidalia Onion Fig Sauce . Since I saw it in the supermarket today, I wanted to feature it on our blog. The Vidalia onion is a mild vegetable onion about the size of an apple. Its name is protected, as indicated by the small R symbol. It has been cultivated in Georgia since 1930, where the mild winters are necessary for this type of onion. It is harvested from April to June and is therefore only...

Above all, avoid rushing. "Is that Shaker style?" we are asked this question every now and then when we present our rocking chairs. Not exactly, but similar. What exactly is Shaker design? This is best understood by looking a little into the history of the Shakers. The Shakers formed in the 18th century in England around Ann Lee from a splinter group of the Quakers. The Shakers became known for their whirling and shaking during religious experiences. Often met with hostility because of her behavior, Ann Lee emigrated to America in 1774 with eight people and founded the first Shaker...

Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin had runners under his chair in 1787, making him the inventor of the rocking chair. Since the beginning of the 18th century, additional runners have been increasingly attached to chairs to make sitting more comfortable. Over time, rocking chairs in all styles have been made from a wide variety of materials. President Kennedy helped the rocking chair to gain further popularity when he brought the first such piece of furniture into the White House in 1961. The chair from the famous Oval Office can still be seen today in the John F. Kennedy Library...

Have you ever tried making an American pumpkin pie? We give you helpful tips on how to make your pumpkin pie a success.