How Americans spend $2 billion on food for Thanksgiving

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Even before shoppers hit Black Friday sales, Thanksgiving dinners drive nearly $2 billion in spending across the US. Here's a look at how some of your favorite foods make it to your holiday celebration.

I compared Martha Stewart's and Ina Garten's apple pie recipes. Only one actually tasted like apple pie.

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Martha Stewart's apple pie.

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I tried apple pies from 6 fast-food chains and ranked them from worst to best

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Three apple pies.
I tried many fast-food apple pies, but Taco Bell's caramel apple empanada ultimately won the top spot.

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I'm a professional baker. I compared apple pies from 3 grocery stores, and I'd only consider buying 1 again

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I tried apple pies from Kroger, Whole Foods, and Safeway.

Molly Allen

I tried making Ina Garten's pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies. I'll never use anyone else's crust recipe again.

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a pumpkin pie, an apple pie, and a pecan pie on a kitchen cutting board
I made pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies with recipes from celebrity chef Ina Garten.

Paige Bennett

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