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National Macaroni and Cheese Day
An American food day on 14 July for macaroni and cheese, a dish served at the White House as early as 1802.
Cheeses for National Macaroni and Cheese Day
National Macaroni and Cheese Day is kept in the United States on 14 July. The dish has a long American history: Thomas Jefferson, who had eaten pasta in Europe, served a macaroni pie at a White House dinner in 1802, and a baked recipe appeared in Mary Randolph's cookbook The Virginia House-Wife in 1824. Boxed macaroni and cheese became a pantry staple in the twentieth century, and the baked version, with Cheddar and a crumb or cheese crust, is still the dish of Sunday dinners and church suppers, especially in the South.
The cheeses
Also part of it, and being written: Cheddar cheese (The usual cheese for American macaroni and cheese.).
Written by the EveryCheese desk with AI assistance. Background: "Macaroni and cheese" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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