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How Barbecue Became an Independence Day Tradition!

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, when the Founding Fathers penned the Declaration of Independence, they might as well have included a line about the self-evident truth that most Americans would celebrate the Fourth of July with barbecue. Back in 1776, John Adams predicted that Independence Day would be celebrated for generations with fireworks, parades, and food. While there’s less cannon fire nowadays, many of these traditions have stuck, including barbecue, which can be traced back to the early 1800s.

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