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Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays.

Kate Christensen

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Auf der anderen Seite des Atlantiks, in den verstreuten, weit entfernten ländlichen Siedlungen des kolonialen Amerikas, wurde Gastfreundschaft zu einem zentralen Anliegen, und Gastgeberinnen wie Pfauen, die ihr schillerndes Gefieder zeigten, versuchten sich mit ihren kreativen Essensausstellungen zu übertreffen.

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