"Wallet Hub" posted a bunch of stats and facts for Memorial Day. They say the average cost of a Memorial Day cookout this year is $31.40.
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If you're shopping Memorial Day deals this weekend, a bunch of websites have lists, including Yahoo, CNET, NBC News, and Food & Wine.
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The Memorial Day Round Up
Happy ALMOST Memorial Day weekend! If you're looking forward to grilling, you're not alone.
According to WalletHub.com, 58% of Americans plan to barbecue this weekend. And Instacart shared some stats on WHAT we're grilling.
They looked at the type of meat each state bought more than other states for Memorial Day weekend last year. The most popular options overall are burgers and dogs, but Instacart's list is a little more unique. Here are the highlights . . .
1. The entire Midwest is obsessed with bratwurst. Almost every state from Ohio to Colorado bought a ton of brats over Memorial Day weekend last year.
2. Texas, California, and most states out west are into steak. Skirt steak in Texas . . . ribeyes in Arizona and Idaho . . . T-bones in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico . . . and "beef flap" in California, a popular choice for fajitas. Then WAY out West, it's frozen turkey burgers in Hawaii.
3. Ribs are popular across the South. That includes Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Louisiana and Virginia are into pork butts . . . Florida is getting fancy with filet mignon . . . Kentucky buys lots of burger patties . . . and it's chicken wings in both Carolinas, plus Maryland.
4. Most states in the Northeast are putting meat between bread. Beef patties in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire . . . turkey burgers in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maine . . . and the one exception is Vermont with country-style ribs. Alaska likes them too.
5. Three states have a serious affection for chicken burgers. They're all on the Canadian border . . . Washington, Montana, and North Dakota.
6. And finally, two outliers: Hot dogs are more popular in West Virginia than anywhere else. And vegetarian sausages are big in Oregon. (Hippies.)
They also looked at the most popular side in each state, and it's a mixed bag. But in general, it's potato salad in the Midwest . . . pasta salad in New England AND out west . . . and coleslaw in the South.
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Have We Forgotten What Memorial Day Is About? Half of Us Think So
If the only thing you're "remembering" on Memorial Day is to go back for that third hot dog, you're doing it wrong. And you're not the only one.
According to a new poll, half of Americans think Memorial Day has "lost its original meaning." 52% think it's true, and they might be right.
40% say remembering America's fallen troops is NOT the first thing they associate with Memorial Day anymore.
60% say it still is, but age matters. Just 48% of Gen Z'ers said yes, compared to 76% of Baby Boomers.
It's obviously okay to ALSO associate it with barbecues, summer, and the nice three-day weekend we've got coming up. Just make sure you take time to honor our fallen soldiers as well.
Nearly 1.2 million men and women have given their lives over the past 250 years to put us in a place where we can kick back, relax, and enjoy a third hot dog.
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Memorial Day weekend on track to break travel records
AAA predicts over 45 million people will be traveling during the holiday weekend, with the majority of them hitting the roads.
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