Answer:
The Thanksgiving staple which weighed over 1 ton is:
a pumpkin pie of 3,699 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
On September 25, 2010, the Guinness Book of World Records certified the record-breaking pie at New Bremen Pumpkinfest in New Bremen, Ohio. This was prepared by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers. It weighed 1.8495 tons (or 3,699 pounds). This pumpkin pie was prepared for 2010 Thanksgiving Day.