Turkey at Thanksgiving? Try “pass the deer, ‘dear’”
Everyone associates turkey with Thanksgiving and vice versa, but despite our beliefs in traditions based on the origins of the event, it seems that the Pilgrims’ meal did not necessarily include turkey. Details are sketchy (I guess no one was tweeting their meal choice back in 1621), but from the few reports alive, it seems that the main course likely involved deer and duck. Sides and dessert? Sorry, no cranberry sauce, no mashed potatoes, no pumpkin pie – no sugar even because supplies were so low!
Like most things, we Americans romanticize a day which probably wasn’t all that enjoyable for many at the table that day, but at least with Thanksgiving, we have turned the holiday into one with a positive message: give thanks for what you have. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Read on:
Scholastic.com – Thanksgiving Slideshow
CSMonitor.com – The first Thanksgiving
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