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Post by capncrunch on Nov 23, 2015 7:15:37 GMT -6
Anyone traveling? Getting hungry for pumpkin Pie and the turkey.
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Post by Anonymous on Nov 23, 2015 7:58:14 GMT -6
Nope, not traveling at all. Everyone is coming to our house. I'm trying to get a start on the cooking in the days leading up to Thanksgiving so it's not as hectic on Thursday.
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Post by roman on Nov 23, 2015 8:00:14 GMT -6
It’s one of American history’s most familiar scenes: A small group of Pilgrims prepares a huge November feast to give thanks for a bountiful harvest and show their appreciation to the Indians who helped them survive their first winter. Together, the Pilgrims and Indians solemnly sit down to a meal of turkey, pumpkin pie, and cranberries. It's a nice story, but one full of myths.
Myth: The settlers at the first Thanksgiving were called Pilgrims. Fact: They didn’t even refer to themselves as Pilgrims—they called themselves “Saints.” Early Americans applied the term “pilgrim” to all of the early colonists; it wasn’t until the 20th century that it was used exclusively to describe the folks who landed on Plymouth Rock.
Myth: It was a solemn, religious occasion. Fact: Hardly. It was a three-day harvest festival that included drinking, gambling, athletic games, and even target shooting with English muskets (which, by the way, was intended as a friendly warning to the Indians that the Pilgrims were prepared to defend themselves).
Myth: It took place in November Fact: It was some time between late September and the middle of October—after the harvest had been brought in. By November, says historian Richard Ehrlich, “the villagers were working to prepare for winter, salting and drying meat and making their houses as wind resistant as possible.”
Myth: The Pilgrims wore large hats with buckles on them. Fact: None of the participants were dressed anything like the way they’ve been portrayed in art: the Pilgrims didn’t dress in black, didn’t wear buckles on their hats or shoes, and didn’t wear tall hats. The 19th-century artists who painted them that way did so because they associated black clothing and buckles with being old-fashioned.
Myth: They ate turkey. Fact: The Pilgrims ate deer, not turkey. As Pilgrim Edward Winslow later wrote, “For three days we entertained and feasted, and [the Indians] went out and killd five deer, which they brought to the plantation.” Winslow does mention that four Pilgrims went “fowling” or bird hunting, but neither he nor anyone else recorded which kinds of birds they actually hunted—so even if they did eat turkey, it was just a side dish. “The flashy part of the meal for the colonists was the venison, because it was new to them,” says Carolyn Travers, director of research at Plimoth Plantation, a Pilgrim museum in Massachusetts. “Back in England, deer were on estates and people would be arrested for poaching if they killed these deer … The colonists mentioned venison over and over again in their letters back home.” Other foods that may have been on the menu: cod, bass, clams, oysters, Indian corn, native berries and plums, all washed down with water, beer made from corn, and another drink the Pilgrims affectionately called “strong water.” A few things definitely weren’t on the menu, including pumpkin pie—in those days, the Pilgrims boiled their pumpkin and ate it plain. And since the Pilgrims didn’t yet have flour mills or cattle, there was no bread other than corn bread, and no beef, milk, or cheese. And the Pilgrims didn’t eat any New England lobsters, either. Reason: They mistook them for large insects.
Myth: The Pilgrims held a similar feast every year. Fact: There’s no evidence the Pilgrims celebrated again in 1622. They probably weren’t in the mood—the harvest had been disappointing, and they were burdened with a new boatload of Pilgrims who had to be fed and housed through the winter.
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Post by chevypower on Nov 23, 2015 10:14:41 GMT -6
Thanksgiving is one word.
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Post by chevypower on Nov 23, 2015 10:19:22 GMT -6
Just another lie in the history that we were all taught in School, thanks for the google search Roman.
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Post by capncrunch on Nov 23, 2015 11:23:40 GMT -6
How many go shopping on Black Friday?
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Post by chevypower on Nov 23, 2015 11:33:34 GMT -6
I been shopping on black Friday one time, too long of lines for me.
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Post by super on Nov 23, 2015 12:40:00 GMT -6
Thanksgiving is one word. Ar e y ou su re ?
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Post by mommytoo4 on Nov 23, 2015 20:16:27 GMT -6
Got my thanksgiving shopping done tonight the menu consists of:
Turkey Ham Stuffing Sweet potato soufflé Mashed potatos and gravy Green bean casserole Corn Cherry fluff Deviled eggs Rolls Pumpkin, pecan, and cherry pie
Going onto a food coma thinking about.
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Post by dive61364 on Nov 23, 2015 20:35:55 GMT -6
I will be serving turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.
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Post by chevypower on Nov 23, 2015 22:24:18 GMT -6
Thanksgiving is one word. Ar e y ou su re ? iM aM pReTy sUre lol
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Post by seaturtle43 in hostile forum on Nov 24, 2015 6:51:43 GMT -6
Got my thanksgiving shopping done tonight the menu consists of: Turkey Ham Stuffing Sweet potato soufflé Mashed potatos and gravy Green bean casserole Corn Cherry fluff Deviled eggs Rolls Pumpkin, pecan, and cherry pie Going onto a food coma thinking about. We're all coming to your house!
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Post by Anonymous on Nov 24, 2015 8:23:40 GMT -6
Got my thanksgiving shopping done Sunday tonight the menu consists of: TurkeyHam Stuffing Sweet potato soufflé Mashed potatoes and gravy Green bean casserole Corn CasseroleCherry fluff Deviled eggs Rolls Caramel Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust , pecan, and cherry pieGoing onto a food coma thinking about. Hahaha! A few tweaks to your post, and wa-la! There's our dinner. We rarely have Turkey on Thanksgiving.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 10:42:45 GMT -6
Thanksgiving is one word. CH E VY PO W ER CAN'T Y OU S E E A TYPO?
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Post by dumdave on Nov 24, 2015 11:23:22 GMT -6
I will be serving turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Sounds what Mom will cook via Krogers. She is gonna find some way to have sweet potato pie. " Someway" may be one word?
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