Pilgrims? Pies? and Turkey?
Let me tell you a little bit about the first Thanksgiving. Maybe some Facts you don't know,
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Yep, 3 days! My question is, why do we only celebrate 1 day? I mean come one 3 days would be so much more fun! ;)
The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, had organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. He invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the feast.
The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land. Because us white folk were to dumb and didn't know how to plant a garden.
Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table. Yep, no pumpkin pies!
Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese. Are thought to have made up the first Thanksgiving feast. Still yummy though right!?
The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers. Wanna be messy this year? Don't use your silverware!
OK, so now here are some facts about Thanksgiving throughout history.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. Well....makes sense actually!
Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. Abraham Lincoln was just awesome!
Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Ohhhhhhhhh
Let me tell you a little bit about the first Thanksgiving. Maybe some Facts you don't know,
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Yep, 3 days! My question is, why do we only celebrate 1 day? I mean come one 3 days would be so much more fun! ;)
The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, had organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. He invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the feast.
The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land. Because us white folk were to dumb and didn't know how to plant a garden.
Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table. Yep, no pumpkin pies!
Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese. Are thought to have made up the first Thanksgiving feast. Still yummy though right!?
The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers. Wanna be messy this year? Don't use your silverware!
OK, so now here are some facts about Thanksgiving throughout history.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. Well....makes sense actually!
Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. Abraham Lincoln was just awesome!
Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Ohhhhhhhhh
Now for some Thanksgiving facts about today times.
In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations. That is a lot of turkeys!
Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States. *Snort*
Although, Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. Ok, why are you Canadians celebrating our holiday?
In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations. That is a lot of turkeys!
Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States. *Snort*
Although, Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. Ok, why are you Canadians celebrating our holiday?
The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.
The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog. How??
A 15 pound turkey usually has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat. I will take both please!
The five most popular ways to serve leftover turkey is as a sandwich, in stew, chili or soup, casseroles and as a burger. We just eat it!
Turkey has more protein than chicken or beef.
Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity.
Male turkeys gobble. Hens do not. They make a clucking noise.
Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly. :(
Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks. Hahaha!
A large group of turkeys is called a flock.
Turkeys have poor night vision.
It takes 75-80 pounds of feed to raise a 30 pound tom turkey.
A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster.
OK so now that you know some facts about Thanksgiving, Don't forget about WHY we celebrate Thanksgiving!
TO BE THANKFUL!!
TO BE THANKFUL!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
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