cranberry sauce
There were probably cranberries in
some dishes, which the Native American
ate and also used as a natural dye.
However, there wasn't cranberry sauce
or relish. That's because the sacks of
sugar that the Pilgrims had brought
with them across the Atlantic on the
Mayflower were probably gone by the fall
of 1621.
The other fruits that were common
in the area and probably on the table
included blueberries, plums, grapes,
gooseberries and raspberries.
fish and shellfish
One thing that might not be on your
Thanksgiving table but was part of the
first Thanksgiving meal was seafood.
Mussels were easy to harvest on the
rocks along the New England shoreline.
The colonists often ate mussels with
curds, a dairy product that was similar to
cottage cheese. Lobster, bass, clams and
oysters might also have been part of the
feast, fished by the Pilgrims or brought to
the feast by the Wampanoag.
potatoes
No one was "passing the taters" at
the first Thanksgiving, since there were
no mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes
at the meal. Potatoes were not yet
cultivated in New England at that time.
The Wampanoag might have brought
other plant roots that they regularly ate,
such as Indian turnips and groundnuts.
pumpkin pie
Both the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
ate pumpkins and other home-grown
squashes—but there was no butter or
wheat flour for making pie crust. Also, they
didn't have an oven for baking. They may
have made their own version by hollowing
out pumpkins, filling the shells with milk,
honey and spices to make a custard, then
roasting them whole in hot ashes.
what did the turkey say
to the computer?
google, google!
Knock knock!
who's there?
Norma lee.
Norma lee who?
Norma lee
I don't eat
this much!
what do you
call a running
turkey?
fast
food!
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