Leslie Landrigan
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no it wasn't for a long time they may have had turkey at the first thanksgiving turkeys are wild turkeys are really stupid birds they roost in the same place all the time so you know if you want dinner you just go get yourself a turkey but in in fact they were so easy to kill that they were obliterated from new england uh probably by the civil war turkey it was a part of the meal and it was something they ate
no it wasn't for a long time they may have had turkey at the first thanksgiving turkeys are wild turkeys are really stupid birds they roost in the same place all the time so you know if you want dinner you just go get yourself a turkey but in in fact they were so easy to kill that they were obliterated from new england uh probably by the civil war turkey it was a part of the meal and it was something they ate
But chicken pie was the big thing for a long time. And it was a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, who was a widow with five kids and needed money. So she wrote a book in 1827. It was a novel. I can't think of the name of it, but... She described a Thanksgiving dinner in New England, a classic New England Thanksgiving, which was really at the time only celebrated in New England.
But chicken pie was the big thing for a long time. And it was a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, who was a widow with five kids and needed money. So she wrote a book in 1827. It was a novel. I can't think of the name of it, but... She described a Thanksgiving dinner in New England, a classic New England Thanksgiving, which was really at the time only celebrated in New England.
But chicken pie was the big thing for a long time. And it was a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, who was a widow with five kids and needed money. So she wrote a book in 1827. It was a novel. I can't think of the name of it, but... She described a Thanksgiving dinner in New England, a classic New England Thanksgiving, which was really at the time only celebrated in New England.
And the book sold well, and she got a job as the editor of what became Godey's Lady's Book, which was this tremendously influential magazine. It was way more influential than Martha Stewart. And she she was an American influencer and she was the one who made turkey the centerpiece of the American meal. And she was also the one she lobbied for a long time to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
And the book sold well, and she got a job as the editor of what became Godey's Lady's Book, which was this tremendously influential magazine. It was way more influential than Martha Stewart. And she she was an American influencer and she was the one who made turkey the centerpiece of the American meal. And she was also the one she lobbied for a long time to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
And the book sold well, and she got a job as the editor of what became Godey's Lady's Book, which was this tremendously influential magazine. It was way more influential than Martha Stewart. And she she was an American influencer and she was the one who made turkey the centerpiece of the American meal. And she was also the one she lobbied for a long time to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
And finally, Abraham Lincoln was the one who said, yeah, OK.
And finally, Abraham Lincoln was the one who said, yeah, OK.
And finally, Abraham Lincoln was the one who said, yeah, OK.
Well, for the pilgrims, it would have been something called nasamp, which was a native kind of a porridge made with cornmeal and nuts, berries, and maybe a sweetener. They probably would have had striped bass, which was a fish that was easy to catch, and that was also sustaining them. Probably would have had shellfish.
Well, for the pilgrims, it would have been something called nasamp, which was a native kind of a porridge made with cornmeal and nuts, berries, and maybe a sweetener. They probably would have had striped bass, which was a fish that was easy to catch, and that was also sustaining them. Probably would have had shellfish.
Well, for the pilgrims, it would have been something called nasamp, which was a native kind of a porridge made with cornmeal and nuts, berries, and maybe a sweetener. They probably would have had striped bass, which was a fish that was easy to catch, and that was also sustaining them. Probably would have had shellfish.
They would have had deer probably, and I'm guessing a lot of different kinds of wild fowl. I don't know that they would have had dessert, but they did develop this thing called Indian pudding, which was cornmeal with milk and a sweetener.
They would have had deer probably, and I'm guessing a lot of different kinds of wild fowl. I don't know that they would have had dessert, but they did develop this thing called Indian pudding, which was cornmeal with milk and a sweetener.
They would have had deer probably, and I'm guessing a lot of different kinds of wild fowl. I don't know that they would have had dessert, but they did develop this thing called Indian pudding, which was cornmeal with milk and a sweetener.
Oh, potatoes. Well, in 1620, we're talking about that first Thanksgiving, that first alleged Thanksgiving. They would have known about potatoes, but the potato they would have known about was the sweet potato, which the Spanish had brought to Europe. And it was highly prized because it was believed to be an aphrodisiac. and it was a luxury item.
Oh, potatoes. Well, in 1620, we're talking about that first Thanksgiving, that first alleged Thanksgiving. They would have known about potatoes, but the potato they would have known about was the sweet potato, which the Spanish had brought to Europe. And it was highly prized because it was believed to be an aphrodisiac. and it was a luxury item.
Oh, potatoes. Well, in 1620, we're talking about that first Thanksgiving, that first alleged Thanksgiving. They would have known about potatoes, but the potato they would have known about was the sweet potato, which the Spanish had brought to Europe. And it was highly prized because it was believed to be an aphrodisiac. and it was a luxury item.