Thanksgiving in America - November 27th

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RadishRose said:
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3. I Work At An Old Folks Home. This Is The Visitor Parking On Thanksgiving Day​


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Just one of several reasons why I am content, living alone, up on the hill, with my critters.

that said, I have a lot of reasons to be thankful for Thanksgiving that have nothing to do with the Europeans stealing the land from the Native Americans. Because according to my English grandmother, whose people settled in this country in 1610, I am said to have Tuscarora native American blood in my gene pool. They were part of the Iroquois confederacy.

thankfully, my paternal Eastern European family came through Ellis Island at the turn of the century and had nothing to do with stealing anybody’s land. They actually struggled more than once to keep their tiny farm. They managed to hang onto it and my adult nephew is now fourth generation on that farm —- I am very thankful for that as well😇😇
 
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"Freedom from want" is one of four fundamental human rights articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941.

This thread started me thinking about how fortunate I’ve been during my lifetime.

We always managed to have a traditional Thanksgiving, some years took a bit more scrimping and imagination than others but it always worked out.

The same with counting the paydays until Christmas, taking advantage of in store layaway plans and squeezing the grocery budget, we always pulled it together and had a good Christmas.

I hope that life has been as good to you and your family as it has to me and mine.
 
The Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving did not have modern staples like potatoes, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, or stuffing because these ingredients were not available or had not been prepared in the way they are today. They also lacked ovens, flour for baking, and sugar, meaning they had to rely on local foods and simpler preparation methods.

Foods the Pilgrims didn't have:
Potatoes: White and sweet potatoes were native to South America and the Caribbean and had not yet spread to North America.
Cranberry sauce: Sugar was not available, so cranberries were more likely eaten raw or cooked without sweetener. The sauce we know today wasn't created for many years.
Pumpkin pie: They didn't have the ovens or flour needed to bake pies. While they did have pumpkins and other squashes, they were likely eaten roasted or boiled, not as pie.
Bread: They didn't have the wheat flour needed to make bread.
Stuffing: The concept of bread-based stuffing wasn't possible. They may have stuffed meats with nuts, herbs, and onions.
Macaroni and cheese: This was not a Thanksgiving food at the time.

Foods they likely did have:
Meats: Turkey, duck, venison, geese, lobster, other shellfish.
Vegetables: Pumpkins, corn, carrots, and other local root vegetables.
 
Aunt Bea said:
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

Growing up, we always had the kids table in the kitchen, the grandparents table in the living room, and the rest of the family in the dining room, maybe a young couple at a tray table in the den.
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Today, it’s just me and my memories but I’m good with that.

I would much rather spend the day alone with my memories than be the odd duck in the corner at someone else’s family celebration.
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We have the "kids" table going now. For the grandkids. But I remember eating at the kids table growing up too.
 
debodun said:
I'm not fussy. The only pie I don't like is mince. Anyone that has leftover pie, (except mince), PM me for the address where to send.

When my aunt used to host Thanksgiving, she bought 3 pies - apple, pumpkin and chocolate cream.
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I agree with you on mince meat pie. Yuck!!!
 

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