Happy Thanksgiving

Did you know:

The Pilgrims did have Turkey at the first Thanksgiving,
Wild Turkey. For the Pilgrims Wild Turkey was easy to hunt because they were in abundance and large in size. Even though they could fly, they could not fly very far.
Their feast would have also consisted of Goose, Rabbit, Lobster and Codfish..

An estimated
375 Million pounds of Turkey are eaten every Thanksgiving,
65 million Sweet Potato's are consumed
80 million pounds of Cranberry's are eaten
55 million Pumpkin Pies are consumed

In 1955 fully stuffed, frozen and ready to cook Turkeys were introduced to the public

For 50 years the President of the United States has pardoned a Turkey from Thanksgiving day doom, starting with Harry Truman.

Breaking the wishbone started with the Greek and Roman Empire who brought the tradition to Europe and the English brought it to America.

Stuffing recipes were also brought from Europe. In the first Thanksgiving it was possible that the birds and fish were stuffed with herbs, onions and oats. The most popular stuffing today is breadcrumb, cornbread and oyster.

Corn on the Cob was not only given to the settlers by the American Indians but also one of the first crops they taught them to grow, which was a part of the first feast.

Mashed Potato's were not likely a part of the celebration as they had not been a part of the settlers diet in 1620.

Sweet Potato's were a Native American vegetable and were most likely at the first Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin and Apple Pie are the most popular desserts at Thanksgiving.

1969 Astronauts enjoyed food packets of roasted Turkey and the trimmings in space.

The popular TV show Friends had a Thanksgiving episode in everyone of the their 10 years on the air.

The 3 most popular way to eat Thanksgiving left overs is sandwiches, soups and casseroles.