On behalf of myself, Bob
Donovan, Jean McCarty, Jack Bowes, Margaret Banschofsky and Kevin Bachelder -
we want to to wish you and your families a wonderful Thanksgiving... Cherie
Houston
"May we all be
thankful for the warm family memories we have gathered over the years and may
we all get our chance to make our wish on the turkey's wish bone" ~ Father
York..
A little Thanksgiving
Trivia...
Was Turkey served at the first
Thanksgiving? There is no evidence that turkey was
eaten at the first Thanksgiving, a three-day meal shared between the pilgrims
and Wampanoaug tribe in 1621. It is
more likely that they ate venison and a lot of seafood
Did
Thanksgiving become a holiday with the pilgrims? No-Thanksgiving became a public
holiday in 1863, when president Abraham Lincoln declared it so
Of the three
utensils we will use at Thanksgiving (fork, knife & spoon), which wasn't
available at the first Thanksgiving? The fork. What did they use to eat their meal with? A
knife, a spoon and their fingers. The fork was not brought by the pilgrims.
Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts introduced it 10 years later, but it did not
really catch on until the 18th century.
In colonial times, did all the
Colonies celebrate Thanksgiving or was it just a New England custom? All colonies celebrated Thanksgiving but at different times
depending of their harvest
The idea of a “children’s table” at
Thanksgiving stemmed from the original feast. What did the
children have to do before they
could eat? Children were made to set,
serve and clear the tables for the adults.
The Pilgrims invited the Indians to
join them for their Thanksgiving feast. According to history, how
many came? 90 Indians from the Wampanoaug tribe
including their chief Massoit
Does Turkey
really make us sleepy? Not really. Trytophan does make us tired and it is in
turkey. But more of it can be found in soybeans, parmesan and pork. So what is
to blame for the post-meal coma? Well, it could be the quantity of food
over-consumed. The huge serving of dessert could have an effect. Or it could be
the amount of booze drunk midday
Do people
consume a lot of liquor during this holiday? YES! It has been claimed again and
again that the night before Thanksgiving is the biggest drinking night of the
year -- beating out New Years Eve and St. Patricks Day. Why? It is the number
one evening where people return home and reunite with their high school
buddies. Or possibly the anxiety of being surrounded by family drives some to
drink
Did the
Pilgrims serve their own version of a green bean casserole? They didn't.
Green been casserole came into being just 50 some years ago and was created by
Campbell's soup. It came about when the company was making new recipes for its
annual cookbook. Now, Campbells sells about $20 million worth of cream of
mushroom soup, most likely for people to make the casserole
How many turkeys
are consumed on Thanksgiving in the United States? An estimated 46 million turkeys are
eaten on Thanksgiving (the birds weigh, on average, 16 pounds). That is more
than double the amount eaten on Christmas (22 million) and Easter (19 million).
In 2010, more than 244 million turkeys were raised and about 226 million of
those were consumed in the United States
