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Although turkey has become the de facto main course for Thanksgiving dinner, there is no evidence that turkey was eaten at the first Thanksgiving meal between the Pilgrims and Indians. They most likely ate venison (deer) and seafood. It is possible that turkey was on the menu, but it would have just been another bird that was shot the same as a duck or a goose. It would have been cooked differently. More than likely the turkey would have been roasted over a fire or boiled. It certainly would not have been deep fried in oil or stuffed and oven roasted as it is today.
So how did we get the idea that you have turkey and cranberry and such on Thanksgiving? It was because the Victorians prepared Thanksgiving that way. And they're the ones who made Thanksgiving a national holiday, beginning in 1863, when Abe Lincoln issued his presidential Thanksgiving proclamations...two of them: one to celebrate Thanksgiving in August, a second one in November. Before Lincoln Americans outside New England did not usually celebrate the holiday. (The Pilgrims, incidentally, didn't become part of the holiday until late in the nineteenth century. Until then, Thanksgiving was simply a day of thanks, not a day to remember the Pilgrims.)
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∙ 12y agoOf course not, it is highly doubtful that it was.
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Why is Pumpkin pie served on Thanksgiving and not on Halloween?
Because it is more of a harvest food, which is something celebrated at Thanksgiving. Pie and jack 'o lanterns are two different traditions, mind you.
What do we eat now on Thanksgiving that the pilgrims didn't?
they didn't eat clams at the first thanksgiving
Which one was not part of the 1621 Thanksgiving celebration by the Pilgrims pumpkin pie venison or corn?
Probably pumpkin pie, but only because they did not have had the sugar or flour at the time. It certainly became part of the Thanksgiving meal in some year soon afterward, and boiled pumpkin was probably available in 1621.
Pumpkin pie and turkey are often eaten at which north America celebration?
Typically on Thanksgiving (late November) but also for Christmas holidays.
Was there pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving?
Surely not. The cornucopia ("horn of plenty") is an ancient symbol of food and abundance, arising out of Greek mythology. It has become associated with the holiday we observe as Thanksgiving. But the Pilgrims didn't know they were having something called "Thanksgiving" at that first feast in 1621. They didn't say "This is the first Thanksgiving." It was just a big holiday feast of celebration. Commemoration came later.The Wikipedia entry for Thanksgiving tells us that the first official Thanksgiving Proclamation made in America was issued by the Continental Congress in 1777. Later on, in 1789, it became a national holiday.
What is traditionally served as dessert at Thanksgiving in the US?
Traditionally, pumpkin pie is served as dessert on Thanksgiving Day.
Does Pumpkin pie include in Thanksgiving table?
Yes, you have pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.
Was pumpkin pie art of the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Yes It was Because The Pumpkin Pie they Didn't eat ?
What are the two thanksgiving treats that are known not to have been at the first thanksgiving?
The foods served for that first meal were very different than what we typically think of as a modern Thanksgiving Feast with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie were not served.
What are two Thanksgiving treats that are known not to have been at the first Thanksgiving?
The foods served for that first meal were very different than what we typically think of as a modern Thanksgiving Feast with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie were not served.
Why is Pumpkin pie served on Thanksgiving and not on Halloween?
Because it is more of a harvest food, which is something celebrated at Thanksgiving. Pie and jack 'o lanterns are two different traditions, mind you.
What is a spicy pie for Thanksgiving?
Pecan And Pumpkin Pie.
Who created the pumpkin pie?
the pilgrims did. they hollowed out a pumpkin, filled it with cream and sugar, and baked it for the first thanksgiving.
What is the four food that would not be on the menu on the first thanksgiving?
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie were not served.
Were wild turkeys served by on the first Thanksgiving Day?
First off there was no meal at a first Thanksgiving like most American's have come to believe....Nor did they eat wild turkey....There meal would of been things they grew and harvested and some wild game, could it have been turkey ? maybe but chances are it was either deer are phesants
What kind pie is tradition on Thanksgiving?
pumpkin pie and sometimes apple pie.
Is pumpkin pie a thanksgiving desert?
Yes, it is
