Happy Thanksgiving!
This will be my only post today for I will be out of pocket with cooking, eating, napping…..
Since traffic is down on this day of days….I will keep it short and sweet….after all I do not want to interfere cooking, eating and napping…..
Today I will be preparing Roasted turkey, mac and cheese and yeast rolls….my daughter will be cooking the bean casserole and sweet potatoes and preparing the appetizers….and peach cobbler will be dessert.
And since I enjoy history I thought I would pass on some to my readers…..
Thanksgiving Day is a federal holiday in the United States, and in 2025, it falls on Thursday, November 27. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.
For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held on the last Thursday in November. Americans have collectively observed the holiday ever since.
Thanksgiving is not without controversy. Many Americans—including people of Native American ancestry—believe Thanksgiving celebrations mask the true history of oppression and bloodshed that underlies the relationship between European settlers and Native Americans.
In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. The three-day festival is now remembered as America’s “first Thanksgiving”—though the Pilgrims might not have used the term at the time. No record exists of the first Thanksgiving’s exact menu. Much of what we know about what happened at the first Thanksgiving comes from Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow, who wrote:
“Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”
Historians have suggested that many of the dishes were likely prepared using traditional Native American spices and cooking methods. Because the Pilgrims had no oven and the Mayflower’s sugar supply had dwindled by the fall of 1621, the meal did not feature pies, cakes or other desserts, which have become a hallmark of contemporary celebrations.
https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-thanksgiving
There is always more to the story than the little plays by school children.
I’m done trying to educate for the day….
I am most thankful for the great people that have taken time to visit and comment here on IST……Thank you all so very much…..
I hope everyone has a wonderful day of food, family, fun and if you are a sports fan, football….please also to always Be Careful and Be Safe….
Peace out my friends.
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