Comments on: Why We Eat What We Eat On Thanksgiving

By: Glenn

Glenn — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:45:27 +0000

“turkey is a uniquely American (and scrumptious) bird”

I would not say turkey is by any means scrumptiuous, in fact I’d say it’s quite horrible.

By: joe

joe — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:13:24 +0000

In Dickens’ original work, Scrooge buys the Crachit family a Christmas goose, not a Thanksgiving turkey. The title even says so. “A Christmas Carol”

By: jenisedai

jenisedai — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:48:11 +0000

The link for Berkley Plantation didn’t work for me so I don’t know who was first, but I know the French in St Caroline (now part of Jacksonville, FL) celebrated Thanksgiving several years before the Pilgrims. Unfortunately soon afterwards they were massacred by the Spanish in St Augustine.

By: susan

susan — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:56:23 +0000

Jenn, Scrooge buys them a turkey – “Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize turkey that was hanging up there? Not the little prize turkey; the big one.” “What the one as big as me? returned the boy. “What a delightful boy! said Scrooge. It is a pleasure to talk to him. Yes, my buck! It’s hanging there now, replied the boy. Is it? said Scrooge. Go and buy it”

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:30:15 +0000

Mmmm pie. My secret ingredient is instead of using ice water I use frozen juice concentrate that has just thawed. Usualy it’s apple juice which gives the crust a lovely golden color and just a hint of sweetness.

I had heard at one point (but don’t know if it’s true or not) that one of the higher ups in the state department in WWI or WWII was from the north east and so insisted that service troups were served turkey on Thanksgiving as opposed to the various regional foods they might normaly eat (ham, lamb, etc). When the soliders came back home they remembers the Thanksgiving meals and requested turkey at home.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:25:00 +0000

Kelly: It probably comes down to which is the more efficient rate of return: Keeping the bird for eggs, or keeping the bird for meat. I imagine turkeys are better suited to the latter.

By: Jenn Zuko

Jenn Zuko — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:29:18 +0000

Actually, Scrooge buys the Cratchits a goose, not a turkey.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:15:00 +0000

Mm…I always made a pumpkin cheesecake for T-day. Much creamier and a better crust.

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:07:00 +0000

Hold up…turkeys lay eggs why are they not utilitarian as chickens? Less eggs/less often? Not tasty? Confused by that part.

By: Kay

Kay — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Oh my god. I love the canned, jellied cranberry sauce. My friend calls it “Cranberry Steak”.