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  1. What Was Eaten at the First Thanksgiving? - HISTORY

    • While no records exist of the exact bill of fare, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow noted in his journal that the colony’s governor, William Bradford, sent four men on a “fowling” mission in preparation fo… See more

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    Culinary historians believe that much of the Thanksgiving meal consisted of seafood, which is often absent from today’s menus. Mussels in particular were abundant in New England an… See more

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  1. The Pilgrims likely ate the following foods at the first Thanksgiving12345:
    • Turkey (probably)
    • Venison
    • Seafood (wild fowl like geese, duck, or turkey)
    • Vegetables they had planted and harvested that year (onions, beans, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, carrots, and perhaps peas)
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    So, to the question “What did the Pilgrims eat for Thanksgiving,” the answer is both surprising and expected. Turkey (probably), venison, seafood, and all of the vegetables that they had planted and harvested that year—onions, carrots, beans, spinach, lettuce, and other greens.
    www.familysearch.org/en/blog/what-did-the-pilgrim…
    According to the fifth edition of Holiday Symbols and Customs, the pilgrims and Native Americans likely hunted and served wild fowl, like geese, duck, or turkey.
    www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-th…
    The 1621 Thanksgiving celebration marked the Pilgrims’ first autumn harvest, so it is likely that the colonists feasted on the bounty they had reaped with the help of their Native American neighbors. Local vegetables that likely appeared on the table include onions, beans, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, carrots and perhaps peas.
    www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/first-thanksgiv…
    Items such as waterfowl, wildfowl (yes, there were turkeys, but they were wild, not domestic), venison, chestnuts, shellfish, possibly porridge made from corn (sometimes sweetened with molasses, if available), and wild fruits graced that first table, where pilgrims and Wampanoag broke proverbial bread.
    www.farmersalmanac.com/what-the-pilgrims-really …
    Venison headlined the meal, although there was a healthy selection of fowl and fish, according to the Pilgrim Hall Museum, which cited writings by Plymouth leaders Edward Winslow and William Bradford. There was a “great store of wild turkeys” to be eaten, as well as ducks and geese, wrote Bradford, who was the governor.
    time.com/4577425/thanksgiving-2016-true-story/
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