THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

 
 We conjure up a picture of men, 
 women and children dressed in 
 their Sunday best gathering with 
 Indians dressed in beaded 
 ceremonial outfits sitting at tables 
 with massive amounts of food.
  
 There was no furniture in 1621 so 
 fancy clothes and dress would 
 probably not have been worn.
 There was no finery and with 
 the exception of knifes, no utensils.
 Fingers were useful tools
  
 We think of turkey, but not there
 Water fowl was plentiful, including 
 geese, ducks, swans, herons and cranes
 They also bragged about eels
 Pumpkin would have been stewed
 No sugar or flour for pies
  
 Cranberries are very tart without sugar
 Sweet potatoes were not indigenous to the area
 No ovens were available for baking
 Vegetables would have been 
 Cabbage, turnips and carrots
 They are sitting on the ground eating this
  
 We are story tellers
 Sometimes we make things up
 Then extrapolate to the ultimate
 We would like to remember the Pilgrims 
 sitting around tables sharing with the Indians
 It gives us a good feeling
  
 Pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes, 
 turkey with dressing, 
 cranberry sauce, 
 potatoes and gravy
 Sorry, this was 1621
 Try boiled eel and turnips
  
 Stanski
 November 28, 2019