First Thanksgiving in Florida?
The 1st Thanksgiving in Florida
Hmmm kinda.
According to Wikipedia: The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. Though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida, the traditional “first Thanksgiving” is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.People have been “giving thanks” with food and such for centuries. Celebrating harvest, safe arrivals, and those other things we should give thanks for like Al Gore and his Internet.
The US and Canada aren’t alone in this celebration. Thanksgiving is also celebrated in the Netherlands Hooglandse Kerk, and in Grenada.
Mind you we only started celebrating as a nation in 1776 after the defeat of the British at Saratoga. Up till then it us just a Puritan religious observation. The holiday was later made official by Abe Lincoln. He loves himself some Turducken.
Enough History: Turducken???
You can now ORDER your own Turducken?!? Amazing!
It seems that this Deep South dish is now pretty mainstream and not just a fun sounding name like
christmahanukwanzaakah.
Turducken may have been inspired by another dish from England, Ballotine. Which takes a variety of meats, de-boned and stuffed in each other. Badaboom. So this thanksgiving, while your stuffing your face, and enjoying football, parades and shopping for Christmas WAY to early, take a moment and give thanks.
What are you giving Thanks for? Let us know!
