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First Thanksgiving
If you visited the first Thanksgiving, you’d likely be surprised by the menu. First of all, there was no roasted turkey. And you can forget about all the sides that typically go with it, too, like stuffing, sweet potato casserole, and mashed potatoes with gravy. Instead, the feast included freshly hunted deer from the Wampanoag, along with wild fowl, seafood such as cod and bass, cornbread, and porridge. Source: The Fact Site
Linking up with a bunch of fantastic peeps from the blogosphere who host Wordless Wednesday – Wordless Wednesday, Keith’s Ramblings, Senior Salon, Esme Salon, CatSynth, and Suzana.
Another thing I did not know. So interesting menu…
I am always surprised by what you find!
Happy WW, dear Sandee! Hugs and joy!❤️😘
I figured it was far different. I would love to have this for Thanksgiving. Happy day and rest of the week, my friend. Love and hugs. 🙂
Sounds like a good menu to us…the more fishies the better🐟Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day and Week ahead to you, Zane and the Kitties too🐾😽💞
Ps we hope you had a wonderful Birthday, Sandee🎉
Far more healthy. Double Pawkisses to you both and a big hug to your wonderful Granny. 🙂
No matter what they ate, it looks like a happy event.
I’m sure everyone was thankful. Happy day and rest of the week, Duke. 🙂
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Gostei de conhecer! beijos, chica
Interesting indeed. Happy day and week, Chica. Thanks for playing along. 🙂
Now I’m curious as to how the turkey became the traditional meal for Thanksgiving.
Abe Lincoln made Thanksgiving a holiday and turkey was on the menu. 🙂
I seem to remember from primary school grades, that Indians either brought some food for the settlers who weren’t having a lot of luck gathering foodstuffs for themselves for various reasons…or told the settlers where to find food they could eat…there was a to of close to starvation at times I think I remember…maybe.
I think you’re right. It was a tough time for the settlers. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
It would be good menu if Mom was on a diet as she would not touch any of that food, LOL! Food has evolved over time. Today’s feast is yummy but not so healthy.
It’s not nearly as healthy. To much processed food anymore. Happy WW and rest of the week. Scritches to the precious pups. 🙂
Interesting menu, and actually it sounds delicious. Happy Wednesday.
It does sound delicious and I would love to have this on Thanksgiving. Love and hugs, my friend. 🙂
I’ve been to Plymouth, Massachusetts and visited some of the historic sites. I knew about the menu. I suspect the feast was still enjoyed, but our tastes in food have changed a lot. Alana ramblinwitham
I would love to have this meal on Thanksgiving. A wonderful way to celebrate. Happy day and rest of the week, Alana. 🙂
Mom’s mom made lobster one year after she read that they had it at the first Thanksgiving. She made turkey too, but the lobster was the favorite.
Lobster is perfect. I think whatever we want that day is a good thing. Happy day and rest of the week. Scritches to the kitties. 🙂
I’m out!!!!! I draw the line at porridge. A few years back I had lasagna for Thanksgiving 🤣😎🙃
This year we’re having meatloaf, potatoes and gravy and a veggie. It’s just the two of us and a big meal is out of the question. 🙂
Always amazing how ‘we’ added our own dishes to the original Thanksgiving meal
Our addition to traditional T’giving was corn pudding.
Hugs Cecilia
I’ve never had corn pudding. I’d try it. Happy day and rest of the week. Love and hugs. 🙂
Glad I live in modern times. 🙂 Thanks for hosting. Have a nice day. XO
I hear you. Things are far easier to do now. 🙂
Sounds like a healthy meal to me and suggest we might do well to imitate that menu more often, Sandee.
You’re right. I don’t remember fat kids when I was young. We didn’t have all the fast food and processed food that we have now. That’s why. Love and hugs to you and lots of scritches to handsome Wilson. 🙂
I knew the first Thanksgiving dinner was not what we all think it was.
I didn’t think it was what we have either. Good to know what they ate. Happy day and rest of the week. Scritches to the kitties. 🙂
And probably no pumpkin spice anything!
No, no pumpkin anything I’m guessing. There goes my pumpkin pie. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
I knew the meal was different, but I did not know about the cornbread, fish, and porridge. I have loved porridge of all kinds since I was a kid. I still eat porridge now. Thank you for the great information and tips, Sandee. Happy Wordless Wednesday. Grace and peace to you, dear friend.
Wednesday is my learning new things day. Happy WW and rest of the week, my friend. Thank you for being such a loyal participant in my hops. Most appreciated. Love and hugs. 🙂
Cornbread is a favorite of mine! Here’s my WW: https://chambersontheroad.com/2026/09/09/wordless-wednesday-9-9-2026/
Thanks for playing along Betty. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
That makes sense. Wonder where the idea of turkey came from….
President Abraham Lincoln officially declared the last Thursday in November as a national Thanksgiving holiday in 1863, solidifying the link between the holiday and turkey. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
Food choices are always evolving ~ good info on post ~ Hugs ^^’
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I had no idea what they had for the first Thanksgiving. Sound good to me. Love and hugs to you and Ziggy. 🙂
I’m sure the Pilgrims were happy to have any food they could find in the early days., espcially during the long cold and snowy winters in the NE!
PS: I am loving all your fall scene blog headers, Sandee, They are so beautiful!
I’m happy you’re enjoying my fall headers. I love changing them for each season. Happy WW and rest of the week, Pat. 🙂
Thanks for linking us up. Living in Virginia, our mom knows all that stuff. She says that she would have eaten the cornbread and probably the wild fowl. Porta and snuggles from Cooper Murphy. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid & Sawyer, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali
I would love to have that meal. Sounds pretty good to me. Scritches to the kitties, a smooch to Cooper Murphy and a big hug to you. 🙂
I love you my Special. Your Loving Husband.
I love you my Only Forever Husband. 🙂
I have read these things before. I did a Brave search to learn that turkey became apart of the Thanksgiving festivities mid-19th century. I also learned that it was Abe Lincoln who declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. He was not only a good man but one of the best presidents in our country’s history.
You’re right about President Lincoln. That’s why he was assassinated. The good ones are always in the bullseye. 🙂
Good morning, Sandee
I can stick with many of those for Thanksgiving. Thank you for this #WW party. Enjoy your week.
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Thank you for joining in and thank you for all you do. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
I like the sound of that. Not quite the same, but I once held a Medieval banquet in my pub – it went down well!
Wish hubby and I had been there. Sounds like great fun. 🙂
Interesting menu, but no sides? That’s the best part of the meal 🙂
Happy Wednesday! Have a great rest of the week!
I hear you. Love the sides the best. Happy day and rest of the week, Yvonne. 🙂
It is always interesting to see how things change through the centuries~
It sure is. Happy WW and rest of the week. Scritches to the pups. 🙂
Glad to know, Interesting menu. Thanks a lot for sharing.
This menu sure sounds lighter than what our families served. lol I’m so, so sorry you suffered abuse. Huge hugs, my dear, and bless you for becoming such a wonderful human being.
Fascinating!
The soldier in the helmet is unusual – did you have metal amour?
Very nice. Thanks for sharing the painting and the history. It’s fascinating how traditions begin and change over time.
Hi, Sandee. thank you for hosting. My link is 49.
I also thought the Indians provided food to the settlers. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Generally every year my family all gets together.
Have a fun week.
All the best.
Interesting to know some of the things they ate back then. I would not have wanted any of that – haha 🙂
Happy Wednesday and rest of the week <3
The whole thing was different from what most of us picture, I believe.
You and Mr. Zane have a blessed week, give scritches to Lil’ Bit and Squeaker from me, please.
So fascinating to learn the first Thanksgiving was more about venison and seafood than turkey.
History always surprises me!