Did you know that early explorers to the New World acquired a taste for turkey and took the birds back to Europe with them? By the 1500's turkeys were being raised domestically in Italy, France & England! When the Pilgrims arrived in America, they were already familiar with the practice or raising and eating turkey... yet it has been reported that they likely did not have turkey at the first Thanksgiving.
Did you know that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, supposedly in response to a campaign by magazine editor Sara Joseph Hale?
Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving ahead one week as it is presently celebrated?
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey be named the national bird and was shocked at the decision to name the bald eagle our national bird? He stated that the turkey was "a true Native American".
Did you know that the National Turkey Federation (NTF) presents the President of the United States with 2 dressed turkeys and one live turkey each year at Thanksgiving and they have since 1947? The ceremony has become the unofficial kick off of the holiday season. The President pardons the live bird each year and it is delivered to Disneyland where it lives out the rest of it's natural life.
Did you know that nearly 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving day?
Did you know that when Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin sat down to eat their first meal on the moon, their foil food packets contained roasted turkey and all the trimmings?
Did you know that only Tom turkeys gobble? Hen turkeys make a clicking sound.
Did you know that wild turkeys can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour?
Well now you do!
It's time to start shopping for non-perishible items you will need for Thanksgiving! Some of these items include:
canned fruits & canned veggies
cranberry sauce
apple sauce
canned yams
canned evaporated milk
spices
basting bags
roaster pans
Don't wait for the last minute to buy a roaster pan... my friend paid $7 for one on Thanksgiving day a few years back because she had no choice!
~Diva Veronica
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