The Wampanoag have been planting crops for about 1, years. Many animals were hunted and eaten including deer, moose, beaver, rabbit, skunk, and raccoon. Whatever was hunted became not only food, but the whole animal was used for other things.
Hides were used for clothing and materials for many things, the bones were used for tools, and the sinew for sewing. The Wampanoag fished in the fresh-water ponds and rivers for herring, trout, perch, catfish and eels. They also fished in the saltwater ocean for cod, tautog, pollock, bluefish, flatfish, bass, sea eels, mackerel and others. The men even went out on whaling trips too! Women usually caught shellfish such as oysters, soft-shelled clams, quahogs, mussels, razor clams, lobsters, crabs, and conch.
Many different kinds of nuts, berries, greens, and mushrooms were gathered from the woods and other places. These were added to soups and other dishes such as nasaump , a thick and filling food made of corn. Some of these nuts and berries were eaten fresh, while others were dried and stored for future use. The Wampanoag gave thanks for the many plant medicines that came from the Plant Nations.
Different kinds of bark, leaves, blossoms and roots of plants were carefully harvested at certain times of the year. These were used as medicines for many different problems. Planting began in the spring with the people making small hills of earth to cover herring they placed in the ground.
These fish were put into a hole perhaps every other year to act as fertilizer for the growth of the seeds. At the proper time for each, seeds of corn, beans, squashes of many kinds, and melons were planted.
The first harvest was that of the green corn around the middle of July. The pilgrims would not have eaten pumpkin pie, but pumpkin and other varieties of squash would most certainly have been eaten at the harvest celebration. Aside from green bean casserole, beans are not a typical part of Thanksgiving meals.
Yet, they would have been a part of the First Thanksgiving meal. Beans were one of the staple crops, along with corn and squash, that the pilgrims grew. Therefore, the pilgrims certainly would not have left beans out of the harvest meal. From the beginning, Thanksgiving has been about celebrating food, family, and friends. With a baster, remove as much fat as possible from the roasting pan every 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to degrees, and roast until the goose is very well browned all over and an instant-read thermometer inserted into a breast, not touching a bone, registers degrees, about 1 hour after reducing the temperature.
Meanwhile, prepare goose stock, which will be used when making the gravy and the dressing. Trim and discard any excess fat from the wing tips, neck, and giblets, and place them in a small stockpot. Place stockpot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer stock, skimming the scum as it forms, for 2 hours. Strain stock through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Remove and discard the fat floating on the surface of the stock, and set the stockpot aside. Remove goose from the oven, and transfer it to a cutting board that has a well.
Let the goose stand 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the gravy. Pour off all the fat from the roasting pan and place pan over high heat. Pour in wine and cook, stirring up any brown bits with a wooden spoon until the cooking liquid is reduced by three-quarters.
Add 2 cups goose stock, and cook, stirring until liquid is again reduced by three-quarters. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in butter and cook until slightly thickened. Pass gravy through a cheesecloth-lined strainer into a gravy boat, and serve with the goose. This article was published by the staff at Farmers' Almanac.
Interested in becoming a guest author? Contact us to let us know! I am curious to know, is this documented somewhere? I know we can speculate a lot by history of what grew and was available.
This is written as fact and I would like to be able to quote the source if there is one. Which is clearly referenced in your text. Thirdly, the fact that you seem to go out of your way to make a point of referring to the Pilgrims as British I doubt they even referred to themselves that way as they were escaping from British religious persecution and rule, may give some indication?
I am so tired of people attempting to rewrite American history and our traditions. So with that said, Turkey at Thanksgiving was and is clearly one of our cherished traditions!
To all Americans at home and abroad, at this difficult time, give thanks and wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your delicious American Turkey! Believe me, they probably had some turkey!
I recently had 5 beautiful wild turkeys on my property here,a sign of abundance according to Native American folk lore! Attend the Wampanoag Pow Wow in Mashpee on the Cape here in the summer on the 4th of July and have some real native American food like I did and see how they really ate!
Grew up eating Succotash every Thanksgiving! You are absolutely correct. Of copurse turkey was on the menu. Refre to my comment above if not censored. Sweet potatoes and green bean casserole are not part of a traditional New England Thanksgiving. They are regional in other regions.
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