Historical Thanksgiving Cooking and Baking: A Unique Collection of Thanksgiving Recipes from the Time of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars

by Robert W. Pelton

The first Thanksgiving was observed on American soil in 1621, "after the harvest was gotten in." It was celebrated by the surviving members of the little Plymouth colony who at that time numbered only 51 and 90 Indians, who were unexpected, but welcome guests. The menu consisted of such things as clams, eels, and mussels from the sea, venison and duck from the surrounding forests, leeks and plums and plenty of corn bread from the ovens of the homemakers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1460995996
• ISBN13: 9781460995990
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"