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Thanksgiving Turkey |
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Thanksgiving is one of the most important Thanksgiving Symbols. It is forms the main dish of the Thanksgiving dinner platter. Almost every house prepares Thanksgiving turkey on Thanksgiving. Though there is no evidence that turkey was served at the Pilgrim’s First Thanksgiving, yet in a book written by Pilgrim’s Governor Bradford, he does mentions the wild turkeys. In another letter sent to England, |
another pilgrim describes how the Governor sent “four men out howling” returning with turkeys, ducks and geese.
Thanksgiving Turkey is also the National bird of America. Benjamin Franklin declared turkey as the national bird against the Bald Eagle whom he found to be coward. Some of the common breeds of Thanksgiving Turkey in the United States are the Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland and Bourbon Red. The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico and brought to Europe early in the 16th century. The excellent quality of their meat and eggs is the reason for their huge production and consumption.
Thanksgiving Turkey has brown features with buff-colored feathers on the tips of the wing and on the tail. The male turkey is called Tom and the female is called Hen. Tom is bigger than other birds, brighter and has colorful plumage whereas Hen is drab in color and comparatively smaller.
There are many different kinds of recipes also prepared from Thanksgiving Turkey. The traditional Turkey roast, stuffed turkey, grilled turkey or deep fried turkey is served on the Thanksgiving table. People love the turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce. These are the most common dishes.
Dgreetings.com offers you a brief history of Thanksgiving Turkey. Come this Thanksgiving and celebrate the festival by devouring the bird and enjoying it on the dinner table with your friends and relatives.
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