GOBBLE! GOBBLE! FUN FACTS FROM TURKEY DAY!

Hope you had a fantastic Turkey Day! Krumbs and I did…and we found some fun and fabulous facts about Thanksgiving on the WHSV.com Channel 3 website to share with everyone:

Fun Facts about the First Thanksgiving

- The first Thanksgiving in 1621celebration lasted three days.

- Foods that were NOT served at the First Thanksgiving:Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries..

-Foods that WERE served at the First Thanksgiving: Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese.

 -NO FORKS! The pilgrims ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers.

Fun Facts about Thanksgiving Today

 -In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.

 -Each year, the average American eats between 16 - 18 pounds of turkey.

 -Californians eat the most turkey in the United States.  

 -Although, Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.

Fun Turkey Facts

  -The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.

  -The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.

  -Turkeys have 3,500 feathers as adults.

  -Male turkeys gobble. Hens cluck.

  -It takes 75-80 pounds of feed to raise a 30 pound tom turkey.

 

 

GOBBLE!  GOBBLE!

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