The colonists didn’t have potatoes, butter, nor flour, so you can safely assume there weren’t any mashed potatoes or pies. If you wish to pay tribute to a truly traditional Thanksgiving meal from 1961, consider featuring venison, goose, chestnuts, and succotash.
Also,What kind of food did the pilgrims eat?
What the Pilgrims Really Ate. Bread, especially sourdough bread, which the Pilgrims called “Cheate Bread.” Cornbread was made from hominy. Corn. The early corn was known as flint corn (pictured), which was raised by the Indians and roasted. It’s not a sweet corn or a popping corn. Flint corn is a variant of maize,…
Just so,What did the ancient Egyptians do for Thanksgiving?
Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans held celebratory festivals to honor the gods. Even Native American tribes observed thanksgiving celebrations, long before the Pilgrims arrived. Unfortunately, the “real” Thanksgiving might have much bloodier origins than the Pilgrims’ first big feast.
Also question is,When did the pilgrims eat turkey at Thanksgiving?
Did Pilgrims Eat Turkey at Thanksgiving? The short answer: Nobody is sure if turkey was served at the harvest celebration held by the pilgrims of Plymouth colony in 1621, but “wild fowl” was certainly mentioned in historical accounts.
Why did the pilgrims not eat corn on the cob?
The corn would have been dried out by November, meaning the Pilgrims would not have eaten corn-on-the-cob at Thanksgiving. The corn would have been shucked, as well as ground. This would have been primarily done to make into a meal, or to cook into bread.