Thanksgiving Day Interesting Facts

1) Every year the President of the United States, "pardons" a turkey on the night before Thanksgiving. This tradition began more than 50 years ago with Harry Truman and has continued ever since. The pardoned turkey lives its remaining days at the Kidwell Farm, a petting zoo in Virginia.
2) Americans consume about 18.5 pounds of turkey each year.
3) There are three U.S. cities named after the turkey: Turkey, TX, Turkey Creek, LA, and Turkey, NC.
4) There are eight cities in the U.S. named after the cranberry.
5) There are 20 U.S. cities named Plymouth.
6) At one time, both the turkey and the bald eagle were national symbols of America.
7) According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one-sixth of the 300 million turkeys sold each year are sold for Thanksgiving.
8) Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears.

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The Pilgrims' Menu for the First Thanksgiving

Foods That May Have Been on the Menu
Seafood: Cod, Eel, Clams, Lobster
Wild Fowl: Wild Turkey, Goose, Duck, Crane, Swan, Partridge, Eagles
Meat: Venison, Seal
Grain: Wheat Flour, Indian Corn
Vegetables: Pumpkin, Peas, Beans, Onions, Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots
Fruit: Plums, Grapes
Nuts: Walnuts, Chestnuts, Acorns
Herbs and Seasonings: Olive Oil, Liverwort, Leeks, Dried Currants, Parsnips

What Was Not on the Menu
Surprisingly, the following foods, all considered staples of the modern Thanksgiving meal, didn't appear on the pilgrims's first feast table:
Ham: There is no evidence that the colonists had butchered a pig by this time, though they had brought pigs with them from England.
Sweet Potatoes/Potatoes: These were not common.
Corn on the Cob: Corn was kept dried out at this time of year.
Cranberry Sauce: The colonists had cranberries but no sugar at this time.
Pumpkin Pie: It's not a recipe that exists at this point, though the pilgrims had recipes for stewed pumpkin.
Chicken/Eggs: We know that the colonists brought hens with them from England, but it's unknown how many they had left at this point or whether the hens were still laying.
Milk: No cows had been aboard the Mayflower, though it's possible that the colonists used goat milk to make cheese.
Source: Kathleen Curtin, Food Historian at Plimoth

There is always, always, something to be thankful for!

Thanksgiving: Ideas, Crafts, Clipart, Food, etc.

1) Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids - Turkey Craft Ideas
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/thanksgiving_crafts.htm
2) Fall and Thanksgiving Crafts
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/thanksgiving.html
3) 4Free Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts!
http://rats2u.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_crafts.htm
4) Thanksgiving Crafts
http://www.makingfriends.com/Thanksgiving.htm
http://www.womansday.com/holidaycrafts/7109/thanksgiving-crafts.html
5) DLTK's Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
6) Craft Library: Thanksgiving Recipes & Crafts ...
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/pp/turkyday.htm
7) Thanksgiving Crafts for kids.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
8) Kids Domain Crafts - Thanksgiving Crafts
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_Thanks.html
9)Native American Thanksgiving History and Recipes.
http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html
10) Pumpkin Recipes and History
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24245.asp
11) Knit Turkey Hat Pattern (free)
A fun hat that knits up to look like a turkey can be "stuffed" for a centerpiece.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fiber_arts/54084
12) Great Pilgrim Site: Sail 1620 all sorts of history.
http://www.sail1620.org
13)Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/color.html
14) Info on Native Americans & their culture including the Fall Harvest Festival.
http://www.nativetech.org
15)Cheap --but Fun -- Thanksgiving!!!
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6618.asp

16)Thanksgiving for All

http://thanksgiving4all.blogspot.com/
17) Moms Break Thanksgiving

http://holidays.momsbreak.com/Freebie-Thanksgiving-Sign.html

18) Plaid’s Thanksgiving Projects

http://www.plaidonline.com/projectSearchResults.asp

19) National Day of Thanksgiving

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46488.asp/zzz
20) Thanksgiving Invitation

http://www.modpodge.com/projectDetail.asp?projectID=1683

THANKSGIVING CLIP ART
1) Designed to a T
http://www.designedtoat.com/thanksgiving.htm
2) Free Christian Clip Art & Thanksgiving Pictures
http://clipart.christiansunite.com/Thanksgiving_Clipart/
3) Free Clip Art of Holidays: Thanksgiving Directory
http://www.iband.com/clip/cliparttgdir.html
4) Free Thanksgiving Powerpoint Template
http://www.templateready.com/Specials/Thanksgiving.html
5) Marvelicious Thanksgiving Borders
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/9402/bg11.html
6) My Free Clipart - Thanksgiving
http://www.myfreeclipart.com/clipart/thanksgiving/turkey.html
7) Thanksgiving Clip Art from A Kids Heart (Zip Files)
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/tclip1.htm
8) Thanksgiving Graphics and Wallpaper
http://www.holidaygraphics.com/thanksgiving/

Food for the Thanksgiving Feast
1) Thanksgiving Feast
http://www.womansday.com/holidaycooking/10866/holiday-cooking.html
2) A Mom’s Love Thanksgiving Menu http://www.amomslove.com/hg-recipes-thanksgiving.html

3) Family Fun Thanksgiving http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/minisite/thanksgiving-main/

4) Quickest and Easiest Thanksgiving Dinner Menu http://busycooks.about.com/od/thanksgiving/a/quickThanksgivi.htm

5) Making your first Thanksgiving Dinner http://20ishparents.com/holiday/thanksgiving/firstthankgivingdinner.shtml

6) A Low Fat Thanksgiving http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/holidayrecipes/a/lowfathols1104.htm
7) Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/thanksgiving/vegetarian.html
8) The First Thanksgiving http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=872&display_order=1&mini_id=1083

9) Diabetic Friendly Pumpkin Tart
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/dessert/piestarts/pumptart.html
10) )Brite Ideas Thanksgiving Recipes

http://www.brightideas.com/thanksgiving/recipes/

God Didn't Promise Days Without Pain, Laughter Without Sorrow, Nor Sun Without Rain, But He Did Promise Strength For The Day, Comfort For The Tears, And Light For The Way

Everyday is a Gift

I Have Learned That Being With Those I Love Is Enough

Smith Reunion

We will be having the first Smith Reunion on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at the old homeplace in Augusta, WV. Bring a potluck dish to share and a lawn chair for sitting. We will eat around 3:00 p.m. All family and friends of the Amos Henry and Lorena Edna Smith Family are invited to attend. Come fellowship and enjoy a great day. All hunters are welcome to come earlier to hunt. If you have any questions or comments , you can email me at karekountry55@yahoo.com.

Families are like

Old Quilts,

Although they tend to unravel at times each can be stitched back together with love

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America Recycles Day

Please remember that November 15th is America Recycles Day! Be sure to get all of your recycleables together!

Visit http://www.americarecyclesday.org/ for info on America Recycles Day.

Other sites that recycle:
Sandals handcrafted from used tires, recycled bicycle inner tubes, and hemp. http://www.splaff.com/
A unique range of drinking glasses fashioned through the ingenious patented method of inversion of reclaimed bottles http://www.greenglass.com/
Handbags made from recycled candy wrappers, food packages, and soft drink labels. For every bag they sell, they plant a tree. http://www.ecoist.com/
Outdoor fleece blankets made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. http://www.bluelotusblankets.com/