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1863, in the midst of civil war, President Lincoln proclaimed the holiday. Pilgrims and Indians of yore had indeed consumed a vast feast, but of necessity a low-fat one - lots of squashes, root vegetables, corn, fruit, and huts, as well as fish and wild game, and huge quantities of beer. Dairy products were scarce; there may have been some heavily salted butter or hard cheese brought by the immigrants. Or the Pilgrims may have kept a goat or two to supply the milk for cheese - but nobody knows for sure. Merrymakers who saved room for dessert were in for a shock; neither the settlers nor
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