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flocks have sallied by our doores; then a gunne, being commonly in redinesse, salutes them with such a courtesie as makes them take a tume in the Cooke roome. They daunce by the doore so well” Spelling is definitely not mine.
In 1840 John James Audubon wrote: “A first-rate Turkey, weighing from 25 to 30 pounds avoirdupois, was considered well sold when it brought a quarter of a dollar.” The weight of this bird is questionable. Though a great artist, Audubon was not always accurate with numbers.
George Willison in Saints and Strangers, an immensely readable account of the Plymouth Colony, included a fine description of the first Thanksgiving.
There is no mention in the record of turkey at the first Thanksgiving feast though contemporary accounts are rich in detail. Duck, goose, clams, eels, and combread are mentioned along with “sallet herbs”and wine made from wild grapes.
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