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Several Presidents including George Washington made a one time Thanksgiving holiday. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln finally made it a national holiday after Mrs. Sarah Hale begun lobbying to make it a national holiday.
He probably set the date to somewhat correlate with the anchoring of the Mayflower at Cape Cod which occurred Nov. 21, 1620.
There are only two accounts of the 1621 Thanksgiving. The first is the account of Edward Winslow which he wrote in a letter dated Dec. 12, 1621. He stated “their com (wheat) did prove well and God be praised.”
The second description was written about 20 years later by William Bradford in his history “Of Plymouth Plantation.” This was rediscover in 1854, after being taken by British looters during the Revolutionary War. Its discovery prompted a great American interest in the history of the Pilgrims. This led to Lincolns’ decision to make Thanksgiving a holiday. It is also in this account that the Thanksgiving turkey tradition was founded.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt set our Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday of November in 1939. This was approved by Congress in 1941.
Let us be grateful this Thanksgiving for all our many blessings.
Furmenty
(A wheat pudding on the order of an Indian pudding)
1 cup cracked wheat
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
1 quart milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon salt
additional brown sugar
In a large pot, bring the water to a boil and add the wheat. Lower heat to simmer, cover and continue to cook half an hour until soft. Drain the
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