Today we enjoyed a more authentic Thanksgiving meal, one without all the Victorian-era trimmings of dressing, potatoes, and cranberry sauceThe Pilgrims would have eaten stewed pompion (pumpkin), but there was no flour or sugar left for pies, let alone an oven for baking them. Scholastic has more information about historically accurate Pilgrim food and customs.
We let the kids eat outdoors on wooden bowls and baskets and without utensils.We tasted bean soup, venison jerkey, dried cranberries, strawberries, and cornbread, with imitation crab legs in lieu of eels, clams, and lobster. We did opt for pumpkin pie instead of stewed squash, though!
7 comments:
What a tasty adventure for your kids! I did make your cornucopia with my students. We used brown butcher paper, a paper cup and balled up tissue paper for the fruits and vegetables. So far a few kids have finished and they look good.
I gave my students 9 corn kernels, a day's rations during the first winter. We also had the traditional feast, thanks to our cafeteria!
That looks like fun. :) I covet your wooden dishes! I look every time I get into Goodwill, but I haven't found any yet!
Meredith, would you happen to know whatever happened to the blog writer of Life.On a budget. She has been absent since June, is she o.k.?
Very nicely done. What a great activity for the kids and a wonderful way to learn. You always have the best ideas (and I love your dishes too!)
Thanks so much for the links and info! I will have to show this to my son tomorrow.
This sounded like a lot of fun! What a wonderful way to bring history to life for your children. I will tuck this idea away for future use. : )
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