As Thanksgiving approaches, my thoughts turn to our Thanksgiving dinner we enjoyed during the Depression. Our turkeys were raised on our farm along with chickens and ducks--we watched them strut around all summer, with tail feathers spread. They would reach weights of 25-30 pounds and one of these birds would enhance our dinner table along with the vegetables we grew, stored and canned. Even sage was grown and dried for the dressing.
Ours was truly like the feast enjoyed by the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving. I can still smell the aroma of the roasted bird. Oh, yes--dinner was topped off with home made pumpkin pie!
We always enjoy Helen's stories.
We all wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
