Happy Thanksgiving!

[vince90]

Once again Thanksgiving is coming back in America. It is a time to offer thanks, the family gatherings and holiday meals; a time for turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays of the year and it is on the last Thursday of November. .

This year I am going to make a Cajun Turkey with wild mushroom gravy for my family. I hope it will come out good. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

The History and Origin of Thanksgiving Day
Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago.
In 1620, a boat filled with more than one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. This religious group had begun to question the beliefs of the Church of England and they wanted to separate from it. The Pilgrims settled in what is now the state of Massachusetts. Their first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half the colony died from disease. The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn (maize), a new food for the colonists. They showed them other crops to grow in the unfamiliar soil and how to hunt and fish.
In the autumn of 1621, bountiful crops of corn, barley, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so a feast was planned. They invited the local Indian chief and 90 Indians. The Indians brought deer to roast with the turkeys and other wild game offered by the colonists. The colonists had learned how to cook cranberries and different kinds of corn and squash dishes from the Indians. To this first Thanksgiving, the Indians had even brought popcorn.
In following years, many of the original colonists celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks. After the United States became an independent country, Congress recommended one yearly day of thanksgiving for the whole nation to celebrate. George Washington suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. Then in 1863, at the end of a long and ~ civil war, Abraham Lincoln asked all Americans to set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving*.

[Unknownsu]

Interesting read, Vince. Now, is Thanksgiving a statutory holiday? I can't seem to remember....

[MissLT]

I have to work on Thanksgiving for half a day.

[vince90]

Interesting read, Vince. Now, is Thanksgiving a statutory holiday? I can't seem to remember....

Yes Su. It’s a legal holiday in America. If you see a lot of Asian from USA travel to Canada this weekend then you know why. They don’t like turkeys at all.

[vince90]

I have to work on Thanksgiving for half a day.

Oh poor you! However you don’t have to cook right? It’s very good executes Len. You just get home and eat. Happy Thanksgiving to you!!

[Elba]

Vince90,

Why asian people don´t like turkey?
I like turky but I musn´t consume protein. Well but we eat turkey on christmas, could you give me a recipe?

[vince90]

Hi Alba! How are you doing?

Most of Asians that I know don’t like turkey because it tastes boring and the meat is to dry for them. Maybe it’s the reason that Asians don’t have many traditional dishes for turkeys. I do like turkey. It tastes OK to me.

Actually I never deep fry turkey before and I hope it will come out ok. I found this recipe on the web and it seems easy and simple to make. You may add butter and Worcestershire sauce to the ingredient. It may cause burning and fire so you have to extremely careful when you fry it. Good luck!


CAJUN FRIED TURKEY
1 whole turkey
2 bottles Italian dressing
Dijon mustard
Pepper
Lemon pepper
Louisiana Hot Sauce
Cayenne pepper
Garlic salt
Onion salt
Cooking oil (approximately 3 gallons)
Mix all ingredients in blender with the Italian dressing; mix to taste. Punch holes in turkey and inject with ingredients. Let marinate in refrigerator overnight.
In a large deep fryer pour in about 2-3 gallons of oil. Heat until boiling. Place whole turkey in the boiling oil. Cook approximately 4 minutes per pound of turkey.

[Danyet]

I think I'll go out and shoot a turkey!

[vince90]

I think I'll go out and shoot a turkey!

Good idea! Wild turkeys taste better.

[Dixie]

I think I've never tried turkey the way you cook it in America. It must be delicious