Traditional Plymouth Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving first became the now-familiar holiday in late Victorian times. The history of the Thanksgiving Feast and how it came to be celebrated is a tale filled with good intentions and bad feelings, misunderstandings and reconciliation, and true thanks-giving in the end. The traditional Plymouth Thanksgiving Feast is not the Historical Plymouth Thanksgiving Feast.

The Traditional Plymouth Thanksgiving Feast, as in Yankee households across New England, includes:

• Roast Turkey

• Cracker Stuffing (also called Dressing)

• Baked Winter Squash

• Mashed Potatoes

• Turnips

• Brown Bread

• Indian Pudding

• Cranberry Sauce

• Apple Pie

• Mincemeat Pie

• Cider and Coffee