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Youtube thanksgiving centerpieces. 260 tons of thanksgiving leftovers led to the invention of the tv dinner. The tradition of football on thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game yale vs princeton. Turkey eggs are tan with brown specks and are larger than chicken eggs.

The official bird of thanksgiving it chock full of surprises. The movement of the turkey inspired a ballroom dance. Turkey is a traditional thanksgiving dish.

In 1953 the swanson food company grossly overestimated the amount of thanksgiving turkey consumers would buy and. And last but not least on thanksgiving day turkey is the preferred menu item with 91 of americans eating turkey and eating an average of 4500 calories. The turkey trot modeled on that birds characteristic short jerky steps was one of a number of popular dance.

The incubation period to hatch a turkey egg is 28 days. Thanksgiving history facts and trivia. A turkey typically has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat.

In her 1827 novel northwood she devoted an entire chapter to a description of a new england thanksgiving with a roasted turkey placed at the head of the table at about the same time she also began campaigning to establish thanksgiving as a national holiday in the united states which she believed would help unify the country as it teetered toward civil war. On august 26 1071 the seljuks under alp arslan prevailed at the battle of manzikert defeating a coalition of christian armies led by the byzantine empire. The first thanksgiving day feast happened in 1621 with three whole days dedicated to the celebration.

In fact some people actually call thanksgiving turkey day because of the dish. Swanson sons overestimated demand for thanksgiving turkey and the company was left with some 260 tons of extra frozen birds. History of turkey naturally anatolia had a history before the turks but the region did not become turkey until the seljuk turks moved into the area in the 11th century ce.

The average weight of a turkey is 15 pounds and turkey has more protein than chicken or beef. A baby turkey is called a poult and is tan and brown. While many dishes are served on the holiday turkey is the star of the show.

Traditionally people serve their thanksgiving turkeys stuffed and roasted though some may also opt to deep fry it.