Have you ever wondered why we have turkey on Thanksgiving? Well, I have. So, I did a little research and found absolutely nothing definitive. Some think it was because when the colonists sat down to dine with the Wampanoag Indians, beef and fowl were on the menu, according to letters and records.
Although historians cannot say for sure what type of fowl were served that day, a letter written by Edward Winslow does mention a turkey hunting trip before the meal. If that turned out like one of my hunting trips, they would have had peanut butter and jelly.
Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird because it is a native bird to North America. We all know that didn’t work out for Ben, and the bald eagle became the symbol for the United States. I guess if Ben had gotten his way, we’d all be eating eagles instead of turkeys.
Although there is no historical documentation supporting the exact reason we have turkey on Thanksgiving, I think I have the answer. At least for modern day Americans. It’s the sound that turkeys make.
Gobble gobble.
PMO
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