No, this is not a recipe blog. Although if you have any, feel free to pass them along. Today, I’ve decided to research that ubiquitous of Thanksgiving symbols–the turkey.
Did you know that the turkey got it’s name from the turk-turk sound it makes when it’s scared? And wouldn’t you be dropping candy corn if there was a whole day devoted to eating you and your kin?
There even a song all about the turkey. Which goes a bit far, even for a foodie like me.
While no one is quite certain if turkey was served during the first American Thanksgiving, it was recorded the four men were sent afowling (and given that the woods wouldn’t have been too over hunted, they should have found at least one bird, turkey or no).
Linda Andrews 
I always wondered if the bird was in any way associated with the country. Guess not!
I had that same thought. Imagine my surprise when I found out the truth:-)
Hi, Linda! For your research, Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the American national bird (instead of the eagle). That’s how important the turkey was to the survival of the early settlers. I saw some wild turkeys at the north rim of the Grand Canyon and they were cool looking. Slimmer and brown-speckled (well, the car was moving one way and they were scurrying into the underbrush, so take that with a grain of salt). Nice looking birds. 🙂