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Buckeye_Democrat

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9. It's about celebrating the indigenous foods from America for me.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 02:35 PM

Nov 2016

Food like turkey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, squash (pumpkin), cranberries, pecans, green beans, etc. were all indigenous to America, not appearing elsewhere in the world until after Columbus arrived.

Tomatoes, pineapples, green peppers, vanilla, chocolate and other types of food originated in America too, but much of it isn't typically included in Thanksgiving fare. I assume that food wasn't grown or eaten as often in North America during past harvest holidays?

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Rewriting the history of Thanksgiving. [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 OP

For the sake of my sanity, I ask people to source their off the wall statements... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #1

here are just a few: niyad Nov 2016 #2

Jesus! Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #5

rather makes one rethink the whole thing, does it not? niyad Nov 2016 #7

Not really. Igel Nov 2016 #11

read "an indigenous people's history of the united states". there were a lot more than niyad Nov 2016 #13

History of Thanksgiving underpants Nov 2016 #10

Bates writes quite the hack job hfojvt Nov 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Nictuku Nov 2016 #3

You mean Takesgiving. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #4

well, that, too. niyad Nov 2016 #6

It was a short lived friendship, then we started breaking treaties with the indians. dubyadiprecession Nov 2016 #8

It's about celebrating the indigenous foods from America for me. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #9