Greetings from America! I have so much to share with you. Deviled eggs are not just in Alabama but all over at least the south and where I live in Ohio. They're present at most family dinners along with that green beans casserole you mentioned. Pumpkin & pecan pie ALWAYS feature at Thanksgiving. I am actually a descendant of several of the Plymouth settlers. The meal included venison and seafood. It was in 1621, after the bulk of the settlers died from illness or starvation. My ancestral grandmother, Eleanor Billington, was one of only 4 surviving women after that 1st deadly winter who cooked the feast. Her family was not actually puritan and had a reputation for being "troublesome". She was even put in the stocks and whipped years later for speaking out against a man in power. I am very proud to be her descendant.
That’s amazing. You come from good stock, indeed. In New England I never remember seeing deviled eggs at thanksgiving. That was more of a summertime food, there.
Wow! Thanks for sharing your story about your amazing grandmother Eleanor ! I had ancestors on the Mayflower too. The name was Sampson, but I don't know much about them. Happy Thanksgiving!
There are different pumpkins for Jack O'Lanterns and pies. Pie pumpkins are smaller and sweeter. Down here in Texas we also have pecan pie at Thanksgiving.
Tfs!!! I'm from New York and we always have deviled eggs for our holiday's... mine look just like the last screenshot of them that you shared.. they're delish!!! =-) Have a Blessed wkend
Appalachian mountains west Virginia folk magick here, let us not forget amongst the deviled eggs, and green bean casserole, we have potatoes salad or macaroni salad as well and the rolls always a special fancy dinner roll for good ol thanksgiving. Living and celebrating our gratitude up hollows and in the woods , mother nature is the true giver 💜
Greetings from Western Massachusetts... America. Plymouth Massachusetts was the place of the first Thanksgiving. It's a big deal here. I watched an early cooking demonstration on an open hearth for what was pumpkin pie for the early settlers. They would hollow out a pumpkin and fill it with a mixture of milk/cream eggs and spices. It was cooked on the edge of the hearth covered in hot coals till the milk/egg mixture was custard like and the pumpkin pulp was soft. It was put on the table, and everyone would just eat the mixture from this pumpkin like bowl... mixing the custard and soft pumpkin together. My husband is also a descendant of the Billington family. They were the only family to not loose a family member the first winter in the New World. They were also not always within the laws of this time and not puritans for sure. Just love all your videos.
Yes the green beans mixed with cream of Mushroom soup and you mix it with the French fried onions and sprinkles the onions on top as well.. it's a dish that has been on my family table during this time for generations. Of course don't forget the Pumpkin pie indeed! Love you my soul sister!
As a Canadian our Thanksgiving is start of Oct. I use Mabon as my Thanksgiving. Celebrating the harvest and having a feast with my close family that accept my pagan ways
So much fun to hear a Brit Witch speak of the American thanksgiving. Love the pagan references and agree completely! My adult son has asked for ham instead of turkey. He brings up a good point-no body really likes turkey - we only cook it one day a year. Lol.
I'm from Missouri. Deviled Eggs are year round. Serve them in the summer at a BBQ. Fall for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. You boil the egg, cut it in half take the yolk out put yolk into bowl mix with mayo salt pepper and sometimes finely chopped onion. Fill into whites top with paprika and bacon. Put into refrigerator to chill until dinner is served. Though a lot of times people steal them throughout the day. Definitely an american staple.
I grew up in New England, but live in Washington state now. Thanksgiving is much more celebrated in New England, and I miss it. It was a huge deal. The puritans didn’t celebrate Christmas so Thanksgiving was the big celebration. Here on the west coast it seems much smaller, and more of the start of the Christmas season.
The deviled eggs are everywhere. I grew up in Washington State and they were on everyone's table. What was on the Thanksgiving menu in the US is influenced by where you are and where your family came from. My boyfriend grew up in Florida and his family had been there for generations. At Thanksgiving, he always likes to have black-eyed peas and collard greens. My mom always made pumpkin pies with bourbon. Delish!
Hey all! Just wanted to pop in and mention for all non-USA folks that standard depictions of Thanksgiving are mostly a myth. Settlers and the Wampanoag people had a pretty poor relationship, I’d recommend investigating the Thanksgiving story from their perspective. There are a ton of historical books on the subject if you want to learn more! :)
I would add that most folks in the US don't know either. That stuff wasn't taught in school. We have been lied to for far too long. The pilgrams moved in, kicked the natives off their land, gave them small pox, and sent them out to die. It is very sad.
From Illinois here. Thanksgiving is the best! Green bean casserole is one of the most amazing, wonderful things to eat! Deviled eggs seem to be at every American get together (no matter the state) and pumpkin pie (or anything pumpkin flavored) is disgusting, no one in my family ever eats it and yet there is always someone who brings one. Oh and then there are candied yams!!!! The best! Anyway, I love your videos! Thank you! 💜
Ginny, I"m from Massachusetts about 30 miles from Plymouth. Thanksgiving is a big holiday for us as you would imagine.We like pumpkin pie and most people I know use the canned pumpkin made from the smaller sweet pie pumpkins.But apple pie is the favorite in my house. And no green bean casserole but we do carrots and turnip mashed together with brown sugar and butter.
Plymouth RocK! Went there as a kid ( I lived in New Jersey at the time) Plymouth Plantation still host living history Thanksgiving Feasts all dressed in period clothing and the likE. I Love that stuff which is the difference between a Renaissance Fair and The SCA The Society Of or For ( I can’t remember now lol) Creative Anachronisms. Thank you GinnY 💕😊
At thanksgiving we would go to church and one one of the staple hymns was Harvest Home. “Come ye thankful people come, sing the song of harvest home! All is safety gathered in, ere the winter storms begin.”
Ahhh Ginny this video made me hungry! 😂 In Canada, our harvest is earlier, and our Thanksgiving is in early October, but I always enjoy celebrating the American holiday as well, as it gives me the feeling of extending the autumn season, and push back a bit against the rampant Christmas commercialism we all have to endure even before Samhain is over! As far as the pie goes, I find most store made pies are way too light on the spices, which can make an enormous difference!
Pilgrim time: they did not have pumpkin pie, they would cut off the top off the pumpkin spoon out the seeds and stringy stuff and fill it with a mixture of sugar, milk or cream, butter and spices like cinnamon,allspice, nutmeg and set it above a low fire stirring occasionally until the flesh was soft. Really, really good and delicious! Give it a try!
New York native here. No deviled eggs and green bean casserole 🥘. However, got to have turkey 🦃 or forget about it! Canada celebrates in October. My Italian American mother would always do the wishbone thing...
Omg I am so excited for your video today! I have been checking everyday and was so stoked when I saw the new one! I'm in Oklahoma, and I definitely recommend trying the recipe for Green Bean Casserole! And thank you for mentioning your Mabon videos, I am a baby witch and am still learning about all the Sabbats. Also, thanks for all the wonderful info you share, I just love watching your vids!
Loved your video! Until a few years ago, we aways celebrated with the traditional foods..... until my husband and I admitted that we really didn't like turkey, and it was crazy to continue making a big dinner we really didn't like for the sake of tradition. We now have baked stuffed haddock , veggies, and caramel apple pie. Much of it is prepared in advance, and I'm not stuck in the kitchen cooking and cleaning up most of the day. It's so much nicer! Never heard about the deviled eggs, but it's a great idea!
I from central new york and pumkin and butternut squash are interchange for pie. We usally also have an apple pie because they are everywhere. Turkey a staple, and cranberry relish..made by putting a bag of cranberry, 2 apples, and 2 oranges through a hand grinder. Then sugar to taste. Thank you for video
Its always such a joy when you upload! 😊 I love learning about all the wonderful knowledge on paganism that you have and gives me new ways to celebrate and take part in the religion that helps me in so many ways. You seem like such a wonderful woman! Keep up the good work, thank you for the video ❤
Ooohhh where to start !?!? Yes, "green bean casserole" is a staple at the majority of American Thanksgiving dinners. But, ive found that it is not very well received in my family; so i no longer make it. Pumpkin pie, or 2 or 3, are a must have for Thanksgiving. My family LOVES my version (nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon) and organic pumpkin. It is also very traditional to top your piece of pie with "cool whip" or "redi-whip" versions of whipped cream! Do try out a variety of spices to find a combination you like for a pumpkin pie! When well made, there really is nothing else like it!! (my family is also fond of homemade apple pie in addition to pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and Christmas.) I wonder if there is any significance in stuffstrinhe turkey with seasoned bread crumbs, as we simply call "stuffing" but i do know it is delicious. People also have very strong preferences for white meat or dark meat, from the turkey, with most preferring the white meat portions. I actually prefer the dark meat and thus have no competitors to fend off at dinner time. It also has become popular to have what is called a "Friendsgiving" gathering and meal, in addition to or in place of, Thanksgiving (even tho it is really only the guests that differ; also some Friendsgivings are potluck style.) Not everyone can see all of their friends during the Thanksgiving weekend or there are family issues and a traditional family Thanksging is not held or is not attended by some family members (some family members being outright excluded.) Thus the rise in popularity of having a Friendsgiving celebration meal. Thanksgiving meals often include the making of family favorites as part if the meal. Handed down recipes for side dishes are popular in families to make and serve at not only Thanksgiving but at Christmas as well. We also have something called Cranberry Sauce that is a traditional Thanksgiving staple, though most people are not fond of it. I am though, hehe.
Ginny, another informative, wonderful video. Thank you for taking the time to delve into America's Thanksgiving Day :) Blessings for and from the Harvest Festivals! I love this time of year.
Greetings from the other side of the pond. My favorite way to eat pumpkin is either is a skillet dish with meat and other veggies or in pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. Thanks for another great video. I've been following you for a couple of months and don't think I've commented yet.
Hey, Ginny! If you have not tried pumpkin pie, DO IT. Nobody likes pumpkin......lol. But pie......yum. As an American living in Belgium for 15+ years, I often have trouble getting a turkey. One year it was steak and lobster. That was quite a non-traditional Thanksgiving, to be sure. Love your vids!!
We always had deviled eggs at Easter, being in Philadelphia. Pumpkin and pecan pie and never green bean casserole! Mother would make Green Bean Almondine!! Sage stuffing, of course with the Turkey.
In Cyprus we make a type of pumpkin pie. They are individually wrapped in pastry and filled with pumpkin, sultanas, rice and seasoned with cinnamon..... I do not know where that tradition came from but they are delicious 😀😀
Greetings Ginny😊 from Kentucky. I so look forward to all your videos. They make my day. Beautiful information as always. I am looking forward to your Yule posts. Top of my yule wish list is to join your Patreon. Happy Thanksgiving to all that take part 🦃🦃
Jack-o-Lantern pumpkins aren't the best for pies. There are smaller pumpkins just for pies and the canned version is sooo much easier to use. Sweet potatoes make a great pie, too! Love your newsy videos, Ginny!
I remember the story of the first Thanksgiving. The Indians were marching with Tiki Torches chanting "You will not replace us" "You will not replace us". The lead Pilgrim came over and said "Relax. How bout a Turkey Leg". Wonder what ever happened to those Indians.
Your videos are so welcome and entertaining. Pumpkin pie, green bean casserole and deviled eggs are as common place the turkey in almost all American homes. A small fact that I haven't seen is that the turkey was almost our national bird. The bold eagle won out however, which is probably not as tasty.
Interesting enough, I recently learned, that yes pumpkins and other squashes were indeed lower class or considered animal food. The settlers learned from the natives to eat pumpkin as it was a staple in their diet, squash, beans and corn. It was a lazy man's crop, so easy to grow, and could feed many and keep for long periods of time. Pumpkin pie was made from slices of pumpkin layered with apples and topped with sugar. Pretty interesting!
The green bean casserole. You can use Italian seasoned bread crumbs to top it instead of frizzled onions. You can bake the pumpkin seeds and oil and salt them. Pumpkin pie does NOT taste like pumpkin once you spice it. There are online recipes.
Sweet potato pie. Particularly for Black Americans. Especially those of us from the South. I absolutely abhor pumpkin pie and never even had it until I was a full grown adult. They look the same but taste so different. And don't get me started on the consistency of those stringy nasty pumpkins. I love your videos, by the way!
what about cranberries, corn, mash potatoes, and bread stuffing ? are those pagan too? Also we don't just have pumpkin pie, we do ALL kinds of pie, my favs in my opinion are apple, blueberry, and the best of all, chocolate cream pie! 😋 We live in the northeast of the New England area and have family in such areas where sometimes have woodsy habitats with wild turkeys roaming around. Also correct me if i am wrong most turkeys these days that end up on Thanksgiving dinner plates are not wild usually, they are farm raised. I think they put wild turkeys on the endangered species list in America so farm raised was required for a while so that the wild birds could make a comeback. I am not sure if that has been achieved already or not but that is what i heard about turkeys. 🥧🍠🦃🍁🍂❤🌽
Deviled eggs aren’t just an Alabama thing. They are a Southern American thing 😊 This was very interesting and I’m not surprised by the pagan roots of thanksgiving.
Don’t worry there’s a lot of Americans who don’t know it was Plymouth Massachusetts where they landed. So funny how custom’s get passed down. If the pilgrims only knew how shocked they would have been!
The actual 1st thanksgiving celebration was nothing like ours today more like deer bass or ele waterfowl stuffed with onions or eggcorns I was brought up where devil eggs where a Easter or spring time meal into summer I still like all holidays but still keep pegan holidays traditions In our home lol even though my husband Irish catholic.i still witch it up
As much as I love your pumpkin pie from Samhain pumpkin theory, sadly I doubt it is true. The early American settlers indeed were European, but they were overall very fundamentalist puritans and likely would not have celebrated Samhain (that and even if they did, without refrigeration, the innards of a pumpkin used to make pie get old and rotted very quickly, so it wouldn't be good by the time of Thanksgiving. Pumpkins tend to grow and ripen in later seasons than other foods, which is why they are a staple in fall meals. Its likely some pumpkins were still ready for harvest into early to mid November, making those prime to be eaten for Thanksgiving) In modern times, it could make for a good Samhain pumpkin pie tradition! I know after I carve my pumpkin for Samhain I like to cook up some pumpkin seeds with salt in the oven 😋
@@GinnyMetheral Understandlebe, even amongst Americans our genocide against the native Americans is unknown to most people beyond "we moved the natives further west, killed some people and took a bit of land"
It seems like the Italian American Community (at least in Southwestern Pennsylvania) eat pork, pasta and/or pizza instead of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, apple/pumpkin pie.
I'm not "woke" or anything but I don't celebrate Thanksgiving even though I'm a born American, I have some type of spiritual connection to the native American tribes, and I can't see celebrating the day, I acknowledge the day because it is very important in history, but I simply can't forget atrocious acts committed hundreds of years ago, so I decided to make that day into something else, I cook a vegan dinner for myself and make a turkey for all the neighborhood cats, and my cats this is my way of offering something to the Great spirit and still using the day to spread magick and cheer I feel better about it this way, I have no problem with people who want to celebrate as well, that is their decision.🧡
It's about giving thanks for the food we eat, for what we have and don't have...for all things great and small. THAT is holy. No one is killing the Natives. You're not woke, you just need to wake up 💤...
Nope, it started as a colonialist celebration of a massacre of a Pequot village in 1637. English Captain John Mason terrorized and murdered 500+ women, men, and children, and then the governor of Massachusetts declared a 'day of thanksgiving'. Obviously this is nothing to celebrate.
Hi from America! I grew up with American Thanksgiving and the story of the pilgrims. I never got the full picture till I learned about paganism. The Pilgrims or Puritans as they were called left Britain because in their eyes Britain was getting just too pagan! 😂They were all about their version of "pure" Christianity. I have a theory about this after learning about Mabon. I doubt that the Puritans would be eating a meal of food traditional to the pagan Mabon. Coming from Britain the pilgrims would have known about the pagan harvest festivals and tried to avoid them, why else would they be celebrating a Thanksgiving at the end of November, the month dedicated to the deceased instead of the logical September 21st when all that food is in season. They were avoiding all things pagan. Thanksgiving is like all other American holidays, a mixture of many different elements, very much like American culture.
I'm American and I never did the wishbone pulling either of those stupid my opinion when I was a kid and I hate deviled eggs I never had deviled eggs out of Thanksgiving in. I'm in New England and are Thanksgiving is a little bit more difference we did seafood to in one year we did all hunting our meal for thanksgiving
Unfortunately, the "British fathers" were colonizing the area and this eventually led to genocide of nearly all of the native tribes that were here (USA). They are now in war prison camps that are dubbed "reservations". A lot of the colonizers were Christians and imposed their views on the native people. My ancestry is British Isles and Scotland. However, I was born in America. Most of our history classes do not teach this fact. Instead, it is the glossed over version. I wish I knew more about my own ethnic roots from the British Isles that were pagan. As a pagan, I personally do not celebrate this holiday as it reminds me of this colonization and deaths that occurred from it. I am from Alabama and there is no reference to the eggs being pagan. This is a purely Christian holiday in my opinion. Yikes! It makes me question the accuracy of your other videos.
Well I don't think that Halloween is pagan. I've never seen anybody dress up like the ancient Romans & I've never seen any temple rooms for the ancient Gods anywhere in the United States except Nashville TN which has a full replica of the Parthenon. It's really AWESOME 🌠
Greetings from America! I have so much to share with you. Deviled eggs are not just in Alabama but all over at least the south and where I live in Ohio. They're present at most family dinners along with that green beans casserole you mentioned. Pumpkin & pecan pie ALWAYS feature at Thanksgiving. I am actually a descendant of several of the Plymouth settlers. The meal included venison and seafood. It was in 1621, after the bulk of the settlers died from illness or starvation. My ancestral grandmother, Eleanor Billington, was one of only 4 surviving women after that 1st deadly winter who cooked the feast. Her family was not actually puritan and had a reputation for being "troublesome". She was even put in the stocks and whipped years later for speaking out against a man in power. I am very proud to be her descendant.
That’s amazing. You come from good stock, indeed.
In New England I never remember seeing deviled eggs at thanksgiving. That was more of a summertime food, there.
Wow! Thanks for sharing your story about your amazing grandmother Eleanor ! I had ancestors on the Mayflower too. The name was Sampson, but I don't know much about them. Happy Thanksgiving!
That is wonderful!!! Thank you for sharing!!! What a Legend she was!!!!!
That gave me goosebumps!!
There are different pumpkins for Jack O'Lanterns and pies. Pie pumpkins are smaller and sweeter. Down here in Texas we also have pecan pie at Thanksgiving.
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Yes, that's right, the "sugar pumpkins" are for cooking, the Jack O' Lanterns are too stringy and flavorless. Pecan pie is the BEST!
Tfs!!! I'm from New York and we always have deviled eggs for our holiday's... mine look just like the last screenshot of them that you shared.. they're delish!!! =-) Have a Blessed wkend
Ohio enjoys those deviled eggs too.😊
Appalachian mountains west Virginia folk magick here, let us not forget amongst the deviled eggs, and green bean casserole, we have potatoes salad or macaroni salad as well and the rolls always a special fancy dinner roll for good ol thanksgiving. Living and celebrating our gratitude up hollows and in the woods , mother nature is the true giver 💜
Greetings from Western Massachusetts... America. Plymouth Massachusetts was the place of the first Thanksgiving. It's a big deal here.
I watched an early cooking demonstration on an open hearth for what was pumpkin pie for the early settlers. They would hollow out a pumpkin and fill it with a mixture of milk/cream eggs and spices. It was cooked on the edge of the hearth covered in hot coals till the milk/egg mixture was custard like and the pumpkin pulp was soft. It was put on the table, and everyone would just eat the mixture from this
pumpkin like bowl... mixing the custard and soft pumpkin together. My husband is also a descendant of the Billington family. They were the only family to not loose a family member the first winter in the New World. They were also not always within the laws of this time and not puritans for sure. Just love all your videos.
Yes the green beans mixed with cream of Mushroom soup and you mix it with the French fried onions and sprinkles the onions on top as well.. it's a dish that has been on my family table during this time for generations. Of course don't forget the Pumpkin pie indeed! Love you my soul sister!
I celebrate Thanksgiving in the Latino way with coquito, tamales, pernil, ham, rice and peas, mashed potatoes, etc. 😂❤ blessed be everyone!!✨️
Still celebrating Thanksgiving?
As a Canadian our Thanksgiving is start of Oct. I use Mabon as my Thanksgiving. Celebrating the harvest and having a feast with my close family that accept my pagan ways
So much fun to hear a Brit Witch speak of the American thanksgiving. Love the pagan references and agree completely! My adult son has asked for ham instead of turkey. He brings up a good point-no body really likes turkey - we only cook it one day a year. Lol.
I'm from Missouri. Deviled Eggs are year round. Serve them in the summer at a BBQ. Fall for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. You boil the egg, cut it in half take the yolk out put yolk into bowl mix with mayo salt pepper and sometimes finely chopped onion. Fill into whites top with paprika and bacon. Put into refrigerator to chill until dinner is served. Though a lot of times people steal them throughout the day. Definitely an american staple.
Greetings from a fellow Missourian! And yes, deviled eggs are indeed a year-round affair!
@@brigantiablackbird greetings 🙏
Minnesota is huge on Deviled Eggs as well- for EVERY Holiday! 😊
I grew up in New England, but live in Washington state now. Thanksgiving is much more celebrated in New England, and I miss it. It was a huge deal. The puritans didn’t celebrate Christmas so Thanksgiving was the big celebration. Here on the west coast it seems much smaller, and more of the start of the Christmas season.
The deviled eggs are everywhere. I grew up in Washington State and they were on everyone's table. What was on the Thanksgiving menu in the US is influenced by where you are and where your family came from. My boyfriend grew up in Florida and his family had been there for generations. At Thanksgiving, he always likes to have black-eyed peas and collard greens. My mom always made pumpkin pies with bourbon. Delish!
Hey all! Just wanted to pop in and mention for all non-USA folks that standard depictions of Thanksgiving are mostly a myth. Settlers and the Wampanoag people had a pretty poor relationship, I’d recommend investigating the Thanksgiving story from their perspective. There are a ton of historical books on the subject if you want to learn more! :)
Thank you for saying this truth! I am tired of fairy tales regarding history.
I came to say something similar
It's more than a myth, it's an intentional lie used to whitewash a history of ethnic cleansing, settler colonialism and genocide
I would add that most folks in the US don't know either. That stuff wasn't taught in school. We have been lied to for far too long. The pilgrams moved in, kicked the natives off their land, gave them small pox, and sent them out to die. It is very sad.
From Illinois here. Thanksgiving is the best! Green bean casserole is one of the most amazing, wonderful things to eat! Deviled eggs seem to be at every American get together (no matter the state) and pumpkin pie (or anything pumpkin flavored) is disgusting, no one in my family ever eats it and yet there is always someone who brings one. Oh and then there are candied yams!!!! The best! Anyway, I love your videos! Thank you! 💜
Ginny, I"m from Massachusetts about 30 miles from Plymouth. Thanksgiving is a big holiday for us as you would imagine.We like pumpkin pie and most people I know use the canned pumpkin made from the smaller sweet pie pumpkins.But apple pie is the favorite in my house. And no green bean casserole but we do carrots and turnip mashed together with brown sugar and butter.
Plymouth RocK! Went there as a kid ( I lived in New Jersey at the time) Plymouth Plantation still host living history Thanksgiving Feasts all dressed in period clothing and the likE. I Love that stuff which is the difference between a Renaissance Fair and The SCA The Society Of or For ( I can’t remember now lol) Creative Anachronisms. Thank you GinnY 💕😊
At thanksgiving we would go to church and one one of the staple hymns was Harvest Home.
“Come ye thankful people come, sing the song of harvest home! All is safety gathered in, ere the winter storms begin.”
I have not thought of that hymn in
years!! Always sang it during Thanksgiving time. Was a Presbyterian!!
Ahhh Ginny this video made me hungry! 😂
In Canada, our harvest is earlier, and our Thanksgiving is in early October, but I always enjoy celebrating the American holiday as well, as it gives me the feeling of extending the autumn season, and push back a bit against the rampant Christmas commercialism we all have to endure even before Samhain is over! As far as the pie goes, I find most store made pies are way too light on the spices, which can make an enormous difference!
Pilgrim time: they did not have pumpkin pie, they would cut off the top off the pumpkin spoon out the seeds and stringy stuff and fill it with a mixture of sugar, milk or cream, butter and spices like cinnamon,allspice, nutmeg and set it above a low fire stirring occasionally until the flesh was soft. Really, really good and delicious! Give it a try!
New York native here. No deviled eggs and green bean casserole 🥘. However, got to have turkey 🦃 or forget about it! Canada celebrates in October. My Italian American mother would always do the wishbone thing...
Omg I am so excited for your video today! I have been checking everyday and was so stoked when I saw the new one! I'm in Oklahoma, and I definitely recommend trying the recipe for Green Bean Casserole! And thank you for mentioning your Mabon videos, I am a baby witch and am still learning about all the Sabbats. Also, thanks for all the wonderful info you share, I just love watching your vids!
Loved your video! Until a few years ago, we aways celebrated with the traditional foods..... until my husband and I admitted that we really didn't like turkey, and it was crazy to continue making a big dinner we really didn't like for the sake of tradition. We now have baked stuffed haddock , veggies, and caramel apple pie. Much of it is prepared in advance, and I'm not stuck in the kitchen cooking and cleaning up most of the day. It's so much nicer! Never heard about the deviled eggs, but it's a great idea!
I from central new york and pumkin and butternut squash are interchange for pie. We usally also have an apple pie because they are everywhere. Turkey a staple, and cranberry relish..made by putting a bag of cranberry, 2 apples, and 2 oranges through a hand grinder. Then sugar to taste. Thank you for video
green bean casserole is really good with the dried onions on top.
Its always such a joy when you upload! 😊 I love learning about all the wonderful knowledge on paganism that you have and gives me new ways to celebrate and take part in the religion that helps me in so many ways. You seem like such a wonderful woman! Keep up the good work, thank you for the video ❤
Ooohhh where to start !?!? Yes, "green bean casserole" is a staple at the majority of American Thanksgiving dinners. But, ive found that it is not very well received in my family; so i no longer make it.
Pumpkin pie, or 2 or 3, are a must have for Thanksgiving. My family LOVES my version (nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon) and organic pumpkin. It is also very traditional to top your piece of pie with "cool whip" or "redi-whip" versions of whipped cream! Do try out a variety of spices to find a combination you like for a pumpkin pie! When well made, there really is nothing else like it!! (my family is also fond of homemade apple pie in addition to pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and Christmas.)
I wonder if there is any significance in stuffstrinhe turkey with seasoned bread crumbs, as we simply call "stuffing" but i do know it is delicious.
People also have very strong preferences for white meat or dark meat, from the turkey, with most preferring the white meat portions. I actually prefer the dark meat and thus have no competitors to fend off at dinner time.
It also has become popular to have what is called a "Friendsgiving" gathering and meal, in addition to or in place of, Thanksgiving (even tho it is really only the guests that differ; also some Friendsgivings are potluck style.) Not everyone can see all of their friends during the Thanksgiving weekend or there are family issues and a traditional family Thanksging is not held or is not attended by some family members (some family members being outright excluded.) Thus the rise in popularity of having a Friendsgiving celebration meal.
Thanksgiving meals often include the making of family favorites as part if the meal. Handed down recipes for side dishes are popular in families to make and serve at not only Thanksgiving but at Christmas as well.
We also have something called Cranberry Sauce that is a traditional Thanksgiving staple, though most people are not fond of it. I am though, hehe.
Ginny, another informative, wonderful video. Thank you for taking the time to delve into America's Thanksgiving Day :) Blessings for and from the Harvest Festivals! I love this time of year.
Yep, bringing home-laid deviled eggs to a Friendsgiving event this Sunday.
Greetings from the other side of the pond. My favorite way to eat pumpkin is either is a skillet dish with meat and other veggies or in pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. Thanks for another great video. I've been following you for a couple of months and don't think I've commented yet.
Devilled eggs are a common and popular food at lots of celebrations in Canada as well, atleast on the east coast where I am.
Hello Ginny methreal i love your videos they really help me and guide me in my craft
How am I just now seeing this wonderful channel?? Pardon me while I binge-watch!
I agree about the taste of pumpkin I much prefer sweet potato pie over pumpkin pie
Hey, Ginny! If you have not tried pumpkin pie, DO IT. Nobody likes pumpkin......lol. But pie......yum. As an American living in Belgium for 15+ years, I often have trouble getting a turkey. One year it was steak and lobster. That was quite a non-traditional Thanksgiving, to be sure. Love your vids!!
We always had deviled eggs at Easter, being in Philadelphia. Pumpkin and
pecan pie and never green bean casserole! Mother would make Green Bean
Almondine!! Sage stuffing, of course with the Turkey.
In Cyprus we make a type of pumpkin pie. They are individually wrapped in pastry and filled with pumpkin, sultanas, rice and seasoned with cinnamon..... I do not know where that tradition came from but they are delicious 😀😀
Greetings Ginny😊 from Kentucky. I so look forward to all your videos. They make my day. Beautiful information as always. I am looking forward to your Yule posts. Top of my yule wish list is to join your Patreon. Happy Thanksgiving to all that take part 🦃🦃
Jack-o-Lantern pumpkins aren't the best for pies. There are smaller pumpkins just for pies and the canned version is sooo much easier to use. Sweet potatoes make a great pie, too! Love your newsy videos, Ginny!
I live in Louisiana and we usually make a big pot of gumbo for Thanksgiving
I remember the story of the first Thanksgiving. The Indians were marching with Tiki Torches chanting "You will not replace us" "You will not replace us". The lead Pilgrim came over and said "Relax. How bout a Turkey Leg". Wonder what ever happened to those Indians.
Your videos are so welcome and entertaining. Pumpkin pie, green bean casserole and deviled eggs are as common place the turkey in almost all American homes. A small fact that I haven't seen is that the turkey was almost our national bird. The bold eagle won out however, which is probably not as tasty.
Interesting enough, I recently learned, that yes pumpkins and other squashes were indeed lower class or considered animal food. The settlers learned from the natives to eat pumpkin as it was a staple in their diet, squash, beans and corn. It was a lazy man's crop, so easy to grow, and could feed many and keep for long periods of time. Pumpkin pie was made from slices of pumpkin layered with apples and topped with sugar. Pretty interesting!
The green bean casserole. You can use Italian seasoned bread crumbs to top it instead of frizzled onions. You can bake the pumpkin seeds and oil and salt them. Pumpkin pie does NOT taste like pumpkin once you spice it. There are online recipes.
Sweet potato pie. Particularly for Black Americans. Especially those of us from the South. I absolutely abhor pumpkin pie and never even had it until I was a full grown adult. They look the same but taste so different. And don't get me started on the consistency of those stringy nasty pumpkins. I love your videos, by the way!
what about cranberries, corn, mash potatoes, and bread stuffing ? are those pagan too?
Also we don't just have pumpkin pie, we do ALL kinds of pie, my favs in my opinion are apple, blueberry, and the best of all, chocolate cream pie! 😋
We live in the northeast of the New England area and have family in such areas where sometimes have woodsy habitats with wild turkeys roaming around. Also correct me if i am wrong most turkeys these days that end up on Thanksgiving dinner plates are not wild usually, they are farm raised. I think they put wild turkeys on the endangered species list in America so farm raised was required for a while so that the wild birds could make a comeback. I am not sure if that has been achieved already or not but that is what i heard about turkeys.
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Deviled eggs aren’t just an Alabama thing. They are a Southern American thing 😊 This was very interesting and I’m not surprised by the pagan roots of thanksgiving.
Don’t worry there’s a lot of Americans who don’t know it was Plymouth Massachusetts where they landed. So funny how custom’s get passed down. If the pilgrims only knew how shocked they would have been!
My twin brother always won the wishbone thing
The actual 1st thanksgiving celebration was nothing like ours today more like deer bass or ele waterfowl stuffed with onions or eggcorns
I was brought up where devil eggs where a Easter or spring time meal into summer
I still like all holidays but still keep pegan holidays traditions
In our home lol even though my husband Irish catholic.i still witch it up
As much as I love your pumpkin pie from Samhain pumpkin theory, sadly I doubt it is true. The early American settlers indeed were European, but they were overall very fundamentalist puritans and likely would not have celebrated Samhain (that and even if they did, without refrigeration, the innards of a pumpkin used to make pie get old and rotted very quickly, so it wouldn't be good by the time of Thanksgiving. Pumpkins tend to grow and ripen in later seasons than other foods, which is why they are a staple in fall meals. Its likely some pumpkins were still ready for harvest into early to mid November, making those prime to be eaten for Thanksgiving) In modern times, it could make for a good Samhain pumpkin pie tradition! I know after I carve my pumpkin for Samhain I like to cook up some pumpkin seeds with salt in the oven 😋
Should knote, the settlers later killed and colonized most of the Wampanoag
The Wampanoag now regard Thanksgiving as a National Day of Mourning
thank you for letting my know this, I had no idea,
@@GinnyMetheral Understandlebe, even amongst Americans our genocide against the native Americans is unknown to most people beyond "we moved the natives further west, killed some people and took a bit of land"
It seems like the Italian American Community (at least in Southwestern Pennsylvania) eat
pork, pasta and/or pizza instead of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, apple/pumpkin pie.
We love devilled eggs in Tennessee!
I'm not "woke" or anything but I don't celebrate Thanksgiving even though I'm a born American, I have some type of spiritual connection to the native American tribes, and I can't see celebrating the day, I acknowledge the day because it is very important in history, but I simply can't forget atrocious acts committed hundreds of years ago, so I decided to make that day into something else, I cook a vegan dinner for myself and make a turkey for all the neighborhood cats, and my cats this is my way of offering something to the Great spirit and still using the day to spread magick and cheer I feel better about it this way, I have no problem with people who want to celebrate as well, that is their decision.🧡
It's about giving thanks for the food we eat, for what we have and don't have...for all things great and small. THAT is holy. No one is killing the Natives. You're not woke, you just need to wake up 💤...
Your tradition sounds lovely - I can just imagine how happy the cats are!
@@gabrielleangelica1977you need to mind your business... liberals are WOKE and you sound like one who's miserable...a cliche
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The insides of the pumpkin aren’t the pie that’s the meat.
Nope, it started as a colonialist celebration of a massacre of a Pequot village in 1637. English Captain John Mason terrorized and murdered 500+ women, men, and children, and then the governor of Massachusetts declared a 'day of thanksgiving'. Obviously this is nothing to celebrate.
Gosh I did not know this,
Hi from America! I grew up with American Thanksgiving and the story of the pilgrims. I never got the full picture till I learned about paganism. The Pilgrims or Puritans as they were called left Britain because in their eyes Britain was getting just too pagan! 😂They were all about their version of "pure" Christianity. I have a theory about this after learning about Mabon. I doubt that the Puritans would be eating a meal of food traditional to the pagan Mabon. Coming from Britain the pilgrims would have known about the pagan harvest festivals and tried to avoid them, why else would they be celebrating a Thanksgiving at the end of November, the month dedicated to the deceased instead of the logical September 21st when all that food is in season. They were avoiding all things pagan. Thanksgiving is like all other American holidays, a mixture of many different elements, very much like American culture.
I'm American and I never did the wishbone pulling either of those stupid my opinion when I was a kid and I hate deviled eggs I never had deviled eggs out of Thanksgiving in. I'm in New England and are Thanksgiving is a little bit more difference we did seafood to in one year we did all hunting our meal for thanksgiving
What? No sweet potato/yams? Pumpkin pie is delicious because it doesn't taste like pumpkin. Tastes like cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar clove.
Unfortunately, the "British fathers" were colonizing the area and this eventually led to genocide of nearly all of the native tribes that were here (USA). They are now in war prison camps that are dubbed "reservations". A lot of the colonizers were Christians and imposed their views on the native people. My ancestry is British Isles and Scotland. However, I was born in America. Most of our history classes do not teach this fact. Instead, it is the glossed over version. I wish I knew more about my own ethnic roots from the British Isles that were pagan. As a pagan, I personally do not celebrate this holiday as it reminds me of this colonization and deaths that occurred from it. I am from Alabama and there is no reference to the eggs being pagan. This is a purely Christian holiday in my opinion. Yikes! It makes me question the accuracy of your other videos.
Well I don't think that Halloween is pagan. I've never seen anybody dress up like the ancient Romans & I've never seen any temple rooms for the ancient Gods anywhere in the United States except Nashville TN which has a full replica of the Parthenon. It's really AWESOME 🌠