Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 03:02:29 -0500
From: Bob Rankin
Subject: TOURBUS - Nov. 21st 1995 - Virtual Thanksgiving
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Welcome back aboard! Since it's the week of Thanksgiving here in the
U.S. we're going to visit some T-Day related sites.
We'll take a short pilgrimage to Plymouth Massachusetts, where you'll
be stuffing your hotlist full of interesting links to life in the early
1600's and recipes that still taste good almost 400 years later. We'll
talk turkey with some tips on cooking and carving the traditional
holiday fare, and then wrap things up with some fun & games.
But before we start our little turkey trot, let me remind you about the
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Our first stop is the "Official Tourguide and Historical reference for
Plymouth Massachusets, on the web at:
http://media3.com/plymouth/index.htm
You can find pictures of the Mayflower, Plymouth Rock, and even take a
virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation. This is a well-done site with nice
quality images that don't take forever to load. Some of the other links
on this page include:
The true story of "The First Thanksgiving" at:
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http://media3.com/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
This is an interesting piece with lots of detail on the original
Thanksgiving feast, the participants, and the invited guests - all
compiled by the staff at Plimoth Plantation, the living museum in
Plymouth. Here's a snippet to whet your appetite:
"Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims seem to go together, just like Christmas
and Santa Claus--but the truth is, the Pilgrims never held an autumnal
Thanksgiving feast. Before you cancel the turkey, take a look at the
origin of that particular myth. In some ways, the truth is even more
intriguing..."
There's even information on "Where to Get Help Re-creating a Seventeenth
Century Style Harvest Feast." If you pull it off, I'm available! :-)
New England-Style Recipes at:
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http://media3.com/plymouth/recipes.htm
Just a click away you'll find these five mouth-watering recipes.
- Chestnut Stuffing for Turkey
- Roast Turkey with Chestnut dressing
- Furmenty (an Indian wheat pudding)
- Pumpkin Apple Soup
- Mary's Harvest Muffins
Yum! I knew I should have brought along my drool bib.
Our next stop is the Thanksgiving page at ZIA, on the web at:
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http://www.zia.com/thanks.htm
This site has a nice collection of crafts, recipes, turkey preparation
tips, and some other fun things. Stop in and
- Find out how to make Corn Husk Dolls
http://www.zia.com/tcorn.htm
- Check out a recipe for Pumpkin-Nut Bread
http://www.zia.com/tpumpkin.htm
- Read "Tips For Your Turkey"
http://www.zia.com/turkey.htm
- Try John's Thanksgiving Word Puzzle at
http://www.neosoft.com/~jrpotter/thanks.html
And Finally, The Teel Family Thanksgiving Page at:
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http://www.alaska.net/~mteel (which includes the link below)
http://www.alaska.net:80/~mteel/homesch/thanksgiving.html
This is a wonderful web site, put together by a family in Alaska. It's
so warm and homey you get the feeling you're peeking through their back
window into the kitchen. Especially if you have kids, don't miss
- The Paper Chain activity
http://www.alaska.net:80/~mteel/homesch/chains.html
- Some pictures to color (personally approved by my 7 & 9 year old girls)
http://www.alaska.net/~mteel/homesch/thanks1.jpg
http://www.alaska.net/~mteel/homesch/thanksgiving1.jpg
- Links to several seasonal essays
- Thanksgiving Activities for Children
http://www.magibox.net/~hsw/holidayenterideas.html
- And DO NOT MISS Susan Teel's Hilarious "Computer Envy" Story!
http://www.alaska.net:80/~mteel/susan/computer.html
Waxing Maudlin With Your Indulgence
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I've been thinking about the quote "To whom much has been given, much is
expected." I'm blessed with a wonderful family, food, shelter and of
course a 28.8K modem which links me to all of you! For this and more, I
am thankful - the challenge is to reciprocate in kind.
Patrick has something good cooked up for Thursday - stay tuned! -Bob
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