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Show Pag 20. UINTAH BASIN STANDARD, November 27, 1965 AKITA (RflDKI(3i T OS Saturday, November 30th Free Candy T55?KI 11:00 a.m. & Gifts Shows 1:00 p.m. First Security Bank Comer .V J Sponsored by the Roosevelt Area Chamber Of Commerce- Romwi Tw,n n,aa' ' J : ' . ( - First Thanksgiving took place in 1631 Thanksgiving Day, preparation of yore Thanksgiving Day! How these words spelled days of work and effort for the households of days gone by. Although the efforts of modern families to prepare for the holiday is still mroe demanding than moat any other of the year, the preparation of our forerunners for this one day took literally weeks. In days of yore, grandmother would start her Thanksgiving preparation weeks in advance. The mince pies were ripened in the cellar where they frequently from to a solidity overcome only by a hot oven just before the feast. For same New England families it was a tradition to have three pieces of pie for breakfast on Thanksgiving morn. Mince, apple and squash were the three dictated by that tradition. Well in advance of the traditional day, one would see grandmother take down the seasoning used but a few times a year, the crackers would be ground up and gradually the stuffing for the turkey was prepared - this also went into the cellar to ripen. We mustnt forget the plum pudding which was made well in advance and hung in a bog in the attic, .suspended from a nail so interested mice couldnt approach. Then came the days before Thanksgiving. Sons were drafted to collect and crack the butternuts, walnuts, beechnuts, and such (more than one finger was smashed in the process). Daughters were drafted to peel squash, turnips, carrots, potatoes, sweet and white, and of course the proverbial tear-produci- onions. The turkey must be caught, killed, plucked, singed and hung up fin: s day before being brought into the kitchen. Grandmother must make her famous nut bread for William (he does like it so when he comps home). Doris you make the fudge.. .Holly, you make the molasses candy... Chelle, you make... and so it goes. Everyone hustles, all wanting the same dishes, the same mixing spoon, the same pert of the stove. Gary, oh, Gary! Go down to the store and get me some more crackers... Gory me! Ive run out and the errands of seasoning" Although the ' first Thanksgiving Day la anmmnnly considered ' to have been that celebrated following the first Pilgrim harvest in 1621, it has been suggested that Captain William Plane was instrumental in bringing about the first real Thanksgiving observance ten years Uteri ' was The. winter ' of 1630-3- 1 severe, game was scarce, the eon supply was nearly gone, even acorns and ground nuts were . - These were, typical days of preparation for the Thanksgiving feast, all of which must be executed in addition to the regular chorea days gone by; making butter, milking, churning . concealed by heavy snows. Women of the Plymouth Colony wen set to digging clams; a ration of five kernals of corn a day for each person was ordered.' The colonists were on the verge of starvation and had designated February 22, 1681, aa a fast day of prayer. the cottage cheeae, collecting the and on. e ,' - the brief period until time for . . . 22-2- - nick-nack- one-thir- ty William in a book Lincoln writes Ensign of Lincoln, Pierce and related families: This, appears to have ' been the origin of Thanksgiving Day. W. deLoss Love, Jr., in Fast ami Thanksgiving Days of ' calls the 1621 New England, a harvest festival... celebration hot a Thanksgiving at all... not a day' set aside for relisioua worship, but a whole week of festivity. Mary Lowe agrees, stating many deny the 1621 celebration was the first Thanka- -' giving Day and pointing out the leek of any., religious service during the week of fasting. 31 "(Taken .from pages 3 Generations by Barnard L. Thanksgiving Day ! start. Then came the day, the house must be spic and span. Dozens of s must be pictures and dusted, the parlor must be opened up, wood brought hi for the extra atove, chestnuts gathered to put on the fireplace hearth., and on went the great process of preparation. The folks, family of visitors, came. Hugs and kisses went the rounds, the new baby admired and an immediate retreat to the kitchen by the feminine members or two took place. By the feast took place with stacks upon stacks of dishes, pots and pans (usually the turkey pan went under the sink for scouring the following day). After the feast there were family games, family stories, a bit of gossip, perhaps a brief nap for the youngest. This occupied "Thanksgiving edited by Robert H. Schauffler, calls this the first Thanksgiving day of which any written record remains . in the Colonial records of Masaachu- setta" and adda, We may justly riafaw this as the origin of hdllkSfllVillQ . Preparations Long n Advance.' supper, when again the kitchen staff swung into action aqd made turkey sandwiches, poured the cider and cut the pies. As the lights on the long anticipated day were blown out, it was usual to hear the woihen folk say, Didnt we have a good time, but isnt Thanksgiving a ." tiresome day! This was the Thanksgiving of yore, contrasted to the modern Governor Winthrop, anticipating a hard winter, had sent Captain Pierce to England for the in the StartodiS' ; morning, perhaps a ride through the country while the microwave cooks the Turkey, a football game or two on the television, and a full, day of feasting. .What a contrast,... and what a pity that grandmothers of old couldnt be here now to reap the benefits of the modem conveniences. But. it miltm one wonder if all these conveniences can replace the love grandmothers put into their preparations? . Thanksgiving' of a restful when he came upon the ship Ambrose, dismasted and towed her home to Bristol. The coloniata had about given up hope of hie return when the Lyon was spied, in the words of Cotton Mather, just as Winthrop was distributing the last handful of meal in the barrelL . . . The Lyon was loaded with beef and pork, wheat, peas, oatmeal,' cheeae, butter, suet' and lemon juice. The scheduled feat day was joyfully turned into a Thanksgiving day. - Mary Lowe, in , Colby 1947). Zion's holds 'On Lights Program' . , . . Ziona Bank in Roosevelt has nnraincflri they will have Santa and goodies'at their office at 6:15 pjn. on December 4.'"ON As part of the Lights Program of Zions Bank, Santa wifi be at the bank on Wednesday, December 4, in Roosevelt. Cookies and candy are promised for children who come to visit with Santa. ' . 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