Cranberry sauce, Pilgrim turkey recipe, wishbone lore

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Daily Newsletter for Monday, November 19, 2018

giving

Giving has many faces: It is loud and quiet,
Big, though small, diamond in wood-nails.
Its story is old, the plot worn and the pages too,
But we read this book, anyway, over and again.

–Alberto Ríos (b. 1952)
Monday, November 19, 2018
 323rd day of the year


 
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Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Turkey

 Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Turkey

This absolutely wonderful Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving Turkey recipe won first prize in The 1988 Old Farmer’s Almanac Recipe Contest.
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Cranberry Sauce

 Cranberry Sauce

This basic cranberry sauce recipe has a perfect balance of sweet and tart.
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Forecasting With a Wishbone

 Forecasting Weather With a Goose Bone
Can you really predict weather with a goose bone? Back around the turn of the last century, in the days before the National Weather Service, the so-called goose bone method was a famous weather-forecasting technique.
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Weather on the First Thanksgiving

 Weather on the First Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving travel always makes weather a big concern, so I thought it might be fun to write about weather on the very first Thanksgiving. Ironically, we know more about the weather than the date itself!
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 The Thanksgiving Meal Is Packed With Vitamins
When you think of Thanksgiving, what foods come to mind? Turkey? Sweet potatoes? Cranberries? Pumpkin? Brussel sprouts? All of these colorful foods, in moderation, are not only delicious, but healthy and nutritious! Here are the top Thanksgiving picks …
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The fragrant tips of the balsam fir tree give this incense its warm, woodsy, forest aroma. It has become an endearing winter tradition for many families. Includes 24 logs and a holder. Grown and made in Maine. Makes a unique hostess gift or stocking stuffer.
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