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The First Thanksgiving Not Like Todays
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Submitted by Daphne Hanks
Lee County School System Food
Service Director
On December 11, 1621 the Pil
grims shared a harvest feast which
is now known as the first Thanks
giving. The feast was more of a
traditional English harvest festi
val than a true thanksgiving din
ner, and it lasted three full days.
But because it was a harvest cel
ebration- not a national holiday -
this thanksgiving celebration was
not repeated the next year.
In fact, it wasnt until October of
1777 that all of the American
colonies joined together in a
Thanksgiving observance.
Twelve years later, George Wash
ington unofficially proclaimed
one national day of Thanksgiving,
although many were opposed to
his efforts. (Years later. President
Thomas Jefferson scoffed at the
idea of having a day of thanks
giving.)
It was Sarah Josepha Hale, a
diligent magazine editor, whose
efforts eventually led to what we
recognize as Thanksgiving Day.
Finally; after a 40-year campaign
of writing editorials and letters to
governors and presidents, Hale's
obsession with putting Thanks
giving Day on the country's cal
endar became a reality. In 1863,
President Abraham Lincoln offi
cially proclaimed the last Thurs
day in November America's
Thanksgiving holiday. Thanks
giving was re-proclaimed by ev
ery president after Lincoln. The
date was changed a few times,
most recently by Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, who set it up one week
earlier in order to create a longer
Christmas shopping season. Pub
lic uproar against this decision
caused the president to move
Thanksgiving back to its original
date two years later. In 1941, Con
gress sanctioned Thanksgiving as
a legal holiday; officially mark
ing the date as the fourth Thurs
day in November.
What could you expect at the
first Thanksgiving feast? While
cooking methods and table man
ners have changed as the Thanks
giving holiday has evolved, the
first meal was consumed with the
same spirit of celebration and in
dulgence as it is today. Historians
aren't certain about the full
bounty, but it's safe to say the pil
grims weren't gobbling up
mashed potatoes and candied
yams.
While our modern Thanksgiv
ing meal is usually centered on the
turkey, that wasn't the case for the
Pilgrims. Their meals included
different meats, like venison and
wild fowl.
Other than corn, vegetable
dishes didn't really have a large
presence at the first Thanksgiving
table, either. In fact, the newly
discovered potato was thought to
be poisonous by many Europeans.
The pilgrims didn't use forks;
they ate with spoons, knives, and
their fingers. They wiped their
hands on large cloth napkins
which they also used to pick up
hot morsels of food.
Still another staple at almost
every Thanksgiving table - but
one that probably wasn't served at
the original feast is pumpkin pie.
The pilgrims' supply of flour and
sugar had long since diminished.
There was no milk or butter.
Lastly, the Pilgrims didn't have an
oven, which eliminated the pos
sibility of baking pies, cakes or
breads at all! So. . . what could
you expect to find on your plate
at the first Thanksgiving? A full
meal would have consisted of
fish, watercress, berries, dried
fruit, plums, and surprisingly
enough: clams and lobster!
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INVITATION TO BID CONSTRUCTION OF THE
NEW LEESBURG FIRE/EMS STATION AND THE
NEW REDBONE FIRE/EMS STATION
The Lee County Board of Commissioners is accepting sealed writ
ten bids from professional and qualified contractors to construct
two new 8,850 square foot pre-engineered metal buildings with
masonry fronts in accordance with the construction plans and
specifications prepared by Pollard & Company.
Construction plans and specifications for both buildings are avail
able after Monday, November 5, 2001 at the offices of Pollard &
Company located at 1900 Dawson Road in Albany (229-434-0882)
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a deposit of
$75.00 per set. Payment must be made by check, no cash ac
cepted. Make checks payable to Pollard & Company. The deposit
is fully refundable to each bonafide bidder if the documents are
returned to Pollard & Company in good and reusable condition
within ten days of owner's announcement of the successful bidder.
In addition, the construction plans and specifications for this
project are also available in the Dodge Room located at 1216
Dawson Road in Albany (436-2458).
If you choose to submit a written bid on this project, your sealed
bid must be marked, "Sealed Bid - Leesburg and Redbone Fire/EMS
Stations" and delivered to the Lee County Clerk's Office at 104
Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia 31763 no later than 11:00 a.m.
on Thursday, November 29, 2001. All bids will be opened during a
public bid opening at 11 :05 a.m. on Thursday, November 29.2001
in the County Clerk's Office. You are invited to attend this bid
opening. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after
the bid opening.
Each bidder must include in their sealed bid a bid security of 5% of
the base bid amount payable to the Lee County Board of Com
missioners from a company authorized to do business in the state
of Georgia. In addition, the successful bidder must submit a 100%
performance bond and 100% payment bond.
The successful bidder will have until June 30, 2002 to complete this
project or face $100 per calendar day in liquidated damages. The
terms and time of payment will be monthly.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to ac
cept or reject any or all bids received and/or disregard informali
ties in the bids received.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners will consider awarding the
project to the lowest responsive bidder during the Board's commis
sion meeting of Monday, December 3, 2001 beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Both stations shall be treated as one project. The lowest total bid
der shall be awarded both stations, "Winner take all".
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