Thanksgiving

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Across
  1. 4. Early celebrations had fresh __________, and not the sauce.
  2. 6. This type of food has Native American roots. Indigenous peoples used ground corn long before European settlers arrived.
  3. 7. Mashed _______ weren’t on the original menu, since this vegetable wasn’t common in North America until later in the 17th century.
Down
  1. 1. ________ pie wasn’t served because ovens and flour were scarce. Today, Americans consume about 50 million _____ pies each Thanksgiving.
  2. 2. ________ birds with herbs and bread is a tradition that date back to the time of ancient Rome.
  3. 3. __________with marshmallows are a 20th-century invention. The pairing was first popularized in a 1917 recipe booklet.
  4. 4. Green bean ________ was invented in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly at Campbell Soup Company as a quick side dish.
  5. 5. The first Thanksgiving featured venison and seafood more than this type of meat. Americans consume about 46 million _____ in the U.S. on Thanksgiving Day.