Something of interest to adventurous cooks and traditionalists alike.
CONNECTICUT INDIAN PUDDING, was a dish believed to have been served at the first thanksgiving. There is an Indian Pudding Day to celebrate this desert and sometimes used as a breakfast dish. It is considered the first all American dish originated with 100% American ingreadiances.
Here are 2 links of many as to the recipes. Bear in mind it was not until 1624 that cows arrived, suger was very expensive and was not available. The pilgrims could have had dried spices such as ginger, nutmeg and such, but if they did they had very little that first few years. Compressed dried cakes of fruit would most likely have been cunsumed long before that day. The Indians did have their own spices, to flavor foods. The first pudding would not have had milk, sugar and butter. Fat would have been drippings and honey was the sweetener.
Using butter, milk and spices would not be a total betrayal of the Origenal pudding, in 1624 cows arrived, probably some spices, I am sure that withing 5 years the pudding was tastier, using what was on hand. {a note: cows of 17th century gave a lot less milk, probably messured in quarts and pints rather then galleons} feasts lasted days not one day, so a lot of planning went into the feast.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/20...an-pudding-day-heres-why-you-should-celebrate
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/indian_pudding/
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My nephew harvested his honey, he had forms for the bees to make their honey in, I wanted to get a picture of it but this is what was left of the one he had for tasting. It is slightly spicy tones, I believe do to the hurbs I am growing. Very tasty.
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Desertmarcy on your Turkeys.
