Another modern staple at almost every
Thanksgiving table is the customary 'Pumpkin Pie'. It is not sure
whether pumpkin was one of the dishes in the first thanksgiving dinner.
Pilgrims probably made a pumpkin dish sweetened with honey or syrup.
They were however a part of all traditional meals long before the
arrival of pilgrims. Pumpkin leaves were also used as salads. According
to historians, other seasonal vegetables included squash. People at that
time were not particularly fond of vegetables, they were mostly meat
eaters. Pumpkin is one of the important symbols of the harvest festival
and has been an American-favourite for over 400 years now.
