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Thanksgiving is a time for family & friends...
time of sharing with those in need..…
time of giving thanks to God, for all we have!
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2 boxes of puddin in the mix cake mix (recommended)
2 bundt cake pans
5 containers of white pre-made whipped cake icing
Green food coloring
Orange food coloring ( or make your own with red and yellow)
Brown food coloring ( or make your own with green and red)
1 jelly roll snack cake or similar cookie item. (for the stem)
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Follow the directions on the cake mix for making a bundt cake, (use whole eggs.) While cakes are cooling, color your icing. Reserve 1/2 cup for the green leaves and 1/4 cup for the stem. When cakes are cooled, trim the tops evenly so when you place the two bundt cakes together they meet flat and even. Be sure to line up the bundt cake indention lines and ice between the cakes before putting them together. After you attach the two cakes, be sure to take the left over trimmings and stuff them into the middle hole, this will give your cake a solid middle and secure it. Use a plastic spatula to apply the icing in an upward motion. Pay careful attention to the indention's so your cake will have that pumpkin look. Apply (chilled) icing for the leaves. Take a look at a real pumpkin leaf to get an idea as to how they look. I used the back side of a spoon to do them with an upward motion at the tips. Trim your jelly roll cake snack and insert into the top center for the stem. I used a small knife to place the icing on this. Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 4 hours. Or, if giving for a gift, can be frozen in a air tight plastic cake holder for a couple of weeks. (OPTIONAL) Lightly brown coconut in the oven and sprinkle around bottom, decorate with assorted picks.
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WHAT FOODS CAN YOU STILL FIND TODAY FROM THE 1ST THANKSGIVING?
WHICH FOODS DID THE INDIANS TEACH THE
PILGRIMS TO GROW & HARVEST?
WHAT FACTS CAN YOU FIND ABOUT THE
WAMPANOAG INDIANS, TODAY?
DO THEY STILL EXISTS, IF SO, WHERE?
What we Americans recognize as Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621 by the pilgrims of the Plymouth colony along with about 100 Wampanoag Indians.
A devastating winter took over half of the pilgrim's lives. Without the help of the Indians all of the Pilgrims would have perished.
After the harvest that year, Gov. William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer to God. The feast was outdoors and the foods eaten that day were: corn, geese, turkey, duck, eel, clam, leeks, plums, cod, bass, barley, venison and breads made from ground corn. The feast lasted for 3 days and took place sometime in the autumn.
In 1623, after a long drought period, the colonists gathered to pray and fast. As the rain began to fall during the prayers another thanksgiving was celebrated.
Later, Governor Bradford proclaimed November 29 as a time for pilgrims to gather and gives thanks to God for all His blessings.
In 1789, Pres. George Washington proclaimed a
National Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday in
November, in honor of the new United States
Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson, the third president, later
discontinued it, calling it "a kingly practice."
In 1863, Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of the
poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb," convinced President Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving, a national holiday. For the date she chose the last Thursday in November due to George Washington's original proclamation of the date.
In 1941, it was officially changed to the fourth Thursday in November of each year.
ALL of the celebrations of Thanksgiving had one thing in common. They were directed toward GOD.
Our country was founded on, Christianity! It did not matter how hard the times became, the people knew then that God was their creator and provider, and all good things ultimately came from Him.
The magic of a thankful spirit mixed with faith and
hope while combined with prayers has, through the ages been and always will be, the most powerful weapon known to man, if he believes…….
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THIS MONTHS fun ACTIVITY
Take a small gourd pumpkin, toothpicks, a sheet of white paper, a pencil, some markers, scissors, glue and a large adults hand for the pattern. Have the adult spread their fingers out onto the white paper. Trace their hand with a pencil, twice. This will be the feathers, front and back. Now trace only the adults thumb twice, placed straight down onto the paper. This will be the turkey's head. Now color them with your choice of crayons or markers, be sure to color the back of your feathers brown. Cut them out then glue the two turkey heads together with a round toothpick placed in the middle of the two heads for support. Do the same for the feathers. Take a mini paper bake cup and secure it to the middle top of the pumpkin with a toothpick. Fill this with candy or dried fruit. After your toothpicks have dried you can then insert them into the tiny pumpkin and wala, you have name place tags for your dinner table. Or just wait until everyone arrives and have fun making them together.
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