Andy wrote:
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> The pilgrims didn't celebrate Thanksgiving. Whatever it was THEY
> celebrated, they sure didn't eat cranberries. A lot of the things we eat
> at Thanksgiving, the pilgrims didn't have available. They ate whatever
> they could scrape together.
>
> Did you miss the show Alton Brown did??
>
> Snap out of it!
>
> Live dangerously!
>
> Aw, nevermind. I'd serve pesto at MY table.
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> Ya stuffy ol' crumbs!
>
> Andy

Cranberries are native to North America and were (and still are) a wild
plant in that area. They flourish in the soil of areas that saw certain
glacial activity. We pick wild cranberries every year not far from here
in an area that has similar soil. The Native Americans were eating them
before the Pilgrims arrived. From the demonstrations I have seen they
were made into an unsweetened chewable "fruit leather".