Help....Thanksgiving at school..

For my US History class we're going to have a Thanksgiving day, and everyone has to bring in some type of Thanksgiving food for the class. I haven't decided what I am going to bring yet. Everyone has signed up for turkey, mashed potatoes, and corn,....the usual....
There are 2 vegetarians in the class, myself and a friend, so I wanted to bring something vegetarian so that we will be able to eat.

Does anyone have any unique vegetarian/vegan Thanksgiving dishes?

Peace

 

Here's a thread about what people are doing for Thanksgiving.

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123155&page=1

Hope it's helpful to you!

 

Bring in a tofurky.

Then while the rest of them are enjoying a traditional gathering, pull out pictures of smallpox victims and talk about the native and turkey holocausts that this offensive, racist so called "holiday" glorifies - "holiday" BTW which means holy day, so obviously they think of native genocide and the wholesale TURKEY HOLOCAUST IS SACRED

then walk out, march the halls with picket signs, and throw stage blood at anyone who objects.

 

Quorn has this marvelous Fake turky loaf thing, that I eat all the time because it's scrumtrelessant.

You could bring some delicious mashed Potatoes. Or some Vegetarian stuffing, Cranberry sauce, veggie gravy for the mashed potatoes, Pumpkin Pie, they have fake Ham called "Wham" but I can't remember what the brand is.

~Layla

P.S. Happy I-Love-Turkeys-too-much-to-eat-them day

 

Oh don't bring fake meat...ewwie... Mmm...bring squash...from personal experience bring acorn squash...bake it with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.

 

Bringing in a Tofurky would be pretty cool. There shouldn't be a problem about it not being historically accurate, because I don't believe potatoes had yet been introduced to North America at the time. So if mashed potatoes are allowed, then so is the Tofurky!

 

bring popcorn...no dont laugh Im serious.

dried corn was an american indian staple food, as well as central america and into south america. and was verry likly served at that so called first american thanksgiving, along with wild fowl,venison, nuts, berries.

I sugest you do bit of research so you can at least verbally proove this to your teacher/s


littel side note:

for the extreemly religious people of the time, a day of thanksgiving was simply a day of prayer and fasting, and could be held any time they felt an extra day of thanks was called for.

candian thanksgiving is actaully much older than US version, and dates back to medial europian time. its is basiclly a celibration and feast after the fall harvest is compleated

 

Foods Available to the Pilgrims for their 1621 Thanksgiving

FISH: cod, bass, herring, shad, bluefish, and lots of eel.

SEAFOOD: clams, lobsters, mussels, and very small quantities of oysters

BIRDS: wild turkey, goose, duck, crane, swan, partridge, and other miscellaneous waterfowl; they were also known to have occasionally eaten eagles (which "tasted like mutton" according to Winslow in 1623.)

OTHER MEAT: venison (deer), possibly some salt pork or chicken.

GRAIN: wheat flour, Indian corn and corn meal; barley (mainly for beer-making).

FRUITS: raspberries, strawberries, grapes, plums, cherries, blueberries, gooseberries (these would have been dried, as none would have been in season).

VEGETABLES: small quantity of peas, squashes (including pumpkins), beans

NUTS: walnuts, chestnuts, acorns, hickory nuts, ground nuts

HERBS and SEASONINGS: onions, leeks, strawberry leaves, currants, sorrel, yarrow, carvel, brooklime, liverwort, watercress, and flax; from England they brought seeds and probably planted radishes, lettuce, carrots, onions, and cabbage. Olive oil in small quantities may have been brought over, though the Pilgrims had to sell most of their oil and butter before sailing, in order to stay on budget.

OTHER: maple syrup, honey; small quantities of butter, Holland cheese; and eggs.


Some perhaps startling omissions from the authentic Thanksgiving menu

Ham. (The Pilgrims most likely did not have pigs with them).

Sweet Potatoes-Potatoes-Yams. (These had not yet been introduced to New England).



Corn on the cob. (Indian corn was only good for making cornmeal, not eating on the cob).

Popcorn. (Contrary to popular folklore, popcorn was not introduced at the 1621 Thanksgiving. Indian corn could only be half-popped, and this wouldn't have tasted very good.)



Cranberry sauce. (Cranberries were available, but sugar was not.)

Pumpkin Pie: (They probably made a pumpkin pudding of sorts, sweetened by honey or syrup, which would be like the filling of a pumpkin pie, but there would be no crust or whipped topping.)

 

on my dads side of the family we ahve tacos every year for thanksgiving.

 

sounds good to me....

 

Mmmm... tacos!

Try this stuffing recipe... it's vegan... mmm so good.


Ingredients:

1 cup onions, chopped
1/2 cup onions, pureéd
2 cups celery, chopped
1 cup celery, pureéd
1 cup carrots, chopped or grated
1 lb. mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp. dried parsely
1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
Black pepper, to taste
Ground sage, to taste
1 lg. bag Pepperidge Farms whole wheat bread stuffing cubes (without seasoning)
1 to 2 cup Vegetable broth, as needed to add moisture

Directions:
Heat onions, celery, shrooms and spices in a large pot until it all boils. Simmer about 5-10 minutes or until the chopped onions are translucent. Cool for 10 minutes. Add stuffing mix. Mix well, adding broth if necessary for moisture. Place in a big covered baking dish and cook in a preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes. Take cover off during last 10-15 minutes to crisp top.

This is a very sticky, moist stuffing -- just how I like it. Those of you who prefer the top to be crispy can bake it uncovered for the last few mins, or broil the top til crispy. You can probably add some of the vegetarian Italian sausage that comes in links browned first for a more traditional taste. Add chopped apples, chopped spiach, or any other vegetable you like can probably be added. Even my dad, die-hard meat and potatoes kind of man liked this awesome vegan stuffing.

 

Yeah my dad's side is Italian so we usually make veggie lasagna ...yummm