Posted on 11/22/2022 7:23:31 AM PST by BenLurkin
Squanto giving the pilgrims eels made sense given the time during which he discovered the pilgrims. Eels do not like cold water. During the winter, they gather in large numbers to ball up and twist themselves together in the mud. This makes them easy to catch with the forked spears that were typically used by the Native Americans.
Native Americans would also harvest eels in large numbers by building river weirs in the autumn. River weirs arer small-scale dams that raise the water levels in a small area to allow for the build-up of (in this case) the eel population. After the eels were caught, they were dried and smoked for the winter. They provided a long-lasting, reliable food source.
When the first Thanksgiving meal took place the following year, it was very likely that eel was served at the table.
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i think a Thanksgiving raw bar would be great
i usually go to hooters for that on Thanksgiving
English eat eels................. Indians no likum
if it was slimy they didnt make it correctly
baked oysters are not slimy
When I was a kid, my father and I would get up at the crack of down and drive down to Cedar Key, FL on the Gulf Coast, about an hour drive, buy a bushel of oysters right off the boat, come home and shuck enough for oyster dressing and then steam the rest on the grill using wet burlap bags laid over the top to create steam.
Everything was delicious.
Oh, and they are delicious.
With a blender....................
—> Chestnut dressing is the best.
Recipe suggestions please!
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My first thought as well. I really like some of the stuff from that band
We have an eel shortage in Indiana.
What kind of stuffing would you use with that?
In the garbage disposal.
There are people on the upper reaches of the Delaware River near Port Jervis use native type weirs to trap eels
Eels are then smoked and packaged
—> I don’t think that I have ever had eel. What is the best way to prepare it?
Take slimy eel from bucket
Clean guts out using Water Pik or power washer, depending on size of eel
Soak in apple cider vinegar to remove slime, then drain
Wrap each eel generously with bacon
Lay eels parallel in Pyrex dish
Cover with aluminum foil to keep moist
Bake For 30 minutes at 400 degrees
Remove and garnish plate with piece of Kale, simply for the pleasure of throwing the kale away after dinner.
Enjoy in a pilgrim kind of way!
I've eaten fried eels from a street vendor in Holland, but canned eels are the only ones that seem to be available here. If I remember correctly, they have a mild taste, like sea bass.
Also when the Pilgrims landed on Cape Cod they met an English speaking Indian who had dealt with English cod fisherman. Even then facts were never allowed to ruin a good narrative.
Samoset - was a minor sachem (chief) of the tribe
Thanks for that info!
🥓 is the best!
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