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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well. They became known as “Turkie Fowl” (spelling varies) because they were coming from the general direction of Turkey. They may have also had hunting dogs with them as well.

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La Vieille Ferme: Rouge (2016)

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And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. That’s “c**k-a-doodle-doo” en français: a Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) in its native habitat in southeast Asia. I suspect I won’t be the only one drinking French wine this weekend. So I survived.

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