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...imagine eating
Thanksgiving dinner in an elegant "palace"
hotel. A tuxedoed waiter bends to hand you a gold embossed
menu, adorned with silk, listing a luxurious array of dishes. Starting, perhaps,
with Terrapin a la Gastronome and ending with Vacherin Chantilly a la Lausanne,
you leisurely enjoy a multicourse haute cuisine Thanksgiving dinner -- including,
of course, turkey with cranberry sauce, among a dozen other entrees. This could have
been your Thanksgiving in the 1890s! |
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| From the Waldorf-Astoria in New York to the Palmer House in Chicago, all
across the nation, fine restaurant dining was the rage for the social elite and the
upwardly mobile. |
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Now imagine fifty years
later... your Thanksgiving dinner is very different. Featured
are fruit cocktail, mashed turnips, and pumpkin pie, with nary a French sauce to be
found! In 50 years, life -- and the Thanksgiving bill of fare -- have changed
considerably. Three constants, however, still remain: the turkey with cranberry sauce, the
decorative menu, and the hard-working creative chef working within the Thanksgiving
tradition to produce a festive holiday meal. |
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