I don't know how turkey came to be typical English Christmas fayre, when traditionally it was duck, goose, beef or lamb, depending on where in the country you were.
2007-12-24 15:30:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
The very first person to eat a Turkey in England was King Henry VIII. He had six birds brought back from America.
All the present flocks of turkeys in England are said to be descended from the original six turkeys brought to England during the reign of Good King Henry.
What do or did people normally eat at Christmas in the past and present?
The original bird eaten by the poor in England from the Middle Ages onwards was the goose. There is a song which says, "Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old mans hat." This rhyme/song suggests that the poor probably had to sing 'carols' in order to raise the necessary cash to pay for their Christmas bird, the common goose.
The food you ate at Christmas very much depended upon which class you belonged to.
The poor ate goose, the middle classes ate turkey and the wealthy and the aristocracy ate beef.
Starting from about the 1840s and the publication of Charles Dickens book "The Christmas Carol" when we are introduced to the idea of eating a turkey at Christmas, we all began demanding and eating it.
So, the turkey became a popular Christmas bird from about the 1840s onwards.
King Henry VIII as born here in Greenwich and since he lived in a palace called Greenwich Palace [now gone] my bet is that the first Turkey dinner ever in England was served up not a few miles from where I live, right here in Greenwich.
King Henry VIIIGreenwich 2000 - King Henry VIII 1509 - 1547. Born: 28 June 1491 - Greenwich Palace Father: King Henry VII Mother: Elizabeth of York Reigned: 1509 - 1547 ...
http://wwp.royalhistory.com/england/monarchs/henryviii/
TUDOR HENRY VIII TUDOR (King of England). Born: 28 Jun 1491, Greenwich Palace, London, Middlesex, England. Acceded: 24 Jun 1509, Westminster Abbey, London, ...
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/TUDOR.htm
A ROYAL AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!
2007-12-24 19:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm making a turkey. I don't like duck, goose, or lamb and I can have beef any time. Turkey is special for us -- we only have it on holidays. I'm also making stuffing, rolls, green bean casserole, and apple pie.
2007-12-24 23:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by aloha.girl59 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We are doing hoagie sandwiches, potato salad, deviled eggs, pies and tons of munchies!
Unconventional, but we are having a traditional turkey dinner on Saturday.
2007-12-24 23:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by Disco Diva 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turkey mashed potatoes roast potatoes cauliflower cabbage sprouts carrots swede and gravy. Prawn cocktail for starters.
2007-12-25 01:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by derek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to eat at an American legion, with the other poor homeless slobs and lost soles...should be another real cherry time!
2007-12-24 23:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turkey,ham,yams,mashed potatoes,corn,sweet potatoes, fudge,cookies,wine.
2007-12-24 23:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by reflections 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
we are having turkey with mashed potatoes and vegetables and for dessert we are having ice cream and apple pie
2007-12-24 23:35:13 · answer #7 · answered by pamela d 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i live in northcarolina.
we have turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, corn, greenbeans, gravy, fried apples, home made biscuits and desserts!
same as thanksgiving.
its yummy but way too much food!
merry christmas and happy new year !!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-12-24 23:34:46 · answer #8 · answered by happy in nc 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A big juicey Steak.
2007-12-24 23:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
iam havin mash cheese abd veg coz i donr eat meat
2007-12-25 01:09:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋