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When you're eating cranberry sauce today - the one day a year when it seems like a good idea - know this about the Pilgrims. Yes, they had cranberries. No, they didn't have sugar. I, for one, can't imagine cranberry sauce without a sweetener.

There's more. Turkey wasn't the only fowl the Pilgrims ate - they also cooked cranes, partridges and, believe it or not, eagles. The History Channel, in conjunction with food historians, put together this list of food that was likely on the menu in 1621, at the first Thanksgiving:

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What food did the Iroquois eat on Thanksgiving?

Same thing the pilgrims ate.


Who ate with the Pilgrims on the first Thanksgiving?

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What tribe ate with the pilgrims on the first thanksgiving?

The first tribe of Indians that celebrated with the pilgrims were the Wampanoga Indians they Ate for 3 days and taught the pilgrims many lessons


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