AUTUMN ANIMALS
PUMPKINS AND GOURDS
TALKING TURKEY
FALL FAVORITES
UNUSUAL SIDE DISHES
THANKSGIVING SCRAMBLE
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NOT ONLY DO THESE CUTE LITTLE ANIMALS EAT MORE FOOD IN FALL TO INCREASE THEIR FAT STORES BUT THEY ALSO BEGIN HOARDING NUTS AND BURYING THEM FOR WINTER WHEN FOOD IS SCARCE. 

WHAT ARE SQUIRRELS

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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AMERICANS BUY 1.3 BILLION POUNDS OF PUMPKINS FOR THIS HOLIDAY EVERY YEAR, HOWEVER OVER 80 % END UP IN THE GARBAGE AND LANDFILLS. 

WHAT IS HALLOWEEN 

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THE 5000-6000 OF THESE ON A TURKEY ARE ARRANGED IN TRACTS LIKE SHINGLES AND PRIMARILY PROVIDE INSULATION, SHED WATER, AND ACT AS CAMAFLOUGE FOR THEM 

WHAT ARE FEATHERS

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A FAVORITE OF BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, THIS FALL ACTIVITY CAN INVOLVE STORY TELLING, SINGING, STARGAZING AND DON'T FORGET THE BEST PART... THE SMORES 

WHAT ARE CAMPFIRES 

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OFTEN ON THANKSGIVING TABLES IN THE DEEP SOUTH, THIS DISH IS MADE BY SLOW COOKING GREENS WITH HAM, ONIONS AND GARLIC. SOME EVEN ADD A DASH OF VINEGAR FOR DEEPER FLAVOR

WHAT ARE COLLARD GREENS 

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WHAT IS CORN

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UNABLE TO HYBERNATE OR MIGRATE, AND PROVIDED THEY SURVIVE THE EVER-POPULAR HUNTING SEASON, THESE BACKYARD ANIMALS GROW A THICKER WINTER COAT TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR WINTER 

WHAT ARE DEER

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PART OF THE PUMPKIN THAT IS RICH IN BOTH PROTEIN AND ANTIOXIDANTS, THESE SMALL CRUNCHY ITEMS ARE EXCELLENT ROASTED AND SALTED FOR A HEALTHY SNACK 

WHAT ARE THE SEEDS 

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ALSO KNOWN AS THE FURCULA, THIS V-SHAPED BONE LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE TURKEYS NECK CONNECTS ITS NECK TO ITS STERNUM

WHAT IS THE WISH BONE 

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SYNONYMOUS WITH FALL FESTIVITIES, THIS EVENT FIRST STARTED OUT OF NECESSITY WHEN FAMILIES WOULD ENJOY THE RIDE ON THE PACKED HAY CART BACK TO THE BARN FOR UNLOADING 

WHAT ARE HAYRIDES 

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CREAMY, CHEESEY AND DELICIOUS THIS CASEROLE MADE FROM THINLY SLICED POTATOES IS A PERFECT SIDE DISH AT THANKSGIVING

WHAT IS AU GRATIN POTATOES 

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WHAT IS THANKS

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A TRUE SIGN THAT WINTER IS ON THE WAY, A GAGGLE OF THESE ANIMALS TAKE TO THE SKY IN A V FORMATION, HONKING AS THEY MIGRATE SOUTH FOR THE WINTER

WHAT ARE GEESE 

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DATING BACK TO AS EARLY AS 13,000 BC GOURDS HAVE BEEN USED THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS TOOLS, DISHES, INSTURMENTS AND THESE STRUCTURES THAT HOUSE THE LIKES OF MARLINES, SWALLOWS, AND WRENS 

WHAT ARE BIRD HOUSES 

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BELIEVED TO BE AN AESTHETIC FEATURE USED TO ATTRACT MATES, THIS IS A CLUMP OF SLENDER, FIBROUS FEATHERS IN THE CENTER OF THE CHEST RESEMBLING A HORSE TAIL 

WHAT IS THE BEARD
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IT TAKE 1/3 BUSSEL OF FRUIT TO MAKE ONE GALLON OF THIS BUT SERVED HOT, COLD, HARD OR SPICED, IT IS STILL ONE OF FALLS FAVORITE BEVERAGES 

WHAT IS APPLE CIDER 

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 A MEMBER OF THE GOURD FAMILY, THIS VEGETABLE IS NOT GATHERED BY SQUIRRELS BUT CAN BE ROASTED OR SAUTED WITH BUTTER AND BROWN SUGAR FOR A DELICIOUS SIDE DISH 

WHAT IS AN ACORN SQUASH 

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WHAT IS PLYMOUTH

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AFTER SPENDING MOST OF THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL FATTENING UP, THESE LARGE RODENTS BURROW INTO THE GROUND AND GO INTO HYBERNATION UNTIL FEBURARY 2ND

WHAT ARE GROUNDHOGS 

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WHITE PUMPKINS VARIETIES LIKE "BABY BOO" AND "CASPERS" ARE A TYPE OF WINTER SQUASH WITH WHITE FLESH AND AN ORANGE CENTER, DUE TO THEIR "SCAREY WHITE" APPEARANCE THEY ARE ALSO CALLED THIS TYPE OF PUMPKIN 

WHAT IS A GHOST 

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LOCATED ON THE SCALY AND REPTILIAN-LIKE LEGS OF MALE TURKEYS, THIS SPECIAL CLAW IS USED FOR SPARRING WITH OTHER MALES... AND NOW THEY DO NOT HAVE BOOTS TOO 

WHAT IS THE SPUR 

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THIS FALL FAVORITE ORIGINATED IN IRELAND WHEN PEOPLE BEGAN CARVING DEMONIC FACES IN TURNIPS AND BEETS TO FRIGHTEN AWAY A DEMON NAMED JACK

WHAT ARE CARVING PUMPKINS 

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CLOSELY RESEMBLING A CARROT, THIS WHITE ROOT VEGETABLE IS A LOWER CARB OPTION TO POTATOES AT THANKSGIVING AND CAN BE ROASTED, MASHED, SAUTED OR PUREED 

WHAT IS A PARSNIP 

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WHAT IS GRATEFUL
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AUTUMN IS THE TIME FOR THESE NOCTERNAL BIRDS OF PREY TO PREPARE FOR WINTER AND DESIGNATE THEIR NESTING TERRITORIES 

WHAT ARE OWLS 

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IN THE EARLY 1800'S GOURDS WERE THE OFFICIAL CURRENCY OF THIS REPUBLIC IN THE CARIBEAN WHICH SHARES AND ISLAND WITH THE DOMINICAN REPULBLIC AND THE COUNTRIES STANDARD COIN IS STILL CALLED A GOURDE.  

WHAT IS HAITI 

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CONNECTING FROM THE THROAT TO THE HEAD OF A TURKEY, THIS WRINKLY, BUMPY FLAP OF SKIN HANGS UNDER ITS CHIN 

WHAT IS THE WATTLE

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NEW ENGLAND IS THE MOST POPULAR PLACE IN THE US TO DO THIS FALL FAVORITE, SO MUCH SO THAT ROADS IN VERMONT WERE CLOSED THIS YEAR IN MID OCTOBER TO THE PUBLIC  

WHAT IS LEAF PEEPING 

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A CRUNCH, SWEET AND DELICIOUS SIDE SALAD, THIS OLD FAMILY TRADITION IS MADE UP OF FRUITS LIKE APPLES AND GRAPES, NUTS, AND CELERY THEN TOSSED IN A CREAMY MAYO BASED DRESSING

WHAT IS WALDORF SALAD 

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