Home Sweet Home
Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Thanksgiving at Alex's House
Pilgrim Miscellany
Vocabulary With 8+ Letters
100
Send mail to this TV character c/o the Ranger's Station, Jellystone Park
Who is Yogi Bear
100
Alton Brown shreds 3 cups of fresh pumpkin to make one loaf of this
What is pumpkin bread
100
We should all give thanks to this U.S. president who proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving in 1789
Who is George Washington
100
Often confused with a team from Chicago, this baseball team used to be known as the Boston Pilgrims
Who are the Boston Red Sox
100
From 16th century Latin meaning "horn of plenty" (10)
What is cornucopia
200
It's located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis
What is Graceland
200
Paula Deen puts a twist on tradition--instead of pumpkin pie, it's pumpkin gooey butter cakes for this holiday
What is Thanksgiving
200
While dinner is being fixed, Alex and I are watching this NFL team, that played more turkey day games than any other. They really miss Joe Schmidt & Alex Karras.
Who are The Detroit Lions
200
Prithee, tell a maiden this name for the religion of the pilgrims from their wish to cleanse the church
What is Puritan
200
A group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines; adapted from the German word "kraanbere" (9)
What is cranberry
300
Seen here is a view of her childhood home in Alabama in the 1950s. Did you know she was blind, deaf, and mute?
Who is Helen Keller
300
Emeril says to shell these & toast them before putting them in his mole verde sauce
What are pumpkin seeds
300
I'm decorating with a cornucopia inspired by the magical horn of Amalthea, who nursed this Greek god when he was a baby
Who is Zeus
300
This Pawtuxet Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to plant crops is said to have lived in England from 1605 to 1614
Who is Squanto
300
Derived from furcula, or "little fork" in Latin- two kids often fight over it at dinner (8)
What is wishbone
400
Though you won't find a bride & groom atop it, the house seen here in Kennebunk, Maine has this "tasty" nickname
What is wedding cake
400
Out of pumpkin? Tyler Florence says you can substitute the butternut type of this in his pumpkin soup
What is squash
400
If we eat enough of these cranberries we won't get scurvy because they're chock full of this vitamin
What is Vitamin C
400
The Mayflower Compact referred to the Pilgrims as "loyal subjects of" this "dread sovereign"
Who is James I of England
400
It's a myth that this amino acid in turkey is the reason you nod off after a Thanksgiving meal (10)
What is tryptophan
500
New England's oldest surviving wooden mansion, the home seen here in Salem, inspired this 1851 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
What is The House of Seven Gables
500
Giada de Laurentiis adds 6 of these "wise" leaves to her pumpkin ravioli with toasted hazelnuts
What is sage
500
As it happened, the day before Thanksgiving 2005 the Times honored Ruth Siems, an inventor of this stuffing brand
What is Stove Top Stuffing
500
Also known as the trailing arbutus, it's said to have been named by the Pilgrims; its bloom was the 1st seen in the spring of 1621
What is the mayflower
500
The title of a children's Thanksgiving song about a turkey comes from the name of this city in New Mexico (11)
What is Albuquerque