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| Issue No. 11.47 | November 23, 2011 |
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Get Social!
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Our Christmas Store Is OPEN!
 Stop by and check out our store at the Grand Central Mall in Vienna, WV! It will be open now through Christmas during mall hours.
It is stocked with fresh poinsettias, Christmas decorations, candy, and tons of other goodies! |
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Fun Thanksgiving Facts
Though many competing claims exist, the most familiar story of the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621. More than 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941. Here are some pretty cool Thanksgiving facts:
- Sarah Josepha Hale, the enormously influential magazine editor and author who waged a tireless campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday in the mid-19th century, was also the author of the classic nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
- The National Turkey Federation estimated that 46 million turkeys-one fifth of the annual total of 235 million consumed in the United States in 2007-were eaten at Thanksgiving.
 In a survey conducted by the National Turkey Federation, nearly 88 percent of Americans said they eat turkey at Thanksgiving. The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, which means some 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S. during Thanksgiving in 2007.
- Cranberry production in the U.S. is expected to reach 750 million pounds in 2011. Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington are the top cranberry growing states.
- The sweet potato is most plentifully produced in North Carolina, which grew 972 million pounds of the popular Thanksgiving side dish vegetable in 2010. Other sweet potato powerhouses included California and Mississippi, and the top producing states together generated over 2.4 billion pounds of the tubers.
- Originally known as Macy's Christmas Parade-to signify the launch of the Christmas shopping season-the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York City in 1924. It was launched by Macy's employees and featured animals from the Central Park Zoo. Today, some 3 million people attend the annual parade and another 44 million watch it on television.
- The first time the Detroit Lions played football on Thanksgiving Day was in 1934, when they hosted the Chicago Bears at the University of Detroit stadium, in front of 26,000 fans. The NBC radio network broadcast the game on 94 stations across the country--the first national Thanksgiving football broadcast. Since that time, the Lions have played a game every Thanksgiving (except between 1939 and 1944); in 1956, fans watched the game on television for the first time.
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1st-2nd Good Days For Planting Peas, Squash, Corn, Tomatoes And Other Aboveground Crops.
3rd-4th Kill Plant Pests On These Barren Days.
5th-7th Favorable Days For Planting Aboveground Crops. Extra Good For Vine Crops, Where Climate Allows.
8th-9th Neither Plant Nor Sow On These Barren Days.
10th-11th Plant Root Crops, Where Climate Permits. Good Days For Transplanting.
12th-13th Any Seed Planted Now Will Tend To Rot.
14th-15th Best Planting Days For Fall Potatoes, Turnips, Onions, Carrots, Beets And Other Root Crops, Where Climate Is Suitable. Also Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens. Good Days For Transplanting.
16th-19th Poor Period For Planting. Kill Plant Pests, Clear Fencerows/land.
20th-22nd Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops. Fine For Sowing Grains, Hay, And Forage Crops. Plant Flowers.
23rd-24th Plant Carrots, Beets, Onions, Turnips, Irish Potatoes And Other Root Crops, In The South. Lettuce, Cabbage, Collards, And Other Leafy Vegetables Will Do Well. Start Seedbeds. Good Days For Transplanting.
25th-27th Poor Planting Days.
28th-29th Good Days For Planting Peas, Squash, Corn, Tomatoes And Other Aboveground Crops.
30th Kill Plant Pests On This Barren Day.
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power."
-Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1738
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Crockpot Venison With deer hunting season in full swing this week, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share a great deer recipe. Ingredients -1 pound venison -- cut into small chunks with fat removed
-1 can beefy mushroom soup
-1 can beef noodle soup
-8 ounces fresh or canned mushroom pieces
-Salt -- to taste
-Freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
-Garlic powder -- to taste
-Worcestershire sauce
Directions
Heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and sear venison to seal its juices. Add venison and remaining ingredients to crock pot. Season with salt, pepper, garlic, seasoned salt, Worcestershire sauce or any other favorite spices. Cook in crock pot on LOW for four to five hours. Tastes great served over rice. Send your recipes to ask@bobsmarket.com |
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Picture of the Week
Rusty and Red Dawn Trees
Photo by: Susie Vanco
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We're Taking a Break to Celebrate Thanksgiving!
Bob's LIVE will return on Friday, December 2nd
Check out Bob's Market LIVE, our UStream show, each Friday at 4 pm. You can watch it on our blog, our Facebook page, or directly on Ustream.
Click Here for Last Week's Show
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Bob's Market & Greenhouses
Mason, West Virginia 25260
1-800-447-3760
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