Festive fare: Why do we eat turkey on Christmas Day?

Vintage View: Let's take off on a turkey trot back across centuries of time to examine the history of a seasonal staple
Festive fare: Why do we eat turkey on Christmas Day?

So, it's on again. The perennial struggle to establish my womanhood, my domestic prowess, my entire worth as a host, wife and mother. Is that a heart arrhythmia?

Something’s trilling under this ragged vest, and Peggy Seeger — it’s not the “beating heart of a captured bird”. Is it hot in here? The dread is rising, lapping my ear-lobes.

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