second -hand account of the First Thanksgiving includes no explicit mention of Wampanoag . It 's also unlikely that the feast featured cranberry sauce . `` A Christmas Carol '' may have helped turkeys become a holiday delicacy . William Bradford pie became a popular dish on 1623 Americans tables .
First-hand account of the First Thanksgiving includes no explicit mention of turkey . It 's also unlikely that the feast featured cranberry sauce . `` A Christmas Carol '' may have helped turkeys become a holiday delicacy . Pumpkin pie became a popular dish on 17th-century American tables .