Grateful For New Grub

It's likely that New England settlers dined on striped bass at the first Thanksgiving dinner, says USU historian Jay Anderson. The fresh fish was probably served in stew prepared by American Indians and must have been a welcome treat, he says. "(The settlers) were used to eating food that was rotten, terrible and awful."

 

From "Delicious striped bass," by Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, September 7, 2005. For more information, contact Jay Anderson, professor, History Department, Utah State University, 435-797-1756.