Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING AN INFOGRAPHIC PIE CHART *Types of pies consumed 20% Apple 8% Pecan 19% Strawberry 8% Lemon 16% Pumpkin 5% Chocolate 13% Cherry 9% Blueberry 2% Banana ONLY 20% OF AMERICANS BUY THEIR PIES MINNESOTA IS THE BIGGEST TURKEY PRODUCING STATE AT 46.6 MILLION TURKEYS 1+1|1=& 254,000,000 16 LBS A YEAR TURKEYS WERE RAISED IN USA IN 2012 80 LBS OF GRAIN ARE FED TO TURKEYS IN 2012 26.5 MILLION POUNDS of sweet potatoes were harvested from 126,600 acres. $117 MILLION $4.80 AVERAGE COST 2010 PUMPKIN PRODUCTION THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PUMPKIN PIE WAS MADE IN BREMEN, OHIO 20 FT WIDE 3,669 LBS The USA produced more than 8.0 million barrels of cranberries in 2012, valued at CRANBERRIES $385,000,000 AMERICANS THE AVERAGE PERSON WILL GAIN WILL CONSUME THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF A TURKEY IS LB OVER 4500 15 LBS CALORIES & 229 GRAMS OF FAT DURING THANKSGIVING A TURKEY HAS 30% DARK MEAT THE WORLDS LARGEST TURKEY WAS 87 LBS. AS BIG AS A GERMAN SHEPARD. AND 70% WHITE MEAT 30% 70% TURKEYS WILL HAVE 3,500 FEATHERS WHEN FULL GROWN = 1000 FEATHERS KITCHENAID PRODUCTS ARE MOST USED ON THANKSGIVING http://mentalfloss.com/article/13143/4-big-differences-between-canadian-and-american-thanksgiving http://www.businessinsider.com/thanksgiving-food-statistics-2011-11#266-million-pounds-6 http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/food/largest_Pumpkin_Pie_New_Bremen_Pumpkinfest_sets_world_record_101877.html http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProdSu/CropProdSu-01-11-2013.pdf http://www.ogmrc.org/commodities_products/vegetables/pumpkins/ http://busycooks.about.com/cs/appliances/tp/appliances.htm http://foodbeast.com/2012/11/19/the-9-most-popular-thanksgiving-pies-pie-chart-infographic/ http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=324 CReplacementParts .com