With the current trend amongst style turks, who are moving away from the traditional turkey at Christmas, it seems that increasingly more game birds are on the yuletide menu. It is little wonder then that our seasonal-staple is feeling more than a little stuffed. If you are planning goose, grouse, pheasant or partridge on the big day, then spare a thought, and give thanks for, as Americans have been for decades; this most nutritious, low-fat and protein-rich of foods on November 23rd. Ask your friends over for an impromptu ‘Turkeyday’ feast. The first Thanksgiving was to celebrate the pilgrim’s first successful crop in the autumn of 1621, which they shared with the Native Americans; the Wampanoag Indians, without whom the forefathers would not have survived their first year. The Wampanoag Indians brought wild turkey and Indian corn to the thanksgiving table; where it has featured in one form or another ever since. The pilgrims would have spit-roasted their turkeys whole, we are going f...