Why is it Traditional to have Turkey at Christmas Time?
The traditional bird to have at Christmas was always Goose. Which is a fatty fowl but this gave us goose fat to rub into our chests when we had winter colds (Vick is better). When we discovered the Americas in 1770’s there were loads of big breasted birds running around wild. One of these birds could feed 10 or more people so they shipped live birds back to Britain and ancestors of Bernard Matthews came into being. Butchers did a good trade in these birds and so it became traditional to have one at Christmas, Easter or any other big celebration.
