“Our first Thanksgiving day dinner in the territory in the fall of 1863 was one of the most memorable dinners I have ever at- tended. Henry Plummer, desiring to be on good terms with the Chief Justice, Mr. Edgerton, and my husband . . . invited [us] to dinner . . . he sent to Salt Lake City, a distance of five hundred miles, and everything that money could buy was served, deli- cately cooked and with all the style that would characterize a banquet at ‘Sherry’s’. I now recall to mind that the turkey cost forty dollars in gold.”
Hope you all have a good Thanksgiving.
Forty dollars in gold is a hefty price for a turkey, NOW. I love that it was "deli-cately cooked"! I can't say that I treat my turkey that well....
ReplyDeletePlummer was rather a scoundrel, wasn't he? But apparently was a scoundrel with good taste!
Wow, that's an expensive turkey! Happy Thanksgiving, Mark!
ReplyDeleteYep, I read that in today's dollars that turkey would have been over $600! I'll have to remember that the next time I walk down the aisles of the IGA grumbling at the prices ... :)
ReplyDeleteAnd Plummer was a thoroughly fascinating guy, without a doubt ... a shameless crook, but one with enough class and flair that you almost wanted him to get away with it.
Anyhow, once again ... happy Thanksgiving, to the both of you!