By Rebecca Katzman on November 26, Rebecca Katzman. The history of Thanksgiving's coveted wishbone game, and the best way to win it. Sign up for your Modern Farmer Weekly Newsletter. Notify of. Most Voted Newest Oldest. Inline Feedbacks.
Explore Modern Farmer. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Here are six facts you need to know about the wishbone, because knowledge is power, and power will lead you to victory. It's the part of the bone that's formed by the fusion of the clavicles. It's Latin for "little fork.
Many dinosaurs had them too! Americans didn't start this one, despite the fact that Thanksgiving is an American holiday. Breaking the wishbone for good luck or a wish granted is a tradition that's thousands of years old. Credit should be given to the ancient Romans for this fun, mildly disturbing little game, which was played a little differently back then Ancient Romans broke chicken wishbones , not those of turkeys.
There weren't enough bones to go around for everyone to wish on, so two people would wish on the same bone and then break it to see who got the bigger piece and their wish. If a resource is already scarce, why would you break what supply you do have into pieces?
Anyway, as the Romans traipsed around Europe, they left their cultural mark in many different places, including the British Isles. Have you got a Big Question you'd like us to answer? Pick one side and take a sharp paring knife and use the tip to make a small slice in the flesh covering the bone.
Make a big enough slice so that you can work a fingertip around the bone. Once both sides are cut free, hold both of the sides gently and keep working the tip of the blade towards the end of the V until you can free the entire bone in one go.
The center of the V is only held onto the center plate bone of the bird with a bit of cartilage. Just a little twist of the bone should break this connection and allow for free removal of the bone.
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