Rebecca the raccoon arrived at the White House in November 1926 by way of a Mississippi admirer, with assurances of a “toothsome flavor” befitting the president’s Thanksgiving feast.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Xavier Legette had an uncommon dish at his Thanksgiving spread this year. The former South Carolina Gamecocks star ate raccoon for Thanks ...

It was even on the Thanksgiving menu for U.S. president Calvin Coolidge in 1926 after a Mississippi man sent him a live raccoon for the meal, though he opted to adopt it as a pet instead ...