That sounds delicious. I'm weirdly more OK with people getting fancy on the turkey than I am with any of the sides.
Favorite Thanksgiving Foods or Traditions
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That sounds delicious. I'm weirdly more OK with people getting fancy on the turkey than I am with any of the sides.
Weird, I know, but sometimes we have roast turkey.
Actually, not much of a fan of Pumpkin Pie. It's sorta like meh. I'll maybe eat a piece if that's all there is.
We actually (even the kids) like lima beans (the real Fordhooks - frozen NOT CANNED. And not those hard little Babies) swimming in butter and lightly salted. Yumm!
Also HOME CANNED pickled beets. Is there anything better?
Actually, not much of a fan of Pumpkin Pie. It's sorta like meh. I'll maybe eat a piece if that's all there is.
We actually (even the kids) like lima beans (the real Fordhooks - frozen NOT CANNED. And not those hard little Babies) swimming in butter and lightly salted. Yumm!
Also HOME CANNED pickled beets. Is there anything better?
Ultimate first helping:
* Turkey dark meat
* Stuffing w/ gravy
* Mashed potatoes (gravy)
* Broccoli casserole (if available) — may substitute corn
* Bread of some sort
* "Relish-tray" items: Olives, carrots, dill pickle
Second trip:
* Turkey white w/ gravy
* Stuffing w/gravy
* Stuffing (on the side)
I don't like cranberries or sweet potatoes, and I load up so much on main courses, dessert is irrelevant to me — I like a little pumpkin pie "later." Like, on Saturday.
* Turkey dark meat
* Stuffing w/ gravy
* Mashed potatoes (gravy)
* Broccoli casserole (if available) — may substitute corn
* Bread of some sort
* "Relish-tray" items: Olives, carrots, dill pickle
Second trip:
* Turkey white w/ gravy
* Stuffing w/gravy
* Stuffing (on the side)
I don't like cranberries or sweet potatoes, and I load up so much on main courses, dessert is irrelevant to me — I like a little pumpkin pie "later." Like, on Saturday.
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Yeah, i'm not a huge turkey fan either, which is even worse when it comes to the whole leftovers thing. If i wasnt a big fan the first time around i sure don't want the leftovers.
I'm usually in it for the pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, rolls, fruit salads, etc.
Especially those cheap crusty rolls that come in the white cardboard tray thing that are ridiculously awesome.
Yes to both. You guys have better memories than I do. Those things soak up gravy perfectly.
I don't mind the leftover because I actually like cold turkey sandwiches slathered in miracle whip better than the actual fresh out of the oven turkey.
CycloneErik
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I'm not familiar with that particular Thanksgiving tradition. Sounds like fun for the whole family though!
Our inaugural turkey fry was last year. I was pretty partial to the flavor of the garlic injection. Ate a bunch of turkey when we fried one up pre-event for practice. Experienced a mild upset stomach afterward, assumed I overrate. When I ate the holiday bird a couple of weeks later the stomach churning post-meal was crazy, with a hefty fever-chill cycle accompaniment. Was it an overload of MSG? Whatever it was has made the fried bird rather unpalatable to me now. What a bummer.
I didn't realize I was one of the few that is insane for cranberries. When I lived in Africa, I searched over the whole country for cranberries and finally found them canned. In Brazil, I pined away thinking of cranberries. In Chile, they actually raised cranberries, but you couldn't find them anywhere in any market. They exported them all to the United States. I eat cranberries all year around now so they aren't exactly a Thanksgiving treat anymore. But when I was young, Thanksgiving introduced me to them, and turkey wouldn't be the same without them.
