Where's Everyone going for Turkey Day? - Page 7

Mmmmmmmmmm, all sounds so yummy.  This time around it's just me, the man and the canines so this is the first year (in many) I have not cooked a whole bird, opted for just the booby this year plus all the fixins of course.  Traditionaly we go for a hike down the ravine with the pooches and do a once over on the propery (realy just trying to "earn" all the calories we are about to take in).  If I'm up to it I'll snap some pictures an report back in.  I hope everyone here and abroad are happy, healthy and well fed.  I have so much to be thankful for...........

Many thanks to you all

Aaahhh! Last year I had a break, this year my turn again. Myself, hubby, two sons, one daughter-in-law, and two grandkids. And of course the dogs... Last year my daughter-in-law cooked and it was fantastic, it always is no matter what is cooked by someone else!  She cooked the turkey breast side down, it was the first I'd heard of doing it this way, it was sooooo moist and fall off the bone good. So guess what? The 24 # bird is going in at 5:30 am upside down!! Been cooking all day 'til I drop.  There will be mashed 'taters, gravy, stuffin', green salad, butternut squash, green bean casserole, crescent rolls, & relish tray.... Got strawberry cheese cake, lemon merangue pie, cherry pie, and of course, pumpkin pie with real whipped cream for desert. Also a bunch of chips/dips, and deviled eggs for munchies before dinner. I am going to need a shitload of walking for weeks after....Did I mention Cat. Morgans Spiced Rum with your choice of Egg Nog or Coke.... HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!!

What is the meaning of Thanksgiving day in the USA, And the relation to  the Turkey for that day

We in England have Turkey on Christmas Day

I still do over here in Belgium, Not sure what the Belgians have, We too still have the famous Christmas Pudding for Sweet or Pudding

I agree with Capt Mike, Turn the Turkey breast down to let the juices go back into the breast

Stuff with a Sage and Onion , Parsley, Sausage meat stuffing and it is great

Add with it Roast Potatoes with Brussels Sprouts, Boiled Parsnips and Roast Parsnips

Finish off with Christmas Pudding flamed with Brandy with a hot custard sauce over the top

Then finish off with a good piece of  mature Stilton Cheese

Thats what i will be having for Christmas Dinner on the 25th December

In the meantime i will get on a plane and join Capt Mike at his Table for Thanksgiving the American way

That way i get the best of Both

Steve

happy thanksgiving everyone!!

my boys, their wives and girlfriends were here for breakfast this morning.  biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs bacon and waffles.  we all have other places to go today....extended family.  i'm leaving for my mom's in just a few minutes. 

pjp

It all sounds so good but it tastes so much better when someone else does the cooking.I can dream can't I..

Hi Steve1:  You asked what is the meaning of Thanksgiving?  Here is an article on the origins of the holiday.  What I find ironic, and more than a little sad, is the Pilgrims came here to escape religious persecution, but came here and eventually they, or their descendants, ended up  persecuting  the Native Americans.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25419 I don't subscribe to what the author attributes to a god, but I think the rest of the article is pretty accurate.

 Here is an excelent  article.

http://racism.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_meaning_of_thanksgiving

Geez......

Thanksgiving is a happy, joyous time. It is a time when families and friends come together and express gratitude forall of the blessings they have. It is a selfless time when people open up their doors and share with those closest to them.

However, there are exceptions to this rule as you see from above Thanksgiving can be a tremendously sad time for certain groups. Revisionist historians, in particular, have a very difficult time during this holiday. That their ever-changing views on history do not match up with American traditions is a constant source of stress for this very vulnerable and often overlooked group.Vegetarians also have a difficult time during Thanksgiving. The wholesale slaughter of turkeys is upsetting enough to this socially conscious group that many of them take time away from their abortion-rights protests to demand more humane treatment for the bird that none other than Ben Franklin declared “noble, yet delicious.”

Happy Thanksgiving to all

RPK

It seems like the same tradition as we in England celebrate the New year in, with not a Turkey,

We have the Turkey on Christmas Day,

But we celebrate with an open door to the house and then people come in at will for a drink and a slice of Cake and a piece of Cheese,Just like they do in the north of England, The first one to knock after the new year day chimes gets rewarded with Silver Money

Steve

thanksgiving is a great holiday!  it's about sharing food and company with family and friends. though it is a mixed bag for many native americans who celebrate 'no-thanks giving' because of the racism they experienced with the immigrants who called themselves founders -  they say 'how can someone find something that was never lost'.  i am of mixed heritage european & native am ancestry and i have no problem with these conflicting views because they are both true. life is complicated and far from perfect but you can still enjoy food and conversation with family and friends and celebrate the spirit of the day.  but it is good to remember that us history has shown that as a whole the incoming europeans did not respect the indigenous peoples and instead of maintaining this spirit of camaraderie they choice to disrespect and displace the indigenous people.  even so there were (and are) many who loved and respected the people they found living here when they arrive and even chose to learn from them, which adds a whole other dimension to the day that can be very fun to include.  so it's in the spirit of curiosity, love and respect for others that we celebrate and share food and warmth.  so even though things didn't turn out the way many had originally hoped it's a great day and still my 'hands-down favorite' holiday <g> i hope everyone is having a great day!

Full house here. My sons wagon and new club house attracted all the children of the family this year. All the dogs showed up too. The kids will sleep good tonight. Happy Thankgiving !!