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Subject: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: wysiwyg Date: 28 Nov 02 - 06:02 PM Whatdja make? We went Mediterranean. Ours: A roast leg of lamb boned and butterflied, stuffed with crumbled feta cheese, fresh spinach, rosemary, mint, and smoked elephant garlic paste. Couscous with clovey-cinnamony-garlicky tomato sauce, with the rest of the stuffing described above, all melted in. Homemade hummus on pita (and everything else). Glazed and sherried portabella mushrooms. DiAllo olives everywhere (like Kalamata but pitted). Spinach salad with tomato and red pepper, in olive oil/lemon juice dressing. We need an annual leftovers-to-pass party I think! ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: Blackcatter Date: 28 Nov 02 - 06:15 PM Wunderbar! As to you're initial question, nope, not stuffed, and neither was the turkey. We were totally traditional here - turkey (free-range, organic and I think he killed and dressed himself...) 3 dressings, all sorts of veggies, 7 grain bread, sweetened sweet potatoes, a corn casserole, somethin' or other... and good (the best) company anyone has a right to hang with (or with which to hang). pax yall Blackcatter |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 28 Nov 02 - 06:44 PM Turkey and Cornbread Dressing Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potato Casserole Broccoli Casserole Southern Sweet Potato Casserole Srawberry Salad Rolls Assorted Condiments (pickles, carrots, celery) Pecan, Pumpkin & Apple Pie Everyone here AND GONE BY 3 O'CLOCK! I played with my granddaughter and got pictures of her singing Twinkle, Twinkle and playing the dulcimer. (well, screwing with the strings) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: Rapparee Date: 28 Nov 02 - 07:59 PM Smoked breast of turkey (from Heavenly Ham) Sweet potato casserole (ditto) Broccoli Casserole Dinner rolls (from bakery) whipped butter cranberry sauce stuffing Elias cheesecake for dessert Four for dinner, and two dachshunds; the dogs slept, three of the humans sewed binding on a quilt (they wouldn't let me help for some reason). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: wysiwyg Date: 28 Nov 02 - 08:10 PM ... and mincemeat pie, Hardi being Mr. Crust Whiz. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: khandu Date: 28 Nov 02 - 08:11 PM Ah, my wonderfully filled tummy! Eleven family members got together here at my home and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Our menu, somewhat traditional; Baked turkey and ham Dressing with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce Sweet Potato Casserole (with raisons and marshmallows!) Pea Salad Potato Salad And I am not sure what else since what I ate was from the list above! And a ton of different kinds of pies, cakes, etc. We will enjoy left-overs for a week! Afterward, one of the children brought out a "Twister" game which I had forgotten about decades ago. And I, a stiff, stuffed fifty year old was cajoled into playing. I already feel the sore results! It was a day of thanks-giving; I have much to be thankful for! khandu |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: smallpiper Date: 28 Nov 02 - 08:35 PM I'm happy you have all enjoyed yourselves sounds wonderful (I had fish and chips but then we don't celibrate TG in UK) Happy holidays |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: Haruo Date: 28 Nov 02 - 08:35 PM I went to Fremont Hall, the AA hall where I sobered up 18 years ago; I've probably only missed one or two Turkey Days at Fremont Hall in those 18 years. I made two dressings: Leland's Oyster Dressing with wild rice and water chestnuts and Leland's Pork Cornbread Dressing with shiitake and longanisa and also took a jar apiece of kalamata and manzanilla olives. And the chairman of the 3 pm meeting called on me and I sang my two songs. In return I got an unlimited supply of turkey, ham, several other dressings and stuffings, candied yams, baked hubbardesque squash (actually it looked more like an acorn, but it was the size of a goodly hubbard), smoked salmon, select cured meats, cranberry sauces, assorted rolls, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, steamed greens, pumpkin pie, Cool Whip™, coffee, sparkling Apple-Grape juice, and sodas. If I go back this evening, there'll be more; a slightly different selection as people present their offerings and earlier ones are finished off, and there'll be more tomorrow (I'll probably try to make it to the nooner). The hall will be open all night, so if I get hungry for turkey at 3 am I know where to go. Anybody in the Seattle area is welcome to drop by: 8916 Aurora Ave N; park in back. My family does Thanksgiving on Saturday, so I have 40 hours or so in which to get my stomach in condition for another s-t-r-e-t-c-h! Haruo who is justly proud of his oyster dressing |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: Bee-dubya-ell Date: 28 Nov 02 - 09:13 PM We had the usual: Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans etc. plus Now, I understand that persimmon pudding is no big deal in some parts of the country, but down here in Florida nobody's ever even heard of it unless they're transplanted from elsewhere. And, I must admit that the first time I tasted it I thought it tasted like what grits would taste like if you put the same spices and flavorings in them. But, after 15 years of marriage I've definitely caught the bug. I love the stuff now. Susan's even been able to adapt her Indiana wild persimmon recipe to get comparable results using domesticated Asian varieties. (We have zillions of wild persimmon trees around here, but they rarely bear fruit.) Guess what I'm having for breakfast in the morning? (If we don't use up all of the whipped cream tonight, that is.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: Charley Noble Date: 28 Nov 02 - 09:30 PM Burppp! Even without seconds, too much food, or just too rich. My wife and I feasted on roast goose with my parents at the family farm in Maine. Father's now 97 and mother a mere 85. The morning started at 15°F but bright and sunny. We arrived at the farm in time to stuff the goose and stick it into the oven, and then retired to mother's studio to correct her holiday labels, using her new computer which she has a rocky relationship with. Three hours later the goose was done, the gravey made, the table set with the addition of cranberry sauce, baked yams, and salad. And it really was quite wonderful! And desert followed with punkin and pecan pies. Then we washed it all up, divided leftovers, and drove half an hour back up the river to Richmond and have been half asleep ever since. Our 2.5 cats have also been enjoying their share of the leftovers! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: InOBU Date: 28 Nov 02 - 10:03 PM Went to a Quaker pot luckish thingee, my friend John had his highland small pipes there, in G, great for harmonies with the Uilleann pipes... very nice, then went to the Fire House, Engine 33 Ladder 9, of course, to play a few happy tunes - Engine 33 had a call, luckly before the food was on the table and back just when it was ready... lovely evening. Cheers Larry |
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Subject: The Broader Ecumenism From: Haruo Date: 28 Nov 02 - 11:01 PM And last night (i.e. Thanksgiving Eve) I went to a wonderful interfaith worship service, at Seattle First Baptist Church. Here's the abbreviated order of service:
Haruo |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: GUEST,blackcatter (cookieeless, but not pecan pie Date: 28 Nov 02 - 11:54 PM What, no Unitarian discussion of the social ramifications of the first Thanksgiving and why Lincoln rebirthed the celebration? pax yall |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: mmm1a Date: 29 Nov 02 - 12:59 AM yes had 22 at the house for dinner would have been 25 but one son and his famoly didn't come. So there was loads of food and lots of laughter. Turkey and sausage cornbread stuffing Yams home made macoroni and cheese Real mashed potatoes and gravy tomato aspic cranberry jello mold greenbean cassarole rolls and 6 different pies pumkin, apple, chocolate fudgie, eggnog cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake and suger cream. anyone wanting to come over for dinner? we still have plenty. lol All in all everything turned out pretty good. Hope everyone else had a good day also. mmm |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: RangerSteve Date: 29 Nov 02 - 05:04 PM 3 families got together up in Massachusetts, dinner was turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes (sweet and regular) sugar snap peas, spinach salad, tossed salad, dinner rolls, cranberries, stuffed muschrooms, apple pie, mixed berry pie, icecream pie and flan. Oh, yeah, cheese and crackers. If there was anything else, I can't remember it right now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: GUEST,Dave Date: 29 Nov 02 - 07:10 PM Our last Thanksgiving in the U.K.. We had a local Norfolk turkey we ordered last week from a farm up the road. They left the "ankles" on, cutting off only the bottoms of the feet, with the toes and such. We all got a kick out of the turkey with ankles. Except my wife, who gets squeemish when she hits a shotgun pellet in the pheasant. I had to chop the ankles off before I brought it to the table for carving. Too many things to be thankful for to recount at once. Mostly we are thankful to finally be able to move home to the states. England has been wonderful these past couple years, but things brings us to 10 years away from home. Think it's changed much? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Thanksgiving: Are You Stuffed? From: CarolC Date: 29 Nov 02 - 09:14 PM I had Thanksgiving dinner with 3 Canadian men and a woman from Beijing (sp?). My husband was one of the Canadians, and I was the only person from the US. Rob and I were the guests this time. I brought a green bean casserole and sweet potato casserole because the others said they'd never had them. Our friends prepared quite a feast for us. There was turkey and ham for the meat eaters, as well as shrimp wrapped in bacon. For the veggies there was a delicious dish with beans, veggies, and barbeque sauce. The homemade cranberry sauce was some of the best I've ever had. And there were mashed potatoes, green beans seasoned with cumin and something else, pumpin pie, and death by chocolate cake. The food was wonderful, and the comapany was even better. Definitely a fine Thanksgiving all around. |