Thanksgiving

Two Turkey dinners with all the fixin's in one year, oh to be American. Have a great day our US cousins, a day for food, family, fanksgiving (sic) and football of the NFL variety. Just avoid the Grits...bleughhhh

And for the first time, a Black Friday NFL game too. J-E-T-S.
 
jimharri said:
Isn't it a bigger deal in 'murica than Christmas? Godless heathens.
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I’d say it definitely is. Certainly in terms of spending time with family and friends and trying to ‘get home’.
Xmas in the US is a flash in the pan compared to the UK. A lot of people work right up to the night before and go back into work the day after.
 
roman totale said:
I’d say it definitely is. Certainly in terms of spending time with family and friends and trying to ‘get home’.
Xmas in the US is a flash in the pan compared to the UK. A lot of people work right up to the night before and go back into work the day after.
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That’s me on all holidays. No matter what stage of a house build I’m in, people will always start pestering me about one or the other
 
Bit of a joke really the US claiming it oconsidering it was an tradition from the nation they rejected and the paticular version was british pilgrims thanking native americans for keeping them alive when the yanks once independant as a nations only attitude towards them was mass murder and displacement.

Was celebrated in the UK for a century or two but evolved into harvest festivals and bonfire night fully replaced it eventually.
 
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My parents have been married for 60 years and my mother makes the exact same dishes every Thanksgiving and it's is sooooooo damn good. It's easily my favorite meal of the year.

20-24 LB Butterball turkey- it's not fancy or organic but damn if she doesn't know how to perfectly cook it to deliciousness.

Stuffing- old school stuffing made in the bird, it's probably the best thing on the table and that's saying a lot. She doesn't use eggs so it's not going to kill you. She also buys fresh bread about four days early and lets it sit out and get stale

Turkey gravy- Damn is this good. Liquid gold

Creamed corn- this is delicious, it's corn in sort of a savory custard. It's not like anybody else's creamed corn I've ever had, the usual stuff just comes from a can

Cole slaw- I'm not a coleb slaw guy, it's one of the two things I skip

Rutabaga- Boiled and mashed with salt and butter. It's so damn good.

Cranberry salad- none of that canned garbage, this is the real deal. It's whole cranberries boiled with pineapple chunks with their juice, walnuts and lemon jello. The sweet and sourness of this is amazing, it's also the first thing I ever learned to make in the kitchen when I was about five years old.

Candied sweet potatoes- none of that mini marshmallow crap here, just sweet potatoes cooked with a brown sugar/butter syrup. They're really good but I never eat them, too much sweetness for me.

Sweet potato pie- this is the one and only dessert. When we were kids she told us it was pumpkin pie and we didn't find out it was sweet potatoes until we were in our late teens. It's a perfect ending because it's light and not too sweet.

For some reason nobody in my immediate family likes mashed potatoes so we never have them. The other staple that we never have is the green bean casserole. Mom hates all things casserole so it will never happen. I've had them at other family's Thanksgiving and they're ok but I don't miss them.
 
buckshot said:
My parents have been married for 60 years and my mother makes the exact same dishes every Thanksgiving and it's is sooooooo damn good. It's easily my favorite meal of the year.

20-24 LB Butterball turkey- it's not fancy or organic but damn if she doesn't know how to perfectly cook it to deliciousness.

Stuffing- old school stuffing made in the bird, it's probably the best thing on the table and that's saying a lot. She doesn't use eggs so it's not going to kill you. She also buys fresh bread about four days early and lets it sit out and get stale

Turkey gravy- Damn is this good. Liquid gold

Creamed corn- this is delicious, it's corn in sort of a savory custard. It's not like anybody else's creamed corn I've ever had, the usual stuff just comes from a can

Cole slaw- I'm not a coleb slaw guy, it's one of the two things I skip

Rutabaga- Boiled and mashed with salt and butter. It's so damn good.

Cranberry salad- none of that canned garbage, this is the real deal. It's whole cranberries boiled with pineapple chunks with their juice, walnuts and lemon jello. The sweet and sourness of this is amazing, it's also the first thing I ever learned to make in the kitchen when I was about five years old.

Candied sweet potatoes- none of that mini marshmallow crap here, just sweet potatoes cooked with a brown sugar/butter syrup. They're really good but I never eat them, too much sweetness for me.

Sweet potato pie- this is the one and only dessert. When we were kids she told us it was pumpkin pie and we didn't find out it was sweet potatoes until we were in our late teens. It's a perfect ending because it's light and not too sweet.

For some reason nobody in my immediate family likes mashed potatoes so we never have them. The other staple that we never have is the green bean casserole. Mom hates all things casserole so it will never happen. I've had them at other family's Thanksgiving and they're ok but I don't miss them.
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I read that entire post in an American accent.

Thanks, y’all.
 
It can be a brilliant meal…if the food is good, the family gets along, and no-one gets too drunk!

We do a big roast turkey, stuffing, roast & mash (although a sweet potato is a nice change from mash), cranberry sauce, a couple of veg (always included green bean casserole but NEVER creamed corn, although if it’s the right consistency it can be delish!) and lots of turkey gravy!

Usually, there’s a slaw or bean salad to go with it.

For dessert, pumpkin pie with either vanilla bean ice cream or whipped cream. Pumpkin pie is REALLY good, so don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it!

Thanksgiving is a traditional American football day, so some families time their dinner so they can “rest it off” on the couch while watching the game. We don’t. We either play some games or sit around drinking and talking for a few hours.

“Black Friday” is the traditional day to start your Christmas shopping and put up your Christmas tree…and eat leftovers! We usually use a big cast iron pan and do the extra turkey, stuffing, spuds and veg as a fry-up mix, and pour gravy over it for lunch.

Our village does their big Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Black Friday, so we attend that just after dark (4:20pm sunsets atm), then head out to our favorite pizza & wings bar, where we reserve a table for at least 10 and down copious amounts of same! Sadly, I’m going to miss that this year due to heading to Brazil at 6pm Friday :-(

Not to worry, it’ll be a Bovinu’s Churrascaria night when we get there!!! ;-P
 
urban genie said:
Bit of a joke really the US claiming it oconsidering it was an tradition from the nation they rejected and the paticular version was british pilgrims thanking native americans for keeping them alive when the yanks once independant as a nations only attitude towards them was mass murder and displacement.

Was celebrated in the UK for a century or two but evolved into harvest festivals and bonfire night fully replaced it eventually.
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They’re fickle cunts mate.

You can’t change our amendments…erm aren’t they called amendments?

They spell the old English way, except they can’t spell gaol, their identity is all over the place.

I like them.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
4th July is celebrating the day they kicked the Brits out.
Thanksgiving is the day for celebrating when they exploited the native Americans by having them show how to grow crops and survive the cold northeast weather, before killing them all in mass genocide
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Now doesn't that just make you all warm and fuzzy.
 
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