Thanksgiving Feast

Today is the day before Thanksgiving. As I am checking my lists of required items that I will contribute to that oh so yummy meal, it occurs to me that for a lot of families this is a meal that has many contributors. The larger the family, the more food items you have and everyone has a “specialty”.

Aunt Ida’s bringing her infamous ’sweet potato casserole’, brother John is sending his ‘can’t live without green bean dish’ and we can’t forget grandma’s ‘delicious pumpkin pie’. I am in charge of the turkey. It has been ordered and is ready for pickup. Of course, everyone one has an opinion on how that should be prepared. I have the Butterball tips line number handy to give me ideas. So far I have had many recommendations, from brining the turkey to smoking it. I’m thinking I might just stuff herbs and lemons in it and put it in a roaster bag. That seems to be the easiest, as well as tastiest way to cook it.

It is nice to have so many people who are helping with the meal. It is even more fun when everyone gets together to enjoy that meal. My table is always full of family and friends and is a wonderful opportunity to catch up. With so much food, it is no wonder everyone looks sleepy and content at the end of the meal.

I think the toughest job on Thanksgiving is recruiting the family to help with the clean up, when mostly everyone just wants to find a comfortable place and sleep off their meal.

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