Thanksgiving

[Wayne Luke]

In my house the thanksgiving meal consists of Roasted Turkey, Roasted Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Turkey Stuffing, Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Cranberry Sauce, Candied Yams, Fruit Salad, Bread Rolls. We also have pies afterward. These include Apple, Pumpkin and Banana Cream. I prefer Sweet Potato and/or Pecan pie on occasion but no one else likes them.

The turkey gets prepared the night before and usually goes in the oven by 3 a.m. and is ready by 2 p.m. at the latest depending on weight. The total meal is a group effort and spread out among 3 houses. Everyone contributes to the meal in the family.



Before eating, we go around the table and each person has to say one thing they are grateful for, even if they had the worst year. Afterwards, we eat leftovers for a week.

[Chris M]

Originally Posted by Brad

The most important thing is the Turkey, if done correctly you are going to spend the whole night before prepariing that.

As for the fixin's, most of the time we have the following:

Mashed potatoes
Gravy
Corn (I like creamy, most of the time we do both the non-on the cob kinds)
Green Beans
Yams
Stuffing
sweet potatos
Baked apples
cranberry sauce
Black eyed peas
CornBread
biscuits (< a southern past time for every meal )

Now, you also have to have something to eat after the main meal. Most of the time any type of cake or pie is fine. We always make pumpkin pie and pecan pie.

Also my step dad cooks up some deer meat most of the time, although not many people eat it (my mom's side is picky about food..).

Lots of cooking, but worth it!

Ok - What the hell are Yams?

I presume Corn is Sweetcorn...

Chris

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by Chris M

Ok - What the hell are Yams?

I presume Corn is Sweetcorn...

Chris

Ask Boofy, he's expert in corns.

[Brad]

We just call them yams, I was refering to Candied Yams. Yes Corn = Sweetcorn.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Chris M

Ok - What the hell are Yams?

I presume Corn is Sweetcorn...

Chris

Yams are sweet potatoes.

[libertate]

Yams are not sweet potatoes although look very much like it, and both are tubers. Yams have pointy ends (look like 12 inch orange home rolled cigars!)

Yams taste like a cross between potatoes and pumpkin, but much sweeter... to me at least.