Thanksgiving in America - November 27th

Lilac said:
Those old books are special to say the least, especially when they wrote or glued cut out recipes in them. I got my Grandma's old cookbook when I was in junior high after she passed. I told Mom I wanted it & nabbed it before my cousin could. In high school, I found a mint condition one at a second hand store that said 1913 which would have been a few years after she & Grandpa married.

Just a thought, do you think a pan of water in the oven would add some moisture in the oven when a bird is roasting?
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I've never tried it . but heard that it could.
 

OneEyedDiva said:
Thanksgiving at my sister's house. Part of the table is missing with the fried turkey, macaroni and cheese and either lamb or ham. Also rice, gravy and greens. Pictured are my niece and part of her significant other (may he R.I.P.). After the table is cleared, out come a couple of kinds of cakes, pumpkin pie and/or apple pie, cheesecake variety and ice cream.

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Looks yummy!
 
Aunt Bea said:
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

Growing up, we always had the kids table in the kitchen, the grandparents table in the living room, and the rest of the family in the dining room, maybe a young couple at a tray table in the den.
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Today, it’s just me and my memories but I’m good with that.

I would much rather spend the day alone with my memories than be the odd duck in the corner at someone else’s family celebration.
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There is a lot of pathos in that photo. In one year and ten days after it was taken, our nation would be attacked by the Japs and some of the young men seated at that family table would be swept into military service.
 

Flow blue turkey plates I inherited. I tried to find info about them. There are many similar plates on antique sites, but none exactly like this. I posted it on an antiques website. One person gave me the info that I included in the photo caption, but you'd have to have that book to look it up. Most I've seen, the turkey faces to the right. I had 11 originally, but sold 5 when I moved and kept six of them. I get one out every Thanksgiving to put my food on - it makes, me feel in a way, that I am including my family.

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Lilac said:
What kind of pies do you like to have at Thanksgiving ... traditional ones or some other seasons?

I'll make pumpkin & pecan, but sometimes a key lime hits the spot after a big meal.

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Pecan is my favorite, but the custard in store-bought ones are almost always way too sweet and either too firm or too schloppy.

My favorite pie of all time, any time of year, is boysenberry. They're hard to find, though, whether you're buying the pie or making it yourself, because boysenberries are more labor-intensive, more expensive to produce, and susceptible to more diseases than other types of berries, and very few US farmers are farming them. Plus, loss during shipment causes nightmares.
 
debodun said:
Flow blue turkey plates I inherited. I tried to find info about them. There are many similar plates on antique sites, but none exactly like this. I posted it on an antiques website. One person gave me the info that I included in the photo caption, but you'd have to have that book to look it up. Most I've seen, the turkey faces to the right. I had 11 originally, but sold 5 when I moved and kept six of them. I get one out every Thanksgiving to put my food on - it makes, me feel in a way, that I am including my family.

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My gramma had a huge set of Delftware with the iconic blue-on-white windmill and cottage scene on them. But she had some Flow Blue novelty pieces; large display plates with farm scenes and animals on them...cows and chickens, mostly. (Gramps was a dairyman)
 
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RadishRose said:

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I enjoy seeing all of these wonderful table settings but I smile because they are so far removed from the mismatched collection of family china, crystal, and silver that had memories for us and the motley crew that used to gather round our dining room table on Thanksgiving day.

I remember the little things like the quiet conversations in the kitchen about me having to use the chipped plate or having to squeeze in and straddle a table leg in order to have room for everyone at the table, waiting to see what kind of pie our guests chose and how many pieces we needed before making my choice.

I also remember my Mother shooting out of her chair and racing into the kitchen because she forgot the rolls in the oven or the jello mold in the refrigerator.
 
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