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Post by mikklynn on Nov 8, 2018 21:22:21 GMT
I have to have the stuffing from a local upscale grocery store - Lunds & Byerly's. It's amazing. We fight over it, so I always buy two trays.
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 8, 2018 21:23:30 GMT
Sweet potatos with marshmallows. I'm sorry. We can no longer be friends. No to marshmallows on my sweet potatoes! It's a crime against humanity. Marshmallows only go between Hershey bars and graham crackers.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Nov 8, 2018 21:23:52 GMT
Slighty off-topic but a genuine (innocent) question from a European: is Thanksgiving dinner bigger than Christmas dinner in the US? Do you (or the person hosting) make a greater effort for one or another? I just realised I can name typical Thanksgiving dinner plates including dessert but couldn't think of, say, a typical American Christmas dinner dessert...
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Post by mellowyellow on Nov 8, 2018 21:48:13 GMT
Slighty off-topic but a genuine (innocent) question from a European: is Thanksgiving dinner bigger than Christmas dinner in the US? Do you (or the person hosting) make a greater effort for one or another? I just realised I can name typical Thanksgiving dinner plates including dessert but couldn't think of, say, a typical American Christmas dinner dessert...
In my family....the Thanksgiving meal and Christmas meals are both big with very similar dishes. The only thing different is that we have ham for Christmas.
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Post by scrappyesq on Nov 8, 2018 22:01:27 GMT
Sweet potatos with marshmallows. I'm sorry. We can no longer be friends. No to marshmallows on my sweet potatoes! It's a crime against humanity. Marshmallows only go between Hershey bars and graham crackers. What blasphemy you speak!!! Marshmallows were made for sweet potatoes. I can't even eat S'mores.
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 9, 2018 14:11:20 GMT
Slighty off-topic but a genuine (innocent) question from a European: is Thanksgiving dinner bigger than Christmas dinner in the US? Do you (or the person hosting) make a greater effort for one or another? I just realised I can name typical Thanksgiving dinner plates including dessert but couldn't think of, say, a typical American Christmas dinner dessert...
In our family we do have a large meal on Christmas, but it can anything. Some years it's turkey, others ham or lasagna or whatever I am feeling like cooking. Thanksgiving is always turkey, with more side dishes than Christmas. But, there are a lot more cookies on Christmas .
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Post by ntsf on Nov 9, 2018 15:43:25 GMT
thanksgiving can be a bigger deal, cause it is a national holiday and not a religious holiday per se.... often people have about the same thing.. so like everyone might sit down for thanksgiving meal.. but on christimas.. many urban jews have a tradition of going out for chinese food.. (though I think that may be more myth than truth)..
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Post by iluvpink on Nov 9, 2018 16:08:21 GMT
thanksgiving can be a bigger deal, cause it is a national holiday and not a religious holiday per se.... often people have about the same thing.. so like everyone might sit down for thanksgiving meal.. but on christimas.. many urban jews have a tradition of going out for chinese food.. (though I think that may be more myth than truth).. <iframe width="24.160000000000082" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 24.160000000000082px; height: 4.0800000000000125px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_26367084" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.160000000000082" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 24.16px; height: 4.08px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1147px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_86381121" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.160000000000082" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 24.16px; height: 4.08px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 143px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_51740921" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.160000000000082" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 24.16px; height: 4.08px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1147px; top: 143px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_15374988" scrolling="no"></iframe> Yes. I think Christmas meals vary more because of cultural, ethnic, regional, religious differences. Italian Americans might have the feast of seven fishes. Scandinavian Americans might have lutefisk. Many different people in the U.S. might have family desserts based on where their ancestors came from. <iframe width="23.819999999999936" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 23.819999999999936px; height: 4.0800000000000125px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_60514298" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.819999999999936" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 23.82px; height: 4.08px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1131px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_91986478" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.819999999999936" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 23.82px; height: 4.08px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 143px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_97457926" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="23.819999999999936" height="4.0800000000000125" style="position: absolute; width: 23.82px; height: 4.08px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1131px; top: 143px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_24923941" scrolling="no"></iframe> The Thanksgiving meal is more traditional and while some regional differences may come into play, the meal is fairly traditional and similar throughout the country.
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Post by styxgirl on Nov 9, 2018 16:55:54 GMT
Slighty off-topic but a genuine (innocent) question from a European: is Thanksgiving dinner bigger than Christmas dinner in the US? Do you (or the person hosting) make a greater effort for one or another? I just realised I can name typical Thanksgiving dinner plates including dessert but couldn't think of, say, a typical American Christmas dinner dessert...
That is a really good question! :-)
I agree with others that have answered to say that Thanksgiving is a bigger food holiday than Christmas. I have friends of many different religions so Christmas is different for them all. Some don't celebrate Christmas like we do. But they all do Thanksgiving because they are in the United States.
Our family has traditionally grilled out really good steaks on the grill (weather permitting!) since we live in the mid-west, we never know what the weather will be! LOL, twice baked potatoes and good veggies and dinner rolls. Once year, we smoked a chicken. Some years we have a big Chinese food dinner.
Thanksgiving is always Turkey and all the traditional Thanksgiving meal items.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Nov 9, 2018 18:42:48 GMT
Thanks for the answers re: Thanksgiving dinner vs Christmas dinner. Christmas over here seems adopted beyond the Christian religion and is the big family feast dinner. There are particular dishes that most families serve, just like in the US for Thanksgiving.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Nov 9, 2018 18:51:53 GMT
Slighty off-topic but a genuine (innocent) question from a European: is Thanksgiving dinner bigger than Christmas dinner in the US? Do you (or the person hosting) make a greater effort for one or another? I just realised I can name typical Thanksgiving dinner plates including dessert but couldn't think of, say, a typical American Christmas dinner dessert...
We don't do a Christmas dinner. We do a casual Christmas Eve dinner because all of the family is coming over at different times. We all try to spend the night at my mom's house Christmas Eve so we all wake up, have our Christmas OJ and open our stockings and gifts together. We have breakfast after gifts and then everyone heads home to catch up on their sleep
We do a full Thanksgiving dinner at mom's house with all the family (including some inlaws).
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Post by phoenixcov on Nov 9, 2018 20:37:41 GMT
My must have for Thanksgiving is coming here and admiring all the delicious menus that you US Peas are having.
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Post by chendra on Nov 12, 2018 4:08:31 GMT
Are you willing to share the recipe for the potato salad? It sounds amazing. I'm sorry I somehow didn't see this request earlier. Here you go: Bohemian-German Potato Salad • 6-8 medium potatoes, peeled • 6 slices of bacon • reserved bacon fat • 1 onion, chopped • 2 tbsp sugar • 2 tbsp flour • 3/4 cup dark corn syrup (can use half molasses, if desired) • 1/3 - 1/2 cup white vinegar • salt & pepper 1. Boil potatoes till tender. Let cool; slice. 2. Fry bacon. Cool and crumble. 3. Remove 3 tbsp bacon fat from pan; reserve. 4. In remaining fat in pan, saute the onion until soft. Remove the onions from the pan. 5. Add reserved bacon fat, 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp flour to pan. 6. Cook and stir for about two minutes until bubbly. 7. Add 3/4 cup dark corn syrup; boil until thick. 8. Add 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup vinegar to taste. 9. Add salt and pepper to taste; mix well. 10. Return potatoes and onions to pan and stir well. (The potatoes end up more like mashed--it's okay.) 11. Rest overnight in refrigerator, if possible. Serve cold or hot (always hot in this family )
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Post by mygigiscraps on Nov 12, 2018 13:19:26 GMT
Chendra, thank you!
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