cycworker
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Jun 26, 2014 0:42:38 GMT
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Post by cycworker on Sept 14, 2020 3:50:12 GMT
Ham. Cesar salad. Broccoli with cheese sauce.
We always have sausage (kielbasa) that my mom buys from Costco. But really, it's the only kind I like, so I won't add it as one of my 'others.'
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luckyexwife
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Jun 25, 2014 21:21:08 GMT
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Post by luckyexwife on Sept 14, 2020 4:13:32 GMT
Dressing, which is NOT the same as stuffing. What is the difference for you? (I googled, and it seems to be a regional thing)
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Post by brynn on Sept 14, 2020 5:24:40 GMT
My ideal plate includes white meat turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberries, green bean casserole, glazed carrots, and some sort of roll. My mother-in-law usually does ambrosia, and I like a little dish of that as well. Pumpkin and pecan pie for dessert. My ideal plate includes white meat turkey, mashed potatoes and melted butter, stuffing, cranberries, green bean casserole, and lefse instead of a roll. Pumpkin pie or cheesecake for dessert.
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Post by ~summer~ on Sept 14, 2020 5:39:37 GMT
Dressing, which is NOT the same as stuffing. What is the difference for you? (I googled, and it seems to be a regional thing) I think terminology is regional but stuffing is inside the bird and dressing is cooked outside the bird.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Sept 14, 2020 6:05:21 GMT
A relish plate/veggie tray with ranch dressing for dip.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 14, 2020 7:04:42 GMT
Dressing, which is NOT the same as stuffing. What is the difference for you? (I googled, and it seems to be a regional thing) Stuffing is stuffed inside the bird, that’s why it’s called stuffing. If it’s not stuffed inside something how can it be stuffing?
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 14, 2020 10:01:52 GMT
I would consider the following..,Have you ever cooked a lot of turkeys and all the trimmings all at once for an event?
Also, to make it a profitable event for youth group (as I’m sure that’s your goal) you’re going to end up buying “food service” short cuts for consistency , like canned gravy, instant or food service mashed potatoes—cooking for huge quantities is not an easy task.
I agree with another poster that holiday meals are not the greatest time to do the fundraising gig, especially if you do not have large cooking or catering experience.
I’ve cooked for up to 2,000 people at events (including youth group functions) and it’s an enormous task, lots of prep on paper, lots of shopping, hours and hours of food prep, the need of properly temperature food storage, you’ll need to check with the health department too—our church kitchen functions under health dept. rules (we have to temp food constantly—you cannot have food sitting around)
And in the age of Covid many might not want to even order food from a youth group situation.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Sept 14, 2020 13:54:44 GMT
Turkey, stuffing, potatoes and an assortment of side dishes, followed by pie.
I personally would want to be able to choose my sides, but with out Turkey. Stuffing and Mashed potatoes I would not even consider it.
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peaname
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Aug 16, 2014 23:15:53 GMT
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Post by peaname on Sept 14, 2020 16:42:26 GMT
Thanks everyone! I guess it would make the most sense to offer a main meal of choice of white or dark turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with side of gravy and a small container of cranberry sauce. Then sell the sides in two serving containers separately so each person could get a basic meal and buy any sides they must have. Our target customer would be small households where it's just too much trouble to cook a whole turkey meal but they still want to enjoy traditional foods. I can imagine many people will be having much smaller gatherings this year or none at all.
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Post by craftedbys on Sept 14, 2020 18:59:27 GMT
As a fundraiser it might be easier and more successful if you sold the sides as individual pans (8x8 for small, 9x13 for large).
If people were able to order ahead of time you might get a good response from people who don't want to fuss with so many side dishes.
My 2 cents about offering a full per person dinner plate, is someone will have to get the small, scrappy pieces of turkey when they really wanted a nice slice to make a sandwich.
When the kids were in preschool many years ago we always did a pie fundraiser before Thanksgiving. The school teamed up with a local bakery and parents ordered pie and took orders from friends and neighbors. Miss those pies.
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