Turkey Anyone?

Well, its about time for another thoughtful and thought provoking poll. Unfortunately, lunch has sent my brain into a semi-vegetative state, so I will post the following instead.

I read a statistic that 9 out of 10 households will have turkey at Thanksgiving dinner this year. The statistic struck me as low, so I thought I would survey our membership on this vitally important subject.

We have Turkey + Duck + Chicken all rolled into one.

We switch between turkey and Honeybaked Ham. This year is a bird year. I like both, so it works out well.

Most years it's ham. One year it was chicken, and one year (actually three years) it was turkey, but it was Hormel sliced turkey in gravy (my grandmother).

When I have a family, it'll probably be ham as well as turkey.

Turkey with cornbread dressing, fresh green beans cooked with bacon and onions, sweet potatoes with lots of butter and cranberry sauce and brown and serve rolls. I got to fix another plate now.

osxx said:

Turkey with cornbread dressing, fresh green beans cooked with bacon and onions, sweet potatoes with lots of butter and cranberry sauce and brown and serve rolls. I got to fix another plate now.

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Put two more plates on the table . . . sounds good to me!

Smoked turkey
Fried turkey
Corn bread dressing
Gibbet gravy
Mac & cheese
Collard greens
Candied yams
Sweet potato pie

Breakfast - Smoked Salmon and scrambled egg
Several Glasses of Bucks Fizz
Music on the iMac

Turkey Crown (No legs.. yippee)
Sausage meat & Chestnut Stuffing
Pigs in Blankets (chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon)
Roast Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes
Carrots & Peas
Gravy
Red Wine

Cheese and biscuits.
Several glasses of Port
Music on the iMac

Cognac with ice
Music on the iPhone
ZZZZZZ

pendlewitch said:

Breakfast - Smoked Salmon and scrambled egg
Several Glasses of Bucks Fizz
Music on the iMac

Turkey Crown (No legs.. yippee)
Sausage meat & Chestnut Stuffing
Pigs in Blankets (chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon)
Roast Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes
Carrots & Peas
Gravy
Red Wine

Cheese and biscuits.
Several glasses of Port
Music on the iMac

Cognac with ice
Music on the iPhone
ZZZZZZ

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Sounds like a plan!

I'm a Brit, so normally wouldn't bother with Thanksgiving...but being engaged to a Merkin, I use it as a warm up for Xmas. Yay! She's a veggie however... So a nut roast it is... Boo!

I could do a bird for myself, but I'd be eating turkey sammiches for weeks, which would be dreadful.

Just wash it down with a few continental beers, and I'll be reet!

Turkey every year for me. I don't particularly enjoy it, but it is a tradition nonetheless.

MacDude121 said:

Sounds like a plan!

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I forgot the Irish Coffees with Jameson's Whiskey. Insert these before the Cognacs;D

Chuckoir said:

I'm a Brit, so normally wouldn't bother with Thanksgiving...but being engaged to a Merkin, I use it as a warm up for Xmas. Yay! She's a veggie however... So a nut roast it is... Boo!

I could do a bird for myself, but I'd be eating turkey sammiches for weeks, which would be dreadful.

Just wash it down with a few continental beers, and I'll be reet!

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Merkin....you are having a laugh...LOL..I haven't come across that word for years.

You people are making me hungry!

I bought a 22 LB turkey today and will make my thanksgiving dinner and enjoy. Will make my own stuffing and potatoes and fresh string beans.


Plenty left over for many meals and some for my cats also!

honestly, i dont even know what it is.

robduckyworth said:

honestly, i dont even know what it is.

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It's a Canadian holiday that the Americans celebrate a month late.

We'll be starting the brine tomorrow night

**** I was just down there the other week, I should have planned that better.

I think we should as Canadians, show our support for our american friends by celebrating it a second time.

vansmith said:

It's a Canadian holiday that the Americans celebrate a month late.

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Reverse that! Grin. You Russian hacker opera user you! Grin

dtravis7 said:

You people are making me hungry!

I bought a 22 LB turkey today and will make my thanksgiving dinner and enjoy. Will make my own stuffing and potatoes and fresh string beans.


Plenty left over for many meals and some for my cats also!

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Holy crow! That's a BIG bird!

I bought a 19lb bird myself - and that's to feed 9 people

In addition to the turkey, I'll be making...

• candied yams
• green bean casserole
• stuffing
• creamed spinach

And it looks like our guests are bringing over broccoli and mashed potatoes (I hate making those). Can't wait!