tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post4705715615253868171..comments2024-03-16T18:38:15.627-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Your REAL Thanksgiving FeastMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-21194781951587933512011-11-29T10:47:55.599-08:002011-11-29T10:47:55.599-08:00... I don't suppose I should mention my Belove...... I don't suppose I should mention my Beloved and I again had our traditional Thanksgiving cheese fondue? With champagne? And meringues with berries for afters? ... No, better not, I guess. ;-)<br />MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-90216717699051231492011-11-25T18:29:58.469-08:002011-11-25T18:29:58.469-08:00I won't say this year's feast wasn't r...I won't say this year's feast wasn't real, but we did not have any roast potatoes, only mashed, and I certainly missed them.<br /><br />I must remember to make sure of the roast potatoes next year.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-43624005349895693182011-11-25T15:05:18.401-08:002011-11-25T15:05:18.401-08:00Retrospective of this year with required items sta...Retrospective of this year with required items starred.<br /><br />*Turkey<br />*Cornbread stuffing (take that, Philly philistine!)<br />*Gravy<br />*Mashed Potatoes<br />*Turnip Puree (garlic++)<br />Turnip Casserole (baked, w. ginger)<br />Balsamic Brussels Sprouts<br />Green Salad<br />Marshmallowed Sweet Potatoes ('50s redux)<br />"Fancy" (i.e., sliced and baked) Potatoes (incl. Yams)<br />*Green beans w. mushrooms &c.<br />*Pumpkin Pie<br />*Pecan Pie<br />Apple Pie<br />*Ice cream<br /><br />*Assorted wines and hors d'oeuvres.<br /><br />Or, in short, *urp*.<br /><br />I hope yours was wonderful, too.DaveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450787473294817611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-49524597156451674532011-11-24T09:08:20.412-08:002011-11-24T09:08:20.412-08:00Creamed onions are essential. They taste great wi...Creamed onions are essential. They taste great with mashed potatoes and turkey and they're terrific as leftovers. (Pearl onions are best.)<br /><br />Unknown, I stand aghast with admiration.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-70815405848661963682011-11-24T06:04:01.698-08:002011-11-24T06:04:01.698-08:00I don't think I'd ever heard of creamed on...I don't think I'd ever heard of creamed onions before this year. I wonder how I managed that.Jonathan Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047913071312138255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-33536062653909761742011-11-24T04:22:04.205-08:002011-11-24T04:22:04.205-08:00For the record, this year it's turkey, regular...For the record, this year it's turkey, regular stuffing, oyster stuffing (the oysters harvested from the harbor here in town by my 89-year-old uncle), mashed potato, squash, carrot-and-turnip, green bean casserole, vegetable torte, creamed onion, candied sweet potato, jellied cranberry sauce, cranberry and orange relish. Only two pies at dessert, unless someone else has made the cranberry-raisin pie (I'm making the turkey this year so am exempt), plus steamed pudding, Canadian butter tarts, and hard sauce.Bookmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329919910704635244noreply@blogger.com