tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post6576935084213515892..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Turkey DayDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-89279180551429241582015-11-13T22:53:50.071-05:002015-11-13T22:53:50.071-05:00Very interesting on the origin of traditional Holi...Very interesting on the origin of traditional Holiday meal items. Our family tradition is Turkey on Christmas and Thanksgiving and Ham on New Years Day. Thanks for your post. I'd love to win the hard copy book, Christmas at Holly Hill! sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667697363749218857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-7091547294218053672015-11-12T09:17:43.625-05:002015-11-12T09:17:43.625-05:00Sounds like a wonderful day, and all this talk abo...Sounds like a wonderful day, and all this talk about Thanksgiving food makes me hungry. May your family enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving together this year.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-24771753217092462622015-11-12T09:16:36.726-05:002015-11-12T09:16:36.726-05:00Now that does sound like an easy day. May your Tha...Now that does sound like an easy day. May your Thanksgiving be just as much fun this year.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84352335383291371672015-11-12T09:15:35.760-05:002015-11-12T09:15:35.760-05:00It's nice when a dil offers. :) When we go to ...It's nice when a dil offers. :) When we go to Robert's house, I still have to bring the dressing and talk my dil through getting the turkey ready for roasting. Pecan pie is the other thing I have to take to her house. <br />Mimi used cornbread as the base, eggs, chopped green onions, chopped celery, left over biscuits she had frozen, chicken broth, sage, and poultry seasoning and she added 1/4 to 1/2 cup melted butter (not margarine) at the very end before putting it all in a casserole to bake. I think that butter is what made it so rich tasting. The more mixture she had, the more butter she added. Very easy, very simple, but oh so good...even the next day with warmed over gravy.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-70173537079698324202015-11-12T09:08:04.797-05:002015-11-12T09:08:04.797-05:00Thank you for those wonderful memories. My husband...Thank you for those wonderful memories. My husband was one of 10 who lived on a farm and their Thanksgiving was wild turkey they hunted and shot as well as foods grown from their gardens, so I can relate to your dad. We had some wonderful Thanksgivings on the farm and even after they moved to town. Mrs. Rogers had two stoves, two refrigerators and two freezers and fed all of us when we got together for the holiday. Yeah, we have dinner at noon and supper in the evening. Bet your mom made great chicken and dumplings.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-65232512758703849782015-11-12T09:03:41.470-05:002015-11-12T09:03:41.470-05:00Thank you for stopping by. Fruit stuffing sounds r...Thank you for stopping by. Fruit stuffing sounds really interesting. Our grandsons bring down our boxes of Christmas decorations from the attic so I can start decorating the next day. Enjoy your holiday with your family this year.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-31468103477587788812015-11-11T19:45:21.249-05:002015-11-11T19:45:21.249-05:00Hi Martha! My family comes to my house for Thanksg...Hi Martha! My family comes to my house for Thanksgiving every year. We have ham and chicken and dressing with all the trimmings. Sweet potato casserole is a must and now, green bean bundles have joined the mix. We try to take some family pictures and enjoy our time together.<br /><br />Thank you for your wonderful giveaway and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.<br /><br />mauback55 at gmail dot comMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-31675064223667440162015-11-11T19:39:34.506-05:002015-11-11T19:39:34.506-05:00We go to visit my sis-in-law & niece in Washin...We go to visit my sis-in-law & niece in Washington for a few days, only a 4 hour drive. Our tradition is to go to Old Country Buffet for a late lunch/early dinner and we each say what we are thankful for. No cooking, no cleanup :-) Then we go back to their house for my famous homemade pumpkin pie for dessert and play a rousing game or two. Always fun times with family! <br /><br />Thank you for a chance to win "Christmas at Holly Hill"<br />teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) comTrixi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03116805265841796307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-42523193213811068282015-11-11T19:14:32.738-05:002015-11-11T19:14:32.738-05:00Hi Martha, I normally cook our Thanksgiving dinner...Hi Martha, I normally cook our Thanksgiving dinner, but this year my dil offered, so I won't have to do as much. We eat the normal turkey dinner with mashed and sweet potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole,usually another veggie or two, and pie. Mmm....I'm getting hungry. I'd like to know what you're grandma puts in her stuffing.Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-28752482282086709222015-11-11T15:40:39.679-05:002015-11-11T15:40:39.679-05:00Thanksgiving was my father's favorite holiday....Thanksgiving was my father's favorite holiday. He was born in 1923, the youngest of eight children in a farm family. They didn't have much money to spend on Christmas presents but they always had plenty to eat and my grandmother was a fantastic cook so Thanksgiving was a wonderful day for this young boy. My mother is also a fantastic cook and she made sure that Daddy's favorite holiday wasn't a disappointment! We always had the parades on TV while we waited for dinner. Yes, our noon meal was dinner and our evening meal was supper. (Still is in my heart, even though most of my coworkers called them the "city" names!) Until his employer started giving turkeys at work, Mom stewed a hen and made dumplings and dressing. I still love chicken and dumplings!<br /><br />I can never hear the words "Over the river and through the woods" without thinking of my Dad. We will soon observe 10 Thanksgivings without him and even though we continue to be both blessed and thankful, we are always missing the heart of this special day: our previous father.<br />Connie<br />cps1950 (at)gmail(dot)comConnie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-55303246253576717012015-11-11T14:08:13.172-05:002015-11-11T14:08:13.172-05:00We don't have very many traditions around Than...We don't have very many traditions around Thanksgiving, at least I don't think we do....lol. We have turkey with all the regular additions. Perhaps the most different is a fruit stuffing as well as sage dressing. Our daughter decorates the house for Christmas while my husband cooks ( he is a chef ). I spend my time helping wherever needed. Thanks for the history behind many of items we always have for Thanksgiving. Thanks also for the giveaway :)<br />bettimace at gmail dot comBettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645337615635154815noreply@blogger.com