A Thanksgiving Tradition
Marilyn Sue McClintock
6 years ago
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I know it's early but what are your 'Thanksgiving' Traditions?
Comments (8)Wish I could say I have holiday traditions, but that's not the way with my family. We never were what you could say 'close' and or 'traditional', us kids were pretty much on our own from the time we could walk. But I do have some fall traditions that I have made for myself. Maybe that counts in this thread. One of my favorite fall traditions is fried green tomatoes. I know in the south you can buy green tomatoes year round, but it seems to be a northern thing, especially with northern males, that no tomatoe shall be picked unripe until there is absolutely no chance it will ripen. These past couple weeks I have been stuffing myself on fried green tomatoes, I want to get sick of them now because I know that I won't have them again for another year. If anyone is interested I do have recipes for green tomatoe pickles, I just never learned how to can so can't use the recipes, but have them because I collect cookbooks and read them like novels, lol. Another fall tradition is the collection of black walnuts. I only have one tree, but since me and the squirrels are the only ones eating them, that is more than enough in most years. Right now I have them laying in my driveway, it is easier to get the husk off after running over them a few weeks with the cars. But please, only do this on a blacktop driveway, they will stain concret something aweful, it will never come out, don't want anyone coming after me when black walnuts stain their driveway, lol. Soon I will be cracking them, drying the meats and then it's black walnut cake and cookies. Most of which I freeze and eat in bits and pieces since black walnuts is an aquired taste, I know very few people who love it as much as I do. Another fall favorite is the ornimental chard I put in just because I think it's pretty, namely bright lights. Just before it's about done for the season, I cook it the old fashion southern way, wilt it in bacon grease (all southern cooks have a container of bacon grease in their fridge) and add some vinegar. I also have some flowering quince that actually produce fruit from time to time. It is too bitter to eat as is, but simmer it in some sugar water, kind of candy it, and it is a tasty toast spread. And in years I am able to garden, I grow my own pumpkins and use them to make real pumpkin pie. Do you know that most canned pumpkin you buy in the stores is not real pumpkin? It's mostly squash because that makes a prettier color. My real pumpkin pies may be lighter in color and have more texture than what most are use to, not all like it, but there are some who beg me to make them a real pumpkin pie, don't want anything else once they taste mine. Oh yea, and there are the late ripening apples that I have learned to appriciate, namely Mutsu, makes about the best apple pies. Again, anyone who wants about the best apple pie recipe you could find, ask, has a special twist to it. Dang, got myself in a baking mood, might have to take advantage of all the cheap pumpkins around and make a pie or two or three or four, no problem getting rid of them, lol....See Morenew: obf-thanksgiving blessings
Comments (111)What a great month it has been...Thanks Melinda for hosting this month. Maryanne-If you check in just a reminder that you are the host for December. I will try and remember to send you a message on facebook. Another day to spend with family tomorrow. DH's family has a get together the Saturday after Thanksgiving so it's tomorrow. His family is so huge we rent a school house so the kids can have the gym to play in. Of course us adults have to play to so we always have a volleyball game after lunch. Mellen-I actually went to Wal-Mart last night and stood in line for a fabulous sheet sale. If it's one thing I like it's good sheets and these were 700 thread count for $24.96. DH and I were the second ones in line so we got 7 sets. Some I got for family members, there was no limit. Shirley...See MoreThanksgiving.....Traditional and New Foods
Comments (9)Well, this year the DH and I are celebrating a Canadian Thanksgiving a little late (this coming weekend.) We decided to start celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving, well because we like the way we cook Thanksgiving! His sister always cooks the American Thanksgiving on the third thursday of November. Then, a friend of ours cooks a vagabond Thanksgiving on Black Friday. So by the time the weekend comes, we're tired of turkey! Traditional for my Thanksgiving meal is roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing (or dressing since I don't cook mine in the bird. My stuffing is a mixture of bread & sausage stuffing,) mushroom gravy, and homemade cranberry relish. New this year will be green bean almondine. I'm also going to be making an Autumn Harvest Sweet Potato Spice Flan Cake (from Louisiana Cookin' October magazine.) Usually traditional with the meal, but I'm not doing it this year, is that green bean casserole, a typical salad of greens, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and a pumpkin or apple pie. Sorry about your Mom. I'm sure she was smiling down on you when she saw you made the turnip puff!...See MoreRomania for Thanksgiving: really giving it thought
Comments (19)My husband's company has an office in Iasi (pronounced "Yash") and he's been there to visit. It is a university city with several colleges and technical universities and lots of high tech workers. Most people are Greek Orthodox and the holiday schedule is different from the one you know. Jim likes the people and talks to them several times a week for business, There are some magnificent buildings there, it's considered the cultural capital of Romania. Hope it works out for you, it would be a wonderful adventure! Here is a link that might be useful: Iasi...See MoreRita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
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