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[mrspunkysmom]

Oh, mrspunkysmom - you might like what we also sometimes had - Grandpa Smith called it moosup - equal parts mashed potato and turnip mixed together. Yummy! Again, usually just for holidays!

That actually sounds yummy. Both foods are headed the same way anyway. Add some mixed vegetables for extra flavor. Any spices that you can remember? I bought a waxed turnip, but haven't prepared it yet. Need to get out the cleaver and hammer to get that project going.

Come to think of it, there was never anything I didn't like at Thanksgiving! When I was a kid, my mother would invite as many people as possible, ...

Oh I liked it all, too. My mom would invite single soldiers from the base for Turkey day so that they would have a family setting.

Aunt Bertha made a wonderful cranberry/orange relish - basically just cranberry and oranges diced fine in the food processor - with maybe a little sugar added, depending on how sweet the oranges were that year. It would likely kill me now, as I am hugely allergic to cranberries, and allergic to citrus as well, but I remember it fondly - a little bit went a long way, it was that strong.

I just love cranberries. I eat them dry, fresh, and drink the juice. I'll have to try that relish.

So sorry about your allergies. I had severe allergies as a youth, but outgrew most of the allergies. Most of mine were and still (for those few left) are stress-related. I had to learn how to chill so I could enjoy some foods. Being allergic to Ibuprofen and other NSAIDS is a problem and serious inconvenience (and is not stress-related - ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHH), but I'll happily stay allergic to tobacco smoke forever and a day.

Happy Thanksgiving.