Thanksgiving Foods poll

[kaycountrygal]

Nov 24 2014
We've already had our main Thanksgiving meal; yes it was early. Several people brought food; it was really good: ham, turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry salad, creamed potatoes, greens, a corn/zucchini casserole/salad, garden peas, yeast rolls, sweet potato casserole (YUM), lemon meringue pie, spice cake, chocolate pie, homemade pumpkin pie. No, we don't put ice cream or coolwhip on it.

When I say "homemade pumpkin pie", I mean from scratch. We bought the pumpkin several weeks ago, peeled it, cut it in chunks, boiled it, strained it, mashed it, strained it some more, and froze it. Then recently I thawed out a pack & made the pie. Fresh frozen/thawed pumpkin tastes so different (better imo) from bought canned pumpkin although I wouldn't turn either one down in a pie LOL.

My fav part are the desserts!!

[cassiesmom]

Favorite side - the dressing
Favorite dessert - pie or fruit

Kaycountrygal, my college roommate's mother-in-law is a 4-H mom. She makes pumpkin pie from scratch as you described it. My roomie keeps the frozen cooked pumpkin on hand from autumn through Christmas and uses it in a few different ways. It tastes different from pumpkin pie made with the canned pumpkin.

Other favorite Thanksgiving treat - Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce (we have a divide in my family, jellied vs. whole berry, so I bought both!)

[pomtzu]

I prefer a baked ham to turkey, but I stay with tradition. We do a ham on Christmas tho.

Favorite side? - home made cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes
Favorite desert? - mince meat pie - or apple pie


I made 2 pumpkin breads today, and tomorrow I'll do a pumpkin pie and an apple-cranberrry pie. No mince meat, since nobody likes it but me.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Just give me dressing and cranberry sauce and I'm good to go!!!

[Alysser]

My Aunt's amazing mashed potatoes, and probably homemade apple pie

[Bonny]

cranberries with orange zest mixed in, it is yummy. The twice baked potatoes with cream cheese, half & half, salt, pepper, butter,mixed in with the potatoes with paprika on top.

[Karen]

cranberries with orange zest mixed in, it is yummy. The twice baked potatoes with cream cheese, half & half, salt, pepper, butter,mixed in with the potatoes with paprika on top.

Oh, yes, Aunt Bertha used to do a Cranberry Orange relish - whole fruits of both kind, some orange juice! and a little sugar to taste, grind it up in a food processor and done! Yummy yummy! I miss that! (allergic to cranberries now!)

[pomtzu]

Oh, yes, Aunt Bertha used to do a Cranberry Orange relish - whole fruits of both kind, some orange juice! and a little sugar to taste, grind it up in a food processor and done! Yummy yummy! I miss that! (allergic to cranberries now!)

MY MIL always did this, but I never acquired a real taste for it. I just like the whole cooked cranberry sauce - made mine this a.m. - along with my pies.

[Vette]

Stuffing. cant get enough of it