Lightning Round: Your Thanksgiving Must-Have

Capt MJ said:
BLACK FRIDAY WEEK BONUS POINTS IF YOU POST ABOUT THE MOST AWFUL OR WEIRDEST DISH SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO HAVE OR YOU WERE SERVED AT THANKSGIVING

Among many candidates in my own experience:
Cherry Pretzel Chocolate Chip Jello
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Oof. Did anyone like that?
 
A1Janitor said:
Oof. Did anyone like that?
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Yes, apparently it was an annual favorite. It was considered a fruit salad. I think it’s all in what you grew up with. I was traveling with the Navy women’s basketball team as O-Rep; a family member in the same city as the tournament hosted us with nearby team member families bringing dishes. It was fun to see what others included as their must-haves. I braved the jello but couldn’t make sense of it. The pies were fab.
 
Back before my wife and I downsized/moved, we had a very large and open kitchen. Some years back, my sister was part of the Thanksgiving retinue and she wanted to make a gluten free side dish. Now we'd previously had as many as four people cooking at a time in there without an issue but she managed to take up well over half of the kitchen space, used seemingly all of our cooking implements and produced something that I still can't identify but vividly remember everyone eating a dutiful bite and then not touching it again. During after dinner cleanup, as I scraped dishes prior to washing I found most of it hidden under scraps of stuffing or other leavings.

I think it was supposed to be some sort of corn and bean casserole.
 
VelveteenR said:
The only thing I want is my son who will not be at our table for the third year in a row. He’s my must-have. Always has been.
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We had our "Navy Thanksgiving" last Saturday: DS had leave this month, just not on the holiday, so we chose the date based on his schedule and lo and behold, probably got more people at our table! Trying to not think about the next holiday - is it okay to celebrate Xmas in May??? Hmm ... Merry Memorial Day perhaps? But not trying to make light of your post: boots in the house is definitely better than boots elsewhere.

DH is trying Duck on the actual holiday, for just 3 of us, and I'm pie'd out to be honest (Pumpkin Pie and cranberry sauce are my must haves).
 
Capt MJ said:
BLACK FRIDAY WEEK BONUS POINTS IF YOU POST ABOUT THE MOST AWFUL OR WEIRDEST DISH SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO HAVE OR YOU WERE SERVED AT THANKSGIVING

Among many candidates in my own experience:
Cherry Pretzel Chocolate Chip Jello
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Definitely not horrible, but Lasagna...

How the heck am I supposed to fit 3 plates full of turkey, ham, deviled eggs, sweet potatoes, green veggies, etc, plus saving room for the various pies and cakes after eating a 6 inch square of lasagna as the appetizer?
 
OldRetSWO said:
Back before my wife and I downsized/moved, we had a very large and open kitchen. Some years back, my sister was part of the Thanksgiving retinue and she wanted to make a gluten free side dish. Now we'd previously had as many as four people cooking at a time in there without an issue but she managed to take up well over half of the kitchen space, used seemingly all of our cooking implements and produced something that I still can't identify but vividly remember everyone eating a dutiful bite and then not touching it again. During after dinner cleanup, as I scraped dishes prior to washing I found most of it hidden under scraps of stuffing or other leavings.

I think it was supposed to be some sort of corn and bean casserole.
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We went through a paleo/gluten-free stage with a family member. Every one seemed to take a “duty spoonful,” and yes, it was some kind of ancient grain vegetable combo, and yes, as I scraped plates, I don’t think anyone ate it. I do recall a six-year-old at the table made a huge face and spat it out and asked if he could have chicken nuggets.
 
Capt MJ said:
We went through a paleo/gluten-free stage with a family member. Every one seemed to take a “duty spoonful,” and yes, it was some kind of ancient grain vegetable combo, and yes, as I scraped plates, I don’t think anyone ate it. I do recall a six-year-old at the table made a huge face and spat it out and asked if he could have chicken nuggets.
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Lol we went to a seder dinner once.

My six year old future midshipman son went under the table for the dinner, saying the food stunk.

He wasn’t wrong.
 
Capt MJ said:
BLACK FRIDAY WEEK BONUS POINTS IF YOU POST ABOUT THE MOST AWFUL OR WEIRDEST DISH SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO HAVE OR YOU WERE SERVED AT THANKSGIVING

Among many candidates in my own experience:
Cherry Pretzel Chocolate Chip Jello
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You wouldn't do very well at a Midwestern Lutheran Church basement potluck. What a snob!:)
 
5centsmom said:
But not trying to make light of your post: boots in the house is definitely better than boots elsewhere.
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I understand. He's in Qatar through February. He's getting married in June, so we'll look forward being with him then. But we're skipping the holidays this year.
 
*****Not trying to thread-jack****
Anyone else read this thread and then have to look up the word "redolent" or was it just me ;)
 
Capt MJ said:
BLACK FRIDAY WEEK BONUS POINTS IF YOU POST ABOUT THE MOST AWFUL OR WEIRDEST DISH SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO HAVE OR YOU WERE SERVED AT THANKSGIVING

Among many candidates in my own experience:
Cherry Pretzel Chocolate Chip Jello
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When I was in grad school, I did a clinical rotation at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota over Thanksgiving. My fiancee (now wife) flew up to join me. My housing was actually a very upscale hotel that served a Thanksgiving buffet that the locals raved about and told me was a must do. OK, cool. I'm going to impress my girl. Except I'm from Alabama and my wife is from Louisiana. We're used to cornbread dressing, sweet potato pie, collards, gumbo, squash casserole, jambalaya, etc...

People in Minnesota don't eat that stuff. None of it. They eat stuffing, mince meat and pumpkin pie, yams, salted cod and pickled herring. We really tried, but it's the only Thanksgiving I remember being hungry afterwards. Definitely culture shock and a good laugh and memory now, but BLECHHH.
 
PT Doc said:
When I was in grad school, I did a clinical rotation at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota over Thanksgiving. My fiancee (now wife) flew up to join me. My housing was actually a very upscale hotel that served a Thanksgiving buffet that the locals raved about and told me was a must do. OK, cool. I'm going to impress my girl. Except I'm from Alabama and my wife is from Louisiana. We're used to cornbread dressing, sweet potato pie, collards, gumbo, squash casserole, jambalaya, etc...

People in Minnesota don't eat that stuff. None of it. They eat stuffing, mince meat and pumpkin pie, yams, salted cod and pickled herring. We really tried, but it's the only Thanksgiving I remember being hungry afterwards. Definitely culture shock and a good laugh and memory now, but BLECHHH.
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Yeah, but at least they drink like fish
 
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