Preparing for the Feast, what is your job?
@GardenGerty (169449)
United States
November 22, 2016 4:12pm CST
This is the time of year people in the US celebrate Thanksgiving. I know that not all of you observe this holiday. On the other hand I am almost certain that every country has a feasting time.
So here is your chance to tell us about your feast, and to tell us your job.
I am going first.
We will eat at my brother's house, he will have roast turkey and roast ham. There will be stuffing and dressing--bread of various types with vegetables added, like onion and celery, and seasoned with turkey broth. Mashed potatoes, candied yams, salads and garnishes, and lots of desserts and possibly breads will be there in plenty.
My official job is to prepare the old fashioned cooked whole berry cranberry sauce. Basic recipe is to bring 1 C sugar and 1 C water to boil and add a 12 oz package of cranberries. Return to a boil and boil for ten minutes. Cool and put into containers.
In addition to that I am going to make Cranapeno sauce. That is traditional sauce with jalapenos added to the cooking. On the stove presently is Spicy Apple Cranberry Ginger sauce. My mother is likely turning over in her grave.
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@sallypup (69174)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Nov 16
Today I ground corn into flour. Tomorrow I will make cornbread. We'll hollow out a squash and stuff it with the cornbread- I must remember to add raw cranberries in its batter. Room mate says she will make egg rolls and bake them on Thanksgiving day. Hubby will make the ginger apple cider T. morning. I am going to try to make a date fig orange juice millet pudding. And cocoa/ dates/ almond truffles. Can't wait!
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
You have a lot of delicious sounding foods. Unique and healthy.
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@Marilynda1225 (91069)
• United States
22 Nov 16
thanksgiving will be at my daughters and it's my job to bring the turnips and a broccoli with cheese sauce. My other daughter is making a brownie pie crust with mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert (as well as the traditional pies that will bethere)
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
23 Nov 16
My niece always brings a broccoli rice casserole with cheese. No one would eat turnips except Bob and I. We did Brussel's sprouts last year and no one ate them. I would like to have more veggies.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
23 Nov 16
I do everything. We always have it at home, just us and the kids now that his parents are gone. Doesn't really seem like a special day other than I do more cooking than usual.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
@katsmeow1213 It is good to avoid drama. Thanksgiving is about being thankful and it should not turn into a disaster. I do not blame you for doing it your way.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
23 Nov 16
@GardenGerty We used to go to hubby's sister's way back when.. but that was always a disaster so we just started doing it at home so we could do it our own way.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
26 Nov 16
@GardenGerty Well, back when we got along okay with the sister, we had a few holidays there and they weren't bad... But then she started having marriage trouble so the holidays got weird and she started changing the schedule or menu or things like that... any that we did go to were disappointing, then we had a few times we'd find out the morning of that whatever she was doing wouldn't work for us (because of timing or menu or whatever) so we were scrambling to come up with our own dinner. After one Christmas where she served lunch meat sandwiches and chips we just gave up and decided to do our own from that point on.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
22 Nov 16
My job if you will is to find out which Chinese restaurant will be open.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
Another of my jobs is to haul my sister to the festivities.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
@Jessicalynnt I got to fill the condiment trays with pickles, olives, etc.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Nov 16
@GardenGerty I also was allowed to help set the table, lol
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Nov 16
It sounds like a great feast. This year Thanksgiving is at my apartment with my boys, so I'll be doing all the cooking. They are bachelors and I don't know if either of them know how to cook, well yes, my youngest is a good cook, but I don't know if he's ever done anything like a Thanksgiving Day meal.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
23 Nov 16
Maybe they will bring flowers or something. Your Thanksgiving actually sounds cozy.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
Do you have some special foods for your feasts ?
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Nov 16
@GardenGerty In our big festivals such as Chinese New Year, it is common for us to have the BBQ pork, chicken, fish and so on.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Nov 16
My job is sides. I am making creamed onions, baked sweet potatoes and baked mac and cheese. I also bought two pies at the school fundraiser so they will be there too.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
How do you make creamed onions. I used to make a dish called "Easy Oven Onions" but I lost the recipe.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Nov 16
@GardenGerty I make a basic Bechamel sauce, boil small pearl type fresh onions and then combine the two. It is traditional in our neck of the woods.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
22 Nov 16
I have seen a lot of recipes popping up for how to fix your favorites, gluten free.
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@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Nov 16
@GardenGerty That's good to know. I hope it tastes good. 
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
After mom passed away it became my job to make the cranberry sauce as she made it. To her, jalapenos definitely would not go in anything, any time. She would also find ginger spicy cranberry sauce a horrible thing. I think I liked that one the best though. So what is a special Christmas food on your side of the world?
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
@JudyEv Oooh, that sounds refreshing.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov 16
@GardenGerty As it's so hot here in December pavlova, trifle and fruit salad are often on the dessert menu.
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@Dena91 (17041)
• United States
23 Nov 16
With extra family here for Thanksgiving, I am going to make ham, pumpkin pies and yeast rolls. Normally I do just yeast rolls and help mom in law with the turkey and all the sides. After dinner I wash the dishes so she can rest. Your cranberry sauce sounds good. I may have to try it sometime with Mike and I to see how we like it.
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Nov 16
It is good to share the work and the visiting. I do lots of things with cranberries.
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