OT/MISC Thanksgiving Horror Stories Go Viral, Prove Some People Are Crazy
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Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
Not much help for us. We spent a lot of years eating goose at Christmas, and we switched to ham as soon as we could.
I was never a fan of goose.
Knighttemplar
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I use to do Christmas eve dinner, did turducken a few years and Sauerbraten a few then hearty soups. Got a few complaints so I stopped. f'em.
RememberGoliad
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<insert Sean Connery accent>Is that cat just sitting there or taking a crap?!
Just.....shitting there....
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bbbuddy
DEPLORABLE ME
Yes, but I don't want to change the taste, just add crunchiness. Which is what the water chestnuts do...
Sure, but the “altered taste” from pecans is so worth it.
Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
It's all right, I suppose. I always thought it tasted a lot like roast beef. But we had our fill of that bird over the years, so branching out to duck just isn't much option.
bbbuddy
DEPLORABLE ME
Ok, maybe next year I'll try it!
Orion Commander
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Had a good day with friends. Prayed and ate. Saturday they have the whole family. 6 kids and spouses, grand kids and a few of us strays. One kid bought a church. Old German Lutheran with the parsonage. It holds lots of people.
when it was just me and my boy,
I would buy the smallest turkey and get the meat man to saw it in half.
I later went with just a chicken
had a friend who was a preacher
he always collected $ for turkeys the seniors
one yr I gave $20 and said "buy chickens, cuz a senior cant eat a whole turkey"
it was a success and thats what he did hence forth
The only way I can eat turkey is if it is smoked.
This year, I did get to eat smoked turkey and it was delicious.
etdeb
Veteran Member
I found a 10# pork butt in freezer at work.
My nephew (bossman) smoked it on his pellet smoker and shredded it and we did pulled pork sandwiches for all the employees working.
He said he had never smoked one before but it will be something to do often.
It made 2 big pans of pulled, melt in your mouth pork.
My nephew (bossman) smoked it on his pellet smoker and shredded it and we did pulled pork sandwiches for all the employees working.
He said he had never smoked one before but it will be something to do often.
It made 2 big pans of pulled, melt in your mouth pork.
RememberGoliad
Veteran Member
Yes it is that tender. Low and slow, all day, all night if needed.
I don't wrap with foil until it's been in 4-6 hours, which gives the smoke flavor time to get into the meat and mix with whatever seasonings you put on it. Then wrap and let 'er go at 225 for up to forever. Can cut it back to 200 when it's done and keep it warm for HOURS. Possibly long enough to finish it, if you have a dedicated crew!
firefly2021
Member
Prayers for your son!!
etdeb
Veteran Member
Yes the foil was at the end when wrapped and put in a cooler to hold it's heat.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
I've never cooked goose, but it appears from all the old Christmas carols and stories (like Scrooge/Christmas Carol) that roast goose used to be (still is?) a staple at Christmas in England. Did they just prefer goose to chicken (or duck, or turkey) or could someone enlighten me as to why goose became the traditional holiday bird there? Is it better? Worse? More tender? Less? Would love some information, since I've often wondered if (just for fun) I should try goose one year, but would like to know more before I ruin a holiday....
Starting that today.
Best/worst Thanksgiving was 2012. My beloved brother passed the Sunday before (he had cancer and it was expected) and the funeral was Friday. Most of us were from out of state, so 4 additional families at DB's house. We were traveling from KS to TN and i had called SIL Monday.
"We're coming in Wednesday, do I need to bring anything for Thanksgiving?"
"No," she says. "I just had a feeling a couple weeks ago, so I made everything and will defrost the turkey and cook it Everything else is ready."
"OK"
Thanksgiving Day about 10 am, the doorbell rings and the neighborhood group brings a TD dinner for the family, enough to feed all of us (16 of us). "We knew you'd have family in town, and we wanted to do this."
At noon, doorbell rings again - this time it's the church with a full TD dinner. Same sentiments.
Then at 2, the Fireman's Benevolent Association shows up with a full TD dinner.
We had pies stacked from the counter to the ceiling. SIL was eating turkey till Fourth of July.
Additional note on one of the biggest things I am thankful for: When I found out DB was put on hospice, I was upset (duh!) but more so because i knew that would mean taking my elderly parents to the funeral. And they need to stop every few hours. DH told me, "I will take care of this. You don't worry about it." And he did.
Unknown to me, he called an RV rental place and got it set up for us to get a small RV to take. It made it where we could do the trip in a full day instead of 2. This act, by far, is the kindest most loving thing anyone has ever done for me. I am so so so blessed.
Turkeys didn't exist in England/Europe (which is where our traditions mostly came from). They are native to North America. And domestic turkeys are fragile, touchy critturs to raise. *Commercial * breeders and growers plan on about 50% mortality in young birds, even in ideal conditions. And they need significant amounts of grain to fatten.
Geese, OTOH, are an ideal homestead bird. They are mainly grazers... thrive on good pasture, and can even fatten on it. They are very good mothers, and if protected from predators, will raise a large clutch of babies by themselves. Plus, goose (and duck) are extremely fatty meat. These days, that's not seen as a plus, but fat has always been one of the hardest food essentials for poor people to obtain. They'd collect all the "goose grease" from the pan, and use it for cooking or medicine.
Summerthyme
Geese, OTOH, are an ideal homestead bird. They are mainly grazers... thrive on good pasture, and can even fatten on it. They are very good mothers, and if protected from predators, will raise a large clutch of babies by themselves. Plus, goose (and duck) are extremely fatty meat. These days, that's not seen as a plus, but fat has always been one of the hardest food essentials for poor people to obtain. They'd collect all the "goose grease" from the pan, and use it for cooking or medicine.
Summerthyme
toxic avenger
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Update on my son: he just got out of surgery and anesthesia. Surgery went well, but other issues were discovered. All are not serious and manageable. He will need a little time, but should make a good recovery.
Many thanks for all of the well wishes and messages for support!
Many thanks for all of the well wishes and messages for support!
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Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
Reasonable enough. There are restaurants that offer Thanksgiving dinners too, I've discovered.
Illini Warrior
Illini Warrior
goose was favored for Christmas because it had reached its max fatness for the year - no more eggs or down during the winter - harder to winter over compared to the other domestic birds .....
Mongo
Veteran Member
Turkeys come in various sizes or one could roast a chicken
Kritter
The one and only...
My husbands been in the hospital for two months so I was going to go to the local church for their Thanksgiving meal, and then I took a nap and overslept and missed it. So I drove to visit my husband, thinking maybe I could pick up fast food along the way, then forgot to stop. I stop at the cafeteria there, and there's a Thanksgiving bowl there for $10! Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy...which was all I needed. I split it with my husband upstairs, and then a few minutes later they bring in his dinner and it's MORE Thanksgiving food, so he even got a second plate! 
Not the greatest Thanksgiving but I did get to have Turkey and for once, I didn't over eat!
Not the greatest Thanksgiving but I did get to have Turkey and for once, I didn't over eat! 
lanningro
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Live in a smallish 3 bedroom house on 15 acres. Folding tables in every room but the bathrooms. Everyone brought food. About 25+ people.
Monster phase ten card game in the dining room.
Friday night bonfire, two 60 foot pines I cut down last year. I set up the motorhome beside the barn, hotdogs and brats on the grill. Everyone brings a dish. 4 folding tables of food under the awning.
The finale, this year we shot 1600$ worth of fireworks beside the pond. Have no idea how many folks come by as it is an open invitation. Every year I meet people I have never seen before. Tina's parents started it 40 years ago and we bought the place ten years ago and we have kept it going.
Monster phase ten card game in the dining room.
Friday night bonfire, two 60 foot pines I cut down last year. I set up the motorhome beside the barn, hotdogs and brats on the grill. Everyone brings a dish. 4 folding tables of food under the awning.
The finale, this year we shot 1600$ worth of fireworks beside the pond. Have no idea how many folks come by as it is an open invitation. Every year I meet people I have never seen before. Tina's parents started it 40 years ago and we bought the place ten years ago and we have kept it going.
Many places sell just a turkey breast.
20Gauge
TB Fanatic
We have pushed for that for the last few years, but mom insisted on continuing
Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
Got to let mom have her way. Besides, she may not much like the idea of taking people away from THEIR Thanksgiving.
bbbuddy
DEPLORABLE ME
Turkeys are American. I doubt there were turkeys available back then, unless someone had started importing them on those old ships that took a couple months to cross the Atlantic......
Duck tastes entirely different. Try one some time over the course of the year. Just for the sake of experimentation.
AlfaMan
TB Fanatic
A few years after we were married, I cooked a large turkey for thanksgiving for us and her father. It came out great! I pulled it out of the oven and set it on the counter to let it rest after cooking and let the missus get everything else ready.
We were in the dining room when we hear a GIANT crash. Walk into the kitchen and that gorgeous turkey was on the floor. With our cats (at the time) Cuddles, Junior,Chanel and of course Astor all around it gorging themselves on turkey. They were having a feast-if it wasn't aggravating it would have been really cute. It was about a 13-14 pound turkey, big enough for us.
And apparently big enough for our pets. Wasn't mad about them wolfing the turkey down-they broke my wife's serving platter doing it. She was livid! When we walked in, Astor looked up at us like, "Hey thanks for the turkey, it's delicious! Can we get some dressing with it?" And you know when a 12 pound ShiTzu with a mohawk and a devil may care attitude looks at you; you can't really get THAT mad at them. They were around it like they were at their own table, chatting and nose to nose with each other having a pleasant time.......We let them have as much as they wanted, cleaned up the mess and the broken dish and kept the remainder for them. They had turkey for a week, and for sure they didn't get turkey fatigue!
Luckily I did a small ham that day so the dinner wasn't a total loss. And I swear the cats and Astor, every time they looked at us that day; they had a smile on their faces.
We were in the dining room when we hear a GIANT crash. Walk into the kitchen and that gorgeous turkey was on the floor. With our cats (at the time) Cuddles, Junior,Chanel and of course Astor all around it gorging themselves on turkey. They were having a feast-if it wasn't aggravating it would have been really cute. It was about a 13-14 pound turkey, big enough for us.
And apparently big enough for our pets. Wasn't mad about them wolfing the turkey down-they broke my wife's serving platter doing it. She was livid! When we walked in, Astor looked up at us like, "Hey thanks for the turkey, it's delicious! Can we get some dressing with it?" And you know when a 12 pound ShiTzu with a mohawk and a devil may care attitude looks at you; you can't really get THAT mad at them. They were around it like they were at their own table, chatting and nose to nose with each other having a pleasant time.......We let them have as much as they wanted, cleaned up the mess and the broken dish and kept the remainder for them. They had turkey for a week, and for sure they didn't get turkey fatigue!
Luckily I did a small ham that day so the dinner wasn't a total loss. And I swear the cats and Astor, every time they looked at us that day; they had a smile on their faces.
Ractivist
Pride comes before the fall.....Pride month ended.
The wife and I are battling colds and did not want to risk getting her 92 yr old widowed father sick. We generally bring a meal to his house thirty minutes away. We decided Tday morning not to go, knowing my two children and their spouses, and each having two kids would make for good conversation, without the parents....more time amongst them and grandpa.
Here's were it hurts....a little. My daughter had done the entire meal, and lives two hundred yards down my lane. Did she offer to make us a plate prior to heading out....NO. So I politely asked her to bring us a leftover plate at the end of the night, which would still have been by five or six....time goes by, no daughter with leftovers?
I commented to the wife about that time, and she stated they were going to the in-laws, which are not to far out of the way to have dropped us off a plate.
So, I had two chicken breasts thawed and grilled them at around seven, along with some leftover mixed veggies and a sweet potato. Not complaining, but I did leave the door unlocked for her to drop off a plate at midnight, she didn't. I have yet to see her, and will bring it up politely.
Wife time was needed anyway, and it was a lazy day at home. Don't get many of those. WE all have our stories, and our blessings. God bless you all, and I just realized it's December.
Here's were it hurts....a little. My daughter had done the entire meal, and lives two hundred yards down my lane. Did she offer to make us a plate prior to heading out....NO. So I politely asked her to bring us a leftover plate at the end of the night, which would still have been by five or six....time goes by, no daughter with leftovers?
I commented to the wife about that time, and she stated they were going to the in-laws, which are not to far out of the way to have dropped us off a plate.
So, I had two chicken breasts thawed and grilled them at around seven, along with some leftover mixed veggies and a sweet potato. Not complaining, but I did leave the door unlocked for her to drop off a plate at midnight, she didn't. I have yet to see her, and will bring it up politely.
Wife time was needed anyway, and it was a lazy day at home. Don't get many of those. WE all have our stories, and our blessings. God bless you all, and I just realized it's December.
Oh yes I could.
Sausage, walnuts, cashew nuts, and celery... Yeah. A good amount of sage, too.
Try this; take a frozen turkey breast and put it in an Instant Pot on the trivet with three cloves of garlic, a tbsp of rosemary, a tbsp of kosher salt, a tsp of celery salt, two cups of water and half a stick of butter. Pressure look on high for 35 minutes. Then, pressure release. Coat skin with butter and a sprinkle of kosher salt. Use the air fryer lid for 8 minutes at 400 degrees. It's soooooo tasty!
You can make the gravy right in the pot by using the saute function while the turkey rests.