Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Our Thanksgiving is coming up, October 14, so it's off looking for one tomorrow. Things are a lot smaller for us now that Sherron is gone. Trying to determine who and how many are coming, 'cause normally it's just Big Red and I here now., unless the Quebec relations decide to drop in. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Wish I could be there for you because I eat a lot! We normally have a lasagna or Burritos for Thanksgiving because my wife doesn't like turkey. Enjoy the companionship of loved ones. The menu is irrelevant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 In the same boat, but a small crew - 4 or 5. If I can't get a small turkey, some shops will cut a frozen one in half lengthwise, I also have a large meat saw if DIY is the option. Always wanted to try that. A large Capon is another possibility. The real challenge is the diet that one couple pursues - Paleo. Makes some traditional dishes a PITA. The best part of a day spent cooking. Giving Thanks, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I’m a leg man, m’self. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORNERY OAF Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 (edited) Favorite time of the year, turkey! Go big so ypu can eat on it for 3 days after..Leftovers!!!!! Edited October 7 by ORNERY OAF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey James Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 You can always cook a chicken instead. I like to do a chicken and a ham instead of turkey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 For at least the last 10 years my wife and I have been saying that we'll just get a thigh or breast, or maybe a whole chicken since it's just the 2 of us. And every year Safeway or Lucky runs an insanely good deal on frozen whole turkey. So we buy one, I joint it, and cook the various parts in various ways over a few days. Some just gets roasted and then frozen for later. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Now that Mom and Dad are gone and WE are the 'old folks', we decided it was more fun to visit, go out and shoot, and maybe watch football instead of slaving in the kitchen . Plus my youngest son works in the grocery business..... so we've opted for a prime rib rather than turkey. Cleanup is much simpler, and so is the division of the leftovers! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 8 hours ago, ORNERY OAF said: Favorite time of the year, turkey! Go big so ypu can eat on it for 3 days after..Leftovers!!!!! Like Ralphie talked about when the neighbor's dogs ate the turkey: The heavenly aroma still hung in the house. But it was gone, all gone! No turkey! No turkey sandwiches! No turkey salad! No turkey gravy! Turkey Hash! Turkey a la King! Or gallons of turkey soup! Gone, ALL GONE! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 The last few years there’s only 4 of us so we ordered either Bob Evans or Boston Market. No one has to cook and clean up us easy. The food is fine. I seem to remember Bob Evans was the favorite. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Think I will just do a burger , if weather is decent grilled 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 My Sweetheart and I will be on "Mouse Safari" for thanksgiving (If Florida doesn't blow away). We will go out for "Peiking Duck" for Thanksgiving. If at home, we usually do a Cornish Hen or just a turkey thigh. Home made Cranberry Sauce of course. Very little leftovers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 14 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: Wish I could be there for you because I eat a lot! We normally have a lasagna or Burritos for Thanksgiving because my wife doesn't like turkey. Enjoy the companionship of loved ones. The menu is irrelevant. Lots of truth there. With two sons veterans, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc, was when they got to come home. Calendar didn't matter. And yes, I have seen @J-BAR #18287eat a lot! 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 10 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: I’m a leg man, m’self. Schoolmarm demands a whole turkey drumstick be set aside for her when we do a whole turkey! She couldn’t care less about the rest of it! 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORNERY OAF Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 57 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Schoolmarm demands a whole turkey drumstick be set aside for her when we do a whole turkey! She couldn’t care less about the rest of it! She would like our local grocer here, they got a local farm that raises turkeys and the grocer always has SMOKED Turkey legs!!! Wow, I love them! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Yep this is the time of the year when you have to make a tough decision - Swanson or Banquet. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Once, and only once in our marriage, have we had a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. We got so sick full of leftovers, with just the two of us, we agreed: no more! Next year we had Cornish hens (my wife was most amused with me, she woke me up as she could not get the frozen bag of giblets out of the frozen carcass. To this day she twits me with the description of long tall me wearing undershorts and an irritated expression, using adjustable pliers to yank and swear at the frozen sack of giblets!) (It eventually came out) Since then we've had Thanksgiving pizza, Thanksgiving tacos, Thanksgiving soup beans and cornbread, Thanksgiving ANYTHING BUT TURKEY! (which is a shame ... I do love turkey ...) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 I like doing an entire turkey. I usually cook it the day before and then dismember it. I save ALL the bones, skin, meat bits etc. and freeze it to later make Turkey Soup! Labour intensive, to strip the carcass, after boiling, but Good Eating! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 For us the main reason for the turkey is to provide turkey for the sandwiches the next few days. What makes the holiday dinner for us are all the sides. And we long ago decided that we will cook and eat in stages. Eventually everything gets made and eaten, just not all at once. Re turkey drumsticks. Those go into the soup pot. 50% tendon and bone separating little pieces of edible meat. Not worth the work to eat as part on its own. Or so we think. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I am thinkin' of a big pot of Bambi (venison) stew CB 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I'm not a big fan of turkey. This year I'm going to try my hand at smoking a loaf of bologna. 2 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 3 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: I'm not a big fan of turkey. This year I'm going to try my hand at smoking a loaf of bologna. Where do you get that big? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 You don't use zigzag. Use Big Bambu. 12 inches wide, 20 inches long. You can roll a Bob Marley joint with one of them things. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 9 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Where do you get that big? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Neeley Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Get you and the wife a Capon. Delicious and they run 6 to 10 lbs. Order early and sit down when you hear the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Doc Neeley said: Get you and the wife a Capon. Good gawd NO! Too many of those in Sacramento and DC. ADDED: I just looked up where to buy one near me. For a frozen 7 to 10 pound is $40. Edited October 9 by Subdeacon Joe 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 On 10/7/2024 at 6:08 PM, Sedalia Dave said: I'm not a big fan of turkey. This year I'm going to try my hand at smoking a loaf of bologna. figure it is gonna be tough to light 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 Trying to decide on the rest of the menu: veggie side dishes etc. I think I'll do my Mother's Tomato/Strawberry/horseradish Aspic, (always tasty) pepper squash. Maybe steamed carrots, peas and my own coleslaw?? OH yeah. And chilled white wine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Got to be turkey, sausage wild rice stuffing, mushroom gravy, cranberry sauce(lumpy), sweet potato mash with OJ, butter, & cinnamon. Maybe steamed broccoli as well for color and fiber. How you grew up and how many hours you are willing to cook! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 im currious why thanksgiving is in october for you ? if i missed that , im sorry , ours is in november and im glad its that far away , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Maybe because further north they have a shorter growing season so harvest comes earlier? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 8 hours ago, watab kid said: im currious why thanksgiving is in october for you ? if i missed that , im sorry , ours is in november and im glad its that far away , Cold Lake Kid is in Canada ours here in the USA is NOV 28 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 8 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Cold Lake Kid is in Canada ours here in the USA is NOV 28 ah , like i said i missed something there , sorry , 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 18 hours ago, watab kid said: im currious why thanksgiving is in october for you ? if i missed that , im sorry , ours is in november and im glad its that far away , 13 hours ago, Alpo said: Maybe because further north they have a shorter growing season so harvest comes earlier? Got me curious myself. Good guess, Alpo. Or did you look it up? https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/canadian-thanksgiving/ "The date has moved around a few times – and it wasn’t even regularly observed until it was formalised as a national holiday in 1879. The Canadian government finally settled on an October Thanksgiving celebration in 1957. Why? The date lines up with the end of the Canadian autumn harvest and it’s early enough to avoid the freezing cold of winter. While the official Thanksgiving Day is Monday, the big family feast can happen at any point on the weekend – so you have time to shake off that food coma!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 From the link above: " 4. The food is a little different Thanksgiving food is fairly similar across Canada and the US, with just a few small regional differences. Instead of turkey, Canadians might serve ham and tourtiere, a pastry pie filled with potatoes. People from Newfoundland like to enjoy a traditional Jiggs dinner – corned beef, root vegetables, and peas pudding all boiled together. For dessert, Ontarian locals usually go for butter tarts, while people in the Canadian Prairie love their apple pie, instead of pumpkin pie. And if you are serving pumpkin pie in Canada, it’s likely made with more nutmeg, ginger, cloves and cinnamon than the US version. As for stuffing, Canadians use rice and bread crumbs. You also probably won’t find as much cornbread or sweet potatoes and marshmallows here. " As with all generalizations, take that with a large grain, if not block, of salt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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