Things You Do Not Want To See On Your Thanksgiving Table

[QueenOfCalifornia]

We all have a least favorite item that seems to make it to the table what is yours?

[bobd0]

1. I hate the green bean casserole and, fortunately, so does my wife.

I tried it once when a relative made it just to be polite.

[Fuzz]

5. I kinda like it.

;)

[SoCalDem]

143. My kids DEMANDED it..but, mine was a little different

french style (drained) del Monte green beans
cream of CELERY soup
diced water chestnuts
and some of the dried onions stirred into the green beans

........

and they LOVED the orange jello with cruched pineapple & shredded carrots & walnuts..

or lime jello with cottage cheese & crushed pineapple & walnuts

........................

their favorite was "lemon fluff"..(goes to look for recipe)

[Fuzz]

157. My kids love it too.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

6. It is not

allowed here. I had someone bring it a couple of years ago... I was polite and put it on the table but no one here would touch it.

[TahitiNut]

35. I love the green bean casserole AND the sweet potato casserole AND the mincemeat. Yum!!

Nothing beats the turkey, however ... lots and lots and lots of turkey!

OTOH, Tofurkey and aspic are HORRID ... and have absolutely no place near MY plate, let alone on MY table.

[Bake]

74. Ain't these people CRAZY, TahitiNut?

Shoot, I LOVE green bean casserole, and sweet 'tater casserole with marshmallows. All that stuff. Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

And some sweet potato pie!!!!!!

Damn, I'm hungry now.

Bake

[TahitiNut]

89. Yup. And I ain't even "suthin'" either. (But my years in the military made me appreciative of food.)

Fake food (Tofurkey and aspic) doesn't count. :silly:

[Generic Other]

147. Is aspic made out of horse's hooves?

It looks icky.

Like you, I much prefer the sweet potatoes and marshmallows.

[Dulcinea]

94. Mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey, green bean casserole and cranberries.

Nothing else is necessary.

I hate sweet potatoes, and STUFFING is part of Thanksgiving dinner if you like it. (I can take it or leave it.) DRESSING goes on salad.

Why in God's name would anyone eat that jello? And what exactly is aspic? It looks awful.

Tofurky doesn't even SOUND good. I can't bring myself to eat something that the name of which reminds me of toe jams.

[TahitiNut]

97. I'll take the yams over the mashed white potatoes ... and cornbread stuffing, too. Yum!

Happily, I like BOTH mashed white and sweet potatoes (with mini marshmallows) ... Yum!!

Aspic is HORRIBLE ... and Jello is a waste of time and effort. Pumpkin pie and mincemeat pie and pecan pie ... now we're talking! (With lots of whipped cream.) Slurp!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

135. Oh my gawd

We love the mashed potatoes - I make them with roasted garlic, sour cream and butter.

A friend is bringing her version of sweet potatoes - I will be happy just to have her and her damned sweet potatoes here. :)

[jmowreader]

146. I am now going to tell you what aspic is. Please cover your keyboard with plastic.

Aspic is meat-flavored jello salad.

You get Knox gelatin, dissolve it in broth, and add shit like green olives to it.

At the end of this exercise, you are the owner of a food item no one in the world likes, but everyone has to eat because no one wants to offend the aunt who brought it.

[Generic Other]

148. OMG that sounds dreadful

truly thankful never to have had that served to me!

[Ilsa]

160. I love the yam dish, green bean dish,

cranberry sauce, green jello salad, etc. Never had aspic, Tofurkey ,etc.

my sis wanted to bring a bunch of weird dishes she has never tried to Thanksgiving dinner. I've been reminding her about trying to keep a few traditions alive, like dressing and gravy, pumpkin pie , etc.

She wanted to make creamed spinach and add a bunch of Indian spice to it. And I don't mean Native American Indian. Blech.

[bunkerbuster1]

76. My wife hates it.

Me, I kinda miss it.

I think there's an updated version out there--Alton Brown maybe?--I might need to google.

[rebel with a cause]

99. Save your time, I already have it among my saved recipes. Enjoy.

Best Ever Green Bean Casserole
(Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007)

For the topping:
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Nonstick cooking spray

For beans and sauce:
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1 pound fresh green beans, rinsed, trimmed and halved
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 ounces mushrooms, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup half-and-half

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

Combine the onions, flour, panko and salt in a large mixing bowl and toss to combine. Coat a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray and evenly spread the onions on the pan. Place the pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake until golden brown, approximately 30 minutes. Toss the onions 2 to 3 times during cooking. Once done, remove from the oven and set aside until ready to use. Turn the oven down to 400 degrees F.

While the onions are cooking, prepare the beans. Bring a gallon of water and 2 tablespoons of salt to a boil in an 8-quart saucepan. Add the beans and blanch for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately plunge the beans into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.

Melt the butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to give up some of their liquid, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and nutmeg and continue to cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute. Add the broth and simmer for 1 minute. Decrease the heat to medium-low and add the half-and-half. Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, approximately 6 to 8 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in 1/4 of the onions and all of the green beans. Top with the remaining onions. Place into the oven and bake until bubbly, approximately 15 minutes. Remove and serve immediately.

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

[bunkerbuster1]

175. Nice. Thanks!

[Madam Mossfern]

104. Luckily for the past 25 years

I've been in charge of Thanksgiving dinner with family and close friends. None of that stuff has ever graced my table. However in deference to a couple of my sons, I now serve in addition to the traditional turkey.......meatloaf!

[jmowreader]

145. There's a commercial they're playing on the radio now...

in which someone's talking about the Thanksgiving menu and their annoying little brat keeps mentioning Green Bean Casserole.

Obviously this dish is like Vegemite: if you don't start eating it at birth, you'll never like it.

[YOY]

2. the Tofurkey...seriously Vegans and Vegetarians...just make something else.

An awesome green salad will kick that tofurkey's ass up and down the stairs...why make pretend?

[WhollyHeretic]

15. Why do you care? Have you tried it?

I like the taste of Tofurky. We have one a couple of times a year.

[AlCzervik]

22. me too, i'm the non meat eater at my house, i eat tofurkey and they have actual

turkey.

It's funny how none really asks people who eat meAT "OMG why do you eat meat?"

k?

[QueenOfCalifornia]

26. Your typo

makes your post very funny! :rofl:

[Fran Kubelik]

52. I agree

:rofl:

[Blue Diadem]

59. OMG! Your post is hilarious, I know you didn't mean it to be

but leaving those two letters off really changed the meaning.

:rofl:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

134. Did she fix it before the hour was up?

I don't have the heart to look. It must be there forever. FOREVER!

[Blue Diadem]

144. Yep.

It was done in a way that you can still see the original typo.

[YOY]

23. Actually, I have. The texture is just wrong. Tofu makes great Pad Thai but poor at imitating meat.

Little sister is a vegetarian we had it a few T-days ago. Even she agreed to stick to the green bean casarole and fresh salad: even SHE did not like it.

Please...just make a salad. Balsamic Vinagrette dressing with olive oil. Fresh cherry tomatoes. Green Spinach. Maybe some carrot shavings or some artichoke hearts in there... So much better and not trying to imitate anything else.

I've been making bean salad for my sister when she comes over now...Tofurkey is a dirty word.

[superduperfarleft]

27. Tofurkey isn't tofu.

You may not like it, but it's not tofu.

[YOY]

31. Then...praytell...what did I eat 3 years ago?!?!?!?

Cause it was pretty funky and semi-vegetable matterlike!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

43. Yes it is

5 pounds of firm tofu
1 pound of tofu for the "drumsticks" - optional
Stuffing:
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 and 1/3 cup celery, diced (about 4 stalks)
1 cup mushrooms, finely chopped
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup sage (may use 1/8)
2 teaspoons marjoram
2 teaspoons thyme
1 teaspoon winter or summer savory
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon rosemary
2 teaspoons celery seed
1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
3 cups Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing

Basting mixture:
1/2 cup toasted sesame oil
1/4 to 1/3 cup soy sauce or tamari
2 tablespoons miso
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon mustard of choice

Mash tofu or mix well with hands. Be sure that all of the lumps are out. Line a 12" colander with wet cheesecloth over lapping the sides. Add the mashed tofu to the cloth covered colander, press down and cover with the overlapping sides. Place the whole thing in a large bowl. Cover the cheesecloth with a plate that fits inside the colander and place a 5 pound weight on the plate. Refrigerate and let sit for 2 to 3 hours.
When time is up, start the stuffing. Saute' the onions, celery and mushrooms in the 2 tablesoons sesame oil. When soft, add the garlic and all the rest of the stuffing ingredients, except stuffing, mixing well. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add herb stuffing and mix well. Remove tofu from fridge and take off weight, plate and top of cheesecloth. Hollow out tofu to within 1 inch of the sides and bottom, placing the tofu in a bowl. Place the stuffing inside the shell and pack in firmly. Cover with the remaining tofu and pat down firmly. Turn stuffed tofu onto a greased baking sheet, flat side down. Gently press on sides of "turkey" to achieve a more oval shape. If desired at this point, you may mold "drumsticks" out of one pound of tofu, and place on each side of the "turkey".
Mix up the basting mixture and baste tofu "turkey" with half of it. Cover the "turkey" with foil, and bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour. Remove foil, baste with all the remaining mixture except a few tablespoons and return to oven for 1 hour more, or until the "turkey" is golden. Remove from oven and use rest of basting mix. Using at least 2 large spatulars, move to a large plate. Serve with the gravy of your choice, if you wish, and cranberry sauce.

[WhollyHeretic]

51. Umm... you had a picture of a actual Tofurky brand Tofurky. That recipe is not the same thing

A Tofurky is actually more seitan than tofu.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

58. The product is made with

TOFU too. You must need a hobby?
It's easy to find the ingredients on the internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofurky
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-tofurkey.htm
http://www.moscowfood.coop/content/view/72/26/

Here is the ingredients from Turtle Island Food's website:
Roast Ingredients: water, vital wheat gluten, organic tofu (water, organic soybeans, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride), white beans, garbanzo beans, non genetically engineered corn starch, natural vegetarian flavor, expeller pressed non genetically engineered canola oil, shoyu soy sauce (water, non genetically engineered soy beans, wheat, salt, culture), spices, lemon juice, calcium lactate from beets.

Stuffing Ingredients: Organic brown rice, whole wheat bread cubes (whole wheat, filtered water, unbleached wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic palm oil, sea salt, yeast, natural enzymes, ascorbic acid), onion, celery, expeller pressed non-genetically engineered canola oil, organic wild rice, natural vegetarian seasoning, granulated garlic, herbs and spices. Contains: Wheat

[WhollyHeretic]

63. Wow. Reading comprehension is not something you are blessed with, is it?

:eyes:
What part of "A Tofurky is actually more seitan than tofu" didn't you understand. I state right there that it has tofu. It happens to have more seitan than tofu though.

[Name removed]

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[WhollyHeretic]

70. Wonderful insult, very progressive. You didn't even read the information you posted.

The ingredient listed BEFORE tofu was vital wheat gluten, which is seitan. If you didn't know that than there is no possible way you were a vegan for 6 years.

So like I said, it has more seitan than tofu.

[superduperfarleft]

64. It's also got lemon juice in it. Is it a lemon?

Tofu is soybeans, nothing more. Just because tofu is one ingredient doesn't mean that the final product is a jiggling block of white stuff.

Regardless, the texture of tofurkey is NOTHING like tofu. Absolutely nothing.

And no, I don't work for Turtle Island Foods, although maybe I should as much shilling for them as I've done today.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

73. Okay...

It is the third ingredient after water and wheat gluten so I guess it is made from water and wheat which everyone knows makes paste. If you guys who like the stuff so much, would go and post your own thread about the wonders of Tofurkey - I would appreciate it - but hey... just find as many threads as you can where you can nitpick and make it your hobby.

No one cares if you want to eat it. Really. Lighten up. Honestly... just stop trying to make a flamewar out of something that was meant to be fun.

Look--- It's also made of vegetarians. Finally something we can all agree on - Soylent Green is People.



Roast Ingredients: water, vital wheat gluten,
organic tofu (water, organic soybeans, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride),
white beans, garbanzo beans,
non genetically engineered corn starch,
natural vegetarian flavor,
expeller pressed non genetically engineered canola oil,
shoyu soy sauce (water,
non genetically engineered soy beans, wheat, salt, culture),
spices, lemon juice, calcium lactate from beets.

[wildflower]

126. You should try Seitan sometime

You might like it.

It is made from wheat gluten, which is the protein left in the wheat when the starch has been removed. Combined and kneaded with water, it makes a stiff dough (not a paste). Spiced and cooked, it is quite tasty and can be very meat-like. Not really like tofu. Tofurkey is more seitan (wheat gluten) than tofu.

[haele]

142. What is "natural vegetarian flavor"?

That lends yet another definition to the idea of a vegetarian meal.
Sorry, just had to ask. The Tofurkey food fight can continue...

Haele

[Goblinmonger]

149. It means that vegetarians

don't have to worry that when they list "natural flavoring" in the ingredients that a meat byproduct is not included in that which is sometimes is.

[jmowreader]

150. Soylent Green is vegan!

Absolutely no animals are exploited in the manufacture of Soylent Green. All the people whose bodies are used in its manufacture have voluntarily turned themselves in to government-owned Home Going Centers.

And as Soylent Green contains no exploited animal ingredients, AND because there ain't nuthin' else, it is 100 percent Vegan. Bone appetit!

[superduperfarleft]

55. I don't know what that weird concotion is

But Tofurkey-brand "tofurkey" is more of a grain meat (I've typed that about a thousand times today) like seitan, that takes very little preparation other than heating in the oven. And it's delicious. You should try it again.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

24. Yes...

I have "had" it.

It is terrible and the texture is like a cooked, dry pencil eraser - or it is too wet and ewwww. Had it on 3 occasions where the vegans all loved it except for me - It's sort of like saying the pizza is real good at Chuckey Cheese.

I was a vegan for 6 years. I could not stand the shit.

[WhollyHeretic]

36. Yes cut up animal flesh is so much more appealing.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

38. Please.

Please do not make this a PETA thread... For all that is good and wonderful.. don't make the DU go nuts on this thread. Just eat the Tofurkey and be happy!

I love Tofurkey. It is delectable! Mmmmmmmm.

[WhollyHeretic]

46. Wow. That is quite a strawman you have there.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

50. Please.

why can't you find something else to do? No one cares if you eat tofu. No one.

[Name removed]

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[QueenOfCalifornia]

61. Thank you!

I needed someone to stop me. I owe you one. :)

[YOY]

62. Naw we're good.

I gotta reply to that letter you sent to me sometime!

:grouphug:

[YOY]

92. Aww...dey didn't wike being cawed twolls...deweted my post.

when one is fishing for a fight...that's pretty much what it is. Gotta call a spade a spade.

Sorry mods. When they're acting like it, I am sorry to say folks need to be called on it.

[WhollyHeretic]

141. Did the mods delete your post? Aww poor thing...

I came looking for a fight?

:rofl: I just wanted to know why you had such a problem with Tofurky.

[YOY]

44. No. Anything else you could cook is more appealing. Vegetarian or otherwise.

That is the point of what I (and Gilligan) have said...but hey...let's make it into a PETA thread...

[WhollyHeretic]

48. Hey look. You've got a strawman too.

[Codeine]

90. But that's simply untrue!

I really, really like the taste and texture of Tofurky. I find it as appealing as anything else on our vegetarian/vegan table on Thanksgiving. And it's great the next day on a crusty roll with cranberry sauce and stuffing.

[YOY]

91. I guess you must have different tastes than me. No biggie.

Now cranberry sauce and stuffing...or better yet...cranberry stuffing (ask for it by name)...delectable! That's a fact!

[awoke_in_2003]

83. Stop it

you're makeing me hungry.

[flvegan]

154. Shame you can't be driven to spell properly.

[uppityperson]

163. No, baked squash is so much more appealing. Or potatoes.

Or veggie stir fry. Limiting yourself to "turkey or tofurkey" isn't necessary.

[Profprileasn]

140. Veggie pot pie

I make a wonderful veggie pot pie that is to die for. Not processed like Tofurky either.

[litlady]

171. There is a vegetarian restaurant in LA that makes a great wheatmeat turkey.

I love it and have even ordered it online to serve when I moved. However, I think Tofurkey is nasty!

[notadmblnd]

3. That's minced meat pie? I thought it was baked beans

My sister likes mince meat pie. But they aren't going to get me to eat it. Looks like a plate of freshly swatted flies.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

17. Horrible isn't it?

Ingredients
2 1/2 pounds beef
2 1/2 pounds pork
1/2 pound beef suet
2 pounds raisins, seedless
1 1/2 pounds apples
1 pound apricots dried
1 pound dried peaches
1/4 pound citron
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon spices
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup apple cider


Tell me why someone came up with this for a PIE??????

[notadmblnd]

21. They were starving, came across a stash of food and couldn't decide what to eat first?

:shrug:

[wryter2000]

49. I don't think it's made out of that any longer

At least, not the stuff in the jar. That was an old recipe for using up meat scraps. I'm pretty sure it's dried fruit and spices now.

On edit: Here are the ingredients to Nonesuch mincemeat in the jar
Water, Corn Syrup, Raisins, Dried Apples, Molasses, Modified Corn Starch, Distilled Vinegar, Dried Citrus Peel, Salt, Spices, Beef, Bitters, Pectin.

So, there is a bit of beef in it, but I imagine it'd be pretty hard to find it. Anything in a jar is going to have crap like corn syrup in it.

[Terran]

66. It's British, it's what they do

or used to do. Anyway, modern mincemeat is meatless unless you buy very expensive stuff or make it yourself. It's just got the good stuff left--raisins, nuts, apples, spices. I love mincemeat pie! I hadn't thought about, but now I'm going to make one myself!

Edit: I've been watching "The Duchess of Duke Street", an epic-sized BBC soap opera about a woman (loosely based on reality) who became the most famous chef in England around the turn of the 20th century. Almost every episode has some cooking in it or references to dishes, and some of the strange things the Brits did with meat...quail pudding anyone??

[awoke_in_2003]

86. British cuisine

is an oxymoron :)

[orleans]

124. what was the suet in that recipe?

my mother remembers her mother making this pie and boiling a package of mincemeat in order to loosen it and then pour it in the pie crust (back in the '40s). she also says there was no meat in the pie.

but what is suet?

[Terran]

131. suet is beef fat, but

I'm not sure what the distinction is between suet and lard. Both are kind of waxy, it's not just fat that would be trimmed off a steak. Possibly pre-rendered for purposes of cooking.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

137. I think

lard is from pork????

[jmowreader]

151. That's part of it

Lard is from pork and can be either rendered or raw. Suet is from beef, and it's always raw. Rendering beef fat turns it into tallow.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

136. Oh my!

I want to watch this show you speak of. I will find it and take a look.

Cooking is what makes me happy and I love making a nice meal... :) I would like to watch this program...

[Hekate]

161. It is an Olde English midwinter dried-fruits concoction. Actually looks delicious...

... I grew up eating the modern variety made out of the jar of Nonesuch. With brandy inside--yum. Can't bake with liquor any more because of hubby's gut, but Nonesuch has the kind without brandy too.

Hekate

[SmileyRose]

105. dried fruit, nuts, sugar, brandy, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, citrus peel

some people add a little beef or venison, most don't.

[wryter2000]

4. It broke my heart to vote against the marshmallows on the yams

But there's no worse abomination in food than the jello salad.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

8. You haven't

had the aspic then. I used to gaze upon it with horror when I went to an ex boyfriends Moms house - it was disgusting.

[hogwyld]

34. Is that it in the 3rd pic?

What an abomination! I ranks right up there with the lime jello, cottage cheese, and pinapple bits.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

39. Yes...

there are lots of variations - the one I was forced to try (You'll love MY aspic) was dark red and had olives in it... It was dreadful.

[wryter2000]

40. It's a hard choice, I'll admit

I think the marshmallows swing it for me, though. Put marshmallows in the aspic, and I'm with you.

[orleans]

125. ....

Aspic is a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine made from a meat stock or consommé. It is also known as cabaret.

When cooled, stock made from meat congeals because of the natural gelatin found in the meat. The stock can be clarified with egg whites, and then filled and flavored just before the aspic sets. Almost any type of food can be set into aspics. Most common are meat pieces, fruits, or vegetables. Aspics are usually served on cold plates so that the gel will not melt before being eaten. A meat jelly that includes cream is called a chaud-froid.

Nearly any type of meat can be used to make the gelatin: pork, beef, veal, chicken, or even fish. The aspic may need additional gelatin in order to set properly. Veal stock provides a great deal of gelatin; in making stock, veal is often included with other meat for that reason. Fish consommés usually have too little natural gelatin, so the fish stock may be double-cooked or supplemented. Since fish gelatin melts at a lower temperature than gelatins of other meats, fish aspic is more delicate and melts more readily in the mouth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspic


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[knitter4democracy]

101. I have never understood that, either.

Why ruin good sweet potatoes like that? :shrug:

[DS1]

7. this obscenely disgusting overload of bacon

[QueenOfCalifornia]

10. LOL!

You will be in hell for this post. I am laughing so hard I can't stop! I hate you DS1!

Drat, how did you find this post... I thought you had me on ignore! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[DS1]

13. eh

everyone gets a second chance. except the other 73 people still on ignore :D

[Retrograde]

14. I like bacon, but

a couple pieces once or twice a month will do it for me.

I wonder if someone was trying to lard (yes, that's the culinary term) a dry bird and didn't quite understand the process. The fat needs to be inserted into the meat: just wrapping it around the outside over the skin would, I suspect, produce a large amount of fat in the roasting pan.

[hogwyld]

19. Only you could take 2 of my favorite foods

and turn them into some nauseating crap!:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

115. That DS1 has skillzzz

:rofl:

[rucky]

37. "I never met a crowd that didn't love bacon"

[AlCzervik]

45. Wow, that's a lot of swine.

i would not want to be the one that has to clean out that oven.

[sufrommich]

47. I'm sorry,that made me laugh out loud. nt

[YOY]

65. That's a fricking coronary on a plate.

n/t

[knitter4democracy]

103. What a waste of good bacon.

Ugh. I love bacon, and even that makes me ill.

[underpants]

178. It's like what they say about a bacon and egg breakfast

the chicken was involved

but the pig was committed!

[AlCzervik]

9. Tofurky, yes i will be having it.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

11. Just take the advice

upthread and eat a salad! For all that is good and holy don't do it!

[AlCzervik]

12. why, i've had one before, what's the big deal?

[QueenOfCalifornia]

28. If you like it

then go for it. I am just being a sarcastic ass... It'll wear off later in the day... or it could get worse.... I never can tell. :)

[monmouth]

16. Didn't Debra Barone make that one year???...Best episode ever...n/t

[AlCzervik]

20. on Everybody hates Debra? I don't know, i didn't watch that show.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

54. I think

Raymonds Mother, Marie, made it. It was so funny... it "jiggled" and everyone just stared at it.

[endless october]

18. oyster dressing.

some people love this stuff. i don't know any of them.

dressing is good as is. leave the oysters out.

[slackmaster]

84. Oysters should be served raw on the half shell as appetizers

I love them!

[Bryan]

119. More for me, then!

I think oyster stuffing is a treat.

[stopbush]

25. I LOVE mince pie!

One can find it made without suet or meat, you know. What's wrong with a pie loaded with apples, raisins and cloves?

[superduperfarleft]

29. A bird carcass. n/t

[QueenOfCalifornia]

75. A Horses Ass

It's word association time!

[superduperfarleft]

80. Hur hur hur hur.

I didn't mean to hijack your thread originally, but since you feel like taking out your lack of impulse control on the world and acting like a complete dick, now I'm glad I got the chance to shit all of over it.

[riqster]

30. Green-Bean Casserole, official state food of Ohio

:yoiks: :puke:

[demnan]

32. Most people's green bean cassarole sucks

so that's got my vote.

[Cleita]

33. Unfortunately, all the above will be seen on the family's table

with the exception of the tofurkey. My son-in-law loves it all.

[Bryan]

41. Green bean m***********g casserole

Whether it's made with Cream of Mushroom or Tomato, it is abominable. If this shit turns up on your family's table and you feel obligated to eat it, make sure you take some before it gets cold; otherwise, you're at the mercy of the gag reflex.

[Warpy]

42. I will take polite portions of everything

but those horrible sweet potatoes. I won't ask for seconds of any of it and I will struggle to choke it down---except the Tofurky, which isn't bad, actually, unless you're expecting it to be turkey.

Those sweet potatoes are just wrong. They have plenty of sweetness all their own and don't need the marshmallows. They're nice roasted and spiced. They're not nice mashed with chemicals.

[bobd0]

111. The wife makes smashed potatoes.

Sweet potatoes with bourbon and walnuts mashed in a casserole with a thin layer of crunchy brown sugar on top. Mmmm. I love all manner of sweet potatoes but these are exceptionally good.

[Warpy]

121. Sounds like something I'd ask for seconds of.

Well, I'm not nuts about bourbon even though I've done a fine bourbon chocolate coating on fresh strawberries.

That does sound lovely, though.

[sufrommich]

53. I like green bean casserole and green jello. Just

looking at the sweet potatoes with marshmallows makes me nauseous.

[Tarc]

56. PETA twits and their pro-tofurky, anti-turkey crusade are ridiculous

I almost hate sharing this infantile propaganda, but;

http://www.peta.org/cooking-mama/index.asp

people need to see how absurd these people are.


PS - I love mincmeat pies! :)

[YOY]

57. Dude...don't let it turn into "that kind" of thread.

Upstream someone else already tried to do that for the opposite of your cause. There's also the "flesh and carcass" crap here as well. Just let it go.

[AlCzervik]

60. some of us just don't eat meat ok?

and we don't blast people who do.

[flvegan]

69. Not as ridiculous as the average douchebag though.

[superduperfarleft]

77. Macho fundamentalist carnivores are complete assholes

And should be sent to the acid mines for cock-and-ball torture for the crime of existing.

Another thing I think is ridiculous: Wiccans. What a fruity new-age BS pile of crap that "religion" is. It's only for kids who were raised Christian that just want to piss off their parents but are too scared to let go of the concept of the sky-daddy.

See, all generic insults. I didn't call out anyone in particular. Don't delete me, please!

[Hekate]

162. "Another thing..." Andy Rooney, is that you? nt

[Beaverhausen]

102. Twits? nice

and the way I make tofurkey seems to please all the carnivores at my thanksgiving dinners.

[Hissyspit]

172. Yes, it's ridiculous the way they point out that killing animals results in killing animals.

[RedLetterRev]

67. I can't even say the word "tofurkey" with a straight face

and I can't stand tofu in any way, shape, or form. I'd have to say that aspic rates about the same on the gag-reflex scale in our house. My partner loves sweet potatoes baked and I make a hellagood "swaytater pah", but we draw the line at foofy marshmallowed-up casseroles. We actually like green bean casserole, but we make it with stuff that comes out of our garden, not stuff that comes out of a can. World of difference.

[flvegan]

71. Other: any cooked decomposing carcass of an animal.

Yes, I'll be having Tofurky thanks.

[LeftyMom]

72. Dude, make the fucking recipe I gave you.

It's harder work, but it's a million times better than tofurkey.

Or if you're going pre-packaged, Celebration Roast > Tofurkey.

[flvegan]

79. But I've had this one for like 6 months

and I want to use it. Besides, I'm cooking for my mom and don't want to pop a big surprise on her. She likes the Tofurky, so it's all good.

[LeftyMom]

85. Okay, but you should make the other stuff asap

because it's unspeakably awesome.

[Ignis]

95. But it's good enough for Sarah Palin! Ya pinko commie!

I was going to make my own UnTurkey again this year, but I'll probably just give in to ease and make something less labor-intensive.

[flvegan]

158. So is shooting wolf pups.

And shooting adult wolves from a chopper. Good enough is a funny term to think about and unfortunately at times, relate to.

Just sayin'.

I miss UnTurkey.

[Justpat]

78. Did you get those pictures at The Gallery Of Regrettable Food?

http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/jello/index.html


some of those things look familiar.

The Gallery of Regrettable Food is a site I go to sometimes when I need a laugh.
My mother is know in our family as the Atomic Chef due to penchant for cooking
everything at the temperature of an incinerator.

[uppityperson]

165. Lileks!

We grew up in the same town, I think around the same time also since he references stuff I knew growing up there. I didn't know he had a food site, will go check it out.

Major food groups:
Jello
Cream of Mushroom soup based hot dishes

[Justpat]

176. That guy is a riot.

I check it out from time to time to see what's new. His meat section is a classic.
I have been to that site so many times and I laugh my head off every time.


http://www.lileks.com/gallery/meat2/13.html

This is cold curried chicken-paster arranged in the shape of a crown.
May I never write that sentence again.

:rofl: :rofl:

[derby378]

81. Sarah Palin dancing with a lampshade on her head

Deeeeeeep Hurting.

[slackmaster]

82. Tofurkey takes the cake! My psycho stalker psychiatric nurse EX-girlfriend fed it to me

Just ONCE.

:nuke:

GIVE ME FRIED TURKEY LIVERS OR GIVE ME DEATH!

[michreject]

87. # 1,2 and 3 on the list is:

Tofurkey - Mmmmm... Nothing says "that's fucked up" like this shit

[theboss]

88. I believe in segregating my meal courses

Vegetables do not belong in dessert. (Seriously...carrots in Jello? What kind of mental patient does this?)

Marshmallows do not belong in a side dish.

I will not compromise on this.

(Am I the only one with family members who are way way way way too into onions? This usally impacts Christmas more than Thanksgiving, my I have an aunt you cuts up two onions and puts them in everything. So...the stuff tastes like...onion. Which makes the turkey taste like...onion).

[readmoreoften]

93. I love green bean casserole and LOVE the sweet potatoes. Tofurky is fine too.

But that tuna jello stuff seems terrifying.

[Adsos Letter]

96. Yum-Yum...

...a dish of unknown provenance that appears mysteriously at our family get-togethers...

Strawberry Jello, whipped cream, baby marshmallows, all stirred together... :scared:

[Bryan]

116. Wait, it has a name?

That was a staple of my childhood. Barring a strong aversion to Jell-O, I don't see what's wrong with it.

[uppityperson]

164. It is called "ambrosia"

[Mollis]

98. My grandma is vegan

so we will be having some tofurkey. lol
But, regular turkey as well.

[Kitty Herder]

107. I really like your sig picture.

It says it all about the marriage issue.

[Mollis]

120. Thanks :)

I want the get the bumper sticker for my car.

[knitter4democracy]

100. I voted Velveeta, but I'd also vote for the oysters my stepmom makes.

It's more like an oyster casserole, and it would make me gag every year. Thank goodness we're going to be elsewhere this year, though my in-laws are huge fans of Campbell's soup and Velveeta. Ick. I'm making sure to bring the important stuff (Chex Mix, homemade pies and quickbreads, and squash), and Hubby's doing one of the turkeys to make sure at least one of them is edible.

[rebel with a cause]

106. We were just going with chicken this year,

but my daughter won a turkey today at work. A whole turkey for three people. This means turkey left overs for two of those people for quite a while.

And our one dog is allergic to poultry, so I can't feed it to either of them. That means days of two whining dogs following me around, looking toward the kitchen with those sad, sad eyes. :cry:

Happy Holidays.

[Edweird]

108. 'All of the above' wasn't an option, so I went with Tofurkey ;)

[Kitty Herder]

109. I voted for the marshmallow sweet potatoes. I love sweet potatoes.

But I cannot fathom the need to cover them in marshmallows. WTF? And yet, every Thanksgiving, it seems that whoever is assigned to make the sweet potatoes ruins them with marshmallows. Except for the year I made them. And then everyone complained that I ruined them by leaving out the marshmallows.

[Bryan]

123. See, I didn't know the marshmallows were gauche.

I thought the marshmallows were important. This may point up my poor breeding, but I didn't know marshmallows were an item of disdain.

I'm on yam duty this year, and I've received specific requests for the marshmallows, and there's a certain element of crowd-pleasing that has to go into dinners like this, so I figured I'd go with marshmallows. I'm a bit torn here.

[Kitty Herder]

130. I learned the hard way that if your family is expecting the marshmallows, go with the marshmallows.

I figured out that my family doesn't actually like sweet potatoes, just the marshmallows. That was my mistake, thinking they'd like the sweet potatoes without the marshmallows as much as I do.

[IDemo]

110. recipes

Green beans - steam or boil fresh green beans for 12 minutes. Drain. Add salt and butter if desired. Eat.

Yams - Place whole yam (pierce with fork or knife first!) in oven at 375° about 1 1/2 hours. Add salt and butter if desired. Enjoy.

[KitchenWitch]

112. What. The. Hell. is the one below the tofurkey???

That looks about eighteen levels of disgusting.

[sufrommich]

113. I honestly thought it was one of those bug concoctions you

see on the food channel when they show weird things people eat.Turns out it's mincemeat.

[KitchenWitch]

118. No the mincemeat was nearer the bottom of the post.

[XemaSab]

156. The jiggling thing with the olives is aspic

:puke:

[rasputin5]

114. I looked for "all of the above"! Settled on sweet potatos.

Whoever added marshmallows to them at first should be rotisseried at high noon!

[ThatsMyBarack]

117. I like sweet potatoes with little marshmallows.

I also like "ambrosia" salad with little marshmallows. :9

[sufrommich]

122. Loooove ambrosia! nt

[htuttle]

127. Fluffy Mackerel Pudding

"Once upon a time the world was young and the words "mackerel" and "pudding" existed far, far away from one another.

One day, that all changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought the word fluffy would help.

Oh, and eggs, too. "

http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards/fluffymackpudding.html

[AlCzervik]

132. that would be a good name for a band or my next pet.

[lonestarnot]

128. Well I don't know about my table, but I think bushitler should have to eat a nice serving of cat

surprise pie.

[jane_pippin]

129. What in christ's name is in that jello? Olives? The hell?

It looks terrifying. But, I have to vote for Green Been Casserole. It's an abomination and I hate it. I don't understand why it exists--why ruin green beans? They did nothing to deserve that.

[old mark]

133. Other #2 - I looked at the pics and had no idea what many of them were.

I must have led an unadventurous life, at least as far as food.

I didn't identify those things, but don't want to eat them, either.
(FWIW, our local supermarket chain stocks Tofurky, and thay have big signs advertising it - don't forget the gravy.)

I wouldn't mind the jello, with fruit instead of what looks like torn up colored paper in it, but nothing else on this list, please.

mark

[quakerboy]

138. I had to look up Aspic

That sounds... unpleasant. Never heard of it before.

Until very recently I thought that Tofurkey was an urban legend.


This thread begins to help me appreciate my family more. The only one of those that I have ever seen in real life is the Sweet potato/marshmallows.

[qwlauren35]

139. Succotash.

Talk about a waste of good corn.


I'm happy to say that I have NEVER seen turnips on a Thanksgiving table. I hope I never do.

[XemaSab]

152. As someone who has had aspic--FISH aspic no less--I would RUN if I saw that stuff on my table

Really, I would grab the dogs, get in the car, and not look back. :scared:

Yes, it was like 10,000 dead spawned-out salmon rotting on the banks of Battle Creek all boiled down into one half-inch cube. :o

[kiva]

153. I know I'm in a definite minority here, but...cranberries.

I hate 'em, don't care how someone disguises them--jelled, whole, crushed, in jello, hidden in a salad...they taste really funky to me. Thank god the "stick cranberries in everything" fad seems to have abated, I grew to fear going to someone's house for dinner.

[scarletwoman]

155. I LIKE the Green Bean Casserole. In fact, I'm the designated Green Bean Casserole person

in my family.

Bring on them onion-flavored crunchy thingies!

[Catherine Vincent]

159. Oh Gawd, I love DU!

A thanksgiving dinner thread and a fight ensues. Even had a post deleted. Leave it to Gilligan. :rofl:

[Hekate]

167. Would it be a family TG dinner without the squabbles? I ask you. I think not.

:rofl:

Hekate

[bluedawg12]

166. Asspick. The name says it all.

[dana_b]

169. I had to look that up

I'd never heard of it before tonight. It looks revolting. Tofurkey and green bean casserole look downright gourmet compared to this.

[Hekate]

168. Cranberry jelly out of a can. Sploop. Cool-Whip, marshmallows, & canned mandarin oranges.

Once I learned how easy homemade cranberry relish is, I never went back.

As for that thing my sweet SIL served, better left unsaid except hubby loved it.

Hekate

[timtom]

170. Mince meat pie??

You must be mad.

I LOVE mince meat pie.

But....please.

Don't tell me what's in it.

[vanderBeth]

173. What in the hell is Aspic?

I've never had it before, but by the sound of it, I'm fortunate to not have.

As far as the poll goes, everything except the green bean casserole. I love it and only get it once a year.

[Buns_of_Fire]

174. Rush Limbaugh.

Not even with an apple in his mouth.

[mmonk]

177. Other. A live turkey.

[tsuki]

179. I know what is in my mincemeat pie, because I make it. nt