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Originally Posted by MysticCat
LOL. I actually love Thanksgiving. I just hate dry turkey (which almost all turkey is, though I'll gobble up  smoked turkey) and left-over turkey, and I hate pumpkin.
That's what we typically had when I was growing up. (I wasn't the only one in the family who didn't crave pumpkin.) A good pecan pie can't be beat, especially if there's a bit of bourbon in it. |
MC, have you had deep fried turey? My mom does her meal the weekend after Thanksgiving, and they always do 2 turkeys. One roasted in the oven or roaster, and the other injected with somesort of flavorful goodness and then deep fried outside. My God, deep fried turkey is my kind of heaven. Never ever had a dry bite yet.
And I make a kickass pecan pie, but with some Captains in it instead of bourbon. (We save the bourbon for Christmas bourbon balls, which get made the first week of december, but don't get eaten until Christmas, so they're potent!)
As for the oysters... his family isn't from the east coast, so I wonder where the tradition came from. But yes, the oyster casserole is like an oyster stuffing/dressing. I'm just thankful they don't stuff the bird with it. First year I was there for a meal when we were dating, he didn't tell me what it was. I took a bite, gagged and couldn't swallow it.