Kathleen
Cupcake
The thing that I love most about cooking on Thanksgiving is remembering family, including those long gone. It was always the time to revisit family stories. Here is one of my favorites:
My Aunt Neet (Juanita) was a young bride and wanted to make Thanksgiving for the family. She was fairly insistent and so everyone agreed to go to her home. She had everything looking perfect from the table settings to the appetizers. Food even came out on-time!
The turkey was beautiful. Golden with crispy skin. My uncle carved the bird. Again, perfect. Everyone got their favorite part. Prayers were said and time to eat! At the first bite of the turkey, everyone was exchanging glances. The bird tasted off...very off.
My aunt was bewildered. She had followed instructions perfectly: "Scrub bird thoroughly inside and out." She did this in her cleaned dishpan. With hot water and Joy soap! Though she rinsed, the soap lingered. The side-dishes, which the exception of stuffing/dressing, were terrific.
~Kathleen
I always smile when I make the turkey and remember that story.
My Aunt Neet (Juanita) was a young bride and wanted to make Thanksgiving for the family. She was fairly insistent and so everyone agreed to go to her home. She had everything looking perfect from the table settings to the appetizers. Food even came out on-time!
The turkey was beautiful. Golden with crispy skin. My uncle carved the bird. Again, perfect. Everyone got their favorite part. Prayers were said and time to eat! At the first bite of the turkey, everyone was exchanging glances. The bird tasted off...very off.
My aunt was bewildered. She had followed instructions perfectly: "Scrub bird thoroughly inside and out." She did this in her cleaned dishpan. With hot water and Joy soap! Though she rinsed, the soap lingered. The side-dishes, which the exception of stuffing/dressing, were terrific.
~Kathleen
I always smile when I make the turkey and remember that story.