Must have sides:
1. smashed spuds with gravy made from turkey drippings, thickened with corn starch slurry
2. cubed and boiled sweet spuds with butter and black pepper
3. mashed rutabaga with butter and a touch of brown sugar (my 2nd favorite side)
4. spudnut dinner rolls (make spudnut dough, roll out, press out circles with a biscuit cutter or glass, and fold in half, dip in melted butter, place in pan and let rise, bake till golden brown)
5. Number 1 favorite side - bread dressing/stuffing with giblets, onion, celery, turkey broth, an egg, sage, salt, pepper, thyme, breakfast sausage
6. Cranberry sauce
7. relish tray with celerry, black olives, sweet gherkins
8. my late and great Mother's Sea Breeze Salad (an abslolute must have item, recipe to follow
9. Milk
10. layered jello desert
Sea Breeze Salad - This has been a staple in our family for as long as I can remember (about 58 years
):
Mom's Sea Breeze Salad
Ingredients:
1 large Lime Jello
1 ½ cup boiling water
1 cup canned milk (evaporated)
3 oz. Cream cheese
2 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Salt
1 can crushed pineapple
Mix boiling water and jello for 40 seconds. Add milk, cream cheese, and 4 ice cubes. Blend for 5 seconds. Add lemon, salt, and pineapple. Mix until smooth. Optionally, stir in Nuts. Pour into a jello mold, or a ring mold if you have one. Chill thoroughly.
This stuff is amazingly good. You really should try it.
Deserts:
1. Classic Libbey's Pumpkin pie with Chantilly Cream (sweetened whipped cream with vanilla)
2. New York Cheesecake with strawberry topping
3. Key lime Pie, or any other pie that someone's willing to bring
4. Pumpkin dump cake - Libby's pie filling recipe with white cake mix shaken on top. Pour 1 sick of melted butter all over top and spread walnuts or pecans. Bake at 350' F for 40 minutes.
Most important - watch Macy's parade while preparing meal, nap for thirty minutes or so after eating.
Day after - must have a turkey and dressing sandwich with Miracle Whip on toasted whole wheat bread.
Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North