Thanksgiving Dinner: Afternoon or Evening?

[pepper]

Happy Thanksgiving one and all.

I second that emotion!

We'll do afternoon on Thursday and evening on Friday.

[Baltimatt]

Our dinner was more like 3 p.m.

[Mom49of4]

Our dinner started around 4:00 p.m. Hubby and I prepared a 30 pound turkey with stuffing. Got the turkey to my brother's house and on to the counter. It took 2 of us to get it on a platter. Never in my life have I had turkey meat fall off the bones along with the stuffing. Sadly, there were no leftovers to bring home - it fed 25 people. It was delicious!

[EmDot]

I aimed for between 4 and 5. It was definitely after 5. YoungDot and her b/f are coming back tomorrow for leftovers. Either carryout or eat in. They were tailgating tonight so they couldn't take any tonight.

[mockingbird]

I aimed for 4:00 and rang the dinner bell at 3:55.

[The Fetching Mrs. Moon]

Is it ready yet? Huh? Huh?

It was ready right around 5:30 last night and everything turned out perfect. I think this was the first Thanksgiving ever that I haven't felt stressed or rushed and it all came out how and when it was supposed to.

Plus I took a little bit of time around lunch time and made enchiladas for everybody! And my very picky middle daughter just made my day when she said to cnm's friend who came down for his break "My mom makes the BEST enchiladas!" Although it is kind of sad when something that takes about 15 minutes to put together outshines the dinner that I spent all day cooking.

[Sprightly]

I told my sister 4:00 p.m. knowing that she would be late (as always). She arrived at 4:45 p.m. Dinner was ready at 5:00 p.m. It worked out beautifully.

[Up2DaRack]

I told my sister 4:00 p.m. knowing that she would be late (as always). She arrived at 4:45 p.m. Dinner was ready at 5:00 p.m. It worked out beautifully.

I wonder if your sister was thinking that Sprightly, always late serving dinner, so no need to get there at 4:00...

j/k

[Sprightly]

I wonder if your sister was thinking that Sprightly, always late serving dinner, so no need to get there at 4:00...

j/k

lol She knows that I know her and honestly, I don't get upset about her lateness. It's just her. I did tease her last week because she told me that she had an appointment for 8:30 a.m. the next morning. She proceeded to tell me that she would need to get up at 5:00 a.m. in order to get there on time. The location of the appointment is maybe a ten minute drive from h er house. But she needs hours to get awake and get out of the house. Yes, she was STILL late for the appointment.

[Baltimatt]

Sauerkraut and Thanksgiving

Baltimore natives don't bat an eyelash when a heaping bowl of sauerkraut is placed among other goodies on the Thanksgiving table. For transplants or visitors, however, the tangy side dish causes more than a few raised eyebrows. Ever wonder how the German staple became a Bmore tradition?


"Growing up, I had no idea that sauerkraut is not, to most Americans, a traditional Thanksgiving dish. It was always there, on the sideboard, as inevitable as turkey. That's part of the condition of being a kid: Your family, no matter the oddities or inconsistencies, still seems perfectly normal. Adulthood came late for me, because it was only five years ago when I learned that my family's sauerkraut could be considered weird, when the man who is now my husband spent his first holiday with us staring in puzzlement at the bowl of it.

[Sprightly]

Sauerkraut and Thanksgiving

I loved my Mom's sauerkraut and kielbasa (almost always from Ostrowski's). I don't recall a Thanksgiving or Christmas where it wasn't part of the meal. Place a mound of it onto a pile of mashed potatoes -- yum.

[Baltimatt]

We don't get sauerkraut for Thanksgiving up here in New Jersey. I could bring some, but I don't think it would travel well on the train.

[zenwalk]

The problem with sauerkraut is it has the bouquet of a diaper truck in August.

[Aga]

dinners were good, a hearty thank you to all the cooks that sacrificed time and energy to spread love in this regard!

[sigmalady]

Our dinner started around 4:00 p.m. Hubby and I prepared a 30 pound turkey with stuffing. Got the turkey to my brother's house and on to the counter. It took 2 of us to get it on a platter. Never in my life have I had turkey meat fall off the bones along with the stuffing. Sadly, there were no leftovers to bring home - it fed 25 people. It was delicious!

Where did you find a 30 lb turkey?

[Eastside Terp]

We don't get sauerkraut for Thanksgiving up here in New Jersey. I could bring some, but I don't think it would travel well on the train.

you are probably right .....

my sister's sk with pork was great ........

other than on an occasional reuben or hot dog, its the only day I of the year that I get to eat it ......

[Baltimatt]

Bump.

[Eastside Terp]

we have a large gathering ........

we eat thanksgiving dinner around 4:30 - 5:00 ......

people start gathering much, much earlier .......

there is a touch football game before a lunch .......

still the same ........

works well this year because the wife is working until 3 ........

middle child is home from college, picked her up last night .......

oldest is in california ........

[EmDot]

Eating around 3:00. Taking a roasted turkey and dressing to my nephew's house to be paired with a deep fried turkey and the other trimmings. First time I've eaten any holiday meal with my brother's family since 1996. I wonder how long I'll have to wait before he tries to insult me.

[Eastside Terp]

Eating around 3:00. Taking a roasted turkey and dressing to my nephew's house to be paired with a deep fried turkey and the other trimmings. First time I've eaten any holiday meal with my brother's family since 1996. I wonder how long I'll have to wait before he tries to insult me.

1996, huhmmm ......

I guess he was a dole supporter, eh ......

this one should be fun .......

have a good one ......