Today as people gathered for a meeting at work they were talking about holiday traditions. Some people had a tradition of switching from turkey to steak for Christmas. One man said that they always have seafood on Christmas eve as some sort of Italian tradition. The man I was there with said that he and his wife have two meals at Christmas, a small lunch with his family that's potluck. Then the real feast later with his wife's family which is also potluck, the difference being that his wife has 12 siblings who all chip in.
As a little kid it was all about the pie for me. The family would get together and each had a part of the meal and everyone brought a pie too. All kinds of pie, which was good because my least favorite was pumpkin. We all ate dinner together and then it was an open kitchen until round two of leftovers at about 5 or 6. Napping through football was also part of the tradition. I remember one of my cousins coming in with a turkey just after midnight. It was fresh from the pit and we took the liberty of opening it up and eating some succulent fresh meat. Oh boy, that was delicious.
One of our traditions was to have a pit roasted turkey. Slow cooked to perfection. Oh I miss it!
Thanksgiving = Favorite Holiday of the Year!! When I was little (and now)!
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