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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Another gravy swamp.
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:50:15 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-11-20, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
> On 11/20/2024 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> 
>> I scored two last weekend.  Honeysuckle White, around 15 pounds.  I
>> would have preferred 12 or 13, but those were the smallest ones they
>> had.  They're in the deep freeze.  I'll take one out to defrost soon;
>> the other one will wait until we're ready for more turkey stock.
>
> Our store has huge turkeys also, I wait for them to go on super sale 
> after the holidays, a couple turkeys will go into my freezer.
>
>> We've pared down our Thanksgiving meal to:
>> 
>> Salad
>> Turkey
>> Stuffing, made from fresh, cheap white bread, bulk breakfast sausage,
>> 	celery, onions, butter, sage, salt, and pepper.  It might be hot
>> 	breakfast sausage; if not, my husband might add a few flakes of
>> 	chile.
>> Gravy
>> 
>> There might be cranberry-orange relish, which serves as a dessert
>> for my husband and as a snack for me later.
>> 
>
> To each their own, but it ain't Thanksgiving dinner without a bit pot of 
> mashed potatoes to go under that gravy.  I'd gladly trade my dressing 
> for the potatoes.

Both of us prefer stuffing.  Potatoes are delicious, but we
don't need two carbs, even on Thanksgiving.

For me, gravy goes on the meat.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton