Christmas dinner

[Walter]

I'm curious.
There are a lot of family traditions.
Mind always had turkey, but some do ham, others do rib roasts. I have a friend who grew up in an east coast Italian family that does ravioli and lasagna. I have friends with Mexican roots who do tamales to die for.
What are your traditional family meals?

[AlaCowboy]

Turkey, ham, cornbread dressing, lima beans, candied yams, mashed potatoes, asparagus casserole, cranberry jelly (with whole cranberries), giblet gravy, pecan pie, coconut cake, ambrosia.

[Walter]

Dec 22, 2017 11:46:06 GMT -5 AlaCowboy said:

Turkey, ham, cornbread dressing, lima beans, candied yams, mashed potatoes, asparagus casserole, cranberry jelly (with whole cranberries), giblet gravy, pecan pie, coconut cake, ambrosia.

Turkey AND ham, eh?
Seems like a weird combination to me, but I asked a friend of mine from Wisconsin yesterday and he said the same thing.

[Deleted]

Turducken. Obama is the master of ceremonies.

[bamorin]

Used to have........quail, pheasant, venison, turtle soup, etc. Never had turkey until I was a teenager. served up venison as well as the bird up til a few years ago.
in-laws will be bringing ham as well as some other sides. Will be seating 40-45 for dinner here. I'm doing the bird, potatoes, dressing and stuffing, butternut squash soup, gravy, pecan pies, pre meal munchies to occupy their time, and to keep them out of my damn kitchen while I'm cooking.

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Dec 23, 2017 9:21:09 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Used to have........quail, pheasant, venison, turtle soup, etc. Never had turkey until I was a teenager. served up venison as well as the bird up til a few years ago.
in-laws will be bringing ham as well as some other sides. Will be seating 40-45 for dinner here. I'm doing the bird, potatoes, dressing and stuffing, butternut squash soup, gravy, pecan pies, pre meal munchies to occupy their time, and to keep them out of my damn kitchen while I'm cooking.

What, do you live in a mess hall?

[bamorin]

Dec 23, 2017 10:20:02 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

Dec 23, 2017 9:21:09 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Used to have........quail, pheasant, venison, turtle soup, etc. Never had turkey until I was a teenager. served up venison as well as the bird up til a few years ago.
in-laws will be bringing ham as well as some other sides. Will be seating 40-45 for dinner here. I'm doing the bird, potatoes, dressing and stuffing, butternut squash soup, gravy, pecan pies, pre meal munchies to occupy their time, and to keep them out of my damn kitchen while I'm cooking.

What, do you live in a mess hall?

ha!!!! i turn my whole first floor, that isn't kitchen, into a dining hall. roughly 48 X 16

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Dec 23, 2017 10:58:29 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Dec 23, 2017 10:20:02 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

What, do you live in a mess hall?

ha!!!! i turn my whole first floor, that isn't kitchen, into a dining hall. roughly 48 X 16

I've been impressed every time you spoke of these large hostings. The most we ever had was maybe 20-ish and 'bout drove me nuts.

[bamorin]

Dec 23, 2017 11:12:15 GMT -5 @kelliers said:

Dec 23, 2017 10:58:29 GMT -5 bamorin said:

ha!!!! i turn my whole first floor, that isn't kitchen, into a dining hall. roughly 48 X 16

I've been impressed every time you spoke of these large hostings. The most we ever had was maybe 20-ish and 'bout drove me nuts.

The wife was one of 8, and Irish breed like rats, eat like wolves........

[oldgraylady4]

Roast turkey, fried turkey, ham, my famous sausage cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, cranberry-nut relish, my grandmother's Watergate salad and my great-grandmother's sweet potato pie recipe, my late mother's delicious homemade yeast rolls. Ginger Ale and iced tea punch.

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Dec 24, 2017 10:17:22 GMT -5 oldgraylady4 said:

Roast turkey, fried turkey, ham, my famous sausage cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, cranberry-nut relish, my grandmother's Watergate salad and my great-grandmother's sweet potato pie recipe, my late mother's delicious homemade yeast rolls. Ginger Ale and iced tea punch.

Recipe dtls pls

[bamorin]

Kitchen smells like pecan pies baking.....coming out in about 10 minutes, have the stuffing/dressing mixed, the butternut squash soup is getting it's first cook down. will chill it, and then second cook it tomorrow. Bird goes in oven at midnight @250, will be perfectly done by mid morning. got 10lbs of potatoes to peel and cook tomorrow, along with Broccoli salad, and then 3 types of gravy.

[drjensen]

Dec 23, 2017 9:21:09 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Used to have........quail, pheasant, venison, turtle soup, etc. Never had turkey until I was a teenager. served up venison as well as the bird up til a few years ago.
in-laws will be bringing ham as well as some other sides. Will be seating 40-45 for dinner here. I'm doing the bird, potatoes, dressing and stuffing, butternut squash soup, gravy, pecan pies, pre meal munchies to occupy their time, and to keep them out of my damn kitchen while I'm cooking.

That is awesome!!! Nothing like having a huge family gathering for the Holidays.
The last 3 years we have headed to the desert just before Christmas and have celebrated Christmas early with the kids and grandkids. We both miss the traditional time we have we our family and friends and may start delaying our visit to the Southwest until after the 25th.
We have always had ham, roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberries, homemade yeast dinner rolls, green beans with mushrooms and onion rings, and my favorite, scalloped corn with oysters!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[daleko]

Turkey, fresh polish sausage, cornbread, deviled eggs w smoked salmon, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, ho made cranberry relish, neck gravy, pecan pie. And an oplatek before.

[bamorin]

Dec 25, 2017 17:39:16 GMT -5 daleko said:

Turkey, fresh polish sausage, cornbread, deviled eggs w smoked salmon, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, ho made cranberry relish, neck gravy, pecan pie. And an oplatek before.

how'd the pecan pie turn out?