Thanksgiving

[BEAKER]

If you are one who celebrates thanksgiving, who do you give thanks to; and why?

[infamous]

If you are one who celebrates thanksgiving, who do you give thanks to?

Hey friend, how have you been? Haven't seen you around these parts for a while, you've been missed. I think you how I'm going to answer that question BEAKER, that is if you remember a few of our past conversations. At the risk of retaliation from the far left; I am thankful not only for my freedom and prosperity in this wonderful land of America, but also to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for his shead blood which has purchased and redeemed my soul..............................Good to see you back friend............Infy

[rockytriton]

I give thanks to God for bringing my family and friends together.

[BEAKER]

Infamous you're a ROCK! I'm so glad your here for the long haul! Thanks for the welcome back brother.:shrug:

[BEAKER]

RockyT, Happy thanksgiving to ya!:shrug:

[Tormod]

If you are one who celebrates thanksgiving, who do you give thanks to; and why?

 

We have no thanksgiving tradition over here. I'd be very interested in hearing why it is celebrated. I reckon there's a lot of turkey going on, but what is the ultimate purpose of the feast?

[Jay-qu]

We also have no thanksgiving or equivilent here...

[Turtle]

We have no thanksgiving tradition over here. I'd be very interested in hearing why it is celebrated. I reckon there's a lot of turkey going on, but what is the ultimate purpose of the feast?

 

___It is a rememberance of early Puritan settlers in America & their survival through the first year with the help of the Native Americans. While many attach a religious context, it is essentially a harvest festival much like Octoberfest in Germany. Friends and families gathering to share a feast & visit before Winter sets in.

___Turkey is the traditional main course along with stuffing (like bread pudding), corn, ham, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes & gravy, & cranberry sauce. Different people have other favorites; one of mine is scalloped oysters.

___We also have a lot of commercialism involved with decorations & travel, & many schools have the children perform plays reenacting the Pilgrim's first Thanksgiving.

:shrug:

[rockytriton]

I think celebrating freedom from religious persecution (which is why we came here in the first place) was a part of it, I may be wrong.

[IrishEyes]

Hey there, Beaker!! I'm thankful you've dropped by again... :shrug:

 

I give thanks to God, of course. But then again, that happens many times every day, not just on Thanksgiving. Usually on Thanksgiving, it's more of a "thanks for helping us make it thorugh another year" though, as opposed to the daily thanks that we give for more material things. We try to use the day as a day of reflection of the past year, as well as a day to look forward to the new one. I know it's not 'New Year' yet, but Thanksgiving is so much less hyped and commercialized than the December/January holidays, that I feel it's a much better time for reflection and projection.

 

And we celebrate the usual way...fried turkies, lots of stuffing, corn, smashed untatoes, cranberry sauce, giblet gravy, yams, green bean casserole, rolls, and pumpkin pie with LOTS of cool-whip!!

[rockytriton]

you fry the turkey? don't forget the mashed potatoes!

[IrishEyes]

you fry the turkey?

nemo fries the turkies. We've done that for about 6 years now. It's a southern thing, i'm pretty sure it started in the bayous, but has now spread to most of the rest of the country.

I wash the birds, then he smears olive oil all over them, then adds spices to the outside, then injects them with melted butter (4 sticks) and more spices, then tosses them in a 40 qt fryer full of boiling peanut oil. 3 minutes per pund (which is usually about 45 mins per bird) and they are finished. Honestly, you can't find anything better this side of N'awlins...

 

don't forget the mashed potatoes!

yeah, that's what I said... smashed untatoes... My oldest son (now almost 11) dubbed them that about 8 years ago, and the name has just stuck. Of course, there is a secret recipie there as well... insted of just butter and milk, use buttermilk and sour cream, and at least a dash of ranch dressing. still tastes good with gravy, but also perfect on their own...

[goku]

one of the earliest presidents started thanksgiving as the national day of prayer thanking god for all that he had done, and is going to do, for america.

it has nothing to do with the indians, what do you think the trail of tears was about?

[Turtle]

one of the earliest presidents started thanksgiving as the national day of prayer thanking god for all that he had done, and is going to do, for america.

it has nothing to do with the indians, what do you think the trail of tears was about?

Mon dieu! The celebration was long in practice before it received the sanction of authority. It's a harvest festival at its root regardless of how you twist it. Which president you say? You know of course that Washington , Jefferson, Franklin & many of their cohorts were Deists not Christians right? See Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood

 

___On the fried turkeys, it has caught on well enough to burn more than a few peoples houses to the ground. Proceed with caution. :QuestionM

[IrishEyes]

___On the fried turkeys, it has caught on well enough to burn more than a few peoples houses to the ground. Proceed with caution. :QuestionM

Pfffsht!

Amateurs, I tell you. Just plain amateurs. :eek2:

Of course, nemo was taught by a coonass, and no self-respecting coonass would teach someone they thought might possibly catch fire and burn something! I mean - come on - we're talking DINNER here...

 

Honestly, many of those people are silly enough to try it inside...or outside on a wooden deck. Sacre bleu!! Have they no gray matter betwixt their ears?

[Turtle]

Pfffsht!

Amateurs, I tell you. Just plain amateurs. :eek2:

Of course, nemo was taught by a coonass, and no self-respecting coonass would teach someone they thought might possibly catch fire and burn something! I mean - come on - we're talking DINNER here...

 

Honestly, many of those people are silly enough to try it inside...or outside on a wooden deck. Sacre bleu!! Have they no gray matter betwixt their ears?

 

___We call our smoke alarms 'dinner bells' here. :QuestionM

___So many misinformations out there on turkeys too. One local commercial shows a wild turkey & commnets it is flightles! Not true; wild turkeys fly about 35 mph & roost in high trees at night. Did you know that wild turkeys, in fact all wild fowl - don't have white breast meat but dark? Ben Franklin suggested the wild turkey as the national bird rather than the Bald Eagle, & the Native Americans valued their feathers for decoration.

Woot woot! :eek2:

[goku]

You know of course that Washington , Jefferson, Franklin & many of their cohorts were Deists not Christians right?

????prove it

i guess if time lasts long enough, one day people will call slick willy (bill clinton) a christian :QuestionM

 

i've heard deep frying is the way to go with turkey. is that what yall are talking about?