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For those that missed the posting, Carlo Morelli passed away January 10 2021. I thought that I would post a thread that links to many of the great Thanksgiving and Christmas threads posted through the years by many FReepers.

Carlo Joseph Morelli passed away the evening of January 10th, 2021. He was a man of many titles but his favorites were dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa. Carlo is survived by his three daughters, Susan Bowers, Jennifer Flickner, and Dorothy Maloy, his two sons, Michael Morelli and Matthew Morelli, his five grandchildren, Brandon Morelli, Nicholas Maloy, Andrew Maloy, Annie Flickner, and Kaitlyn Koroleski, and his great-granddaughter Sophie Green. Funeral services will be held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 13th and immediately after the service he will be buried at Morton Cemetery in the historic...

Ingredients: 1 pkg giblets from your turkey 1 tub pkg chicken livers 1/2 lb chicken gizzards 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cubes chicken bouillon 2-3 stalks celery minced 1 medium yellow onion minced 1 quart water 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth 6 hard-cooked boiled eggs 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup milk or Half and Half __________________________________________________________________ Directions: In a 2 quart or larger pot, simmer the giblets, livers, and gizzards, salt, pepper, bouillon, celery and onion in 1 quart of water for 40 to 50 minutes or until the gizzards are tender. If you have...

Remembering Thanksgiving Day The Mayflower  1620- 2002 The voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 from Plymouth England, to Plymouth Rock started as a journey to find peace and justice in a new world. It began as a fervent prayer to give freedom a chance, and remains today as the promise each year for a new beginning. Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of hope, and remembrance. Today, we bring our families and friends together to share our tables and our hearts, and give thanks for all that we have to be grateful for in our new and glorious country. From this grand...

While searching for some older threads for a friend I ran across some of my favorite threads ever - Thanksgiving recipe threads! My wife and I continue to insist that all of our kids and grandchildren join us for at least one holiday feast each year, either Thanksgiving or Christmas. As part of the celebration we home cook all that we can, and way more than we will ever need. Everyone must participate in making part of the meal, even if minor. Everyone joins in on the cleanup, and everyone gets to choose their leftovers to take with them. I...

Our resident chef carlo3b (Carlo Morelli), is in urgent need of prayer. On Tuesday he underwent a complicated surgery and is in ICU on a ventilator. On Wednesday his kidneys were not functioning properly and he was taken back into surgery. His daughter reports that he is doing much better, but still in danger. He has many FRiends here at Free Republic and I'm sure he and his family would appreciate your prayers and any good thoughts you could send his way.

WE wrote the CLINTON LEGACY COOKBOOK, it seems now we must honor this administration with it's LEGACY in this new reality..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLO3B!!! The Original FReeper Chef who gave us:The Clinton Legacy Cookbook!