I’ll drink to that! LOL! (Hot spiced cider, anyone?)
We keep Thanksgiving alive because Abraham Lincoln, wiser than most, declared it a federal holiday in 1863. And I guess, because of all the over-indulgence, the following day was declared Family Day, so in effect, most of America gets a four-day weekend.
And all of this can be repeated at Christmas! LOL! My son prefers ham on Christmas, but I prefer turkey...always, turkey!
Yep, the Turkey always gets it.
Turkey,Pigs in blankets(sausage wrapped in bacon),Stuffing,Peas,Carrots,Brussel sprouts,Roast Parsnip, thick gravy and Cranberry sauce.
I'm hungry now....
The missus has been at our place in Oregon since July so I'm all by myself here in NM this holiday, and as such I'll go down to the local casino in a few hours and feast on their always splendid holiday buffet, they always have for the convenience of empty nesters and the many oil field people who are here without family.
Prime rib will be the order of the day but there will also be turkey, and ham, and everything that goes with it, plus desserts galore, and a fountain of Mosquito (or maybe that's Sangria, ain't zactly sure).
I will eat til it hurts (probably), then return home and fire up the ham radio station and join the annual qrz.com Turkey Day Net, chatting with some folks I know from the online forum, all over the country. Too bad FR doesn't have one of those, THAT would be REAL FUN.
(And I have some sweet red and a summer sausage put up for snacking later in the day, IF I get hungry again before morning.)
So,it'll be a good time!
(Then back to work tomorrow.)
My sister just texted me a pic of a turkey she just pulled out of her smoker, looks delish!