The GUILD 11-21-2002 THANKSGIVING DAY RECIPE EXCHANGE!!!!

[Endeavor]

How is stuffing the bird messy? (of course, I use my large animal OB sleeves which come up to my shoulder)

I am fascinated by all the folks on here who put fruit in their turkeys. We may have to try that. My mother does all the cooking - my job is to make sure the Cowboys win (MUCH bigger job than cooking the entire meal, these days!) on Turkey Day.

OK, I'm going to break down and share our family recipes for Thanksgiving & Christmas. [PLEASE NOTE: I don't actually cook this stuff myself since I am totally incapable of preparing food successfully, but I eat this stuff twice a year and have been for over 40 years, so it's all safe):

Mimi's Sweet Potato Cassarole

10-15 tablespoons sugar (can use brown or white)

3 teaspoons Cinnamon

2 teaspoons Nutmeg

1/2 stick, salted, melted butter

1 1/2 cups orange juice

2 20 ounce cans sweet potatos

1 pkg larger marshmallows

Heat sweet potatos until boiling. Mash well in large bowl. Beat & add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter and OJ - you'll need to taste to see if you need to add more OJ. Pour into 7 1/2 x 11 buttered glass pan - place marshmallows on top. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake 20 minutes. This cassarole even wins over avowed sweet potato haters.

Dressing - Southern Cornbread

Make cornbread (w/o sugar) - Aunt Jemima's mix (white)

1 cup onions chopped

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup bell pepper chopped

1/3 cup butter - melt in skillet throw in onions, celery, and bell peppers and sautee. Break up cornbread in large bowl. Add sauteed veggies, 2 BEATEN eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 can Chicken broth - Mix well. Put into greased glass pan and cook at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. (don't forget to hop around the kitchen on one leg just after placing in oven - ha! gotcha)

Kentucky Pecan Pie (my great aunt's recipe - she's not from Kentucky so don't ask me why it's called Kentucky Pecan Pie - I just eat the stuff)

1 cup white corn syrup

1 cup dark brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup melted, salted butter

1 teaspoon Vanilla

3 whole eggs -slightly beaten (oh, go all out and abuse them if you want but it won't taste as good as slightly beaten) 1 heaping cup shelled pecan (whole) - Sam's Club's are great.

Combine sugar, syrup, salt, butter, vanilla and mix well. Add slightly beaten eggs and mix well. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Put foil around edges, add peconas over all. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for approximately 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake another 25 minutes. When cool, you may top with whipping cream or ice cream. This stuff is excellent.

Enjoy!

[lodwick]

Please find another pro team to support while you have your sanity. The Cryboys will be losers until JJ stops playing GM and HeadCoach. The guy's an idiot when it comes to football and his ego won't allow him to let go and hire competent people.

Save yourself from mediocrity. ;-)

[Endeavor]

I understand that you are trying to save me from great anguish and alcoholism, but I can't help it, I've always been a Cowboys' fan and always will be.

I hate JJ w/a passion. Your comments are, as usual, right on target. However, I remember the glory days of Roger Staubach and Bob Lilly and LeRoy Jordan and Cliff Harris and that little cutie, Charlie Waters, and Dorsett, Calvin Hill, Bullit Bob Hayes. My brother and I used to go over and decorate the practice field over on Forest Lane (that dates me) before big play-off games. I won't turn my back on the Cowboys, although there's nothing to admire about them or their owner right now.

[BigWaveBetty]

My pleasure, just sat here smiling and banging away on the keyboard.

You'd rough up the Claus just for me? Awww, you sweetie. He's slick though, seen here trying to blend in .

[BigWaveBetty]

How did you know????

Why Fintan, I know everything. ;-)

[BigWaveBetty]

KEWL! Just watched the Space Shuttle Endeavor take off. One of the good things about living in Floriduh. :-)

[RoseyT]

I've also got a ton of carrots in the fridge, so I think I'll try to find a recipe I can make now and freeze. Anyone have a suggestion?

I wouldn't freeze this one, but thought I'd share it anyway. This is a tasty and pretty dish and a favorite of my whole family.

Carrot Souffle
2 pounds carrots -- cooked & mashed
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs -- beaten
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
1 pinch cinnamon
Combine all ingredients and pour into a buttered, 2-quart souffle dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake an additional 45 minutes. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

[Timeout]

Ooooo, that sounds delicious! I had decided to make a carrot cake tomorrow, but now I'm tempted to make the souffle. I'll think about it tomorrow, as Scarlett would say.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

For your birthday I brought out the famous birthday bra.

[Timeout]

I thought you had red hair.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Ha ha ha!! It's not me!

[Timeout]

I know, but I made you smile, didn't I?!


Rush is on CNBC with Timmy Russert....he's sooooo goooood!And you can tell he's having a ball. They're going to talk about little Tommy Daschle after this break...try to catch it.

[RoseyT]

I meant to add this note to the Carrot Souffle recipe. I put the carrots through the blender instead of mashing them. I can't imagine mashing them by hand until they are completely smooth.

[Iowa Granny]

Great tip on mashing the carrots, Rosey. Thank you, that is definitely a recipe I will copy & use.

Good Morning, everyone. Thanksgiving Dinner on hubby's side today. It should be a madhouse.

Last night after Mass we went to a nearby steakhouse for a bit to eat. When we returned home there was a message on the machine from hubby's mother,,, it seems his dad was not well and she wanted him to come right away. Hubby went back to town (2 miles) and was gone about 45 minutes. When he returned he said Father Marty had been there, gave his dad the Last Rites,,,,then his dad got out of bed, went to the kitchen and ate supper, and is feeling better now.

This is a repeat (with the exception of the Last Rites) of earlier episodes. I worry about hubby's Mother. I think she is reluctant to send him to the Nursing Home because she fears it will be a reflection on her inability to care for him.

[lodwick]

Thoughts and prayers up for the fil. God bless.

[mountaineer]

It's more the destuffing than the stuffing of the bird that I find messy! I always hated having to try to scoop all that dressing out of a hot turkey.

Prayers for the in-laws, IG.

[mountaineer]

Heckled Hillary changes tune

DID loudly chanting antiwar protesters inspire Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to attack President Bush and impugn his motives in dealing with Iraq?

"It is clear that a lot of people in this administration have some old scores to settle," Clinton said Wednesday during a live broadcast of "Hardball with Chris Matthews" from the SUNY's Albany campus.

GOP spokesman Kevin Sheridan promptly characterized Clinton's comment as "a cheap political potshot."

Clinton may have been influenced by protesters who took her to task for supporting the resolution giving Bush wide leeway to attack Iraq. About 10 "hippie" students were bounced from the auditorium, but not arrested.

"It was the most raucous [show] we've had," Matthews said. "Maybe the times are getting sharper. Maybe the times are getting feisty. Clearly there's a lot of passion over this damn war."

Clinton seemed unfazed by the outbursts. "It's great to see all of this energy," she said. "For a long time, people said our college campuses were dead, but they're not. We have people willing to share their opinions." Page Six

[mountaineer]

Birds of a feather alert

Clinton pal in NYC (a Sikh who raised $500,000 for Hillary and has traveled to India with x42) is massive ($2.4 million) tax cheat, story here.

[Endeavor]

The senate race in LA looks like a cat fight: http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/newsstory/catfight24.html

Democrats sure do know how to get ugly.

[lodwick]

Thanks for the links. ;-)