If this is a memory thread (as well as a recipe thread) I have to share why we always have Brussels Sprouts at T’Giving. It is because when my uncle came home after WWII, my mom asked what he’d like for T’Giving dinner. He’d been gone for 5 years, having been stationed at Pearl harbor the day of the bombing.
He said that he’d dreamed of “those little cabbages” all the time he was aboard ship. So, we’ve always had “those little cabbages” at every family holiday meal since — Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter! They are all gone now. Only my mother remains, and she is 99.
Isn’t that an odd thing to dream of during a war at sea?
My daughter was irritate when her husband asked for Brussels Sprouts and provided a recipe. I told her that she had to cook them in memory of Uncle Bob. She’s happy to accomodate!
Funny thing about the silly threads, I will never eat Brussels Sprouts, again without thinking of your Uncle.. Bless you all, and a special hug to your Mom..