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got to wondering what is your wish you could have that you used to have
when at "Home" rather home was your childhood home or your more recent home with
all the kids being there?
I remember that mom used to make shrimp cocktails and for those who didn't like them there was well tomato juice haha
in our relish tray there was stuffed pickles... don't know where that came up with but we all loved it and do to this day....even those of my kids who like pickles like it
and suet pudding loved that stuff haven't had it for years
sheila

I’ve always loved our Albert Lea salad. My dad, grandfather and great-grandfather were all born in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Thus the salad’s name. It’s been a family favorite for so many years and simple to make. It sounds like all fruit salads, but isn’t as sweet as some others. Equal amounts of the fruits or vary according to preference):

— red seedless grapes halved
— pineapple cut in small chunks (fresh or canned)
— sliced banana
— oranges sliced and cut in small chunks

— whipped cream with NO sugar (amount is just enough to mix in with the fruit)
— serving spoon-sized dollop of Miracle Whip (this amount is for a serving size for 4-6 people, less if you’re making for fewer people)

I know some people don’t like Miracle Whip (Karen ), but you don’t really taste it as Miracle Whip. It just adds a little zip to the whipped cream.
Sandi

This isn't really something I wish I could have again, but it is a memory that sticks out. Once a year, on Thanksgiving, my dad would go out and buy a specific brand of French Sauterne wine. Now, my parents were more the beer and hard-liquor types, and obviously not wine connoisseurs, but they once a year really liked this wine and would let us kids have a glass on Thanksgiving.

By the way, why do people no longer have relish trays? I remember things on a relish tray like pickled onions and pickled crab apples, and olives, and other things that really did not go together, but we always had a relish tray on Thanksgiving. You used to get relish trays in country restaurants also, not no longer.

Judy, I remember Mom always had crab apples on the tray, and pickled peaches too. I wanted some but can't find either in stores now. My relish tray Thursday will have celery, carrots, pickles and olives. Chris and I decided we wanted shrimp cocktail, so I got that. We are having ham and a couple of side dishes he likes and a couple I like. I made a pretty good cranberry sauce today that's sugar free. Got eggs steamed for defiled eggs. It's one of those firsts after Mel's death we will get through together. Mel's fancy weather station shows we had 1.22 inches rain on Wednesday, a very good start.
Have a happy thanksgiving everyone.
Velda

I remember sweet gherkins and black olives on the relish tray and snitching them as Mom set the table for Thanksgiving. My brothers and I would put the black olives on the ends of our fingers before eating them. Later in culinary school I discovered Spätlese vine (German) and I served it for many years for Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad's. Good memories.


These days there's a Greek restaurant in town that serves a nice Thanksgiving Dinner cheaper than I can fix it; so our new tradition is go there for lunch and then a quiet day at home.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I loved the relish trays. My Mom had a couple serving trays I don't remember ever being used for anything else. And I got to put the relish trays together from a very young age. I'm surprised any olives made it to the table.

The one thing I specifically remember about Thanksgiving was seeing both Mom & Dad in the kitchen together for hours putting dinner/desserts together. Dad wasn't a cook by any stretch of the imagination, but both of them cutting and chopping was part of our celebration. There was nothing out of the ordinary for our meal but they fixed the entire spread and it was awesome.

I remember having black olives but don't remember having a relish tray. We had to put them on our fingers too. I still love black olives but I don't think about putting any out. My dad always did a lot of the cooking for Thanksgiving and Christmas. He would make the dressing and put sage in it. I like it that way but my family didn't like sage so I stopped using it. He always made stuffed celery with the cheese that comes in the little glasses.

I usually make 2 batches of cranberry sauce because this is the only time we can find cranberries in the stores. I make mine using orange juice instead of water. I freeze it so I have some all year.

The bad thing about having Thanksgiving at someone else's house is that there are no leftovers. If my freezer wasn't so full I would cook a turkey breast but maybe I can hold off until Christmas. I have looked for the turkey thighs but I can't find that around here. I see neck bones and legs but no thighs. Cracker Barrel was serving a Turkey dinner today and their parking lot was full when we passed. They have been advertising dinners with turkey breaded and fried like steak.

Martha

one thing I was introduced to after getting married was lime pickles not necessarily a
holiday item but became a important part of a meal ... my youngest sister loved olives so
the olives always went the other way way first cause if it stopped by her no one else got any.
sheila

We were a party of 4 yesterday - two vegetarians, one who doesn't eat veggies, and me (I eat just about everything, darn it). We bumped along just fine with a few turkey parts and a veggie loaf plus lots of sides. After the meal, I started clearing the table and two voices piped up, "Please leave the pickles and olives out!" Every time someone walked by the dining room table another olive or two disappeared!

I keep reading about lime pickles and have been very puzzled about why anyone would pickle limes?? Just did not make sense.

So I looked them up and realized they were cucumbers pickled in lime! Aha! They look like what my dad used to call "sweet dills." These were pickled for several days in salt brine and then taken out, cut into chunks, and put into jars. Then we would put some pickling spices in each jar and pour a boiling sugar/vinegar mixture on top of them. I can't remember if we processed them in boiling water after that or not, but they were always crisp and delicious, but very sweet.

JudyJB wrote:I keep reading about lime pickles and have been very puzzled about why anyone would pickle limes?? Just did not make sense.

So I looked them up and realized they were cucumbers pickled in lime! Aha! They look like what my dad used to call "sweet dills." These were pickled for several days in salt brine and then taken out, cut into chunks, and put into jars. Then we would put some pickling spices in each jar and pour a boiling sugar/vinegar mixture on top of them. I can't remember if we processed them in boiling water after that or not, but they were always crisp and delicious, but very sweet.

pretty good description Judy they always used green food dye on them. Red just wasn't the right color... I am a dill pickle person don't eat sweet pickles but love lime pickles!!! go figure
sheila

I had never heard of lime pickles. I will eat pickles if someone serves them to me but they can stay in my icebox forever. lol I do use relish in salads. Maybe if I make a relish tray and set some out I will eat them. I might try that at the up coming campout.

Martha