How do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

[kglissmeyer]

How many out there celebrate a 'traditional' "Norman Rockwell" Thanksgiving?

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Or do you do something different? What are some memorable and fun traditions you have as a family?
When I was a kid my grandpa, dad and uncles all went out pheasant hunting while the meal was being prepared by the ladies back at home.
What are some of your favorite dishes?

Just wondering...

Hope you all have a blessed holiday and give thanks for what matters most.

Kelly.

[bobbyg]

Kelly,

It's a tradition in my family that my one remaining brother and my nephews
that play the game, get together for a round of golf early in the day. It's about the only round I'll play in a year anymore. Fishing for trout now rules the day!

We then gather at my 93 year old Dad's for turkey and ham and all the traditional southern trimmings. I love homemade cornmeal turkey dressing,
scratch-made mac and cheese, green bean casserole, my sister's wonderful cranberry salad, excellent deviled eggs, my favorite sweet potato casserole, and that wonderful turkey gravy, washed down with the best homemade iced tea I've ever drunk! There are other dishes but the aforementioned are my favorites!

We then retire to cuss at and root against the Cowboys!
Sorry Cowboy fans!

It is my favorite Holiday!

bobbyg

[Trout Bum]

Kelly

We do the traditional turkey day. I'm staying home and eating with the inlaws. My moms going to my uncles.

We are having a ton of food for 5 people. Ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, my home made corn bread stuffing, yams, corn, peas, and 4 kinds of pies. First year with out lasagna . I guess it's enough for 5 people, 17 pounds between the ham and turkey.

I'll watch the games and tie some flies. I'll be in my fleece pants all day unless it get hot in here and then I'll put on shorts.

We never went for the whole dressed up thing. But thats just us.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jeremy (TB)

[DG]

Only to keep my mother happy. Given my druthers, I would go duck hunting or fishing and leave the turkey to those who put more stock in ritual.

[ELKHUNTER]

Going elk hunting in the morning. Then to one of my brothers homes for turkey and a smoked elk backstrap with all the usuall fixins. Pumpkin and peach pies for after.

Rocky

[WarrenP]

This year the wife and I are going to spend the day assisting with serving Thanksgiving dinner to the needy and elderly and delivering food to others.

[ohiotuber]

This year the wife and I are going to spend the day assisting with serving Thanksgiving dinner to the needy and elderly and delivering food to others.

Warren,
Good for you & Deb, although it doesn't surprise me.

As for us, we always head down to Columbus to our niece & nephew's. Family comes from Ohio, Virginia, & DC. I take peanut butter fudge, Niece, Colleen & her Sister Katie roast a large turkey & I deep fry one. We call the deep fried one the "kitchen turkey" because LITTLE of it makes it as far as the dining room table. It's eaten as soon as it's carved.
I hope EVERYONE has a Happy & Blessed Thanksgiving.
Mike

[quivira kid]

Duck hunt in the morning with my dad, then off to my grandparents' house for turkey dinner. Generally we do a more or less traditional meal, but we've done a big German Mennonite meal before (verenike, fried potatoes, german sausage, ham, cream gravy...). I offered to do a fish fry/ grill goose this year, but they didn't go for it.

[hungNtree]

When I was a kid, I'd go cut wood with my Dad, Uncle and Granddaddy for my Granddaddy's house. Now that he and my Grandmother are gone, and we all have central heat and air, we just eat to much. I'm thankful that we can eat to much, and that we have to much to eat. I'm also a little ashamed, we should be following Warren's example.

[Lake Erie High Ball]

Well first off Happy Thanks Giving to all of you.

For the years of my youth we always went to my grandmother's on my mom's side and it was very traditional. The stand outs in my mind of that time were my older siblings getting chased out of the kitchen for sneaking turkey before it was served. By the time I caught on to what was being done the STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN rule was in strict enforcement. At the table manners were taught first and for most. No uncooked joints on the table (elbows) would be announced from my grandfather and hard lessons to follow. Desert of pies made by my mother were served with homemade whipped cream, my favorite, and the kind in the can. My grandfather would squirt the whipped cream from the can it into our mouths till we couldn't close them to the horror of my grandmother. I always wanted the drum stick because it reminded me of Fred Flintstone and my uncle wanted them for his lunch.

As we got older we found that stealing of the turkey was as much fun for them as it was for us. Table manners were learned and not forgotten and hard lessons learned were laughed about.

Then we got older and new traditions came to be. My brother and sisters with thier children in tow all gather for Thanks Giving the Saturday before the actual Thanks Giving. This was my mom's idea. That way we all can spend the day together without splitting time with the in-laws. My wife and I host (didn't this year cause I was really sick) and we laugh, eat, play and sip from a fresh keg of Christmas Ale. When dinner is over we repeat insert a nap watch Planes Trains and Automobiles and Christmas Vacation. We recoup all day Sunday then back to work.

On Thanks Giving the actual day I have worked the last 10.