I will be going up to LT to visit my best American friend who is married to a Dominican American and holds the feast day
Before I moved to the Capital, we made do with the local turkeys... BE ADVISED ... they are tough and dark with not much meat and a FAR cry from Butterball.. So for the last few years, I have brought the frozen bird up from SD..
Flew once, with it gently dethawing in my carry on...
Took Caribe tours, and by that time, it was dripping
It has caught on so that now I bring the SECOND turkey (LT now evidently stocks them) so that we can put half of one aside for the next day left overs
And, of course, we had to hear the rebel.s side of the story from her husband... who had to take the Indian's position. but we now let him do his rant the night before or he does not get any left overs
No, Belgianak, you do not get to just add any old food to the table on Thanksgiving since it is a rememberance dinner of the Pilgrims in New England who had gotten through their first year ONLY WITH the help of the Native Americans (bet they wish their ancestors had NOT helped)
So it is based on the local foods of New England
Turkey
Mashed Potates
Candied Yams with Maple Syrup
Carrots
Green Beans
Onions .. usually creamed
cranberry jelly
And \
PUMPKIN PIE
It is the ONLY national holiday in the US which is celebrated by EVERYONE... all religions, all ethnic backgrounds.. and, I think,the ONLY four day weekend since always falls on the final Thursday of November.
(We only get a day for Christmas and New Years. Yup,we work too hard)