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Oops, missed what will grace the table.
Turkey Stuffing Gravy Mashed potatoes Green beans Cranberries Jello Pumpkin Pie
I don't do a green bean casserole, I've found sauteing them in butter with garlic and walnuts and dash of salt and seasonings does the trick.
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You guys that are using walnuts in the stuffing - do you include some of the tooth-cracking bits of shell along in the stuffing, or do you save them all for the fruitcake?
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Funny you mention the bits of shell. My dearly departed mom would hand sort the walnuts to pick out the bits of shell before chipping them. And my dearly departed dad would always find the bit of shell she missed.
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Funny the neat little details we remember about good times past.
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When did stuffing the main body cavity fall out of favour and why?
Growing up, turkey (and chicken) was always stuffed in both cavities, and the stuffing of choice was Sage and Onion Paxo!
I have had lots of fancy homemade stuffings since, but for me, with a bit of a heathen, nothing beats Paxo made with stock from the bird and a little added butter...
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I have had lots of fancy homemade stuffings since, but for me, with a bit of a heathen, nothing beats Paxo made with stock from the bird and a little added butter. I have been just eyeballing this thread until Pete made me do a search for Paxo, as I had never heard of it. I like cornbread dressing with sage, but my wife does not like sage in her "stuffing", so guess which I get most of the time. It is good, but no sage. Miss Lynn's fluff sounds like what my late Mother called Ambrosia. I do like cold stuffing sandwiches, with cranberry sauce. A Thanksgiving meal without cranberry sauce should be illegal. miles
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Miles,
Paxo is a very popular off-the-shelf brand leader over here..
Growing up, it was a stable if a roast bird or roast porkwas being cooked and I think thats how I become "set" on its taste..
We don't do Thanksgiving so we have our Turkey on Christmas Day..
A traditional Christmas Dinner would probably be
Roast Turkey with gravy made from the juices/gibblets ect. Pigs in Blankets Mashed or Boiled potatoes Roast potatoes Roast Parsnips Sprouts Carrots Possibly another veg Cranberry sauce and/or bread suace
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Pete sounds pretty much like what we have both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Except no parsnips, in fact I have never had one. We do tend to use a lot of sweet potatoes at these times, and pecan pies. As a kid pecan pie was called Karo nut pie. Sweet potato pie, and pumpkin pie are staples on both occasions, with sweet potato pie my all time favorite. miles
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Miles,
If you like sweet potatoes, you would love parsnips..
Peel and parboil for just a couple of minutes, (they go soft very easy) and then roast like doing roast potatoes...
They probably take a 10 minutes or so less than roast potatoes but that depends where in the oven they are ect..
Fat for roasting can be one of the various cooking oils, but usually at Chrismas, duck fat is used...not sure if its just in the mind, but it certainly seems to make the roasters tastier..
You guys have bread sauce over there? Not a favourite of mine, but lots of folks like it..
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I will look for and try some Parsnips. I like turnips but have never tried a rutabaga. They look like big turnips to me. miles
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The dressing I'll be eating tomorrow is Cajun style rice dressing.
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I will look for and try some Parsnips. I like turnips but have never tried a rutabaga. They look like big turnips to me. miles Had to google "Rutabaga" to see what it was! lol We know it as Swede, and while I like a little in stews, I am not really a huge fan of it..
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Dressing 3 packages of cornbread mix regular not the sweet variety 1 pan biscuits 2 medium onions Chopped celery ~ whole package 6-7 boiled eggs Add sage and poultry seasoning to taste ~2 Tbs of each Use turkey or chicken broth for moisture Cook in pan until done
Add 1-2 slices of toast if dressing is too grainy
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When did stuffing the main body cavity fall out of favour and why?
Growing up, turkey (and chicken) was always stuffed in both cavities, and the stuffing of choice was Sage and Onion Paxo!
I have had lots of fancy homemade stuffings since, but for me, with a bit of a heathen, nothing beats Paxo made with stock from the bird and a little added butter... I know my mom heard or read of some scare that if you stuff a bird there is a risk of Salmonella poisoning in the stuffing so that's why my folks stopped stuffing the bird. Personally I prefer the taste of the stuffing out of the bird, but still stuff it as previously mentioned.
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The other reason is, stuffing the turkey did not allow for enough for everybody.
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in a pan, separate from the turkey. the turkey will cook faster that way, because of the heat circulation inside the birdy.
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Sausage & Herb Stuffing
2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed 1 pound chicken gizzards/hearts (chopped into ¼ inch cubes) 1 cup butter (2 stick) 3 cups onion, chopped (into ¼ inch cubes) 2 cups celery, chopped (into ¼ inch cubes) 1 cup shallots, chopped (into ¼ inch cubes) 2 loaves french bread 2 cups chicken stock, plus extra as needed Salt and pepper 2 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, chopped fine 2 teaspoons dried tarragon, crumbled 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped 1. Add a little olive oil to a large skillet under medium heat. Saute sausage, gizzards, hearts until cooked through, crumbling sausage into bite-size pieces as you go, about 10 minutes. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 3. Transfer sausage, gizzards, hearts with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Discard sausage fat in pan. Add butter, onions, and celery to skillet and saute until tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Add to sausage, along with herbs and croutons, mix to combine. 4. Add chicken stock, if necessary. You’re looking for a consistency that is very moist, but not soupy. Transfer stuffing to a baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for another 20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. You can check the stuffing half way through the bake to make sure there is enough liquid. If it's too dry, add some extra stock, if it's too moist, cook it a bit longer with the foil removed.
This recipe is killer. You can't stop eating it. It's that good. I've made it in both a big Corningware dish and in my #14 Griswold cast iron skillet.
The friend I got the recipe from also has a big Griswold that gets dedicated to this recipe every Thanksgiving. Used this recipe (added some mushrooms to the vegetable saute) and it was a hit! Thanks!
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that does look like a great recipe
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No problem, btb. Mushrooms sound like a nice addition.
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