Yay!

Your people are wise.

THIS.

I think looking at a jello salad would be pleasing, but I think I couldn't actually eat one. Maybe just have it for display purposes.

We don't have parsnips. I'm going to ask my mom why she is neglecting this veg. Maybe we'll get them for Christmas (We're originally from one of the Shires, but the exact location escapes me at the moment. It's about 4 generations back).

Yeah, I just don't understand why you'd want marshmallows in a main course situation. Dessert? Go crazy! But not with your meal!

That sounds really yummy! And gluten free pies! I have to eat sugar-free, lactose-free, soy-free and wheat-free, so a gluten-free pie appeals immensely.

That is awesome!

....why? To preserve it for future generations? To make it wobbly?

I think we've always had the plain veggies because the turkey/stuffing/gravy is so rich, you don't want anymore richness. Plus as my parents have gotten older, we've had to dial down on the rich food because they can't handle it. So the stuffing is not as rich and we rarely have gravy. I think my brother's the only…

OMG. My mother used to make Yorkshire pudding for company every year during the holidays. And every year it was burnt or undercooked or some other sort of mess. It was sort of like bringing out the cake at a birthday party except it was bringing out the pan with the Yorkshire disaster in it.

THANK YOU!

Your thanksgiving is ridiculously classy. Was there a string quartet? A soprano? DID EVERYONE WEAR TWINSETS AND PEARLS?

I NEED YOUR STUFFED PORTABELLO MUSHROOM RECIPE NOW PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. Or just tell me which recipe book it's in; chances are my mom has it.

Oh no! That completely sucks.

We have branches of our family like that. For weddings, funerals, get togethers, etc. if person X is going then person Y cannot go and somehow my dad (the baby of the family who everyone adores) gets to be the mediator/yelled at by persons X, Y, Z and Q. And some of this drama is 40 years old. Like, being written out…

carrots and marshmallows? Is that....tasty?

My dad adores turkey and cranberry sauce sandwiches, so he has a lot of those. But I was off at university, so I could only take a little back with me and my parents went up to their friends' cabin for New Years so most of the giant turkey went into the freezer. Which sucks, because defrosted 5-month old turkey isn't…

Ha! My dad has been trying to get my mom to switch to a turkey breast or a pre-fab turkey (boneless, stuffing inside, just toss it in the oven) for about 15 years but she refuses to. I suggested we get four quails and then everyone has their own little bird and can have individualized stuffing, but she nixed that too.

Oh...I think I see them...THEY'RE COMING FOR ME! THE GIANT JELLO MOLDS ARE COMING FOR ME!