Thanksgiving Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
FROM OUR FAMILY & STAFF AT BRITE TOUCH CLEANING

 

Turkey

• We all know Turkey as being the most common main dish of a Thanksgiving dinner,  Most Thanksgiving turkeys are stuffed with a bread-based stuffing and roasted. Sage is the traditional herb added to the stuffing , along with chopped celery, carrots, and onions. Deep-fried turkey is rising in popularity, requiring special fryers to hold the large bird.

• If you are like me you will opt for a non-traditional main dish other than turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner for example ham is often served alongside turkey in many households. Goose and Duck, foods which were traditional European centerpieces of Christmas dinners before being displaced, are now sometimes served in place of the Thanksgiving turkey.

 

 Beverages

• The beverages at Thanksgiving can vary as much as the side dishes, often depending on who is present at the table and their tastes. Spirits or Cocktails sometimes may be served before the main meal. On the dinner table, unfermented Apple cider (still or sparkling) and/or Wine are often served. Pitchers of sweet tea are common on Southern tables

  Side dishes

• Traditional Thanksgiving foods are sometimes specific to the day, and although some of the foods might be seen at any semi-formal meal in the United States, the meal often has something of a ritual or traditional quality. Many Americans would say it is "incomplete" without cranberry sauce; stuffing or dressing; and gravy. Other commonly served dishes include winter squash; yams; mashed potatoes; dumplings; corn on the cob or hominy; deviled eggs; green beans or green bean casserole; sauerkraut (among those in the Mid-Atlantic; especially Baltimore), peas and carrots, bread rolls, cornbread (in the south and parts of New England), or biscuits, rutabagas or turnips; and a salad.
  
  
  Vegetarians or vegans have been known to serve alternative entree centerpieces such as a large vegetable pie or a stuffed and baked pumpkin or tofurkey.

Desserts

• Various pies are often served, particularly apple pie, mincemeat pie, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, chocolate cream pie and pecan pie. 

This year my daughter will be making an apple pie for the first time, cannot wait to taste it :)

Share with us how you celebrate Thanksgiving, some of the foods you prepare, your favorite food on that day or share some recipes with us.