Goomba wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> Excess is the hallmark of American living, O, and it seems that
>> Thanksgiving, more than other American-style holiday celebrations, is
>> marked by excess.
>
> I prefer to think of it as a glorious celebration of our fall harvest
> bounties, rather than obscene excess.

Well, if you don't mind me asking, where does marshmallow fit into your
harvest?


>> We prefer to have too much so we can throw it away
>> because we'll never eat that much or because it won't keep or because
>> someone doesn't eat leftovers. (Who, me? Cynical?)
>
> Leftovers at TG take on their own import. Why toss 'em out wastefully?
> Too many things to be done with them!
>
>> According to something I read or heard somewhere (how's that for
>> vague?), it's *the* big family get-together ‹ more than Christmas or
>> Easter. And frequently there is food on the table for the sole
>> purpose of satisfying one or two individuals' desire. "If you
>> don't have -FITB- at Thanksgiving, well, it's just not Thanksgiving!"
>
> Creamed pearl onions for my brother, just like my mother made every
> year.

OH dear))