Memorial day cooking?
"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Anyone making something special for it?
>
> My husband has a family tradition of a special meal that day but he
> said it's not any one special dish (like Thanksgiving etc.). He did
> recall well though that it was a family affair and everyone had a small
> job or (once older) dish to make. He said they also added a small yard
> project but always something to 'improve the house or yard a little'.
>
> We've picked a simple project here. I have a little plot of dirt
> bordered by sidewalk and driveway. It's about 8 inches front to back
> and 2.5ft long. We are going to weed it then fill with more gardening
> dirt and put in some flower seeds.
>
> Shopping tomorrow as we are out of fresh fruit. Don wants to make his
> green bean dish which means I make a white sauce with lots of white
> melty cheeses (guryere sp? and havarti appeal). Acorn squash with
> brown sugar. He wants me to make baguette-type bread and prepare some
> garlic butter.
>
> I'm thinking a whole cleaned trout would be good but shall see what
> wonders the store has!
>
> Rest of you? Any traditions?
No traditions.
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