On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 20:09:06 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/27/2020 6:14 PM, Graham wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:20:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/27/2020 2:42 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:17:15 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Graham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 07:13:08 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We're going to the other direction, small. One stuffed Cornish
>>>>>>> hen, potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans
>>>>>>> with lots of bacon and a pumpkin pie. Just the three of us.
>>>>>>> Extended family Zoom at 1:30.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How sensible! No leftovers about which to complain.
>>>>>
>>>>> We actually had lots of leftovers but the type we like. Even some
>>>>> Cornish Hen leftovers!
>>>>
>>>> A cornish hen is barely a meal for one person... that's why they are
>>>> typically sold in pairs, and it's mostly fat and bone... I find that a
>>>> cornish hen is a toddler's portion. A cornish hen contains about the
>>>> same meat as a roasting chicken's wing. The two of us put a good
>>>> dent in our 13 pounder... there's enough left for two more dinners for
>>>> us. We don't find poultry very filling.
>>>>
>>> I haven't seen cornish hen sold in pairs in at least a decade. Things
>>> may be different in your neck of the woods. One *half* of a cornish hen
>>> with sides is plenty for one person, especially small people who already
>>> don't have a huge appetite.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> There was an article this morning on CNN with the title "You cooked for 20
>> and fed 6 people" which summed up everything in the title!
>>
>Fortunately I don't know anyone who does that. I didn't grow up with
>huge family gatherings. My mother never expected more than the five of
>us at the table.
>
>Sheldon doesn't have family gatherings so I don't know why he thinks he
>should cook a 13 pound bird for the two of them. Nor show disdain for
>cornish hens split in half as a single serving per person. If I were
>serving 6 people I'd buy and cook (grill or roast) 3 cornish hens. Take
>into consideration all the side dishes that will be served along with at
>a gathering. The hens are not the only thing on the table.
>
>Jill

My mom cooked for the five of us, never for her four sister's familys,
they cooked for their own family, I guess. There were never any
family gatherings. I know that I had some cousins but I haven't heard
from any in many years, I don't remember their names, for all I know
they are all dead. Our family was not a Father Knows Best Family.