On Friday, November 27, 2020 at 8:09:14 PM UTC-5, 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.
I cook a 14-pound bird for the two of us and freeze the leftovers after we've
had our fill of turkey sandwiches and a batch of Turkey Divan.
What I don't do is cook a thousand side dishes. Turkey, stuffing, gravy,
tossed salad. That's Thanksgiving in the Hamilton house.
Cindy Hamilton