"Karen AKA KajiKit" > wrote in message
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> Help! It's my first thanksgiving in the USA and I have no idea
> whatsoever about what's required. I'd hoped that we'd be invited to a
> 'proper' thanksgiving someplace else but none of his family came up to
> bat, so I have to do it for us. We bought a 4-1/2 pound fresh turkey
> breast (the smallest they had in the store), some potatoes and a sweet
> potato to roast. What else do we need? In Australia turkey is a
> christmas dish, but I've never been the one to do the cooking - my
> uncle or my mother has! How do I roast the beast without ruining it?
>
> What else do I need to buy at the market tonight to make this a
> 'proper' thanksgiving dinner?

I just wanted to mention there is no such thing as a "Proper" thanksgiving
dinner. The dinner itself is going to very greatly depending upon the
region of the country, and the ethnicity of the people, if any. Whatever you
do it will be just fine. Remember you're establishing your own traditions
not replacing someone else's.

IMHO the only important thing is to be thankful for what you have and not
envious of what you don't

Now if you ask me the best think about Thanksgiving is eating mid afternoon
then having a cold turkey sandwich about 8:00 PM followed by a second piece
of pie.......


Dimitri