"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> (Donna Pattee) wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>> >In article >,
>> > Goomba38 > wrote:
>> >
>> >> MoM wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > You can precook and slice your turkey up to a month ahead.
>> >>
>> >> There is something sooooooooo wrong about this, to me. Part of my
>> >> pleasure is the smell of roasting turkey (as well as all the labor) on
>> >> the actual day of Thanksgiving. It feeds into my need for tradition.
>> >> What do you serve and carve at the table?
>> >
>> >I can see why a very, very busy person might do this but to me, what's
>> >the point? :-( If I work Thanksgiving (and I usually do), I just have it
>> >on that weekend instead...
>> >
>> >Since I work night shift tho', I might actually be able to pull it off
>> >if I prepare everything the day before and get it ready to go, and just
>> >start cooking when I get home and skip that morning workout. That would
>> >put me home about 07:30 am and I have to go to sleep by about 2 pm or
>> >so.
>> >
>> >Cheers!
>> >--
>> >Om.
>>
>> So, if someone is so busy they need to cook their turkey a month ahead
>> of time, why not just go out for dinner? In our very extended family,
>> the preparation is done as a collaborative effort. We put things together
>> while talking, laughing and catching up with family members we haven't
>> seen in a while. If any of us were worried about the amount of time it
>> took, we would be better off just renting a banquet room or having the
>> dinner catered.
>
> Well stated. :-)
> Personally, I'd _never_ prepare food a month in advance! Maybe the
> weekend before, but that's only 4 days...
> --
> Om.
I would never do Thanksgiving dinner in advance either. I want leftovers
the day after not the day of!
I can do turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, a salad
of some sort, a couple of veggies and rolls from scratch essentially by
myself. I start around 8am and dinner is on the table around 1. The
daughter in law helps some now and the granddaughters have taken over
setting the table. Pies and desserts get made the day before and I usually
put together a relish tray the day before. It really isn't that hard.
Ms P