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Traditions at Thanksgiving

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Do any of you have traditions that you would care to share about thanksgiving here is a couple of ours
For 45 years of the 47 years we have been married (one year in Nam) The wife has done two things
She always gets cranberry sauce and cuts it in slices to put on the table. She will always put it back in the fridge
so it will be cold when we serve the turkey and dressing
For 45 of those 47 years she has always forgot to get it out to serve until meal is nearly done
It is tradition to not have it till late in the meal
Our second one is with rolls she has always purchased rolls to heat and serve in these 45 of 47 years of marriage
She buys them early in the month so we always are sure to have them on Thanksgiving
She will put 4 packages of rolls in the oven about 15 minutes before the meal is served
In 45 of those 47 years she has always forgotten them ,until someone says they smell something burning
They are removed from the oven and are always in different states of burned.
We usually get to eat the centers of them and that is it some can't be eaten at all
It is now the 47 the year of our Thanksgiving and she has purchased rolls again .Time will tell if this year will be the same
or if tradition will be broken and a new era starts
I think the kids and relatives come just to see if it happens again each year
Now not to brag but the wife can cook as good a Thanksgiving meal as anybody and everyone enjoys her food.
Her turkey is always moist and juicy she makes two different cornbread dressings one with and one without onions
Scratch giblet gravy that makes your eyes roll back it is so good
When it comes to the rolls though she is dead last but then again it is tradition and we all look forward to her burned rolls
There will be roughly 50 to 60 people eating at our table this year
We save all year for this and Christmas Dinner and each year it seems to grow as more relatives and friends hear what a
great time we have and then call to come join in. Most just do not believe the roll story and come to see
Share your tradition if you will
 
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