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Friday, November 25. 2022

Ages 2-94


We had 22 for Thanksgiving. It's a cheerful chaos. Our prayer was for gratitude, of course, for family and friends. Little else matters. My only mistake was not getting the pianny tuned. Musicians are senstive about that. 


Two turkeys as usual. Lots of leftovers.  This is the one on the grill, cooked over firewood:



Mrs. BD made the pies. Too many. From scratch of course. She enjoys it. Squash, pumpkin, pecan - plus a great Indian Pudding which is my favorite.



The BD homestead TG buffet:


Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 13:39 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Very nice. Reminds me of Thanksgiving when I was a my mother would make pies in the days before and then cook all day on Thanksgiving.

We got together with just 8 people for Thanksgiving but it was good and lots of conversation and no politics.
#1 OneGuy on 2022-11-25 13:39 (Reply)
Oops! My mouse must have highlighted a few words so when I sent it they were deleted, so, correction:

Very nice. Reminds me of Thanksgiving when I was a child, my mother would make pies in the days before and then cook all day on Thanksgiving.

We got together with just 8 people for Thanksgiving but it was good and lots of conversation and no politics.
#2 OneGuy on 2022-11-25 13:41 (Reply)
The presentation of a whole smoked turkey is great, but that’s about it. I can’t recommend spatchcocking enough. It ensured that the meat cooks evenly and completely.

It also makes brining the bird before cooking a whole lot easier.
#3 egd on 2022-11-26 16:37 (Reply)
Yeah, I Know about that.
#3.1 Bird Dog on 2022-11-27 07:58 (Reply)
Lovely!
Please share Indian Pudding recipe.
BTW are we still allowed to say 'Indian Pudding'?
#4 Ben David on 2022-11-27 04:03 (Reply)
Already did, a few days ago.
#4.1 Bird Dog on 2022-11-27 07:59 (Reply)
The Tarte Tatin came out quite nicely, thank you, although there were 'moments' of doubt during the caramelization phase. I doubled the caramel quantity and was glad I did, also added a small amount of Apple Pie Spice and increased the thickness of the puff pastry layer. It was a big hit, and I'll make it again. Got compliments on the improved fruit / crust ratio (more fruit).
#5 Aggie on 2022-11-27 15:44 (Reply)

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