The worst thing family does on Thanksgiving...

[Fire Me Boy!]

Just interested in things family, in-laws, friends do to meals on Thanksgiving holidays?

Is it packaged gravy mix? Boxed stuffing? Burned turkey?

I've got a few... my father-in-law goes all out. From scratch everything. Except he throws the turkey drippings down the sink and makes McCormick's packaged gravy.

But that's not even the worst. He microwaves his turkey. Not even kidding. It's horrifying. But to be fair, it doesn't taste as bad as it sounds.

[loochy]

lots of farting after dinner

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

he throws the turkey drippings down the sink and makes McCormick's packaged gravy.

That's criminal.

[Dayze]

my wife's family is 10000% eye-talian. we usually have stuffed shells or a lassagna and home made meat sauce. home made meatballs the size of your fist. sometimes a small turkey or just a turkey breast. my mother in law makes this dressing that is great, but for whatever reason i'm usually the only one who eats it. So, bless her heart, she makes a batch of it for me anyway.

usually get together early afternoon. consume way too many martinis or shots from the bottle of vodka in the freezer, wine, and beer. everyone is loud and obnoxious. eat way to much.

good times.

[ptlyon]

In Arkansas they do the youngest daughter

[Pablo]

Turkey breast only. Not the whole bird. And always overcooked. My family are the type of people that eat their steaks well done and charcoal their burgers to a crisp. So the fear of under-cooking poultry is very much a real thing.

And their will be so much butter in the mashed potatoes that they will almost look orange. Yes, that much. It's insane.

[Graystoke]

No matter what, families are dysfunctional. Usually there is some sort of tension with either a Crazy Uncle or Bi-Polar Brother in Law

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Pablo

And their will be so much butter in the mashed potatoes that they will almost look orange. Yes, that much. It's insane.

That doesn't sound like a "worst" thing at all

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by loochy

That doesn't sound like a "worst" thing at all

They are not appetizing past a couple of bites.

I'm not much of a potato fan to begin with, but to say they could use a lot less butter is an understatement.

[KCUnited]

Not food-wise, but one year, after my MIL nearly died from taking too many diet pills, my FIL got all crazy nostalgic around the holidays and video taped the Thanksgiving meal. Like he set up a camcorder all frat house creeper style with it pointed at the table and recorded everyone eating. I was like WTF??? Why would you want footage of of my BIL's high-pitched redneck voice going "pass the peekan pie, mama"?

[seclark]

came down from nemo to spend the week w/my son and his family just south of macon, ga. he's cooking the bird in some kinda outdoor cooker. looks like a deep fryer, but he says it's just hot air kinda shit. i'll give it a try.

just helped the wife roll out her batch of home made noodles to dry and cut.
mashed taters, vegies, PIE.

put up a basketball goal for the grandaughter. playing some cards. gonna hit up a museum.

got some beer, and stuff. i'm good.
happy thanksgiving
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[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by seclark

came down from nemo to spend the week w/my son and his family just south of macon, ga. he's cooking the bird in some kinda outdoor cooker. looks like a deep fryer, but he says it's just hot air kinda shit. i'll give it a try.

just helped the wife roll out her batch of home made noodles to dry and cut.
mashed taters, vegies, PIE.

put up a basketball goal for the grandaughter. playing some cards. gonna hit up a museum.

got some beer, and stuff. i'm good.
happy thanksgiving
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Is it the museum part?

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by seclark

just helped the wife roll out her batch of home made noodles to dry and cut.

Got homemade noodles drying out on the counter top right now. It's my favorite thing about Thanksgiving. Didn't even know it was a thing until I met my wife.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Not food-wise, but one year, after my MIL nearly died from taking too many diet pills, my FIL got all crazy nostalgic around the holidays and video taped the Thanksgiving meal. Like he set up a camcorder all frat house creeper style with it pointed at the table and recorded everyone eating. I was like WTF??? Why would you want footage of of my BIL's high-pitched redneck voice going "pass the peekan pie, mama"?

He unleashed his inner Randy Marsh.

"This in Junior here, eating a spud..tasty boy??"

"Sure is, I like dem taters"

My grandma will undoubtedly buy a disposable camera and take pictures of everyone sitting around doing random stuff. She won't tell you when she's taking your picture, so you'll just hear a click and be like "WTF Grandma, I could have at least looked at the camera and smiled for this picture you're going to print out and show me at Christmas".

[seclark]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Is it the museum part?

oh yeah...something bad...how's about driving 14 ****in hours w/your wife and daughter coughing and sneezing? spending the week shitting green, and i haven't even eaten anything green?
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