I think I'm the only one in the family that misses it.

Inquiring/enquiring minds want to know.

Always had coconut in it




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She was grumpy when no one ate it....

this. I know my crowd would like it but I already make two things I don't like - overly sweet sweet potatoes and soggy bread. (I may have mentioned the soggy bread issue in some other posts/threads)

When my grandma died no one stepped up to continue making them.

we'd pick out the pineapple or fruit cocktail pieces, but mom also made a layer with cool whip. It was like we got to eat dessert with dinner!

The sweet potatoes also had tons of brown sugar and marshmallows. I hated it then and would hate it now. Too damn sweet. I like my Thanksgiving meal to be savory.

Avoided at all cost.

and they are kind of a must-have. used to come already in the frozen peas but now I have to buy them separate and the proportions are all wrong!

They are part & parcel.
I make a mean bourguignon. Occasionally, I'll even make my own noodles for it, but not every time.

Bourguignon is just a French beef stew with lots of red wine.
So yes, I can see how they would work in any style of beef stew.
I usually buy the Birdseye frozen bags, because getting the skins off fresh ones is time consuming, even with the soak & squeeze method.

I tried fresh ones once. what a pain in the ass! learned that lesson about scratch cooking, at least.

has pearl onions.

Sooooo good!!!
🤔 Brown the beef in butter first. Trying to think if another vegetable. Some garlic. Some other ?herbs & spices. Ah, maaaybe a bit of red wine? And some tomato paste towards the end.

I was stupid and didn't pay attention to how mom made the oysters. It seemed simple, but I never got it down correctly. As for the corn, I live in an apartment and have no space to dry corn. I really miss both of them.

I don’t miss those sweet potatoes from a can. I was in my 20s before I learned that a sweet potato could actually be bought in its original form and looked somewhat like a regular potato.

Gross

Cha to the lay.

But the dogs loved them.

Never see it anywhere unless I make it.

learned it from my mother in law. could never stand it before that.

I had a 70 something women teach me to cook them when I was in my 20s.

I am the Green God. And an old southern country boy.

And the vinegar pepper sauce is a must.

Sauce anywhere here in NJ. I sure do miss it when I cook collard greens.

They made a great pepper sauce.

Bullet chile peppers have a moderate to hot heat ranging 15,000 to 50,000 SHU on the Scoville scale and are used in both their unripe green and mature red state.

I’m thankful it’s gone. My grandmother always made one every year, dog rest her soul. Most of what she made was delicious, but that…

I usually make one at Christmas. World market sells the little ones you get at the grocery store in the UK.

She used to cut a Greek “pi” in the top crust instead of regular steam vents.

Sadly I married into a family where this was not on any menu they ever had — I learned to never bring a mince pie because nobody liked it. Last year I got a craving and couldn’t find a jar of Nonesuch anyplace — except, would you believe it, Amazon.

Sweet and sour sticky little red balls that stained everything and tasted like cardboard. I love beets but these were nasty.

My dad loved them. His mother was German so I guess they were traditional or something.

with shredded carrots and pineapple! Jesus! it was awful.

...in either lime or lemon Jello. Truly vile -

One day I’ll figure out how to make them.

and bake. You can buy fresh small onions and peel them by dipping in hot water instead of frozen.

together. I loved it as a kid. I tried it a few years ago and liked it still.

You have to put a tiny bit of sugar in them. And a lot of butter.

Fights with Canadian Club whisky on top!

They started before dinner. As the dinner progressed they got worse.

It often ended with something close to fist fights.

I had what you would call today a dysfunctional family (at best).

Spiced tomato juice mixture made with clear gelatin and put in a jello mold. The adults seemed to like it but we kids always left ours untouched.

pickled peaches.

Grandma’s lime green Jello salad.

Pretty much any kind of jello with fruit cocktail in it.

The main one that showed up at TG was shredded raw carrots plus raisins in orange Jello. You could add walnuts to it as well. It’s actually a nice combo of flavors and textures, and easy to make.

Her other one was something she called Funeral Salad that showed up at some point after I left home. From the name I deduced that it was something she felt was fancy enough to take along to an occasion like a funeral. I was given the recipe but it always looked like too much in every sense: Raspberry Jello, cranberries, and can’t remember the rest except there was a thick layer of cream cheese, probably with chopped walnuts.

Mom and me loved this dish, but no one else did and we always had too many leftovers and fruit doesn't stay good long, so we stopped having this afer mom passed 10 years ago. I have started making her Thanksgiving jello - which most don't like, but my sister and I love it and my daughter now likes it too. It's different but I love it - green jello with pecans, cheddar cheese, carrots and pineapple. Great fall colors and so refreshing!

Can't stand the texture. Don't miss it at all.