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69. On, did anyone eat some of that????Thank you electic_blue68

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What food side dish will not be on your plate this Thanksgiving? Mine is that jello mold with fruit cocktail in it. How [View all] debm55 Nov 18 OP

Turnips and I agree with that jello fruit salad mess TommieMommy Nov 18 #1

Thank you very much, TommieMommy , I agree. I don't think I have ever eaten a turnip nor do I want to. debm55 Nov 18 #3

No, no, 🫜 turnips are good and so are rutabagas and kohlrabi. Polly Hennessey Nov 18 #7

Thank you, Polly Hennessey. I have eaten kohlrabi , which I liked. But never turnips. Never had creamed onions. debm55 Nov 18 #11

Polly Hennessey. I set up a thread for you on your 22 anniversary. I don;t want to answer the posts as It is not my debm55 Nov 18 #15

Thanks! 😊 It was a happy day twenty-two years sgo when I discovered DU. Polly Hennessey Nov 18 #29

There's a turnip cake dim sum. Often has little bits of ham in it. Tasty! electric_blue68 Nov 19 #60

Green bean and onion casserole displacedvermoter Nov 18 #2

Thank you very much, displacedadvermoter, for sharing. However I do like the breaded onions on top. debm55 Nov 18 #4

Idk if they'll have it this year, but Trader Joe's has had a containe of dried fried onions around Holiday time. Yummy! electric_blue68 Nov 19 #63

Thank you electric_blue68, I enjoy eating them debm55 Nov 19 #65

Agreed RainCaster Nov 18 #5

None of it, since I won't be going to a TD dinner. Ocelot II Nov 18 #6

HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAH, I agree. Thank you very much, Ocelot II debm55 Nov 18 #9

A person after my own heart MustLoveBeagles Nov 18 #25

One the rare occasion of having it I've scooped out the marshmallow parts! 😄 electric_blue68 Nov 19 #61

mom always had oyster dressing, baked macaroni and the green bean casserole rampartd Nov 18 #8

HAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, rampartd. debm55 Nov 18 #10

If I provide the oysters EYESORE 9001 Nov 18 #12

not his year rampartd Nov 18 #13

Green bean casserole SheltieLover Nov 18 #14

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. But the fried onions on top are good. debm55 Nov 18 #16

Oh I'd eat fried onions & love green beans, too, but not in mush soup. SheltieLover Nov 18 #17

Thank you , SheltieLover, Yes, the Cream of Mushroom soup is a nasty. debm55 Nov 18 #18

In my humble opinion, Green Bean Casserole rocks, but... dwp6577 Nov 18 #27

Thank you very much dwp6577, I will go to the link you gave. debm55 Nov 18 #31

Use cream of celery. Much better Freddie Nov 18 #34

Thank you very much, Freddie. I will switch to Cream of Celery. debm55 Nov 18 #37

My daughter and son in law hosting. They are food snobs in a good way. CTyankee Nov 18 #19

Thank you very much, CTyankee. I hope you are enjoying your new home. debm55 Nov 18 #20

Turkey ProfessorGAC Nov 18 #21

We're doing salmon this year MustLoveBeagles Nov 18 #23

If We Lived Somewhere... ProfessorGAC Nov 18 #36

Wow, that sounds terrific. Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Nov 18 #38

WOW , that sounds great, ProfessorGAC. I was waiting to see what you were going to make. debm55 Nov 18 #32

Thanks ProfessorGAC Nov 18 #49

Excellent. debm55 Nov 18 #50

Sweet potatos MustLoveBeagles Nov 18 #22

I hear you, Thank you very much MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Nov 18 #39

By the time I load my plate with turkey, dressing, taters, and gravy, there won't be room for anything else. Dorothy V Nov 18 #24

HAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Dorothy V. I am so glad to be reading your posts again. debm55 Nov 18 #40

OH GEE, FEEL like fruit! elleng Nov 18 #26

Thank you very much, elleng. debm55 Nov 18 #41

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You already know the answer to this one Bluestocking Nov 18 #30

Sure do, Bluestocking. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Nov 18 #42

Cranberry sauce. MIButterfly Nov 18 #33

Thank you very much, MIButterfly, I hate the yams with the syrup and marshmallows. debm55 Nov 18 #43

That doesn't even sound good. MIButterfly Nov 18 #47

It's not. Thank you MIButterfly. debm55 Nov 18 #48

Just back from Morocco so Tagine Lemon Chicken Onthefly Nov 18 #35

Oh thank you very much, Onthefly. I have bookmarked the link. debm55 Nov 18 #44

My mom would cut up apples, leave the skin on applegrove Nov 18 #45

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 Nov 18 #46

Ohhhh, boy! 😑😄 electric_blue68 Nov 19 #62

Turkey Hassler Nov 18 #51

Thank you very much, Hassler. debm55 Nov 18 #53

We're eating at my mother's so it's the same cuisine for the last 70 some Thankdgiving: dry turkey, sloppy spuds. marble falls Nov 18 #52

HAHAHHHAHa. Oh you. Thank you marble falls. debm55 Nov 19 #67

One that I want, being from Massachusetts JPK Nov 18 #54

My husband is from Quincy, MA His mother taught me a recipe for corn pudding. I haven't made in a while. It might be debm55 Nov 18 #55

Brussels sprouts or broccoli. boonecreek Nov 18 #56

Thank you very much, boonecreek. You are very sweet to Mrs. boonecreek debm55 Nov 19 #68

Another vote against the sweet potato-marshmallow yuck. 3catwoman3 Nov 18 #57

I agree with you, Thank you for sharing 3catwoman3. debm55 Nov 19 #66

Another vote against the sweet potato-marshmallow yuck. 3catwoman3 Nov 18 #58

Baaahahahaaaa! During a Summer extended family get togther, one of my aunt brought one of those jello-mold fruit things! electric_blue68 Nov 19 #59

On, did anyone eat some of that????Thank you electic_blue68 debm55 Nov 19 #69

Hahahaaa! I'm not sure... electric_blue68 Nov 19 #70

No to the cranberries! electric_blue68 Nov 19 #64

Thank you very much, electric_blue68 debm55 Nov 19 #71

You have to add the baby marshmallows to the fruit cocktail. Amaryllis Nov 19 #72

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you you, Amaryllis. debm55 Nov 19 #73

I forgot Ambrosia--cool whip, diced apples, small marshmallows debm55 Nov 19 #74

Cream corn JMCKUSICK Nov 19 #75

HAHAHAHAHHHAH, Thank you, John. debm55 Nov 19 #77

Anything justaprogressive Nov 19 #76

I agree. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Nov 19 #78

never stuffing + avoid most veg other than taters. more room for gravy. pansypoo53219 Nov 19 #79

Thank you very much, pansypoo53219, Do you make a crater in your taters for the gravy? debm55 Nov 19 #82

i usually need a extra cup of gravy to add to the overflowing gravy. uncle makes copious amounts of beef + turkey gravy. pansypoo53219 Thursday #83

Thank you very much, pansypoo53219 debm55 Thursday #86

at least they use corn starch instead of flour now. pansypoo53219 Friday #91

I always hated the roughness of those pear pieces in fruit cocktail. viva la Nov 19 #80

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, viva la. That's funny. debm55 Thursday #85

Great jello memories--- viva la Thursday #87

HAHAHAHHAH. I'll pass if you don't mind. Thank you, viva la. debm55 Thursday #88

Anything Jello. It's just...icky. -nt CrispyQ Nov 19 #81

Thank you CrispyQ and I agree with you. debm55 Thursday #84

Turkey. Not a side dish but I don't eat mammals and birds. NNadir Thursday #89

Thank you very much for sharing with us. NNadir. debm55 Thursday #90

Green bean casserole will not darken my table jmowreader Saturday #92

Thank you very much, jmowreader. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. debm55 Saturday #93