Turkey?
I think so, hopefully I can get over the flu bug and attend my roommates thanksgiving. Was invited don't want to miss it thanks to the stupid flu. :(((
I know this sounds stupid but what does a canadian thanksgiving usually have to eat?
Sportsdude wrote:
I think so, hopefully I can get over the flu bug and attend my roommates thanksgiving. Was invited don't want to miss it thanks to the stupid flu. :(((
I know this sounds stupid but what does a canadian thanksgiving usually have to eat?
Roasted turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, beans, peas & carrots, sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top, turnip, gelatin & regular salads, pickles, gravy, pumpkin pie, apple pie, cranberry sauce (both homemade & canned).
People sit around chomping on mixed nuts, beer, and cider watching some football game before dinner, and fall asleep watching some football game after dinner. Ya know, kinda like the American Thanksgiving.
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Eeeow. That's gross.
I'm having chicken, roast yam and some other boiled veggies on the side. Possibly pumpkin pie for dessert.
has anybody ever told themselves they aren't going to over eat but end up doing so anyway? I can't seem to not over eat when it comes to holidays.
Sportsdude wrote:
has anybody ever told themselves they aren't going to over eat but end up doing so anyway? I can't seem to not over eat when it comes to holidays.
What is the purpose of having holiday dinners with all the trimmings if one doesn't over-eat? (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/6.gif)
then followed by the "oh gosh I'm so fat, I'm an embarrassment to the family" a day after.
Sportsdude wrote:
then followed by the "oh gosh I'm so fat, I'm an embarrassment to the family" a day after.
Bah, if you're truly worried about over-eating at your friend's Thanksgiving dinner, eat a bowl of soup before you go. Not a pot full of Chunky Soup, more like about 1-cup of clear beef or chicken or vegetable broth to fill your tummy up then you won't eat like two or three helpings.
its not the first meal that's a problem for me, its I eat then come back a couple hours later.
Sportsdude wrote:
its not the first meal that's a problem for me, its I eat then come back a couple hours later.
Oh that's nothing then. We're supposed to eat like every 3 hours anyway.
really? because every time I go back for seconds I always get the gosh you never stop eating from my obese cousins with fatty livers.
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....and we'll be there for you. Wishing YOU a happy Thanksgiving.
That's in the states, right? How come we have it early and the states in November? Is Thanksgiving like a US holiday more so than a Canadian?
baking chicken, veggies, mashed turnips, rice....
it has to do with harvest time being later in the year, plus its got cultural meaning, pilgrims first meal etc. So its used by the religious right now as "see the country is christian" lol.
harvest falls later and lincoln was big into parties so they did the thursday as the holiday, therefore people get friday off as well.
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....and for the other half of the explanation....
The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been futilely attempting to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did, however, establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, Frobisher held a formal ceremony in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This event is widely considered to be the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first official Thanksgiving to occur in North America.
It should be noted that the 1578 ceremony was not the first Thanksgiving as defined by First Nations tradition. Long before the time ofMartin Frobisher, it was traditional in many First Nations cultures to offer an official giving of thanks during autumnal gatherings.
so serving turkey has no historical meaning in Canadian Thanksgiving?
i had turkey.
So why the turkey?
Where does this come into the equation.???
I thought Thanksgiving was American not Canadian.
If it is Canuckian as you suggest why do the Americans celebrate it???.
Or is Canada really just the lackey of the USA????.
And why is USA not refered to as South Canada if you have the matter so much in control??.
And why are there so many Canuckians on this forum if Seattle is in the USA.??
Well Gordy, all I know is that it's about 14 bucks for a turkey down in the States and here, it's double or even triple that price!
Hey ja!! A turkey is so damn expensive here! I saw one at Superstore, mega huge bird that's selling for $99!! Uncooked!!
how big? The turkey last night was huge, turkey's at home are just chickens on roids.
A hundred dollars?! For real, Lise?! It must've been WAY BIGGER than my oven. HOLY MOLY!
It depends what size of turkey lurkey you get and what type it is. I usually get around a 20+ pound turkey thats prestuffed for like 30-40 bucks. We do turkeys at least once a month. Its not so much the turkey dinner that Im after.. its the sandwiches and turkey soup thats made that I eat for a week afterwards!
There was no thanksgiving celebration where I was. Myself and the other canadian onboard forgot about it, and pretty much treated it as just another day.
I don't actually like roast turkey. I'd rather eat chicken. This year, my extended family went out for buffet and there was a choice of turkey or lamb. I ate lamb for Thanksgiving.
Lamb? My favourite meat. As for thanksgiving, I ate 'everything' as it was combined with a 90th birthday party.
Me too Gophie.. me love lamb! I wish that it wasn't so expensive because otherwise, I'd have it more often. I only have my lamb when I head down to Stepho's. $10 for a huge roast lamb with greek potatoes, salad and rice and some mix of veggies. YUM! I gotta go down there again...
My grandmother buys some frozen lamb leg roasts that aren't too expensive. At T&T I think.
Hub makes a killer rack of lamb. He crusts it with crumbs, dijon and garlic. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM