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[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

Well, I was going to ask about Thanksgiving some weeks ago but this and that kept coming up, and now it seems everything's going to hell in a hand basket. So I suppose I might as well start asking anyway. With the track record being what it is around here, I doubt things will get much better anyway.

Assuming enough of us are in one piece next Thursday, I've decided we're going to be having Thanksgiving dinner at the hotel. If I don't have reason to kick you out, you're invited. I'm a fair cook and I'm used to making dinner for large groups but if anyone wants to lend a hand, you're more than welcome to .

I have a feeling this debacle we're facing now and the fact we're going through the holidays without our families will leave us all in a sour mood, so after the main dinner I'm going to be drinking and anyone of the proper age is welcome to join me. Bring your own alcohol though, I'm not spending that much money on you lot.

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[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

Oh, just the basics from something other than a book. I never really got around to asking co-workers because... well, no need to accidentally cause a scene.

[translation: why ask weird questions, even if you're ostensibly a foreigner.]

Most of the stuff from home's pretty similar to -- I think it's European fare here. Fowl, pork, beef, breads, soups, herbs and seasonings. Simple stuff, you know?

[crazyoldbat.livejournal.com]

Thanksgiving is a mix between European and Native American harvest festivals. What we here in the US celebrate has to do with the anniversary of settling here, and at one feast there wasn't enough food to feed the whole colony. The Natives helped out and that's how our version got started. Or at least that's the short version.


Turkey is the norm around here. Ham sometimes. The rest can easily be added in.

[skaldssong.livejournal.com]

They settled the area at the end of growing season? Must have been rough.

Anyway, that menu sounds good to me. Familiar too.