Saw this in cyberspace:
Somewhere there’s an Aunt Betty roaming the grocery aisles looking for the ingredients to make her famous Thanksgiving dish that no one in the family likes.
Is there an Aunt Betty in your family? 🙂
Ahem…
What is your least favorite Thanksgiving food?
I know, I know—we usually talk about our favorites, right? But today is different.
My least favorite Thanksgiving food is—wow! I really hate to admit it, but it’s pumpkin pie. Especially store-bought pumpkin pie. I’ve just never been a fan of pumpkin anything.
I had to keep it a secret for a long time because my mother and both grandmothers were so proud of their pumpkin creations . . . and I didn’t want to hurt their feelings. So I would take some and make sure no one was watching when—well, you get it.
How about you?
Is there a Thanksgiving food you’ve always hated? And maybe had to hide it like I did? It’s okay, go ahead and spill those hated beans. You’re safe in these halls.
Green beans, no matter how they’re dressed up.
Not a pumpkin pie fan, either, but I’ll take it if it’s heavily doused with whipped cream. Whipped cream covers a multitude of sins.
I’m with ya on the beans, Jim!
(And the whipped cream…) 🙂
Have a good one.
Hi there, This is a little note from Aunt Betty.
Actually I’m an apple pie builder and people beg me to bring my pies to gatherings. But I’m with both of you. Pumpkin is not a food.
Happy holidays.
Betty Kuffel
I can testify from firsthand knowledge that Betty’s apple pies are the best in the universe.
But I do like pumpkin pie also, esp. Costco’s.
Green bean casserole? That should be recalled by the FDA.
Good morning, Debbie.
My husband is a fan of Costco pumpkin pies also, and apple, and chocolate, and banana cream …
And green bean casserole? If it just had beans, it’d be okay with me.
Have a great day!
My husband wants to know if you travel to Iowa…
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Now this just made my day, Aunt Betty! Thanks for chiming in…
And I’ll take your apple pie, and raise you chocolate one.
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Have a good holiday season, my friend…
Sweet potatoes!
Hi Warren!
If they’re canned–nay, nay! I like the real deal when it comes to food. My gramma used to make everything from scratch (including the aforementioned pumpkin pie), and her sweet potatoes were…sweet!
Have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by.
I was introduced to roasted duck, and sometimes, goose, when I married and moved to Iowa. The greasiness made me shudder, and then we all had to listen to the stories about goose grease sandwiches great grandpa had to carry to school while struggling through five feet of snow. I like roasted sweet potatoes, but someone always feels the need to ruin them with marshmallows and then, as I try to politely pass them on, makes a loud comment pointing out that I missed them so they get passed back while everyone watches to make sure I put them on my plate. It’s hard to have good manners in a crowd like that. 😉
Hi Becky!
I had goose once in my life and vowed never again. And goose grease sandwich? Horror! I searched and found this description:
Goose grease sandwiches are a unique culinary creation that utilizes the rich fat rendered from goose, often enhancing the flavor of the sandwich. This type of sandwich can be made using various preparations of goose meat, typically featuring the legs or breasts.
Please God, no…but I guess if I was hungry enough…
Thanks for stopping by!
I don’t hate pumpkin pie but my rule is, why waste dessert calories on anything but chocolate? Cracker Barrel used to make a nice pumpkin streusel pie but they quit making them.
The other Thanksgiving food I do not like is cranberry sauce. Sweet potatoes? Meh. Just gimme the turkey or ham with the mashed taters & gravy and I’m good.
Good morning, Brenda.
Yes, chocolate runs rings around pumpkin any day of the week and twice on Sundays in my book. And with ya on the taters and gravy!
Have a great holiday weekend… 🙂
Cranberry jelly, fresh from the can, still shaped like the inside of the can. No one actually ate it, it was decor that was thrown away after the meal.
Hi Bill…you brought up a memory.
We always had homemade cranberry jelly/sauce for the holidays. The first time someone ever brought the stuff from the can, looking like the can, we all had a good laugh over it. And threw it away.
Have a great day!
I’m going to be the odd duck here–I hate turkey! Although I did have smoked turkey yesterday that was okay.
Hey Patricia!
My son smokes a mean turkey…I’ve never tried doing it. (But he is a very accomplished cook and can smoke just about anything.)
Thanks for dropping by, and have a great day!
I love pumpkin pie, “real” cranberry sauce, and sweet potato praline pie. However, I never eat gravy, stuffing, or mashed potatoes. Eating gravy is basically eating flour, grease, water, and well, more grease. Turkey’s not my favorite, but I love the turkey tortilla soup and other leftovers my husband, who does all the cooking so why should I complain, whips up with them. I may eat pumpkin pie with whipped cream for lunch today along with the cranberry sauce he made especially for me.
Hi Kelly…
Do you rent out your husband? Turkey tortilla soup sounds amazing. And so does the sweet potato praline pie.
Let us know when he’s available, k? 🙂
I’m not crazy about the green bean casserole thing, but I love pumpkin pie.
We did try to roast a goose once. Can’t remember if it was Thanksgiving or Christmas. Oh, the grease! Never again.
Good morning, Kay!
Sounds like there’s a consensus here on the green bean casserole. Shall we all get together and send a letter to the FDA?
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Have a good one, my friend!
Call me crazy, Deb, but I love it all: the turkey, mashed potatoes, my wife’s green bean casserole with fried onion in mushroom soup, cranberries, and yes, pumpkin pie.
I love my mom’s recipe for sweet potatoes–fry them in butter, add maple syrup and then bake.
That said, I dislike sweet potatoes with marshmallows–that is probably my least favorite T-Day dish.
Hi Dale!
Your mom’s sweet potatoes sound divine…waaayyy better than the marshmallow thing.
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. 🙂
I’ll eat just about everything. Our Thanksgiving dinners are usually small, and years and years — okay, decades — ago, I found a recipe for a pumpkin apple pie which quickly became a traditional dessert because those who wanted apple could scrape off the pumpkin, and those who liked pumpkin could eat that layer and leave the rest.
Good morning, Terry.
Pumpkin apple pie. Is that killing two pies with one stone, or what? Make everyone happy in one pie plate…I like it!
Thanks for dropping by, and have a great weekend!
Why was I born to be the perpetual contrarian? I adore the green bean casserole, complete with mushroom soup mix and fried onions. The feast is not complete without jellied cranberry sauce (ribs intact). Pumpkin pie is essential, alone with pecan pie. Apple pie is optional for Thanksgiving, but my cousin Barbie is not allowed in the door at Christmas without she has brought her signature apple pie. (Betty, sight and taste unseen, my money’s on hers in a head-to-head contest.)
But this is about LEAST favorites. I’m not a fan of sweet potatoes in any incarnation, but the traditional presentation with marshmallows makes me gag. As a kid, my Mom-Mom served mincemeat pie with every Thanksgiving dinner. That was awful. And here’s a new one to start controversy: Nuts in their shells. As a boy, we had bowls filled with assorted nuts along with the crushers and mining equipment necessary to expose whatever was being protected by the shell. The result was always a bitter-tasting nut with shards of shell.
Hi John! As long as you keep writing books, you can be as contrary as you want, Sir…
Mincemeat!
There’s another ugly memory from yesteryear. Someone in the crowd of grammas, grampas, uncles, aunts, and cousins always snuck in with one. My Dad loved it, I wouldn’t even look at it.
Have a good one!
is mincemeat like scrapple? If so, neither sound appealing.
Mincemeat: “a mixture composed of minced apples, raisins, currants, candied citron, suet, etc., originally and traditionally also containing meat, for filling a pie.” ~Dictionary
I think scrapple is different.
Fresh turkey is great. Leftover turkey has trauma attached. Ever been left with all the turkey leftovers by your family? Shudder! Even the dog didn’t want any more.
My sister who now handles the feast is a wonderful cook, but I’m allergic to cauliflower so her gluten-free stuffing is a no no.
Hi Marilyn!
I’m one of those who like turkey leftovers…sandwiches, added to canned soup to enhance it, casseroles . . .
And I’m not much of a fan of stuffing, especially out of a box. Give me mashed potatoes any day.
Thanks for weighing in (after Thanksgiving! #sorrynotsorry) and have a super day!
Crow… following the Tech-Georgia game… every stinking year…
Oh, dear…the bro (retired from Senior Research Scientist at GT) was watching today also. I’m afraid to call him…
Have a good eve, George. There’s always next year! 🤓