This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday where we get together with family and friends and give thanks for our bounty of good food. Our pilgrim forefathers in an early New England colony, were starving one winter and were saved by Indians who saw their plight and provided wild turkeys, corn and other foods. They feasted together, made new friends and the Pilgrims survived to tell the tale. On the 3rd Thursday in November we celebrate this event and the fact that this country has (for the most part) been so good to its people. Our family gets together and the women cook for two days while the men watch football on TV. We traditionally serve baked turkey, dressing and gravy, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked ham, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and butter, pumpkin pie and whatever else strikes our fancy - then we do it all again a month later for Christmas dinner! It is a most delicious meal, but we get so stuffed it hurts to breathe! Then we eat the leftovers for a week - eating turkey sandwiches until we can't stand any more. And for some strange reason, turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce are usually served only during the holidays so it is a very special meal every year. Meredith Sessoms Soddy-Daisy TN USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Dorina & NFR Aagot ~
