Thursday 24 November
Pretty much the whole Parker family (except for the newlyweds) were able to gather for the holiday, and that's the first thing to be thankful for. Normally David deep-fries a couple of turkeys, but with peanut oil at $10 a gallon, we went the conservative route of roasting a 16-lb. bird (one pound per participant) that was injected with teriyaki sauce for flavor.
All the traditional favorites were laid out alongside: Becky's cornbread and sausage dressing, 10 pounds of Joanna's mashed potatoes with lashings of butter, and her broad beans with cream and bacon in the crockpot; fresh cranberry orange relish, as well as the stuff out of the can; David's turkey gravy; and tender hot rolls.
As soon as we recovered from turkey torpor, the dessert buffet was raided for all the delicious specialties: Becky's pumpkin pie and pecan pie, Laura's pumpkin dump cake and cheesecake, Jo Linn's buttermilk fudge, Jacob's truffles of all flavors, and JoDee's puppy chow.
It was a wonderful evening for food and family, cards and chatting, and Dora behaved quite well and didn't attempt to jump into the turkey carcass.
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