Now that I know that Jim and Mark are both coming for Thanksgiving, I need to start looking for recipes that I want to make. For many years, we went to Mama's for Thanksgiving. Then we went to Julia's. She was famous for her rolls and her dressing. I cannot begin to do either one to her standards. Mama would always have celery stuffed with pimento cheese (with olives and nuts) and black-cherry salad. We also had sweet potatoes and marshmellows and pumpkin and mince pie. I remember all this because I don't like sweet potatoes or pumpkin if I have a choice. But I loved the dressing. Julia would sometimes fix brussel sprouts and little onions which was delicious and we always had green beans. It was a lovely time.
Velna would always bring a dish -- I remember a cranberry dish which was good. Our dining room at the old house seated 10 and the men fixed their plates and ate first. I thought nothing about this. I was obsessed with going to the football game between Charleston and Sikeston and coming home crying since I never saw Charleston beat Sikeston. I would fix a plate for supper and eat the things I liked again. Julia used to say that her secret for making dressing was to use the broth of a chicken. She was the master of rolls. Betty,not known for her culinary ability, was not big about bringing a dish. In fact, I don't ever remember her bringing a dish for Thanksgiving. But she was good about washing dishes and she did that well.
After the meal and the football game, we played cards. We always played cards if Jennie was there and Warren was in the game. They played for blood. If Joker got into the game, money went down fast as bets were made. He was the born loser!
I will think about all these things as I prepare my lists for a meal. We have to have turkey and dressing, cranberries. The rest needs decisions.
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