U.S. Turkey Day/Thankgsgiving/Pre-Black-Friday-Dinner

[Caliga]

Why crappy mashed spuds instead of delicious roast ones?

Dunno, but I agree with you that English-style roast potatoes are way better.

[garbon]

Do yanquis have turkey at Christmas too?

When we used to have more "traditional" Christmas meals, we would opt for ham.

As to the other bit, no I don't agree. Particularly if they are garlic mashed potatoes.

[Eddie Teach]

Sometimes turkey, sometimes ham. Naturally the potatoes are mashed. We have baked(or more accurately, nuked  ) potatoes all the time. It takes a special occasion to go to the trouble of mashing them.

As for roasts, I never much cared for potatoes in them. I'd rather have rice.

[Brazen]

I have my regular Thanksgiving invite for tomorrow. The spread is usually:

Turkey with bacon lattice
Two types of stuffing
Biscuits
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Corn on the cob
Green beans with almonds
Cranberry sauce
Gallons of gravy

Pumpkin pie and ice cream

We usually break open the first Christmas crackers of the year too.

[Malthus]

Lord, those may taste great but they sure sound nasty. "pig pickin cake"? "Frog eye salad"? "Dirt pudding"? "Funeral potatoes"? 

I was going to say. These sound awful.

Americans are never allowed to laugh at spotted dick again

Thanksgiving is the one American holiday I'm very jealous of. Love to celebrate it in the US one year.

Can they still laugh at "toad in the hole"? 

Anyway, those dishes sound more appropriate for Halloween than Thanksgiving. 

Though for sheer grossness, you can't beat "snicker salad". Candy does not go in salad! 

[derspiess]

Do yanquis have turkey at Christmas too?

Why crappy mashed spuds instead of delicious roast ones?

I wish.  Mom usually opts for ham, and sometimes the wife does a leg of lamb.  Nothing beats turkey for an important holiday feast.

And we do twice-baked potatoes.

[Martinus]

It is unlikely to be related to Thanksgiving, but we have been invited by an upper middle class (straight) couple to a steaks and wine dinner tomorrow. I suspect it's mainly because it is fashionable these days to know a gay couple if you are part of a Warsaw bourgeoisie. But I like steaks and wine.

Anyways, I'm going alone as Dawid's grandma just died and he is not in the mood.

[Grey Fox]

I have my regular Thanksgiving invite for tomorrow. The spread is usually:

Turkey with bacon lattice
Two types of stuffing
Biscuits
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Corn on the cob
Green beans with almonds
Cranberry sauce
Gallons of gravy

Pumpkin pie and ice cream

We usually break open the first Christmas crackers of the year too.

You should invite the Sheibster.

[Gups]

Do yanquis have turkey at Christmas too?

Why crappy mashed spuds instead of delicious roast ones?

I wish.  Mom usually opts for ham, and sometimes the wife does a leg of lamb.  Nothing beats turkey for an important holiday feast.

And we do twice-baked potatoes.

I'm not a fan of turkey but I suspect it'sbecause Brits don't cook it well. It's alwatys been roasted (and so dry) rather than fried. These days some people are frying it but I've not had one.

I usually have beef, goose or duck myself.

[Martinus]

I'm not a fan of turkey but I suspect it'sbecause Brits don't cook it well.

By this logic, are you a fan of any dish?

[Valmy]

Anyways, I'm going alone as Dawid's grandma just died and he is not in the mood.

Sorry to hear that Marty.

[derspiess]

I'm not a fan of turkey but I suspect it'sbecause Brits don't cook it well. It's alwatys been roasted (and so dry) rather than fried.

There are techniques to roast it without drying it out.  And I don't mind if it's just a little dry.  Gravy can help balance that out.

These days some people are frying it but I've not had one.

I'll let you know how mine goes

I usually have beef, goose or duck myself.

Beef would be fine but I have that throughout the year so it wouldn't feel like something special.  Duck is a little greasy for my tastes and I've never had goose.

[CountDeMoney]

Do yanquis have turkey at Christmas too?

I wish.  Mom usually opts for ham, and sometimes the wife does a leg of lamb.  Nothing beats turkey for an important holiday feast.

Yeah, I sincerely believe in the turkey for all major holidays.  Should've be our national bird if it wasn't so goddamned ugly.

We go with turkey for Thanksgiving and the same for Christmas but toss in a small ham, and we used to do all ham on Easter but as everybody's gotten older and more hypertensive  , the family's been doing more of a turkey breast and small ham combo.

And we do twice-baked potatoes.

Hurl.  In the natural world, that's called "regurgitation."

[Valmy]

We also usually have turkey, ham, or prime rib for Christmas.  But Turkey is emblematic for Thanksgiving unless you are a vegan or something.

And yeah I hate dried out turkey.  I try to avoid the white meat for that reason and if I have to eat it I am putting gravy on it.

[CountDeMoney]

I'm not a fan of turkey but I suspect it'sbecause Brits don't cook it well. It's alwatys been roasted (and so dry) rather than fried.

There are techniques to roast it without drying it out.  And I don't mind if it's just a little dry.  Gravy can help balance that out.

Dry is how you know it's cooked thoroughly.  I grew up with a mother so fearful of salmonella, we could play ice hockey with the chicken.