Do you observe Thanksgiving?

[Koloth]

Don't really observe the 'First Thanksgiving' type of thing. More a bunch of us getting together to share food and catch up. Not an all day Hobbit thing(that sounds cool!) but one meal with a lot of socializing afterwards. Sometimes even some gaming.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Not Thanksgiving. Friendsgiving. Several of my friends (and my brother) are indigenous.

 

[payn]

My favorite holiday really. Just a great meal with family and friends.

I like stuffing and make many kinds like traditional, East coast with clams, White castle burger....

Oh, and cranberry sauce with actual cranberries and not the jello from a can stuff. (though im not put off if folks demand the can stuff as long as I got my real stuff.)

 

[Gradine]

We've turned it into a big friend get together potluck where my kid organizes a Mario Kart tournament. The historical context is obviously horrific but it is a bank holiday and it's still a great excuse to get together and celebrate our own community

 

[CleverNickName]

My favorite holiday really. Just a great meal with family and friends.

I like stuffing and make many kinds like traditional, East coast with clams, White castle burger....

Oh, and cranberry sauce with actual cranberries and not the jello from a can stuff. (though im not put off if folks demand the can stuff as long as I got my real stuff.)

Canned cranberry sauce is probably the saddest thing on the table. I'll eat it, but...meh. The homemade stuff is soooo much better.

Wanna trade recipes?

CleverCranberry Sauce
Makes about 3-1/2 cups

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 12 oz. of your favorite orange marmalade
• 4 oz. of your favorite wine (or fruit juice, if you don't do wine)
• A cinnamon stick
• Honey, maple syrup, or sugar

Instructions:

1. Put the first four ingredients into a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the berries all burst.
3. Remove the cinnamon stick.
4. Sweeten to taste.
5. Serve warm or at room temperature.

 

[payn]

Canned cranberry sauce is probably the saddest thing on the table. I'll eat it, but...meh. The homemade stuff is soooo much better.

Its the easiest thing to make on thanksgiving too which why the can is so odd.

Wanna trade recipes?

CleverCranberry Sauce
Makes about 3-1/2 cups

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 12 oz. of your favorite orange marmalade
• 4 oz. of your favorite wine (or fruit juice, if you don't do wine)
• A cinnamon stick
• Honey, maple syrup, or sugar

Instructions:

1. Put the first four ingredients into a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the berries all burst.
3. Remove the cinnamon stick.
4. Sweeten to taste.
5. Serve warm or at room temperature.

My recipe is super simple and not too different from yours.

Ingredients;
A pound of cranberries,
1 cup of water,
1/2 cup of sugar
Jar of Orange marmalade (I start with a healthy spoonful and then add to taste)

Instruction;

1. bring water to a boil
2. add sugar
3. add cranberries
4. add marmalade

 

[trappedslider]

I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular opinion but it's starting to feel like we can't really celebrate anything outside of our own birthday due to any historical context/after effects. Every holiday seems to have something bad attached to it, at least that's how it feels to me.

 

[MGibster]

Observe it? I own it. I am death to turkeys. My typical Thanksgiving consists of me overeating and then napping. It's glorious.

 

[Mad_Jack]

I observe it from a safe distance so that I can run away if it suddenly gets too close.

 

[Morrus]

I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular opinion but it's starting to feel like we can't really celebrate anything outside of our own birthday due to any historical context/after effects. Every holiday seems to have something bad attached to it, at least that's how it feels to me.

You can celebrate things outside your own birthday.

Hope that helps.