Turkeying

Nov. 23rd, 2011 07:36 pm
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Got off work at 3 pm and by 4 I was already elbow deep in dinner prep for tomorrow. This happens every year because we cook most of Thanksgiving dinner here and then haul it into Chicago to Gary's mom's house. Consequently, I prefer to get as much done as possible the night before, including even carving the bird, and chill it all overnight before transport. It is easily rewarmed for serving there. Big (17.5 lb. is big for us anyway) turkey this year because Gary thought his brothers would come to dinner. They aren't doing that though. Big turkeys take longer to cook. I expect this to be in the oven for nearly 5 hours, as opposed to the 3 hours my usual 12 pounder takes. I really hate carving turkey, it's such a messy job. I also have pumpkin pie to bake, but that's fairly simple. Gary baked bread this afternoon and will make cranberry relish and green bean casserole. I still get to make gravy. The stuffing was already created of course.

Gary's mom will do the potatoes and traditional barley, jello salad, and supply the wine.

As you might guess, I don't expect to finish any writing tonight. Fortunately I'm far enough ahead to miss a day. If I do write, it still won't get uploaded until tomorrow. Have a good turkey day everyone.

On Friday, we stay home. No way do I go out in that ridiculous "black Friday" nonsense. And my condolences to anyone who has to work retail in it. It's the stupidest festival of greed ever invented in my opinion, and I don't believe it makes the year end retail figures any better. We'll hear the retailers bellyaching again this year that sales aren't good enough. People are still being cautious and understandably so. Who wants to be beholden to a giant faceless bank that steps on customers just as if they were ants?

Date: 2011-11-24 05:28 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] songdogmi.livejournal.com
Regarding "Black Friday," one of my local musician friends had this to say on Twitter: "After spending all year listening to people talk about how bad the economy is, Black Friday is a slap in the face." I thought there was something to that. I plan to avoid any shopping on Friday, myself, maybe just hanging out in a coffee shop for a while and going to the gym. If I had a better sense of what I need to buy this year, I might go to a small business on Friday, but I'm not prepared for shopping yet.

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