Holiday stuff

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Well, we had quite a pleasant little Thanksgiving here. We haven’t done a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home since 2003, so we invited a bunch of friends over (profkampf and poohbearjim, foodpoisoningsf, simonbear, cubbcake, and Mel and Victor, who collectively go by bearndahl) and made the usual turkey, stuffing, gravy, etc., accompanied by side dishes, drinks and desserts brought by our guests. (Kevin alone brought three pies!)



After dinner, when we were all lying around like beached whales, we watched a ridiculous ”Santa vs. Satan” movie that proved well-suited for heckling, and then some Looney Tunes cartoons off the new DVD box set, including the one where Porky Pig stutters, “Son of a … son of a … son of a … son of a gun! Heh heh heh, bet you thought I was going to say son of a bitch!”




Jack (qbear) carves up the turkey, like he always does


James (cubbcake) and Phil (foodpoisoningsf) relax before dinner


Kevin (simonbear), Jim (poohbearjim), Ray (profkampf) and James finish up dinner


Kevin and Ray relax after eating, or maybe it was before eating

The full menu:

appetizers:
caponata
chopped chicken livers
olive tapenade
crackers
deviled eggs

hot food:
turkey
stuffing
gravy
blue cheese mashed potatoes
garlic mashed potatoes
pecan-crusted sweet potatoes
dinner rolls
scalloped oysters
scalloped corn
roasted Brussels sprouts
tourtiere (French-Canadian pork pie)

relish tray:
gherkins
olives
pickled asparagus
spiced apple rings
spiced crabapples
pickled watermelon rind

desserts:
pumpkin bread
pumpkin pie (2)
chocolate fudge pie
derby pie
apple-walnut-cranberry pie
berry pie
whipped cream

drinks:
pumpkin ale
wassail ale
soft drinks
Riesling (3 bottles)