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Issue date: 11/20/03 Section: Feature
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Thanksgiving is a little over a week away. Many of you revel in the fact that you will be going home to spend the day with your families and gorging out on that holiday dinner.
We take comfort in the fact that it is the food we look forward to, mom's homemade apple pie and dad's wonderful oven roasted turkey breast with just a hint of clove flavoring.
As children we learn the story of Thanksgiving, how the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, how the Indians came and brought offerings of corn and food, and showed them how to plant in the soil that was different than that of England. We learned of Squanto and his helpfulness.
By now, however, a majority of us have forgotten that tale of the first Thanksgiving.
We lose sight of the fact that this is a time, as the name suggests, to give thanks for what we have and may receive.
It is indeed a holiday to show those around you how much you care, if even by a mere simple word. It is a time that we, as human beings, can appreciate the things we are given.
As for the history of the holiday, many of us remember the story from plays put on as children, and feasts in our first grade classrooms.
Ok, and now that that babble has been said, let's get down to the point; Cooking.
What better way to show your family you care then by cooking something for this holiday feast. Even if it is as small as a chocolate cake that is tilted, it's the thought that counts.
Now, to share with you some secrets of the Thanksgiving day feast, quick and easy ways out of the muss and fuss of the agonizing day over the stove.
A turkey is the staple meat of this holiday. To get a juicy, succulent bird just right, it is best to wrap it in tin foil and let it bake in the oven in its own juices (yummy). For a bit of a different flavor, put a grapefruit or other citrus fruit in the middle, with holes poked in it. Truthfully lemon is the best, and when the turkey is done it will have the hint of citrus cooked into it.
We take comfort in the fact that it is the food we look forward to, mom's homemade apple pie and dad's wonderful oven roasted turkey breast with just a hint of clove flavoring.
As children we learn the story of Thanksgiving, how the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, how the Indians came and brought offerings of corn and food, and showed them how to plant in the soil that was different than that of England. We learned of Squanto and his helpfulness.
By now, however, a majority of us have forgotten that tale of the first Thanksgiving.
We lose sight of the fact that this is a time, as the name suggests, to give thanks for what we have and may receive.
It is indeed a holiday to show those around you how much you care, if even by a mere simple word. It is a time that we, as human beings, can appreciate the things we are given.
As for the history of the holiday, many of us remember the story from plays put on as children, and feasts in our first grade classrooms.
Ok, and now that that babble has been said, let's get down to the point; Cooking.
What better way to show your family you care then by cooking something for this holiday feast. Even if it is as small as a chocolate cake that is tilted, it's the thought that counts.
Now, to share with you some secrets of the Thanksgiving day feast, quick and easy ways out of the muss and fuss of the agonizing day over the stove.
A turkey is the staple meat of this holiday. To get a juicy, succulent bird just right, it is best to wrap it in tin foil and let it bake in the oven in its own juices (yummy). For a bit of a different flavor, put a grapefruit or other citrus fruit in the middle, with holes poked in it. Truthfully lemon is the best, and when the turkey is done it will have the hint of citrus cooked into it.