r/BenignExistence • u/slinkslowdown Custodian Of The Mundane • 2d ago
Observation Gobble gobble.
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada! I was on the bus headed home and we went past an apartment building. It had some small grassy areas on the property and I saw a family who had set up a picnic table and were all having their turkey dinner outside :) It's ~15C/58F and Sunny, quite a nice day for an outdoor meal.
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u/humanityrus 2d ago
It really is a glorious day outside where I am. Just walked off a little turkey and stuffing in the park and fresh air.
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u/mycatpartyhouse 2d ago
Ignorant question. Is turkey the preferred Thanksgiving meal in Canada?
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u/slinkslowdown Custodian Of The Mundane 1d ago
Turkey is most common but ham also shows up. We were always a ham family growing up.
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u/mycatpartyhouse 1d ago
Thanksgiving was a big holiday for my mom.
Turkey, of course. Bread stuffing. Two or three kinds of rolls. White or yellow potatoes and sweet potatoes, either eaten with gravy.
Apple salad. Carrot salad. Green salad with multiple dressing choices. Some sort of Jello salad with stuff in it. Two or three vegetable dishes, like peas or corn.
Two or three kinds of relishes or pickles. Black olives (enough that every kid could put one on each finger to eat). Perplexingly, cranberry sauce in the can.
Pumpkin pie. Mincemeat pie. Apple pie. An English steamed dessert called Vitamin Pudding, with vanilla sauce. Sometimes ice cream with the pie.
The next day was always turkey sandwiches.
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u/slinkslowdown Custodian Of The Mundane 1d ago
We always lived thousands of miles from the rest of our family, so Thanksgiving and Christmas meals were just Mom and I, sometimes also Dad when I was very young.
Mom would do ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, Yorkshire puddings, boxed stuffing, canned cranberry sauce, and some kind of canned veg [green beans or corn usually]. Leftovers for ages since it was only feeding 2-3 of us.
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u/Koru-heart 2d ago
Happy Thanksgiving. Just finished cooking and serving up with the family also.