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#Post#: 41963--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Hmmm Date: November 13, 2019, 4:21 pm
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[quote author=Gellchom link=topic=1398.msg41954#msg41954
date=1573680576]
[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1398.msg41944#msg41944
date=1573675368]
Though I did once get kind of mad at a girl at the church youth
group who took 4 chocolate chip cookies and threw all but half
of one away.
There was nothing weird about my choc.chip cookies; they were
their normal delicious selves. Mostly I was grumpy that she took
that many if she had any idea that she wasn't going to like
them.
She could have come and gotten more; I always had plenty.
[/quote]
I once hosted a youth group (my husband is clergy) for a dinner
at our house. I hadn't had to cook or provide anything, it was
all sent over, but we were supervising. It drove me crazy to
see abandoned plates with entire, untouched pieces of chicken on
them -- not even one bite -- that were going to have to go into
the garbage. (Other food, too, but I am especially sensitive
about throwing away meat, which was a living creature, even
though I am not vegetarian). Anyway, I explained to the kids
that the untaken leftover food was going to go to a homeless
shelter, and what was on their plates couldn't. They could eat
the whole lot if they wanted, and welcome, but spoiling what
they weren't even going to taste wasn't just wasteful, it meant
taking food away from hungry people. So I assume I was out of
line for noticing what others ate, let alone commenting on it,
but I'm not sorry I did it. I bet at least one of them
remembered it and was more thoughtful about food waste in the
future.
[/quote]
I think giving a reminder to youth prior to eating is ok. I
seem to remember that being a standard direction when
supervising youth groups.
#Post#: 41964--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Copper Horsewoman Date: November 13, 2019, 4:46 pm
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[quote author=Gellchom link=topic=1398.msg41954#msg41954
date=1573680576]
[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1398.msg41944#msg41944
date=1573675368]
Though I did once get kind of mad at a girl at the church youth
group who took 4 chocolate chip cookies and threw all but half
of one away.
There was nothing weird about my choc.chip cookies; they were
their normal delicious selves. Mostly I was grumpy that she took
that many if she had any idea that she wasn't going to like
them.
She could have come and gotten more; I always had plenty.
[/quote]
I once hosted a youth group (my husband is clergy) for a dinner
at our house. I hadn't had to cook or provide anything, it was
all sent over, but we were supervising. It drove me crazy to
see abandoned plates with entire, untouched pieces of chicken on
them -- not even one bite -- that were going to have to go into
the garbage. (Other food, too, but I am especially sensitive
about throwing away meat, which was a living creature, even
though I am not vegetarian). Anyway, I explained to the kids
that the untaken leftover food was going to go to a homeless
shelter, and what was on their plates couldn't. They could eat
the whole lot if they wanted, and welcome, but spoiling what
they weren't even going to taste wasn't just wasteful, it meant
taking food away from hungry people. So I assume I was out of
line for noticing what others ate, let alone commenting on it,
but I'm not sorry I did it. I bet at least one of them
remembered it and was more thoughtful about food waste in the
future.
[/quote]
I will call this "teaching" and "guiding" youth, not criticizing
what an adult guest did. I see a big difference here.
#Post#: 41967--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: GardenGal Date: November 13, 2019, 5:43 pm
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I have done a Thanksgiving pot luck for about the last 40 years,
and it's my favorite holiday of the year. I do 2-3 turkeys
(sometimes we have over 25 people, and what good is Thanksgiving
if you can't take home leftovers?), gravy, stuffing, & cranberry
sauce. The rest is pot luck. Now that we have at least 2
vegetarians who come every year, I make a 2nd vegetarian gravy,
plus a vegetarian main. And I ask everyone else to bring only
vegetarian sides & desserts. Works out great for everyone, and
if you really have to have bacon on your green beans, just bring
it separately.
#Post#: 41973--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Runningstar Date: November 13, 2019, 6:27 pm
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[quote author=GardenGal link=topic=1398.msg41967#msg41967
date=1573688639]
I have done a Thanksgiving pot luck for about the last 40 years,
and it's my favorite holiday of the year. I do 2-3 turkeys
(sometimes we have over 25 people, and what good is Thanksgiving
if you can't take home leftovers?), gravy, stuffing, & cranberry
sauce. The rest is pot luck. Now that we have at least 2
vegetarians who come every year, I make a 2nd vegetarian gravy,
plus a vegetarian main. And I ask everyone else to bring only
vegetarian sides & desserts. Works out great for everyone, and
if you really have to have bacon on your green beans, just bring
it separately.
[/quote]
Last year, along with the full turkey spread, I made a
"gardenia" brand "Tofurky" roast that came with the gravy and
stuffing. While I didn't expect for it to be the greatest, for
$15.00 for a few servings, it was pretty lousy imo.
I had printed out a recipe to make my own "tofurky", but it
would have been too much work & expense (called for so many
different items that I would have had to go buy to just use a
bit of). Does anyone out there make their own and would give
the recipe here?
#Post#: 41976--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Rose Red Date: November 13, 2019, 7:00 pm
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[quote author=Runningstar link=topic=1398.msg41973#msg41973
date=1573691242]
[quote author=GardenGal link=topic=1398.msg41967#msg41967
date=1573688639]
I have done a Thanksgiving pot luck for about the last 40 years,
and it's my favorite holiday of the year. I do 2-3 turkeys
(sometimes we have over 25 people, and what good is Thanksgiving
if you can't take home leftovers?), gravy, stuffing, & cranberry
sauce. The rest is pot luck. Now that we have at least 2
vegetarians who come every year, I make a 2nd vegetarian gravy,
plus a vegetarian main. And I ask everyone else to bring only
vegetarian sides & desserts. Works out great for everyone, and
if you really have to have bacon on your green beans, just bring
it separately.
[/quote]
Last year, along with the full turkey spread, I made a
"gardenia" brand "Tofurky" roast that came with the gravy and
stuffing. While I didn't expect for it to be the greatest, for
$15.00 for a few servings, it was pretty lousy imo.
I had printed out a recipe to make my own "tofurky", but it
would have been too much work & expense (called for so many
different items that I would have had to go buy to just use a
bit of). Does anyone out there make their own and would give
the recipe here?
[/quote]
I like tofu but tofurky always looks disgusting to me. I've
never tried it so I could be wrong and a poster may have a good
recipe.
But I'd rather have some kind of vegetarian casserole or
eggplant parmesan for thanksgiving than tofu molded into a
turkey. Good food and good company beats the tradition of a
(fake) turkey any day.
#Post#: 41978--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Gellchom Date: November 13, 2019, 9:11 pm
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When my cousin was a vegetarian, she once brought a Tofurkey.
“It’s not that bad! I almost look forward to it!” she said. I
said, “Hey, that would make a great advertising slogan!”
It was only semi-awful.
#Post#: 41983--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Aleko Date: November 14, 2019, 3:33 am
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Speaking as a foreigner from across the Pond: as I understand
it, turkey is integral to Thanksgiving because that was what the
Pilgrims had to celebrate with, et cetera. In other words, it's
not just 'traditional' (as it is at Christmas) just because
it's the-biggest-bird-you-can-roast so there is plenty for
everyone. So you're to some extent stuck with having turkey, or
something that looks like turkey, on the table. Do tell me if I
have got this wrong.
But if tofurkey is that bad, does the
thing-that-looks-like-turkey on the table actually need to be
edible? I think it might actually be a whole lot nicer to have a
turkey-shaped serving dish, e.g. something like this:
HTML https://www.ebay.com/c/904160493,
or even a paper sculpture like
this:
HTML https://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930104186004/
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concealing something delicious that people really want to eat.
#Post#: 41987--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Rose Red Date: November 14, 2019, 6:05 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1398.msg41983#msg41983
date=1573724038]
Speaking as a foreigner from across the Pond: as I understand
it, turkey is integral to Thanksgiving because that was what the
Pilgrims had to celebrate with, et cetera. In other words, it's
not just 'traditional' (as it is at Christmas) just because
it's the-biggest-bird-you-can-roast so there is plenty for
everyone. So you're to some extent stuck with having turkey, or
something that looks like turkey, on the table. Do tell me if I
have got this wrong.
But if tofurkey is that bad, does the
thing-that-looks-like-turkey on the table actually need to be
edible? I think it might actually be a whole lot nicer to have a
turkey-shaped serving dish, e.g. something like this:
HTML https://www.ebay.com/c/904160493,
or even a paper sculpture like
this:
HTML https://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930104186004/
-
concealing something delicious that people really want to eat.
[/quote]
No, we're not stuck with only having turkey as the main course.
We like traditions but individual families also have their own
traditions. I've known families who serve chicken, roast, ham,
Chinese, Cuban, Italian, etc. There's so many cultures and
lifestyles in the US and turkey is not in everyone's taste or
budget. What's most important is family and friends.
If I invite guests, I will warn them turkey won't be served
because some people look forward to foods they only eat once a
year.
#Post#: 41990--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Aleko Date: November 14, 2019, 7:18 am
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[quote]No, we're not stuck with only having turkey as the main
course. We like traditions but individual families also have
their own traditions. I've known families who serve chicken,
roast, ham, Chinese, Cuban, Italian, etc. There's so many
cultures and lifestyles in the US and turkey is not in
everyone's taste or budget. What's most important is family and
friends.[/quote]
Thanks for clarifying! In that case, there seems to be very
little need for anyone to feel they have to serve revolting
imitations of it.
#Post#: 41994--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Hmmm Date: November 14, 2019, 8:04 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1398.msg41990#msg41990
date=1573737486]
[quote]No, we're not stuck with only having turkey as the main
course. We like traditions but individual families also have
their own traditions. I've known families who serve chicken,
roast, ham, Chinese, Cuban, Italian, etc. There's so many
cultures and lifestyles in the US and turkey is not in
everyone's taste or budget. What's most important is family and
friends.[/quote]
Thanks for clarifying! In that case, there seems to be very
little need for anyone to feel they have to serve revolting
imitations of it.
[/quote]
In my opinion, tofurky is a product created either because meat
eaters not being able to imagine non-meateaters being happy at
thanksgiving without something that looks and tastes like
turkey. Or vegetarians trying to provide something they thought
the meat eaters would like without having to provide actual
meat.
I've never actually met anyone who bought it because they wanted
to eat it.
Also, though we serve turkey each year, I've never been at a
dinner where the turkey was brought whole to the table and
carved. I'm sure it is done in some homes but pre-carving and
serving from a platter is so much easier.
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