Happy Thanksgiving =o)

[Northernlights]

May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

"An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Så bakgrunnen til Thanskgiving, for den som vil lese:

 

Thanksgiving Day History

The Pilgrims who sailed to America were originally members of the English Separatist Church. Before going to America they had fled to Holland to escape religious persecution. Although, in Holland, they enjoyed more religious tolerance, but they eventually became disillusioned with the Dutch way of life. In the hope of a better life in, they took the help of a London stock company to move out to America. Most of those making this trip aboard the Mayflower were non-Separatists. Only about one-third of the original colonists were Separatists.

 

They reached Plymouth in 1620. There, they had to face a terrible winter. Around 46 of the original 102 had died by the next fall. But fortune turned in their favor and the harvest of the next year was bumper. And the remaining colonists decided to celebrate with a feast -- including 91 Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. It is believed that the Pilgrims would not have made it through the year without the help of the natives. The feast was more of a traditional English harvest festival than a true "thanksgiving" observance. It lasted three days. Governor William Bradford sent "four men fowling" after wild ducks and geese. It is not certain that wild turkey was part of their feast. However, it is certain that they had venison. The term "turkey" was used by the Pilgrims to mean any sort of wild fowl.

 

Another modern staple at almost every Thanksgiving table is pumpkin pie. But it is unlikely that the first feast included that treat. The supply of flour had been long diminished, so there was no bread or pastries of any kind. However, they did eat boiled pumpkin, and they produced a type of fried bread from their corn crop. There was also no milk, cider, potatoes, or butter. There was no domestic cattle for dairy products, and the newly-discovered potato was still considered by many Europeans to be poisonous. But the feast did include fish, berries, watercress, lobster, dried fruit, clams, venison, and plums. This "thanksgiving" feast was not repeated the following year. But in 1623, during a severe drought, the pilgrims gathered in a prayer service, praying for rain. When a long, steady rain followed the very next day, Governor Bradford proclaimed another day of Thanksgiving, again inviting their Indian friends. It wasn't until June of 1676 that another Day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed.

 

On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely established. By unanimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29 as a day of thanksgiving. It is notable that this thanksgiving celebration probably did not include the Indians, as the celebration was meant partly to be in recognition of the colonists' recent victory over the "heathen natives". October of 1777 marked the first time that all 13 colonies joined in a thanksgiving celebration. It also commemorated the patriotic victory over the British at Saratoga. But it was a one-time affair.

 

George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789, although some were opposed to it. There was discord among the colonies, many feeling the hardships of a few Pilgrims did not warrant a national holiday. And later, President Thomas Jefferson scoffed at the idea of having a day of thanksgiving. It was Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor, whose efforts eventually led to what we recognize as Thanksgiving. Hale wrote many editorials championing her cause in her Boston Ladies' Magazine, and later, in Godey's Lady's Book. Finally, after a 40-year campaign of writing editorials and letters to governors and presidents, Hale's obsession became a reality when, in 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving.

 

Thanksgiving was proclaimed by every president after Lincoln. The date was changed a couple of times, most recently by Franklin Roosevelt, who set it up one week to the next-to-last Thursday in order to create a longer Christmas shopping season. Public uproar against this decision caused the president to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.

 

 

 

 

 

Gubben baker to kaker akkurat nå; pineapplecake og spicecake.

15 åringen baker coockies. Lukter litt brent, men men...hehe

Jeg har ikke dårlig samvittighet, for i morra skal jeg lage ALL maten!

 

 

 

Thanksgivingklem fra

[Twig]

Happy Thanksgiving NL

 

Har ei venninde som er fra Usa, som skal arrangere til thanksgiving her i Norge.. blir spennende! aldri vært med på før

[mayaya]

Ha en strålende Thanksgiving!! Håper det ikke lukter brent i morgen da :-)

[Northernlights]

Det kommer iallefall til å bli mer enn nok mat!

 

Kalkisen ligger og tiner i kjøleskapet. Det er godt med kalkun,men jeg har det bare denne ene dagen i året,som regel.

 

Det er forresten kjempegodt å steke restene av hvitt kjøtt i steikepanna dagen etter....nam!!!

[mayaya]

Hmmm.... Kalkun spiser jeg kun med Waldorfsalat....

[Northernlights]

Har dere det i morgen,da??

 

 

[mayaya]

Åssen skulle jeg vite det, da? Hehe... Det blir vel nok mat, det er det eneste jeg har forutsett ifht i morgen!

 

Men hvorfor er middagen så tidlig?

[Northernlights]

Fordi det skal være plass til seconds and third and fourth....

Pluss desserts!

 

...and then some ;o)

 

Tar gjerne hele dagen !

[Newton & Prinsessen på erten]

Ha en superfin dag imorgen NL..

 

Ikke slit deg helt ut da ;-)

[mammaen til G & A]

Happy Thanksgiving fra hu litt lenger nede i lia=) Her skal alt lages i morgen. G og jeg skal lage Pumpkin Pie i morgen tidlig. Briningen til kalkunen staar i kjoeleskapet og skal blandes med isvann + kalkunen skal dumpes i dette i morgen tidlig. Saa blir det hjemmelaget hvitloeks potet stappe, green bean casserole, gravy saa klart. Phew, skal bli busy=)

 

Vi skal ikke spise foer sent i morgen ettermiddag. Vennene vaare lager skinke middag og jeg tar med kalkunen. Skal bli masse mat og masse left overs ogsaa=)

 

Gobble gobble gobble

 

Klemmer fra

[mayaya]

nam nam nam nam

 

kjenner at jeg begynner å glede meg litt :-)

[Northernlights]

Blir helt sikkert en koselig dag med mye deilig mat.

En ting er sikkert; fredagen skal jeg ikke på en eneste butikk!

 

;o)

 

[mammaen til G & A]

Hi hi, me too

Saa maa du proeve turkey sandwich da vettu til kvelds. Fersk broed er must!!! (Helst ikke den hvite loffen de har her=))

 

 

[mayaya]

Vi har funnet en butikk som selger grovbrød! Å lykke! Kanskje jeg må snike med litt kalkun i veska da? Jammen bra at jeg har stor stelleveske å dra på :-D

 

På fredag tror jeg at jeg skal ut i byen og se på :-p

[Northernlights]

Da møter du 99,9% av alle som bor i USA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PÅ WAL-MART!

 

[mammaen til G & A]

Vil jeg ha grovbroed saa maa jeg pent bake selv... Modig du som skal ut paa black Friday!!! Da er det helt tullete mye folk ute som handler til jul...

Holder meg hjemme jeg=)

[Northernlights]

psssst,mammaen til G & A:

Vi må nesten tilgi henne, for hun vet ikke hva hun gjør.

 

:-p

[mayaya]

Hehehehe... Men jeg har IKKE planlagt noe shopping altså! Enda.... :-p

 

 

[mammaen til G & A]

He he - jeg sitter som regel bare og rister paa hodet naar jeg ser paa nyhetene fra denne dagen. DE KOEENE SER HELT HORIBLE UT!!! Orker ikke saa mye folk paa en gang jeg=)

[Northernlights]

Nja,vi snakkes fredagskvelden.

 

Når du sitter der med bonangeren...hehe

[mayaya]

Ehh.. På nyhetene?

 

Oi.

[Northernlights]

Vet du, at på de ti årene jeg har vært her,så har jeg kun vært ute på shopping den dagen EN gang.

ALDRI MER!!

 

Køene gikk fra kassen og helt bak til der dassen er, på walmart!

Urk,,,,,

[mammaen til G & A]

Ja, de viser alltid reportasjer om den tullete shoppingen som foregaar paa den dagen=) Igjen - Wal Mart er ikke butikken du vil begi deg inn paa paa den dagen=)

[mayaya]

Men jeg bor ikke i nærheten av noen som helst wal-mart :-D

[mammaen til G & A]

Tja, det er flere butikker som blir busy paa den dagen=) Men dersom du ikke skal shoppe saa er det sikkert litt av et syn bare det aa gaa ut=)