To all our Canadian members, have a great Thanksgiving everyone! Heading off to my parents later in the day with my wonderful wife and two wonderful kids. I have a lot to be thankful for.
Happy *Canadian* Thanksgiving!
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I prefer the three pinch method when stuffing, packing a little tighter every time. The trick is to get the stuffing a little dry as well to bring out the most flavour.
Are there Canadian Thanksgiving holiday rituals that are different from the U.S.'s? I'm sure there are. The U.S. holiday seems to rest on the image of Pilgrims and Native Americans feasting together, and the big family meals of turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, vegetables, and cranberry sauce, etc. What are the traditions in Canada that would tip off an onlooker that they weren't south of the Canadian border? I won't mention the problematical relatives and family discussions at U.S. Thanksgiving.
Pretty much the same, food wise I'd bet. There are no images of pilgrims and natives over a roasted turkey or anything like that.
mike, do you think the selection of a date in October for Canadian Thanksgiving relates to the earlier onset of winter weather in Canada, so that travel to family is easier and safer, or is there some other reason for the October date? In Illinois/USA, it seemed the first snow fell, usually lightly, the day after our Thanksgiving at the end of November. I haven't researched it, but I believe our Thanksgiving was based on Old World harvest feasts and was timed to be after the major work of harvest was done. You can judge this somewhat by the different timings of state and county fairs in the U.S. which tend to be earlier in the north and later in the South. In N.C., the State Fair is the middle of October, coming up, but in the North they are often August or September.
I was always under the impression that Canadian Thanksgiving came earlier due to the earlier harvest of crops / onset of winter Tom. That could be wrong though.
MSO: Canadian Thanksgiving's date is not really about safe travels, but about the end of the harvest season.
Thanksgiving in Canada
Excellent advice, Frankly.
Happy Days to y'all! No snow forecast for my area for at least a millennium (when global warming gives way to global cooling).
OK, leave out the Brussel Sprouts and add lobster, and I am in!
And, importantly, there is football!
Do you Canucks (said lovingly) also play touch football à la President Kennedy? Do the Trudeaux play?
Happy Thanksgiving.
Enjoy your family time and celebratory feast.
Loosen your belt and, maybe, when finish, a wafer thin mint? :lol:
Enjoy your family time and celebratory feast.
Loosen your belt and, maybe, when finish, a wafer thin mint? :lol:
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