Turkey Poll

[White Cat]

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

I voted other as we don’t cook a turkey at our house. For many years, when my parents were alive, they took the whole family to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. Now, it’s just DH and me, we had been getting the Bob Evan’s Thanksgiving dinner and bringing it home. But the price keeps going up and last year the quality was not good. I’m not sure what we will do this year. Our daughter and her family have had us at their house for Thanksgiving a couple times too, that’s always nice. But it isn’t a yearly thing.

Recently had the Bob Evans Thanksgiving dinner in Niagara Falls. Was very good and seemed a good value. We always stop for it when in the area, we split it and the 2 of us can’t finish it.

 

[michellev]

I have been cheating the last few years and buying the boneless turkey roll with the stuffing in the middle. It's not as good, but certainly much less work. We serve buffet style.

 

[neverlandsky]

We setup Thanksgiving buffet style in the kitchen. So we pre-carved. We carve as the side dishes are finishing baking in the oven.

 

[MIGrandma]

Recently had the Bob Evans Thanksgiving dinner in Niagara Falls. Was very good and seemed a good value. We always stop for it when in the area, we split it and the 2 of us can’t finish it.

Ours was the larger family meal, serves 4 people. Started out around $50 when we first started ordering it. Now it’s over $80. Comes cold, packed in containers in a large box. Just reheat it. Last time we got it the containers weren’t even full.

 

[frenchfryseagull]

We always pre-carve the turkey in the kitchen and serve it sliced on a platter. My parents and grandparents do/did it this way, too.

 

[fab1976]

Farm Boy?

I adore Farm Boy but no. Small bakery store place in Hamilton called Roma.

 

[White Cat]

I adore Farm Boy but no. Small bakery store place in Hamilton called Roma.

We have used Farm Boy for Christmas and Thanksgiving.

 

[design_mom]

We got to MIL/FIL's house for thanksgiving and the meal is served buffet style. Generally, everyone comes to the kitchen (it's a big kitchen) to witness the bird being removed from the oven. Everyone ooohs and aahs at it, then FIL carves the meat onto a platter while everyone else gets their drinks/washes up. Once enough of the bird is carved, the platter is added to the buffet and everyone eats. (After the meal, he carves the remainder for leftovers.)

 

[luvthatduke]

Would it also surprise you to know that Thanksgiving originated in Canada? It was celebrated by the Martin Frobisher expedition when they arrived at Labrador, which is the northern part of Newfoundland. They shared food they had brought with them with the friendly and curious Inuit people - boiled salt meat and boiled dried peas. Today, some form of that is still served in Newfoundland as a celebratory meal at any time of year and it's called a Jigg's Dinner. I'm not sure when Turkey became a thing.

P.S. I recently visited Plymouth Rock, The Mayflower II and Patuxet during a trip to Boston. It was very interesting and the historical reenactments at the sites were very well done, including a role-play of Thanksgiving between the residents of Plymouth Plantation and the Village.

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Thank you! I never knew this.
I still find it interesting that Canadians & Americans (USA)
eat the same foods for the special dinner.