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"As we express
our gratitude,
we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,
but to live by them."
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Cookies ~ 1-800 Baskets ~ 1-800
Flowers ~ Rand-McNally ~ Buy.com
~ Appetizer's To Go Shop for Thanksgiving from home - You don't need to go out! |
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| The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, had organized the first Thanksgiving feast in the year 1621 and invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians also to the feast. | |
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Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on the third of October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. |
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Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds. ~Theodore Roosevelt |
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By the fall of 1621 only half of the pilgrims, who had sailed on the Mayflower, survived. The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a thanksgiving feast. President George
Washington issued the first national Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in
the year 1789 “We cannot do
great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.” |
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The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts…nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. ~ H.W. Westermayer
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." ~ William Arthur Ward |
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An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. ~ Irv Kupcinet O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. ~ William Shakespeare Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ~ Aesop |
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What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? ~ Erma Bombeck Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. ~ Erma Bombeck |
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"If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one." ~ Cavett Robert "Some people complain because God put thorns on roses, while others praise Him for putting roses among thorns." ~ Anonymous “There is no sincerer love
than the love of food.” |
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PLOW
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May your stuffing be tasty,
may your turkey be 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! |
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Send
gifts filled with Gourmet Chocolates |
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RECIPES - Creamy Green Beans & Mushrooms ~ Sour Cream Apple Pie ~ Perfect Pie Crust ~ Banana Sour Cream Bread
CREAMY
GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS
Makes 4 servings
INGREDIENTS:
8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
half cup finely chopped onion
One fourth cup butter
1 half pounds fresh cut green beans or 16 to 20 ounces frozen green beans
1 cup water salt and pepper
half cup heavy cream
PREPARATION:
Sauté mushrooms and onions in hot butter. Add green beans, water, and salt and
pepper.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cover. Simmer until tender.
Add cream and heat through without boiling.
Taste and add more salt and pepper as needed.
SOUR CREAM
APPLE PIE
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
One fourth teaspoon salt
3 cups chopped, peeled baking apples
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell
3 tablespoons cold butter or margarine
One fourth cup packed brown sugar
PREPARATION:
In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add sour cream. Stir in sugar, 2 tablespoons flour,
vanilla and salt; mix well. Stir in apples. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 375
degrees F for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and remaining flour;
cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over top of pie. Return to
oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate before
serving.
BANANA
SOUR CREAM BREAD
NGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup white sugar ·
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ·
3/4 cup butter ·
3 cups white sugar ·
3 eggs ·
6 very ripe bananas, mashed ·
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream ·
2 teaspoons vanilla extract ·
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ·
1/2 teaspoon salt ·
3 teaspoons baking soda ·
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ·
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans.
In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture. In a large bowl, cream butter
and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon.
Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.
Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
PREP TIME: 10 Min
COOK TIME: 1 Hr
READY IN 1 Hr 10 Min
Original recipe yield 4 - 7x3 inch loaves
HINTS: You may need to cook about 10 minutes longer - just check and see. To
make a more bread-like consistency, mix the dry ingredients in by hand. Try
adding a dash of ground nutmeg and ground cloves to the mix for additional flavor.
Using lite sour cream will sour cream will change the flavor. These loaves freeze
well.
PERFECT
PIE CRUST
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups flour
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp vinegar
2 tsp salt
1 ¾ cup shortening
1 large egg
PREPARATION:
Mix flour, sugar and salt together. Add shortening and mix until crumbly. In
separate bowl, beat ½ cup water, egg and vinegar. Add to flour mix and mix until
good consistency. Divide into five parts. Refrigerate at least ½ hour. These
individual packets each make one crust. They may be frozen if wrapped well.
HINTS:
Lard makes the flakiest crusts and butter makes the most flavorful. Shortening
and oil may also be used. Shortening is the easiest to work with. You may also
use part of each such as lard and shortening or other combinations.
Liquids should be very cold when being
added. It should be added very gradually. If the dough gets too wet, then more
flour must be added making a tougher crust. On humid days, liquids may need
to be decreased.
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