Grandma Hystad's Thanksgiving Day Information, Recipes

CONTENT
THANKSGIVING DAY, USA, CANADA
LIGHTSIDE
GRANDMA’S WRAPPED TURKEY
WEIGHTS, ROASTING TIMES
GRANDMA’S BAKED HAM AND EGGS
AUNT PAT’S FAVOURITE BUTTERTARTS
MOM’S MINCEMEAT COOKIES
BAR MIXES

Thanksgiving Day, is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks at the conclusion of the harvest season. The United States celebrates Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November and Canada celebrates the holiday on the second Monday in October.

Traditional celebration
In Canada, Thanksgiving is a three-day weekend (although some provinces observe a four day weekend, Friday–Monday). Traditional Thanksgiving meals prominently feature turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, though Canada's multicultural heritage has seen many families infuse this traditional meal with elements of their traditional ethnic foods.

Most of us will have noticed that Canadian Thanksgiving comes well in advance of our neighbours to the south, and for all the predictable reasons: colder climate, earlier harvest, and of course have something first before our USA neighbour, eh!

We did actually have the FIRST Thanksgiving, a full 43 years before the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Records at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, note an October 10, 1710, Thanksgiving celebration to mark the return of the town to the English.

In 1879, Parliament formally declared November 6 as a day of Thanksgiving, until after the Armistice of WWI. Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day would have been on the same week. It was then decided to assign Thanksgiving to the second Monday in October.

LIGHTSIDE
Teacher asks Bill to go to map and find USA. Bill points to the USA.
Teacher, "Correct. Now class, who discovered The USA"?
Class: Bill.

In science class Bill was asked, "How can you delay milk turning sour"?
Bill, "keep it in the cow".

GRANDMA’S WRAPPED TURKEY
Place dressed turnkey, breast up in centre of greased, wide,
heavy foil. Bring ends of foil up over breast. Overlap fold
and press up against ends of turkey. Place bird in shallow pan.
Open foil last 20 minutes to brown. Bake at 450 F, (230 C)
according to time table.

Weights Roasting Times

Ready To Cook Weight Roasting Time

8 – 10 lbs 2 ¼ - 2 ½ hours

10 – 12 lbs 2 ½ - 3 hours

14 – 16 lbs 3 – 3 ¼ hours

18 – 20 lbs 3 ¼ - 3 ½ hours

22 – 24 lbs 3 ½ - 3 ¾ hours

GRANDMA’S BAKED HAM AND APPLES

2 large slices of ham steak
2 teaspoons……………..(10 ml)………………….prepared mustard
4 tablespoons………….(60 ml)……………………brown sugar
2 tart apples
1 ½ cups…………………………(375 ml)…………………apple juice

Place the ham in baking dish and rub with mustard. Sprinkle
with 2 tablespoons (30 ml), of brown sugar. Core the apple
and cut into thin slices. Cover the ham with the apple slices
and sprinkle with rest of brown sugar. Add apple juice. Bake
at 300 F, (150 C), for 30 minutes or until tender.
YIELD: 4-5 servings.
TIME: 40 minutes

AUNT PAT’S FAVOURITE BUTTER TARTS

1/3-cup ………………………(80 ml) …………………butter
1-cup………………………………(250 ml)…………………brown sugar
2 tablespoons…………(30 ml)……………………milk or cream
1/3 cup……………………….(80 ml)……………………currants
1 egg beaten well
1 teaspoon……………….(5 ml)………………………vanilla

Mix all ingredients together. Put in unbaked tart shells.
Bake at 450 F, (230 C), for 8 minutes. Turn down to 350 F,
(175 C), and cook until brown.

MOM’S MINCEMEAT COOKIES

¾ cup………………………………(185 ml)…………………shortening
1 ½ cups…………………………(375 ml)…………………sugar
3 eggs beaten
3 cups………………………………(750 ml)…………………flour
¾ teaspoon…………………….(3.75 ml)………………salt
1 teaspoon…………………....(4 ml)…………………..soda
1 cup………………………………(250 ml……………….canned mincemeat
3 tablespoons………….......(45 ml )…………………water
1 cup…………………………………(250 ml)…………………walnuts

Cream, sugar and shortening. Then add eggs. Sift flour, salt,
and soda together. Add to creamed mixture. Add mincemeat and
water. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Add nuts and stir. Drop
from teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F,
(175 C), for 10-15 minutes.

YIELD: 4-5 dozen cookies
TIME: 1 hour.

RESPONSIBLE DRINKING
If you have teenagers, or in fact any adult, impress on them
the risks of driving while intoxicated. Statistics demonstrate
many fatal road accidents are caused by drunk drivers.

If you're having a Thanksgiving Day party, provide food with drinks. Offer non-alcoholic substitutes such as fruit, soft drinks. As a host it is your duty to make sure no one leaves your party impaired. Have some one drive them home.

BAR MIXES
Festival Punch
1 quart Jamaica Rum
1 quart Sweet Apple Cider
2 or 3 sticks of Cinnamon, broken
2 tablespoons of butter
Heat ingredients in a heavy saucepan until almost boiling. Serve hot in mugs.
Serves 10.

Union Jack
2/3 jigger Dry Gin
1/3 jigger Crème d’Yvette
Stir well in ice and strain into glass.

Expecting A Crowd for Thanksgiving.
In a large bowl combine 1 quart strong tea with a Bootle each Rum, rye Whiskey and Brandy, ½ bottle Benedictine, 1 tablespoon Angostura Bitters and 1 sliced Pineapple. Add the juice of 12 Oranges, ½ pound sugar, dissolved I Water, mix together thoroughly. Add block of ice before serving, pour in 2 quarts of chilled champagne. (for 50 persons)

Wishing you all a happy enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends.

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