22. thankfully, not very often.

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Just curious — what’s a staple on your family’s Thanksgiving table that you wouldn’t touch if it was the only thing served?

Uncle Crappy’s never been a big fan of succotash — love corn in almost any form, but the lima beans really put the suck in succotash. Bleh. My father and his brothers, however, loved the stuff, so there it was, the huge steaming bowl inevitably placed right next to me. I always pass it on as quickly as I can.

I won’t be eating the sweet potatoes either, although I’m probably in the minority there.

8 thoughts on “22. thankfully, not very often.”

  1. Green Bean Casserole. You know, the stuff with the Campbell’s Soup and the fake onion ring leftovers on top?

    Bleh

    Also, one year the Queen B fixed something that was a combination of Cool Whip, Pepto Bismol and Jello. She mixed it all together to make something I’d like to call Pepto Whip. No one touched the stuff.

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  2. I’m not a fan of succotash either. When I was a kid I was sometimes forced to eat it, and I’d swallow each individual lima bean with milk, like a pill.

    I like pretty much all the foods my family traditionally has at Thanksgiving though.

    Our family sweet potato casserole has pineapples and spices mixed in, and marshmallows on top. The marshmallows get all toasted and crunchy on top, and gooey underneath, then the sweet potatoes provide a little nutrition so we can feel justified serving it at dinner.

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  3. Hey unc, thanks for the shoutout in the OSU post. My fame is spreading far and wide…I’d vote for some kind of creamed pototoes thing for food I don’t want to touch tomorrow.

    The “famous” Aaron Marshall

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  4. I’m with on the objection – luckily i’ve not been faced with that one – i also agree with hp, as a wicked sister in law thought that helping to cook was to stop by Big Bear and buy a quart of the jello / goo mixture – but – we don’t do many dinners w that one-
    from memory, mom used to always include a bowl of canned / jellied beet crap goo that i’d never eat – luckily it was one of only 17 or so dishes on the table – so not eating it was easy to hide

    Happy Turkey Day one and all !

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  6. have never understood an interest in any type of jello…i love the custards and puddings, but no likely jello. you know, if is just some type of bone matter…i will admit to enjoying the odd jello-shot or 17 when the time is right.

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  8. HP: Anything made with cream of mushroom soup should be avoided at all costs.

    Cindy: See, I’d give those sweet potatoes a try. But that’s not how we make ’em.

    Mr. HBO (which I hearby decree to be your Uncle Crappy nickname for the rest of time): Great to hear from you … I mean, other than seeing you on television and stuff. You appear in the opening, and I remember a brief, “Hm. Dude’s kinda familiar.” And I think I actually yelled when your first full segment began. Pretty cool stuff, and a very well-done show.

    I disagree about the potato thing, though. It’s pretty tough to screw up a potato.

    Kewyson: Jellied beets? Jesus, that sounds horrible.

    Rachel: I’m with you on the peas. I think I liberated myself from that curse at age 13 or so, when I told my grandmother that while I always appreciated her efforts in the kitchen — she was an excellent cook — I never could stand eating peas. Her reaction? “My goodness, then you shouldn’t eat them.” Sweet, blessed freedom. From peas. For the rest of my life.

    Karmapig (and everyone else who mentioned Jello): We actually have several very good Jello/Cool Whip salad thingie recipes in the family. I know — this is an extremely subjective topic. But Jello works for me more often than not.

    Unless it’s some kind of weird pea Jello. In that case … no.

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