THANKSGIVING - A Little Taste of Turkey

(look closely)



Look at this! A blog entry about something I actually did on the day that I write about it!

A few of us American Young Single Adults and a few of the Germans wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving properly. Thursday was impossible for most of us since it's just a normal work/school day here. And so we decided to do our Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday (today!)

We planned carefully and made sure that everyone had an assignment. After inviting missionaries and others we planned on feeding about 30 people.

My responsibility: Pumpkin Pies.

Luckily Sam works at the army base in Garmisch and she was able to procure several items from the commissary there that are otherwise unavailable in Deutschland. For example: canned pumpkin and pie tins.

And so yesterday (Saturday) Sam, Andreas, and I made the pies at the church. Of course the crust is the tricky part, but these turned out well...

Pumpkin to the pie!

Oh YEAH!

We baked the pies and Sam made some dinner rolls and so there was bit less to worry about on Sunday.

On Sunday evening the time for Giving Thanks had arrived. Some worked hard in the kitchen...

And others waited anxiously for the food...

And others Wii-bowled until dinner time (they did dishes later)...

We had four small turkeys which Sam, Sister Robinson, and I carved...

And then it was time to chow down. We did it buffet style...

There was turkey, home-made stuffing, sweet potatoes, fruit salad, beans (boo!), carrots, rolls, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce. For dessert: pumpkin pie (with real whipped cream!), apple pie, and a few German goodies. We wanted for nothing...

In the end we came out just right on all the food. Most everyone was stuffed and I even got to come home with a pumpkin pie!

It was a great Thanksgiving, much better than last year's (sick in bed), and it was fun sharing our traditions with our German (and other) friends.


Funny enough, in the kitchen of the church there are about a bazillion bowls and dishes. One day we were washing and drying dishes when I happened to notice the markings on the bottom of one of the dishes.

Look closely...

Apparently this dish was made in the 30's or the 40's. Of course back then it was a common thing to stick that symbol on everyday objects, and dish-manufacturers were no exception.

So Thanksgiving is over. You may now start listening to Christmas music and putting up Christmas decorations if you must.

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