Thanksgiving is Thursday. What dish are you bringing to the r/AskanAmerican virtual dinner table?

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1. I mix up a mean Cranberry Collins. Cranberry-infused gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda.

2. Beer.

3. I can make a pretty good pitcher of grog. 1 part hot water with either brown sugar or molasses dissolved into it, 1 part fresh squeezed lime juice (or from a bottle if doing large scale), and one part a good rum. Serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg and a stick of cinnamon. You can also put the peel from the squeezed limes in the glass. Adds a bit of flavor but mostly it’s just some additional decoration to make the glass look good.

   The iced version of grog is nice in the summer, but for a cold-weather drink, the hot grog is delicious.

4. I always bring the pop since it takes almost no effort.

5. I make a good Mac and cheese

6. Pumpkin cheesecake with salted caramel and toasted pepitas(pumpkin seeds)

7. Pumpkin pie with a cream cheese bottom layer

8. Oyster Stuffing.

9. A side dish of roasted Brussels sprouts, bacon, cranberries, and pecans.

   From this recipe if anyone is interested: juliasalbum.com/brussels-sprouts-and-bacon/

10. My wife’s sangria

11. Esquites. Super easy to whip up and way more interesting than regular corn.

12. Yams

13. Oyster dressing and I’ll be brave enough to deep fry a turkey.

14. Oyster stuffing, I don’t know why, but every single year, that is the one dish I look forward to

15. Cherry pie.

16. Homemade pumpkin pie. Possibly also apple pie if I have time.

17. Green bean casserole but home made not canned garbage.

    Oyster and shittake mushrooms sautéed in bacon fat then incorporated into a bechemel with caramelized onions and fresh steamed green beans. Topped with buttermilk soaked deep fried onion straws.

18. Pumpkin crunch.

    Google it

19. Deviled eggs

20. Butternut squash souffle.

21. Garlic mashed potatoes.

22. Collard greens!

23. Dinner rolls! How else with you make lil Sammies and scoop up the gravy?

24. I’ve got a green bean casserole made from bacon grease and cheese. I do not use that cream of mushroom soup stuff.

25. Baked potato casserole

    Chop up potatoes (either six gianormous ones, or like a dozen smaller ones…it’s not always easy to get the right sized potatoes), salt, pepper and oil, mix em up so they’re lightly coated, and cook em in the oven for 45 mins at 350°.

    Cut up bacon bits, fry em up in the pan whilst cooking the potatoes (original recipe calls for a lb, but I’m a glutton and felt it’s a better mix if there’s 1.5-2lbs instead, but they have to be sliced small bc one time they were too big and it was like eating heaps if bacon with some potatoes lol)

    Grease casserole dish. Dump in hot potatoes, bacon bits, sour cream, mix together. Layer on top with cheddar cheese. Bake for additional 20 mins. Garnish with chives and good to go!

    It reheats well, too.

26. Potato salad. No raisins.

27. Homemade candied sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes with gravy

28. Sweet potato pie

29. Chicken and dumplings.

30. A turkey ice cream cake

31. Geen beans almondine

32. I’ll just bring my famous appetite

33. Cesar Brussels sprouts with bacon

34. Sweet potatoes, mashed with orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, and butter (lots of butter) added. Placed in a bowl with marshmallows arranged on top and baked. Pure heaven.

35. Either baked ziti or lasagna. Y’all can pick.

36. My famous WhamBam Godamn! Hellfire Deviled Eggs

37. I’ll bring the homemade eggnog. I’ve got a heavy hand so don’t drink it too fast.

38. Jalapeño Cornbread Stuffing

39. Where y’all getting oysters? Are the jarred kind good? Should I get them fresh?

40. Fresh Green Bean Casserole!

41. Easy Cornbreak Dressing

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    2 pkgs cornbread mix (Make sure you use NO sugar)
    1lb. sausage
    4C chopped celery
    3C chopped onion
    3/4C chopped parsley
    1-1/2 t rubbed savory
    1-1/2 t dried sage leaves
    1-1/2 t dried thyme leaves
    1T salt
    1/2t pepper
    1 can chicken broth (undiluted)
    3 eggs, slightly beaten
    1/2C butter or margine
    1. Cook cornbread as directed (except sugar. No sugar. Don’t even think of putting sugar in it)
    2. In a large skilled, cook sausage until done but not too brown
    3. Remove sausage with slotted spoon, then cook vegetables in the drippings
    4. Crumbled cooled cornbread in huge bowl
    5. Add all other ingredients and mix thoroughly
    6. Stuff turkey or put in casserole dish to bake for an hour.

42. Sweet potato dinner rolls.