What Was The Worst Thanksgiving Dish You’ve Ever Had?
Here are my top three, please add to the list:
Boiled onions.
People eat boiled onions? I was looking for the “wid it” as in what goes with it? Some meat, a potato, perhaps I lack sophistication but a just an onion? It didn’t help that I was the guest of my New England “in-laws” and while everyone was excited when the cover came off of the dish, I think my face read more along the lines of WTF? What were they going to serve next? Maize?
Stuffing with apricots and chestnuts.
I have to get used to the fact that some folk like fruit to accompany their meat. I’m not from that tribe. The stuffing was bland and gummy. I tried to doctor it up with gravy (wrong choice) and ended up spilling gravy on a tablecloth some grandmother crocheted during the depression with one hand and only a single candle for light. Dinner came to a complete stop while the host’s wife applied flour and seltzer water and shot me dirty looks. She then watched every bite go into my mouth. Apricots and turkey gravy? I’m scarred for life!
The savory gelatin mold.
Nothing says gross more than a jiggling, shaking mass of jellied salmon mousse, or some other savory jellied concoction. The person that makes this dish is usually closer to a hundred years old than I am, and back in the day, this used to be the thing. I can respect that, however, we’re in a new millennium. I’m from the generation that believes jellied things should be artificially flavored and taste like some fruit combination, like strawberries and bananas.
Tell me about your worst Thanksgiving dishes!
- Aunt B
