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What are the must-have Thanksgiving dishes? What the should-have dishes?

Must-have: Turkey (+ gravy) Cranberry Sauce Stuffin...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
i'd move mashed potatoes to must-have, shitlib.
Irradiated bipolar hall
  11/21/16
I fight with my gf about this. I think sweet potatoes are...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
i think mashed is the workhorse, you need it to make 180 bit...
Irradiated bipolar hall
  11/21/16
interesting. see, i see the stuffing as the workhorse. i...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
Now THAT's what I call festive holiday meal scholarship, tyv...
ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
ty
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/16
Cr Gravy must have but no mashed potatoes ?
Fragrant Cocky Site
  11/21/16
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Beta Crystalline Hunting Ground
  11/22/16
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Curious know-it-all range
  11/20/17
Need green bean casserole Cream onions Cherry Pie or Shoe ...
Thriller idiot
  11/21/16
I'm including green bean casserole in the vegetable section ...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
Nigga, no offense, but that is a MUST have
Thriller idiot
  11/21/16
I love pecan pie, but i include that with shoo-fly pie as a ...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
You are a faggot yankee. HTH.
Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency
  11/14/17
fwiw, i would never have Thanksgiving without pecan pie, but...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
It's at least a should-have and any competently executed Pec...
Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency
  11/14/17
selfishly i like including pecan pie in part because it does...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
Dude if people aren't orgasming about how good the Pecan Pie...
Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency
  11/14/17
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ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/26/25
Loling at this pickaninny shit
aromatic field
  11/22/16
What about chitlins and grape kool-aid?
beady-eyed alcoholic den
  11/14/17
CR on the bean
erotic multi-colored parlour
  11/21/18
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Razzle-dazzle Maniacal Gaming Laptop Dopamine
  11/21/16
Only 2 I really look forward to every year are the stuffing ...
Lascivious light university
  11/21/16
this, turkey is "healthy at any size" flame, shitl...
Bossy Coffee Pot
  11/21/16
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Lascivious light university
  11/21/16
BTW, bald eagle is delicious
beady-eyed alcoholic den
  11/22/16
must have: ham to eat; garbage can to throw the turkey in an...
Bossy Coffee Pot
  11/21/16
i find ham to be grossly overrated. i'd rather roast a su...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
Unghhhh just thinking about da pig
Histrionic keepsake machete
  11/14/17
Suckling pig is 180 billion, but hard to do except on rare o...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
SHOULD-HAVE: candied yams
Irradiated bipolar hall
  11/21/16
I'm including that in the "sweet potatoes" categor...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
i dont get this obsession with sweet potato corn seems t...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/16
sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows (wtf?) is a...
Bossy Coffee Pot
  11/21/16
I guess I've just been a yankee my whole life. Even when I w...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/16
corn bread is included breh
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
I think this year I will make cornbread with cranberries. Tw...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/16
Cranberry sauce is a must-have, end of discussion
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
even if no one eats it?
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/22/16
Again, you are a faggot yankee. HTH.
Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency
  11/14/17
Yankee here: Never had sweet potatoes/candied yams at a Than...
iridescent concupiscible roast beef
  11/14/17
If you’re an Indian, maybe, but then so do venison, fish, lo...
Fishy aphrodisiac plaza wrinkle
  11/14/17
For me its roast bird (chicken/duck/cornish hens ok), mashed...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/16
anyone tried deep frying the turkey? i want to do this, but ...
Fantasy-prone queen of the night
  11/21/16
I hate gravy but it is a classic. You can buy it separately,...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/16
i always make gravy from the turkey drippings from the oven....
Fantasy-prone queen of the night
  11/21/16
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peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/16
yes, i do this most years with my wife's family. the no-grav...
Beta Crystalline Hunting Ground
  11/22/16
Beat me to it. Just boil that shit up with some carrots, cel...
beady-eyed alcoholic den
  11/22/16
This is some credited Southern Thanksgiving scholarship. LO...
Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency
  11/14/17
here is a no-drippings recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/r...
provocative adulterous stage
  11/14/17
Sweet potatoes / yams are 180, but any preparation of them t...
Sticky blood rage
  11/21/16
Lol at this faggot op, lost all credibility by not includin...
dashing french chef
  11/22/16
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Beta Crystalline Hunting Ground
  11/22/16
Note that I think all the items in the should-have column sh...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/22/16
I actually think squash is the traditional MUST have pur&eac...
Fishy aphrodisiac plaza wrinkle
  11/14/17
Must have: Faygo
Silver legal warrant
  11/22/16
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slate arousing chapel half-breed
  11/20/17
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8068/8210012954_0be50a3e99_o.j...
shivering depressive
  11/22/16
Cornbread is massive flame, just an awful shitty food that n...
dun milk rehab
  11/22/16
lol, kill yourself
titillating turdskin water buffalo
  11/14/17
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peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
sorry your mom didn't know how to make it from scratch.
provocative adulterous stage
  11/14/17
tiNOTtcr
Lake temple rigor
  11/20/18
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ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
Egg foo young
Vibrant orchestra pit
  11/22/16
There will be no mashed potatoes and no sweet potatoes/yams ...
buff demanding theater
  11/22/16
roasted squash is 180, and personally i prefer it to the pot...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/22/16
Gravy is normally used to cover up/compensate for dry turkey...
buff demanding theater
  11/23/16
That's interesting. I don't even put gravy on the turkey - ...
titillating turdskin water buffalo
  11/14/17
i especially love the gravy on the stuffing.
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
Oh yeah, that too.
titillating turdskin water buffalo
  11/14/17
180 my fellow gravy hater, we do not stand alone
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/22/16
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peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
i think a lot of must- and should-haves are not that great o...
provocative adulterous stage
  11/14/17
i don't disagree with you, and i like your menu a lot. bu...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
I was a little conflicted about omitting it because it's suc...
provocative adulterous stage
  11/14/17
Pumpkin pie is just GROTH! Here, have thome kale thalad!
titillating turdskin water buffalo
  11/14/17
Pumpkin pie IS gross. You need to have one fresh dish to ba...
provocative adulterous stage
  11/14/17
I'd move mashed potatoes and veggies to must-have otherwise...
Well-lubricated mental disorder
  11/14/17
the mashed/sweet potatoes distinction is controversial here....
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/17
Yeah but if you look at it that way, then the only true must...
provocative adulterous stage
  11/14/17
mashed potatoes on the must-have cranberries on the should-...
Fantasy-prone queen of the night
  11/14/17
Cornbread andouille dressing.
lavender cruise ship
  11/14/17
CR, but full credit for *jalapeno* cornbread andouille dress...
Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency
  11/20/17
Must have—— Turkey Stuffing Squash Gravy Cranberry sauc...
Fishy aphrodisiac plaza wrinkle
  11/14/17
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marvelous painfully honest center mad cow disease
  11/22/18
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peach appetizing address dragon
  11/20/17
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odious theater stage new version
  11/20/17
Awesome. That is a lot of work -- are you only responsible f...
beady-eyed alcoholic den
  11/20/17
sounds good
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/20/17
How has no one ITT said biscuits? Biscuits go better w gravy...
Cyan Wonderful Jewess Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
The gravy is not supposed to go with the cornbread wtf?
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/20/17
Right but you want to serve things that compliment each othe...
Cyan Wonderful Jewess Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
I would add mac n cheese to the "should have" list...
Greedy bateful friendly grandma
  11/20/17
An xo Thanksgiving classic
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/14/18
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snowy locus
  11/20/18
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ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
Must: Turkey Gravy Mashed potatoes Potatoes au gratin...
diverse burgundy stock car brethren
  11/14/18
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peach appetizing address dragon
  11/20/18
Must have: Roast bird (I will defend duck/chicken but I r...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/20/18
This is pretty good, though I don't think salad is really a ...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/18
Wtf I've never had Thanksgiving with no salad. Would rather ...
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/18
Again, salad is not what people think of as a must-have dish...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/18
duck/hens are viable for an occasional year with no guests
marvelous painfully honest center mad cow disease
  11/22/18
CANBERRY sauce (from the can)
Big love of her life
  11/21/18
Nothing on Thanksgiving should ever come from a can.
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/18
I'm making hot apple cider and adding alcohol gonna be 180.
alcoholic stain macaca
  11/21/18
Maple glazed root vegetables, turnips, carrots, parsnips etc...
blathering hospital cuckoldry
  11/21/18
must: salmon, cheese, vegan gluten-free pumpkin pie entir...
Navy stage
  11/21/18
lol, damn you are more bitter than when Rafael Nadal achieve...
peach appetizing address dragon
  11/21/18
ljl nah, pddj are going to have a fantastic dinner ourselves...
Navy stage
  11/21/18
Ironside is a surprisingly versatile and credited poaster.
Vengeful Cerebral Background Story Affirmative Action
  11/22/18
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ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
Czech dood here. Must have sauerkraut
Rose scourge upon the earth gas station
  11/22/18
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  11/25/25
a nice red burgundy
UhOh
  11/25/25
roasted brussels sprouts with sea salt and evoo
Brussels Sprout: Brussels,Helsinki,Stockholm,Kyiv
  11/26/25


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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:24 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

Must-have:

Turkey (+ gravy)

Cranberry Sauce

Stuffing/Dressing

Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potatoes

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Should-have:

Mashed Potatoes

Vegetable (green beans, brussels sprouts, etc)

Corn Bread

Autumn Squash (i.e., Acorn or Butternut)

Apple Pie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962698)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Irradiated bipolar hall

i'd move mashed potatoes to must-have, shitlib.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962703)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:29 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

I fight with my gf about this.

I think sweet potatoes are the must-have, she prefers the mashed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962742)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: Irradiated bipolar hall

i think mashed is the workhorse, you need it to make 180 bites with turkey

although i love the yams, i think they're too sweet to enjoy in larger quantities. ideally you'd have both.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962767)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:34 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

interesting.

see, i see the stuffing as the workhorse. i have some stuffing with a bite of turkey and lots of gravy. then the tartness of the cranberry sauce to cleanse the palate. followed by a bite of side dish.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962783)



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Date: November 25th, 2025 6:49 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp

Now THAT's what I call festive holiday meal scholarship, tyvmft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49460710)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:35 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962789)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:38 PM
Author: Fragrant Cocky Site

Cr

Gravy must have but no mashed potatoes ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962824)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:45 AM
Author: Beta Crystalline Hunting Ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967394)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:45 AM
Author: Curious know-it-all range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730329)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Thriller idiot

Need green bean casserole

Cream onions

Cherry Pie or Shoe Fly pie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962705)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

I'm including green bean casserole in the vegetable section as a should-have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962709)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: Thriller idiot

Nigga, no offense, but that is a MUST have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962714)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:27 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

I love pecan pie, but i include that with shoo-fly pie as a "nice to have" item

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962727)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:32 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency

You are a faggot yankee. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684325)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:36 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

fwiw, i would never have Thanksgiving without pecan pie, but i'm trying not to make this about my personal wish list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684366)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:41 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency

It's at least a should-have and any competently executed Pecan Pie outshines any available pumpkin or sweet potato pie and is like a peak Ginobili 6th man that's the under-the-radar MVP of the whole meal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684427)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:45 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

selfishly i like including pecan pie in part because it doesn't get eaten as fast as pumpkin/apple, so inevitable some hangs around for a few days afterwards, and there is NOTHING like having a warm slice of pecan pie covered in whipped cream two days after Thanksgiving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684464)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:49 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency

Dude if people aren't orgasming about how good the Pecan Pie is your chef did something wrong. It's not the easiest pie to make. Getting all the lumps of flour to blend takes time, but it's worth it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684499)



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Date: November 26th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49461950)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:24 AM
Author: aromatic field

Loling at this pickaninny shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967339)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:56 AM
Author: beady-eyed alcoholic den

What about chitlins and grape kool-aid?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684085)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:43 PM
Author: erotic multi-colored parlour

CR on the bean

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277960)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Maniacal Gaming Laptop Dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962706)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Lascivious light university

Only 2 I really look forward to every year are the stuffing and pumpkin pie. The rest is shitlib flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962707)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: Bossy Coffee Pot

this, turkey is "healthy at any size" flame, shitlibs pushing an ugly beta bird on us as if it were as 180 as the chadly bald eagle

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962715)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:55 PM
Author: Lascivious light university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962995)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:41 PM
Author: beady-eyed alcoholic den

BTW, bald eagle is delicious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970000)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: Bossy Coffee Pot

must have: ham to eat; garbage can to throw the turkey in and eat the ham instead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962710)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

i find ham to be grossly overrated.

i'd rather roast a suckling pig than have a ham

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962769)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:52 AM
Author: Histrionic keepsake machete

Unghhhh just thinking about da pig

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684520)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:54 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

Suckling pig is 180 billion, but hard to do except on rare occasion.

Schweinshaxe is good to make on a more regular basis.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684537)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: Irradiated bipolar hall

SHOULD-HAVE:

candied yams

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962713)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:27 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

I'm including that in the "sweet potatoes" category

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962719)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:27 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

i dont get this obsession with sweet potato

corn seems thanksgivingy - no?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962722)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:30 PM
Author: Bossy Coffee Pot

sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows (wtf?) is a very southern thanksgiving thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962750)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

I guess I've just been a yankee my whole life. Even when I went to real Americans' house for thanksgiving, which I've done a few times - no sweet potatoes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962764)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:31 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

corn bread is included breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962758)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:36 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

I think this year I will make cornbread with cranberries. Two birds with one stone, breh. Never been a big fan of cranberry sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962798)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:37 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

Cranberry sauce is a must-have, end of discussion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962812)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 3:00 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

even if no one eats it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970149)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:40 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency

Again, you are a faggot yankee. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684406)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:00 AM
Author: iridescent concupiscible roast beef

Yankee here: Never had sweet potatoes/candied yams at a Thanksgiving table.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684115)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:59 AM
Author: Fishy aphrodisiac plaza wrinkle

If you’re an Indian, maybe, but then so do venison, fish, lobster, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684582)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:31 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

For me its roast bird (chicken/duck/cornish hens ok), mashed potatoes, stuffing, something with fresh cranberries. Last year I just made cranberry bread pudding. Apple cider.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962755)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone queen of the night

anyone tried deep frying the turkey? i want to do this, but the only thing holding me back is no gravy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962759)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:33 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

I hate gravy but it is a classic. You can buy it separately, whole foods sells it. It looks no less gross than other gravy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962773)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:34 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone queen of the night

i always make gravy from the turkey drippings from the oven. it's so much better than those you can buy at the store.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962786)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 3:34 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31962787)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:48 AM
Author: Beta Crystalline Hunting Ground

yes, i do this most years with my wife's family. the no-gravy narrative is mostly shitlib flame: neck and gizzards + butter = can't discern the difference gravy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967400)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:42 PM
Author: beady-eyed alcoholic den

Beat me to it. Just boil that shit up with some carrots, celery and onion -- you got yourself a nice stock to make a gravy out of. Found this out because I BBQ my turkey, which makes traditional gravy difficult.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970017)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:44 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency

This is some credited Southern Thanksgiving scholarship. LOL at faggot yankee roastmos. It's Fried >> Smoked >>>>GARGANTUAN CHASM LARGER THAN THE EVER EXPANDING UNIVERSE>>> Roast.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684451)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:58 AM
Author: provocative adulterous stage

here is a no-drippings recipe:

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/make-ahead-gravy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684563)



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Date: November 21st, 2016 4:20 PM
Author: Sticky blood rage

Sweet potatoes / yams are 180, but any preparation of them that includes marshmallows or glaze is fucking TTT

Try roasting them like this instead:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/11/the-best-roasted-sweet-potatoes-thanksgiving-sides-the-food-lab.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31963255)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:42 AM
Author: dashing french chef

Lol at this faggot op, lost all credibility by not including MASHED POTATOES in the MUST HAVE column

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967383)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:48 AM
Author: Beta Crystalline Hunting Ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967401)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:51 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

Note that I think all the items in the should-have column should be on the Thanksgiving table, and that something would be missing if they weren't there. I just think that dishes like mashed potatoes and apple pie aren't in that echelon of dishes that we specifically tie to the holiday in the way roast turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are. It's okay if we disagree on the point -- I'm just explaining my rationale.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967408)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:58 AM
Author: Fishy aphrodisiac plaza wrinkle

I actually think squash is the traditional MUST have puréed goop

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684566)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:45 AM
Author: Silver legal warrant

Must have: Faygo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31967393)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:47 AM
Author: slate arousing chapel half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730340)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:36 PM
Author: shivering depressive

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8068/8210012954_0be50a3e99_o.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31969952)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:47 PM
Author: dun milk rehab

Cornbread is massive flame, just an awful shitty food that no one who isn't a sharecropper should be eating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970049)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:25 AM
Author: titillating turdskin water buffalo

lol, kill yourself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683819)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:26 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683823)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:35 AM
Author: provocative adulterous stage

sorry your mom didn't know how to make it from scratch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683887)



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Date: November 20th, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: Lake temple rigor

tiNOTtcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37271096)



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Date: November 25th, 2025 10:05 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49461273)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:47 PM
Author: Vibrant orchestra pit

Egg foo young

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970051)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:50 PM
Author: buff demanding theater

There will be no mashed potatoes and no sweet potatoes/yams at my thanksgiving, but there will be roasted small potatoes and roasted butternut squash.

Also, there will be roasted Brussel sprouts with garlic - the garlic caramelizes and tastes like candy.

Cranberry bread made using a recipe from a Children's book about Thanksgiving is our family tradition and I must have it every year at both Thanksgiving and Christmas. This might be a New England thing.

I refuse to make gravy because gravy is for people who don't know how to properly roast a Turkey.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970069)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:59 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

roasted squash is 180, and personally i prefer it to the potato dishes.

i don't understand your point about the gravy. explain.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970142)



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Date: November 23rd, 2016 2:45 AM
Author: buff demanding theater

Gravy is normally used to cover up/compensate for dry turkey, but if the turkey is roasted properly, it will be juicy, making the gravy not necessary.

Also, I don't like gravy so I don't serve it when I cook Thanksgiving. The in-laws get a little pissy about it, but my side of the family takes it in stride.

I do serve home-made cranberry sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31974866)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:26 AM
Author: titillating turdskin water buffalo

That's interesting. I don't even put gravy on the turkey - I just put it on the mashed potatoes to give them some flavor.

I eat the turkey with the cranberry sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683827)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:28 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

i especially love the gravy on the stuffing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683839)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:28 AM
Author: titillating turdskin water buffalo

Oh yeah, that too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683842)



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Date: November 22nd, 2016 3:01 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

180 my fellow gravy hater, we do not stand alone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#31970159)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:06 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683720)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:34 AM
Author: provocative adulterous stage

i think a lot of must- and should-haves are not that great of dishes, e.g., pumpkin pie is just gross and there are so many better alternatives, so you gotta pick the best of the bunch and then supplement with seasonally appropriate dishes that actually taste good.

Here is my menu for this year:

Drink: Apple cider and rum punch

__

Appetizers

Fruit and cheese; goat cheese with caramelized onions & water crackers; chips & guac

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Meat: Turkey and Ham

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Sides and bread:

Pull-apart rolls and corn muffins with honey brown butter

Gravy

Cranberry and walnut relish

Stuffing

Kale and brussels sprout salad

Varenyky w/ground beef & potatoes and caramelized onions & potatoes

Scalloped potatoes

Roasted tomatoes with thyme and mozzarella

Roasted beets with grapefruit and rosemary

Roasted sweet potatoes with chickpeas, chile, yogurt and mint

__

Dessert:

Apple pie

Kentucky derby chocolate walnut pie

Carrot cake cupcakes with toasted marshmallow frosting

Confetti cookies

Ice cream (vanilla) (for pies)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683878)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:39 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

i don't disagree with you, and i like your menu a lot.

but your menu pretty much has all my must-haves, sometimes with a few twists, which is totally cool.

i disagree on your hate for pumpkin pie though. i personally love pumpkin pie, especially with a huge dollop of whipped cream on top. and i do think it's a pretty important dish at the Thanksgiving table.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683924)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:46 AM
Author: provocative adulterous stage

I was a little conflicted about omitting it because it's such a staple, but I honestly don't think it tastes good, and there are so many things I would rather prepare and eat instead that in the end, I left it off.

Was also little conflicted about leaving off mashed potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts, but I think the other dishes make up for it.

I don't like green bean casserole and creamed onions at all and don't think anyone should ever make them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683994)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:43 AM
Author: titillating turdskin water buffalo

Pumpkin pie is just GROTH! Here, have thome kale thalad!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683967)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:47 AM
Author: provocative adulterous stage

Pumpkin pie IS gross. You need to have one fresh dish to balance out all of the cooked stuff, and this particular kale salad is actually good - and I generally dislike kale.

I am using this recipe

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/kale-and-brussels-sprout-salad

but with this dressing

½ cup peanut oil

2 Tablespoons toasted sesame oil

2 Tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

1-½ Tablespoons honey

Dash of cayenne pepper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684007)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:45 AM
Author: Well-lubricated mental disorder

I'd move mashed potatoes and veggies to must-have

otherwise solid list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34683985)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:50 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

the mashed/sweet potatoes distinction is controversial here.

truthfully, i could be convinced to just make the must-have list include "potatoes".

re the veggies, here's how i analyze it. i think anyone who hosts thanksgiving will probably include some sort of veggie dish, and as i note in my OP a veggie dish is one you SHOULD HAVE on the table.

but if you took 100 people and had them look at a Thanksgiving table, i'd bet way fewer would crow about the lack of a veggie dish than they would if, say, you excluded turkey/stuffing/cranberry/potatoes/pumpkin pie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684026)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:54 AM
Author: provocative adulterous stage

Yeah but if you look at it that way, then the only true must-have is turkey. there is room for a veggie dish on that must-haves list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684074)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 10:48 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone queen of the night

mashed potatoes on the must-have

cranberries on the should-have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684015)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:43 AM
Author: lavender cruise ship

Cornbread andouille dressing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684438)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:39 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Mischievous Laser Beams National Security Agency

CR, but full credit for *jalapeno* cornbread andouille dressing and fried or smoked turkey. Thanksgiving is basically an annual culinary Civil War battle and the North gets fucking pwn3d every year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730301)



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Date: November 14th, 2017 11:56 AM
Author: Fishy aphrodisiac plaza wrinkle

Must have——

Turkey

Stuffing

Squash

Gravy

Cranberry sauce

Pumpkin pie

Should have——

Mashed potatoes

Candied yams and/or sweet potatoes with marshmallows

Apple pie

Green bean casserole or some kind of green bean dish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34684547)



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Date: November 22nd, 2018 12:15 AM
Author: marvelous painfully honest center mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37281565)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:04 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730025)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:07 AM
Author: odious theater stage new version



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730054)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:53 AM
Author: beady-eyed alcoholic den

Awesome. That is a lot of work -- are you only responsible for potatoes and pierogi? My wife made pierogi for Christmas one year. 180, but a lot of work and she hasn't done it since.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730379)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:56 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

sounds good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730403)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:59 AM
Author: Cyan Wonderful Jewess Hairy Legs

How has no one ITT said biscuits? Biscuits go better w gravy than cornbread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730415)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:00 AM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

The gravy is not supposed to go with the cornbread wtf?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730425)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:02 AM
Author: Cyan Wonderful Jewess Hairy Legs

Right but you want to serve things that compliment each other. Biscuits go well with gravy or cranberry sauce. Cornbread goes with chili, bbq, and honey, none of which being served.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730439)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:04 AM
Author: Greedy bateful friendly grandma

I would add mac n cheese to the "should have" list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#34730450)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:05 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

An xo Thanksgiving classic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37231131)



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Date: November 20th, 2018 1:50 PM
Author: snowy locus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37270934)



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Date: November 25th, 2025 6:26 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49460611)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:08 PM
Author: diverse burgundy stock car brethren

Must:

Turkey

Gravy

Mashed potatoes

Potatoes au gratin

Green beans

Stuffing

Should:

Meat lasagna

Okra

Brussels sprouts

Mac n cheese

Pheromone rich pussy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37231157)



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Date: November 20th, 2018 1:48 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37270920)



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Date: November 20th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

Must have:

Roast bird (I will defend duck/chicken but I realise this is weak)

Stuffing

Mashed potatoes

Roast vegetables of some sort

Salad of some sort

Bread of some sort (cornbread, biscuits, fresh baked bread all ok)

Something with cranberries. No one really likes cranberry sauce I usually put them in q desert like cranberry muffins or apple cranberry pie.

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream

Alcohol

Good to have:

Apple pie and/or cherry pie

More salad

Fruit and cheese plate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37271185)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 12:09 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

This is pretty good, though I don't think salad is really a MUST-have. people don't really associate salad with Thanksgiving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277005)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

Wtf I've never had Thanksgiving with no salad. Would rather give up the roast veggies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277937)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:55 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

Again, salad is not what people think of as a must-have dish for Thanksgiving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37278037)



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Date: November 22nd, 2018 12:17 AM
Author: marvelous painfully honest center mad cow disease

duck/hens are viable for an occasional year with no guests

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37281587)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: Big love of her life

CANBERRY sauce (from the can)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277939)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:41 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

Nothing on Thanksgiving should ever come from a can.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277949)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: alcoholic stain macaca

I'm making hot apple cider and adding alcohol gonna be 180.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277942)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: blathering hospital cuckoldry

Maple glazed root vegetables, turnips, carrots, parsnips etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37277965)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 3:33 PM
Author: Navy stage

must: salmon, cheese, vegan gluten-free pumpkin pie

entirely unnecessary: turkey, cranberries, stuffing, sweet potatoes

(my mom)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37278285)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 3:47 PM
Author: peach appetizing address dragon

lol, damn you are more bitter than when Rafael Nadal achieved Toro X

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37278373)



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Date: November 21st, 2018 3:51 PM
Author: Navy stage

ljl nah, pddj are going to have a fantastic dinner ourselves.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37278410)



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Date: November 22nd, 2018 12:16 AM
Author: Vengeful Cerebral Background Story Affirmative Action

Ironside is a surprisingly versatile and credited poaster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37281573)



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Date: November 25th, 2025 2:00 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49459728)



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Date: November 22nd, 2018 1:05 AM
Author: Rose scourge upon the earth gas station

Czech dood here. Must have sauerkraut

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#37281814)



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Date: November 25th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: .,,,.,,,.,:,..::,,...,:,...,:,,..:,.:.::,.




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49459684)



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Date: November 25th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: UhOh

a nice red burgundy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49459690)



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Date: November 26th, 2025 8:51 AM
Author: Brussels Sprout: Brussels,Helsinki,Stockholm,Kyiv


roasted brussels sprouts with sea salt and evoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2#49462011)