In 1968 I was 12 years old. My mother was ill, and I decided I could make Thanksgiving dinner myself. Soup , 2 salads, a 15 lb turkey, rice dressing, potatos, yams, and apple pie. I set a nice table. No formal training, I learned by spending time in the kitchen with my mother. If you want to do it, more than likely you can. It doesn't matter where in the world, and what era you live in.
You almost certainly mean sweet potatoes. Yams and sweet potatoes are different vegetables. It is highly unlikely that anyone has yams for Thanksgiving or Christmas, as they're hard to find in most places. The gross bright reddish orange things people for some reason eat are always sweet potatoes that they mistakenly call "yams" because the company that sells the canned variety brainwashed people into thinking they're yams because of their logo. But they're not yams, I can promise you that.
It was all about the Turkey sandwiches after. Lots of mayo and canned jelly cranberry sauce on Wonderbread, only Wonderbread. Now I have Thanksgiving alone. What I wouldn’t give for just one more with my Mom, Dad and brother.
What we think of as seasonings weren't that popular until the 60's. Consider how many of our spice cabinet seasonings are actually pretty international, which weren't yet widely used in American cuisine. Sage, rosemary, thyme, fennel, garlic are Mediterranean. Nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice are from the Asian and American tropics.
The reason people weren't land whales back then was because people didn't eat so many carbs and sugars and processed foods. The amount of seasoning you put on your food is merely a personal preference.
❤😂 ok it's 1973. My Mom is up at 5 am to put the stuffing in the bird and pop it in the oven. The aroma while watching the parade was heavenly. My grandparents arrive at 11:30. We eat at noon. And again at 5. Did I ever thank my parents for everything they gave? Their hearts, their love, their money...
Mine too, why did they have to cook it so long ? I'm thinking the oven must have been set to 175 degrees, because even a big turkey only takes around 3 hours at 275 - 325
I love reading the comments and thinking about warm family houses with beautiful smells and everyone talking with each other and how different the world used to be. And those traditions can still be practiced today if you are willing.
A warm family house with beautiful smells and everyone talking is still very commonplace. That's not a rare thing of the past. Life hasn't changed that much.
Mom would cook a huge bird, and for a week afterwards, every frigging meal was turkey -- turkey soup, turkey salad, turkey sandwiches, turkey platters, etc. Not that I'm complaining though. She always made sure one of the side dishes was lima beans, which I very much appreciated. Her stuffing is to die for -- she used Italian sausage instead of giblets.
@@feingetarntesfischfilet4841 it's the insides of the bird. When you buy a dressed turkey or chicken the "giblets" are usually inside the cavity of the bird. Usually their liver, heart, neck, gizzards.
Turkey sandwiches, turkey enchiladas, turkey salads the list could go on and on thats how it was in our home as well! I was glad it was a whole year before we had turkey again!! lol
My beautiful grandmother taught me to cook the entire Thanksgiving meal. From turkey with giblets gravy, to sweet potato pies made with the zest of an orange. Ill never forget it. Such nice memories. I passed that on to my sister, who to this day, calls me from new jersey for step by step instructions. ❤
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Blame the sjw's since you can't say Merry Christmas" anymore,because someone who doesn't celebrate that particular holiday will get their feelings hurt 🥺 🙄
I dont think people realize why Thanksgiving isn't "magical" anymore its because of the internet... back then people haven't seen their family in months/years (beside like letters) now although it kinda the same, now traveling is more easier you can do once every few months if you want, you can video call/call family, etc. So if you want the thanks giving "magic" back, say by to videocall/call/easy transportation etc. 1st world problem i guess 😅
Saturdays were my moms baking days , we would get up eat breakfast then clean, then she would make us go outside to play i remember the smell of cake as we played with our dogs and ran around
Shandra9000mail That's racist. This's only a demonstration of family values and home cooked meals on Thanksgiving. I for one like my food to be seasoned well. And I love collard greens.
Isn't gravy the seasoning for turkey sometimes. I haven't finished the video to know if she made any but maybe that was the seasoning for this example. And I'm sure it's just the basics plenty of other recipes were available at the time probably.
One large turkey, one medium glazed ham, huge pan of chicken & dressing (my grandma always pulled the chicken off the bone to chop and mix in the dressing), real mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole with brown sugar, melted butter, and pecans, my offering of corn casserole with green chilies, butter, and crene cheese, my three sisters offered green bean casserole with dried onions and bacon, two trays of deviled eggs, and homemade chicken/turkey gravy. And yes it's true, Mom always forgot to brown the rolls at the proper time or burned them completely. It was a delicious dinner every Thanksgiving. I'll never have another one like it again but thanks for allowing me a place to remember and comment. Happy Thanksgiving!
@@1419onthebayou I didn't even begin with deserts because my comment was so long. I will mention my mom's fudge though, with various nuts, smooth with peanut butter, or just plain. It was a must on Thanksgiving. I never told her but I preferred neighbor lady, Ms Margie's Divinity. A whole tin can just for myself! I loved that sweet woman.
@@1419onthebayou I think that leftover plate the day after Thanksgiving, the one where the coconut cake or sweet desert is all mixed with the green bean casserole and we don't even care, that's the best plate of all! I believe this year my younger sister is planning a Saturday dinner, rented pavilion in a park, prime rib, and probably a nasty three bean salad. No desert. She's become a grandma and has taken over such family gatherings since our mom passed away a couple years ago. I'm not complaining really, family is important. It just ain't the same.
Forgot homemade stuffing, my mom made it every year and I still do. It's so sad that these recipes of yesterday are being forgotten by so many. I still cook all of them.
This was soothing to watch. Especially when everyone ate around the table. I really do appreciate videos like these. The narrator sounds so classy and elegant.
@@eileenlester4342 I miss those days also, folks from that period of time utilized and ate everything no waste. Day's of hard work and very little to show for it. Great memories thought.
I’m sad to say that my son commented that we both sat at the table to eat dinner the last couple of nights. He said how much he liked it. How far we’ve fallenZ I was one of five & we had dinner that way every night. He’s my only & I haven’t managed very well.
sheepbeepbeep not really everything is from a box these days? Where's the charm in that? Back then almost everything was made by hand especially women with the motherly touch. I'm a wife and mother now and I make meals at home even started baking ❤️ my husband's mom wasn't the cook but at least with me he can get to know what it feels like to have a woman cook foods with love. Yes I get a kick out of that!
@@sofiabravo1994 Please stop romanticizing these time periods. Women were oppressed and minorities were treated horribly. Nothing to miss there. We've come so far as a society.
@@Maestro-gh2ei No, it comes out very juicy. I learned this trick watching a late night talk show more than 20 years ago. An American actress who had spent a lot of time in Europe and said that's how they do it there.
Did people back in the 1950s really have only one income, two children, a mortgage, and still be able to afford all these fresh ingredients for all these dishes???
In some cases they did. Turkey was not eaten often. This film was a marketing effort to get them to eat more turkey throughout the year. As for the appearance of affluence, remember these are actors who are dressed up and groomed for the occasion.
Yeah especially seeing as such production is dictated by what the consumers want... 🤦 Does the concept of supply and demand escape people nowadays or something
Accutally by genetics engineering they just mean selective breeding. The bigger turkey's are bred with bigger turkey's so the meat is bigger. Smaller turkey's are bred with smaller turkey's. Or they simply harvest it younger.
DawnDreams 26 Genetic engineering, sometimes called genetic modification, is the process of altering the DNA in an organism’s genome- that’s seems a lot different then selective breeding , still I hope your right though lol
I was born in 1953 and treasure that time. I was a stay home mom in the 1980's. We had one car and budgeted everything. It can be done. All I ever wanted to be was a homemaker and was lucky that is what I was able to do. My kids and grandkids all live close by. Life is good. You can embrace a simple life if that is what you really want.
I watch this every single Thanksgiving. I recognize that today is not thanksgiving but sometimes I have to come back and marvel at the zeroes of times this lovely lady washes her paws
my kitchen stays clean when I'm cooking, I was raised to wash dishes as you go. finish with a pot? wash it. I was also told to wash my hands between touching food cause nobody wants salmonella. lol
I’m so glad this video was recommended to me, it actually made me cry missing my mama so much.....she was one of these 1950s homemakers , she was also a nurse and she and my father ADORED one another and they embraced family life. She loved making a nice home and looking pretty for her family. It was a given that we ate together daily, sitting at the table was mandatory and how we looked in on one another and connected. I was taught to help out even as a small child and I learned so much during these times. I remember holidays being a time when you wore your special dressy outfit And you were on your best behavior.I know life was not perfect back then but people actually looked at one another and spoke to one another , they weren’t staring down into their phones ignoring each other. . Yes there was a lot that wasn’t great back then but the way families interacted and spent time together was so much better than what we have now. We have too many distractions and things that keep us from one another to the point where people go online to meet others instead of just talking to someone standing next to them in the grocery store. I miss these people and I miss these times…
Maybe the person standing next to them in the grocery store is not interesting enough. Maybe people want a better connection. Not trying to be obnoxious, just stating another perspective.
lalagonegaga Everyone has something interesting about them. Problem is people want instant gratification and many lack basic, civil conversational skills these days.
Don’t worry, not all people are glued to their phones these days. I’m a millennial, but still get out to garden with my older neighbors, volunteer at my community center, and spend lots of quality time with my friends and family doing involved activities. There are plenty of people in the world who share your values! ♥️♥️♥️!
I am now 76 and grew up in the 50s but we only had turkey at Thanksgiving and it never came frozen and it still doesn't in my family. What this video does not offer is the making of the essential gravy as this was what cinched the whole thing together along with cranberry sauce ( still an elusive art for many)....What is most nostalgic to me is the wonderful old Revere Ware and the fridge (still called an ice-box by my grandparents) with the tiny freezer compartment that had to be thawed out with hot water every few months or the door wouldn't close! It was often a child's chore to do this...
@@maxsteele3359: Yes it was! The one my family had lasted almost forty years! Never had a problem. But like My Grandfather’s Clock, “it stopped, short, never to go again when the old man died.”
@@nativevirginian8344Few folks today know the icebox’s meaning. I remember the delivery of ice to my folk’s home. The ice man had big blocks of ice, covered with burlap, and with an ice pick, he chopped a piece to slide into the ice compartment of an icebox. It kept things cool but didn’t get cold enough to freeze ice. I don’t remember how long that lasted. But I do remember being ordered to “Close the icebox door, before everything’s spoiled!” Also remember Mother defrosting! We’ve come a long way, baby!😮
I just had flashbacks of my moms hairdryer defrosting the freezer in the ,60,s. Gravy making is a lost art. It’s badica😢a 1:1 ratio of fats to solids, then a 3 part amount of liquid.
Despite what we’re told today about not stuffing the turkey because of salmonella, we still do it anyway and no one in our Thanksgiving gathering has ever become ill. Cooking stuffing inside the bird results in the best tasting dressing ever! Nothing beats it!
Although I was born in the 70’s, this still reminds me of my childhood with my great grandmother 😢, everything could have been going wrong but I never knew it ♥️, this video is very soothing to me and good to my soul
In the 70s a lot of 50s culture was still prevalent since it was only 20 years behind. When you watched tv back then, a lot of tv stations still ran 50s tv shows and movies since there was not many other choices back then.
@@Meekmoonlitmuse Seriously? I know its part of history and we shouldn't forget it, but that had nothing to do with the video or this comment. No need to rain on the parade.
I am 72 so remember this when I was growing up. My mom was a housewife while my dad worked. She liked staying home, never wanted to work outside the home. My dad died at 50 so she had to go to work & hated it.
My maternal grandmother had to go to work at 38, after my grandpa had a stroke at 44. A second stroke forced my grandpa to go on disability, and close down his business. It was als o around that time that she had to learn how to drive, because she was never taught to drive. Luckily my Aunt Nancy stayed home to help out the family, while she also worked. On my dad's side, my grandparents were poor, that both grandparents had to work. My grandpa was a mechanic, and my step grandma worked a number of jobs, including being a dispatcher for a taxi service, doing over 20 years working as a waitress (with this job, she sometimes brought in more money than my grandpa), working as a cashier at a grocery store, and just before retiring in 1993, she worked at a Walgreens distribution center. Most of her jobs were in the overnight hours, while my grandpa worked during the daytime, and feeding the kids, and getting them ready for school. My step grandma's struggles paid off in the end, because unlike my maternal grandmother, my step grandmother saved up enough for her own retirement, and my grandpa's pension, help her live comfortably in retirement.
No, you're not forced to work. You have a choice. Some colleagues of mine have stay-at-home wives. Some women, however, want to do something outside the house. Feminism gave women opitions. But I think some women like you can't handle choice and would have preferred being told what to do.
I was born late 70’s and it does the same to me. Reminds me of Thanksgiving at my grandparents house. I was lucky to get all their recipes copied and every year do my best to re-create it.
@blane6592 I was born in 81 and this absolutely reminds me of my grandparents and my mothers cooking. She very much still did things like this even though she was born in 58. Traditions last forever as long as someone keeps them going and in my family. We do!
Oh My Goodness, I have seen old movies where the ladies never left home without a hat on, gloves and the ladies that didn't wear hats wore a scarf on their hair in the car. I always thought that was so elegant. Houseshoes, flip flops and sweatpants were unheard of in public.
@@miraclesblessings5044 I love my house clothes. And it never fails whenever I’m wearing good clothes in the kitchen something ruins them. I grew up in an Italian family. I was born in 68 and my grandmother and my aunt cooked in November with shorts, sleeveless blouses, house slippers, and the house shirt house coat with the pockets and snaps in place of buttons. Having a family of my own and cooking holiday meals for 20+ years I now understand WHY my grandmother and aunt dressed like comfortable summer .., when everyone else was dressed for the holiday. IT GETS REALLY HOT working all day in that kitchen even if it is a New York Winter 🤣🤗 They were happy to cook for us and we were all appreciative of their hard work and delicious food! Great memories for sure. Family times are just not the same nowadays with cell phones and Internet. The football game on was MORE than enough 😅
@@Kim-ri1hg Oh yes, my great grandmother used to dress that way around the house. I remember the flowered house dresses and she always had a paper towel in one pocket and a handkerchief in the other. But they never dressed that way in public. And cooking with my aunts was a kitchen full of music, loud laughter and whispering things that kids weren't supposed to hear. Sipping liquor in tea cups, and children couldn't run in the house especially when they were making cakes.We also had to stay out of the kitchen. It was gr8! Most of them are gone now and the one's that are left are too elderly to help out but they definitely give orders and suggestions and lots of complaints about the kids, your stove, your seasoning and everything else. I wouldn't trade them for the world!
My mom was born in 58 but her cooking is still very much like this. We never truly understood the struggles my mom faced as a single married woman (love ya daddy but mom was the superstar) she made sure we had veggies and protein at every dinner, a good breakfast and great lunch. She still, with grown children and grandkids and greats makes dinner the most fantastic way, all by scratch. Cant wait to come down and see ya for xmas mama ❤
My sweet mom passed away a few years ago and took great offense of anyone who called her "Oppressed". She took her role as mother and home maker very seriously and she missed it terribly when all of us grew up and went off to college or got married. If you didn't grow up in the 50s or 60s, you don't have a clue of the joy she admitted to me of running our household while my dad worked many hours a week and part of the weekend. Parents had a bond of love in those days that many today would never understand. When you see these wonderful women feeding their families or serving their husband, they did this out of love not oppression. We would help where we would permitted but she would rather we focus on homework, yard work and encouraged our social life. Also, folks forget that the father (in addition to being the bread winner) kept up the car himself and handled the home repairs as well as yard work in most cases. All of us were a team and a family. You should not judge others but if you are inclined to do so, at least know the whole story. Most who grew up in this era feel very fortunate.
The only women I've ever known who were irritated by stay-at-home-moms were either cold women who resented children or women who were jealous that their life choices excluded them from being a SAHM! Bitter!
hammerfilmbuff - If your mother or any wife chooses this life, I agree she should not be called oppressed. However, keep in mind not all women want this style of life. My mother hated it when she was first married, and wanted to work and have a career. She did so and still raised her children, and luckily had a husband who was fine with it and also enjoyed helping around the house. As a matter of fact, my father preferred to be the chef of the family because he loved to cook, and we ate very well. My mother liked cooking, just didn't do it as often, more around the holidays or for parties, etc., or to feed us breakfast. I think most of the criticism comes from the angle that many women were required to do this and had no choice. There was also the stuffiness of how they are portrayed living. We didn't live around the house in dresses and suits. Seriously, who cooks in heels, or has dinner in formal wear that is not party related. Yes, dad repaired cars or did house work, but so did my mother. In fact she's great at plumbing. She also loves to sew for some reason, even though not required. She just like making things with the sewing machine. She also liked to clean the house because she found it relaxing, and liked to paint walls, etc. when she wanted to redecorate, but my father, and us kids, did our part too. Not as a requirement, but as a choice. We had some duties, like washing dishes, helping with laundry or keeping our rooms clean, but that was more to teach us responsibility or earn an allowance. Oppression comes when it's expected or demanded, which is the one thing these videos always seem to hint at.
hammerfilmbuff dude I totally get the joy of running a household. I don't have a husband, but I work for myself, from my house, enabling me to be my own house wife between work and sleep. There is great satisfaction in homemaking. walking through a clean and tidy house full of abundant Good Foods in both fridge and freezer gives me joy. someday when I have a husband, I will bring used toys to him as well because I enjoy doing it anyways. so long as he's not a total slob LOL. somebody told me that made me oppressed, I'd have to laugh. as a feminist, I believe women should not be judged for their choices. That includes wanting to be a Homemaker, even if I have a job. Nuff said.
I grew up in this era and my mom certainly seasoned... fresh sage, parsley, onions,celery. Tons of salt and fresh ground pepper. Either sausage or oysters in the stuffing.
I grew up in the '80's with the same ingredients in the stuffing and also dressing, all kinds of side dishes and pies. I still reproduce the same dinners now. Tasty.
We make our own dressing bread, herbs baked right in. We take the dough and spread it about 1 inch thick on a large sheet, so you have LOTS of crust, which makes the dressing so great.
@@robertpryor7225 My sister made an oyster stuffing one Thanksgiving and it was SO good. I'm a pescetarian and stuffing usually had chicken broth but this stuffing used the juice from canned oysters. Give it a try, it's really tasty.
women working distroyed all families even good familys, grandparents homes become nursing home property. the working women distroyed everything from start to finish. If women were housewives the incest problem would be much less without step Dad problems, plus with Mom home it would happen much less. It would help to have Mom around instead at work plus Grandparents homes would stay in the family instead of corporate nursing homes. Home care would be managed with a housewife at home. With this working crap that bring very little in, have to pay day care, lose on Grandparents home looks like it is more lost then any possible gain. it allowed things to go up much higher. it did not bring one possitive gain. The only time a woman needs to work is if her husband is raping the children (incest) she needs to leave husband and have him arrested for sexual abuse and make sure it was taped so he goes to Prison for life. , and or domestic abuse then the woman would need to work in those cases. Thats it most women don't work for those reasons they do it for selfish reasons, just don't want to cook and look after the babies or look after the sick senior citizens who rather be home then a nursing home with abuse.
Most women began working because of divorce. My mother had to start working in 1973 when my dad left her for another woman. This became prevalent in the early to mid 70's.
I don`t think it is selfish to work. Many of the husbands today can`t afford to pay the bills all themselves. In my math class, we calculated that if the minimum wage would have kept up with inflation rates, it would have been over $15/ hour (even more now that min. wage and inflation went up again). People had a lot less bills to pay back then and made more money when considering inflation. How would my husband work full-time, go to college and pay all of our bills (almost $2,000/month) all by himself? Are you telling me he should just work minimum wage his whole life struggling from job to job and not go to school so I can stay home? The most selfish thing for me to do in this situation is to tell him I refuse to work and want to stay home. My family of three would be forced to rent a bedroom inside of a house with room-mates and still barely make ends meet! Then what would I clean with only one bedroom actually belonging to me? Trust me, I would love to be with my son all day and focus on keeping my house clean, but financially that is in no way possible. Stop being so close minded and realize that there is more than two reasons why both parents would need to work! My husband appreciates that I am a hard worker and do the best I can to help him and make our lives better.
I’m so in love watching these old fashioned videos from the past. Sometimes I wish I was born in that era even though I was born in 1984. Call me old school but I love these videos!!
In those days we hadn't many condiments but those we had were kept in a cupboard. They do not need a fridge if they have a high sugar/vinegar content. Same with jams. I'm still alive and in my 70's.
@@hinucrystal9946 Well I can't summarise that but I live in the UK anyway. I do remember we didn't have a fridge and shopping had to be a daily affair so things were very fresh. Just everything seemed less rushed - people had time for each other without technology, which I am using but have a love/hate relationship with. Younger people allow it to take over their lives!!
Don't be fooled. Life back in the 50's was not June Cleave and Leave it to Beaver. Talk with people who lived then. I have heard stories about topics I never knew existed. Life was very secretive back.
I can only speak from the standpoint of chicken processing, but there are so many factors that go into poultry these days. Smaller family farms have given way to bigger factory farms, specialty breeding, feed, and changes in processing habits as well. Many birds you buy are injected with a flavored brine that also helps to keep the meat moist during cooking. The domestic oven has also evolved greatly over the decades along with other cooking techniques. I'm curious about what the next 30 years might bring.
You dumbass. Today's turkeys are filled with hormones antibiotics and chemilcals. The turkeys are tightly packed so they get no exercise. Back then the turkey was free range. Just because you didn't know how to cook the damn thing.
Life seemed more laidback back then, but of course depending on where you're at. It's always relaxing watching nostalgic videos, people back then seem more happy and grateful over the smallest things. Much more simple times. I heard it was easier starting conversations back then with random people even during traffic or out walking on the streets. Sorry to go off topic, it's just the stories I've heard from the older generation, so many people were friendly.
@@jenniferloftus2363 Maybe, it varies per region. I have lived in different states in The US, some are friendlier than others. I literally had a couple people in California who got offended when I said hello to them. Other states never had a problem.
@@zethraelofteldrassil3149 I guess it depends where you're at. Probably not for mixed race people like me, but some older people have told me they never had a problem, at least in California and Washington State. in California I've dealt with a few airheads.
Trans atlantic accent, most people had it in the 50s and 60s. I can't remember why they all have it but so many people sound similar in the movies and shows from back then.
hopefully she didn't complain because she knew her's was the most important role in the family and she *gasp* enjoyed it. oh, i bet she wanted to break down and cry now and then, but probably did that in private. i think men and women were made of stronger stuff back then.
This was just how my Grandmother was.. made me remember sitting in her kitchen watching her cook on holidays. She always gave me a job to do and i loved it, now all the kids want to do is eat and leave😐
at 6 years old I was not allowed to touch the good dishes, however, I had to put things away and wipe down the table - yes child labor has taught me a lot hehehhe
I remember those big family dinners... everyone together at the table... home cooked food... I know time passes and we have to move on, but sometime I really miss those times.
My boyfriend's grandmother feels the same way. Each year I now help with with every dish, set up, and clean up because none of his siblings will. Some find the requests annoying but I'm happy to know that I'm being passed down traditions along with some really great recipes and will one day get to be the one to pass them on to my nieces and nephews (I of course also help my mother and grandmother for holidays)
It was!I was born in 1957 so ballpoint were a thing when I started school,but from 3rd to 8th grade we had an actual class for handwriting,which we got graded on,it was called "penmanship".
Lolll watching real America going to school from home and wondering what it looked like when America wasn’t run by a buncha pussies and kids played with m80s and safety was coming home with all your fingers and toes
Wow, just to think that back then you could have a nice wedding reception (with a home-made turkey) in the home. There was no wedding planners, no bridezillas, no 50k budget that plunged the newlyweds (or their parents) in to debt for years. Just a nice simple wedding to celebrate the pretty bride and handsome groom. Now they can start their life. Simple really is better.
I'm curious when all the big reception parties started too. I watched several movies lately from the 40's 50's & early 60's and even the well-to-do had the after wedding ceremony party at the bride's home.
My husband and I got married in 2020 in the living room with masks on, a little man came in and married us while his wife sat in the truck as a witness we spent 50 bucks for the liscence I think and the guy that married us charged 80.Boom Boom
I adore these old films, if just for the nostalgic feeling it brings back. Needless to say, a lot of things have changed since they were made, but that doesn't stop me from still enjoying them. Thanks very much for all of the uploads.
Reminds me of a funny Thanksgiving dinner many years ago. My dad was slicing the turkey at the dinner table. He yelled ‘Where is the meat on this damn bird Carolyn?!’ Mother had inadvertently cooked it upside down! 😂 Needless to say, that white meat was the juiciest turkey ever! Mom and Dad have both passed on, so this video brought back happier times growing up. 😌
I swear I do that every year lol I, myself, purposely cook it upside down and then every year I complain that there's not much meat on it and remember to flip it over lol
Your dad’s first thought was to blame your mother that spent 4 hours dressing and cooking a turkey. I would have a hard time being married to that person.
@@namedrop721 No, no, no. Mom had 2 strokes back in 1968. We kids were 4, 6, and 8. Her right side was paralyzed and it did a lot of brain damage. Mom learned to walk again but had to quit teaching. Dad stayed by her side until his death at age 74. Mom’s gone now too. They had been married 45 years when he passed away. Best man I ever knew. My one story about the upside down turkey does not define this wonderful husband, father, and high school principal. ☺️
I remember my grandmum's kitchen had those copper gelatin molds hanging on the wall...her pride and joy..and they were always bright and shining. She made fancy molded salads , ice creams, and cold potted meats using those molds. My favorite was the rabbit one standing on a lettuce with its long esrs standing straight up..Gamma said those copper molds once belonged to HER own Gran but I dont think my sister and I believed her. Neither of us could imagine Gamma ever being a little girl..How I miss those golden afternoon teas with Gamma with her telling me all the news of my assorted aunts, uncles, and cousins, especially my "wicked cousin Hampton" who " mucked about with bad women". I had no idea exactly what that meant, but it sounded very exciting. Rest in Peace, Gamma. I miss you. Btw, She lived long enough to see her sister Mary's son, the infamous Hampton "come to no good end." Exactly as she had warned for years. He was found lying on the cellar floor in his deceased mother's house with a broken neck and it was never known what really happened. It was ruled an accidental death.
The most interesting copper mold I have ever seen is on the wall in Edith Bunker's kitchen. It's probably on utube somewhere. Yep, it's a penis. I saw it in one movie as well. It may have briefly appeared on Family Ties. Family Ties starred Meredith Baxter Birney who is the daughter of Whitney Blake who was in the original show Hazel. Both shows had the same heart shaped mold in their kitchens.
Same here! I use my 2 grandmas recipes for a few dishes on holidays and my family still gets so impressed im able to make it taste like they did when they would cook em. Even though things have changed soo much from even when i grew up (born in 83), we can still keep some things the same by continuing family traditions ❤ Happy Thanksgiving to y'all and your families ❤
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@@ziamarie Hi baby how are you doing now i hope you are really doing good you are awesome looking at you baby makes happy when I look at your picture it is beyond my imagination that a creature like you really exist like a rose you make the garden so beautiful You are a diamond to any man that have eyes to see goodness of a womanhood Baby am Ben easy going person very understandable Am a civil engineer and a contractor I work at so many places like Asia Europe and Africa I love art craft and I write music I like ideal people when I see your picture am impress I want a good woman that understand what real love is all about who will understand me and perfectly be for me So we can build our world strong enough to care for each other I want you to be mine and I hope to hear from you soonest thanks
I never had anybody show me to make a turkey or anything like that but I got my first house this year and cooked one anyways. Weird enough I remembered a lot all of a sudden about cooking turkeys from my old deli job.. the cooks there used to roast like 5 or 6 turkeys a day. Half the time I was stuck throwing 1 or 2 hardly touched birds in the garbage every single night because of company policy. Hated a lot of aspects of that job tbh, just a bad company overall.. but throwing all that turkey away I never forgot what it looked and smelled like. I also used to commonly find the cooks in the back, slaving away over the turkeys, and I remembered watching what they did to the bird before during and after the roasting. Other than the necessities like a proper pan, meat thermometer, etc. I totally winged it and didn't use a recipe. Just wasn't sure what to put into the cavity of the bird and Google swiftly gave me a list of common aromatics, garlic, sage, rosemary, stuff like that. Came out looking smelling and tasting just like a regular holiday turkey. Biggest thing I was scared of was the pan exploding in the oven because I could not find an actual roasting pan anywhere in stores and bought a baking pyrex dish instead... stood the turkey up on balled up pieces of tinfoil. I read one review online somebody saying their pyrex dish literally exploded in the oven and I spent those 4 hours cooking the turkey afraid it was going to explode like a bomb any minute lmao. I may not have family traditions to pass down or family who would teach me how it's done but I had a pretty damn fun time figuring it out from scratch.
Can't help but think though, there was so much innovation in the 1950's that their whole life was completely different from the decade before. Decade before that they didn't have much to eat at all. They were really living.
I think about that too. My dad was born in 1931 and told me that everything changed for the better after WW2 ended in 1945 - said most peoples’ lives got better and better due to technological advancements, more/easier access to higher education, better jobs with higher pay etc. i wish i could go back in time to eatch the progression….
Turkey pot pie is my favorite. I make it with cooked turkey breast filets, they cook fast and an addition of peas and carrots, some onions and a creamy mushroom sauce in a homemade pastry shell is delightful
Turkey tenderloins or Turkey London Broil is what I found at Shop Rite in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, a decade ago. It was a revelation since it roasted so easily and with a little care always turned out well. Easy to slice and serve too. One year I got ambitious and made some oyster-chestnut stuffing to serve with the turkey. I like that there is no waste to deal with. Even cold and sliced thin the turkey tenderloins are a delicacy.
Hi baby how are you doing now i hope you are really doing good you are awesome looking at you baby makes happy when I look at your picture it is beyond my imagination that a creature like you really exist like a rose you make the garden so beautiful You are a diamond to any man that have eyes to see goodness of a womanhood Baby am Ben easy going person very understandable Am a civil engineer and a contractor I work at so many places like Asia Europe and Africa I love art craft and I write music I like ideal people when I see your picture am impress I want a good woman that understand what real love is all about who will understand me and perfectly be for me So we can build our world strong enough to care for each other I want you to be mine and I hope to hear from you soonest thanks
My Grandma was the best cook everything from scratch. Homemade pumpkin pie, minced meat pie. She made everything with such love not just throwing it together. I miss those days
my mom had one aunt that every year would bring this 'jello mold', it was mostly some kind of raspberry jello with cool whip mixed in, pieces of moist fruit and walnuts in it. It was awesome!
Yes, my mum makes that still. We use strawberry gelatin, sour cream for the filling and strawberries, pineapple chunks, walnuts, and sometimes banana slices in the gelatin. Ring mold. Ta da.
@@echofoxtrot2.051 sour cream or cool whip? our recipe (and most) calls for mixing cool whip into the liquid jello, then it's an opaque pink type of color. I miss that jello mold. It was like getting to have dessert as part of dinner.
My grandpa still serves cranberry jello with nuts at thanksgiving Its strawberry or cherry jello mixed with canned cranberries and walnuts and set in the fridge It is delicious I should get the recipe as soon as I can
Sometimes I think how nice it probably felt, being the right kind of person in the right place at the right time... Just feeling without doubt that you were, and belonged, on top of the world. That all was unquestionably right and perfect and always would be. Lol
I may be a millennial, but I have older parents who had even older parents. Grew up in a home straight from 1950. It's really not that unfamiliar to me. I consider myself lucky to experience this history outside of others from my generation.
i wonder if people were generally healthier back in the day as a result of being exposed to more germs and bacteria, not to mention leading more active lifestyles that helps the immune system. for all the butter and crisco, they also weren't guzzling half a gallon of coke a day, either. meanwhile, today you'd think every third person today had problems with gluten, peanut allergies, and spontaneously combust when they come in contact with red meat.
@@manlymcstud8588 i think people back then had about as many digestive problems and allergies but they couldnt name it as well and just realized by themselves at some point what kind of meals made them unwell, there just wasnt much media attention or education on it
Sounds appocalyptic. Actually the apocalypse started long ago. We disconnect from Human nature long ago. We are just working Zombies that get clothed and fed by the governement. Pathetic instruments of the " New World".
you do know livestock animals and almost every single vegetable and fruit we have are products of agricultural experiments right? You think the original bananas dont come with seeds? We still have that type of banana growing in our yard amd its so annoying to eat.
I know. It’s a marvel of mass advertising that convinced so many otherwise intelligent people who were and remain convinced some product that has a list of ingredients they can’t pronounce and are 100% “Free Range” Laboratory frankenfood is somehow “healthier” than the stuff that has exactly one-or two, if ya want the salt-ingredients that are readable by any barely literate person. “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” because it isn’t, never has been and never will be better for you than the real thing. I’m no granola cruncher, just old and don’t GAS about “cholesterol.” I “eat healthy” enough because I’m still here and still possess the grey matter despite my age to know BS when I read/see it.
thesavagechef it was. Some people still use it to this day but it was invented during the great depression and used throughout the war and post war. You are correct. It is a imitation butter
My Mom would start the turkey early in the morning. She made the dressing from scratch and, get this, she packed the dressing into the turkey. It always came out so great. We had family over and it was a special time. Also back then Thanksgiving was it’s own holiday. I miss those days.
