Thanksgiving USA (2025)

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Yeah, that's one thing about NOT cooking for a holiday meal - leftovers and that pot of gold, carcass...
I still have one more quart of Turkey Stock in my deep freeze, but that's it.
Oh wait!
I have the Ham Bone from Easter!!!! Can you say Split Pea Soup? or even better is Portuguese Bean Soup, YEAH!!!

 

[JAS_OH1]

I do have my chest freezer cleaned out from a few months ago and it's ready for turkey and ham sales! The ham is just for bean soups. I'll get one and cut it into chunks for the freezer and chuck the ham bone in the crockpot with some beans.

 

[TastyReuben]

I’m testing out some GF cheese biscuits for Thanksgiving right now

 

[Gone Hiking]

That all looks great! You're farther ahead in planning than I am. Typically, we have 12-18 people, and we're currently trying to get a final head count. I'll smoke a big frog-cut turkey with the rub that everyone loves, and then cook another in the oil-less fryer in case we kick the smoked one. Beyond that, I'd like to mix things up a little this year, so we've been messaging about what everyone really likes or plans to bring, so that we make sure to hit all the highlights, but don't double up on things others would like to bring. It looks like we'll be doing it on Friday again this year instead of Thursday due to everyone's schedules. Our only issue is that with that number of people, everyone is scattered between the dining room table, the sunroom table, and the "kids" table at the breakfast nook (who are now almost all in their 20s)... unless by some stroke of luck it's unusually warm and then we can move everyone outdoors onto the covered porch and patio.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

That all looks great! You're farther ahead in planning than I am. Typically, we have 12-18 people, and we're currently trying to get a final head count. I'll smoke a big frog-cut turkey with the rub that everyone loves, and then cook another in the oil-less fryer in case we kick the smoked one. Beyond that, I'd like to mix things up a little this year, so we've been messaging about what everyone really likes or plans to bring, so that we make sure to hit all the highlights, but don't double up on things others would like to bring. It looks like we'll be doing it on Friday again this year instead of Thursday due to everyone's schedules. Our only issue is that with that number of people, everyone is scattered between the dining room table, the sunroom table, and the "kids" table at the breakfast nook (who are now almost all in their 20s)... unless by some stroke of luck it's unusually warm and then we can move everyone outdoors onto the covered porch and patio.
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A frog cut turkey, never heard of it, interesting.
Do you do the cut or is it something a butcher does for you?