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beaglelover

(4,203 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 12:41 PM Nov 2024

So, as a kid, was there a side dish on Thanksgiving that you no longer ever see?

I'll start. We always had 2 side dishes I never see anymore......turnips and little cocktail onions in a cream sauce. Both are

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So, as a kid, was there a side dish on Thanksgiving that you no longer ever see? (Original Post) beaglelover Nov 2024 OP
Creamed corn and smoked oyster casserole. k55f5r Nov 2024 #1
Were those separate dishes or mixed together? 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #50
Mixed. k55f5r Nov 2024 #65
Ambrosia dweller Nov 2024 #2
My grandma was so proud of her Ambrosia SallyHemmings Nov 2024 #4
yep Kali Nov 2024 #8
Ham balls Shrek Nov 2024 #3
Layered multi flavor (color) jello molds. And I don't miss them. :-) CincyDem Nov 2024 #5
as a kid, the jello was one of the only thngs we ate! lol FirstLight Nov 2024 #13
In Utah it was jello with marshmallows mixed in. Redleg Nov 2024 #16
This👆 bamagal62 Nov 2024 #29
Green jello mold with diced raw veggies in it. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #6
Whatever that jello thing was that stained the dishes. Iggo Nov 2024 #7
those pearl onions are much better in the buttered peas. Kali Nov 2024 #9
Pearl Onions/Beef Bourguignon ProfessorGAC Nov 2024 #22
or any beef stew, really Kali Nov 2024 #23
Certainly ProfessorGAC Nov 2024 #25
OMG Kali Nov 2024 #28
Oh, my goodness! 😄 I've never seen fresh ones! I could see that being annoying! electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #46
Hmmm... I think Greek beef (sort of ?stew) Stefado... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #45
Mom's scalloped oysters and dried corn. catbyte Nov 2024 #10
My mother didn't like to cook. Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #11
Giblets XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #12
Seconded. Iggo Nov 2024 #17
Agree mwmisses4289 Nov 2024 #64
Waldorf salad... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #14
I actually don't mind it nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #15
try it with just whipped cream and no mayo Kali Nov 2024 #24
Turnips 😕 TommieMommy Nov 2024 #18
Collard Greens. Grew up on a Wisconsin farm, not in the south, but we used to love these! Ziggysmom Nov 2024 #19
You'll find them on my table. Lochloosa Nov 2024 #26
I can't find vinegar pepper bamagal62 Nov 2024 #30
Google vinegar pepper sauce and you'll get lots of options to order some. I also like it on cabbage. MLAA Nov 2024 #38
One pepper plant, some jars and vinegar. Nothing to it 😁 Lochloosa Nov 2024 #43
We grew serrano peppers. markodochartaigh Nov 2024 #47
My Grandfather grew bullet peppers. They make a great sauce too. Lochloosa Nov 2024 #51
Here you go. Lochloosa Nov 2024 #44
Thx! bamagal62 Nov 2024 #57
Love a splash of the homemade pepper sauce in my Bloody Mary, too!! Ziggysmom Nov 2024 #55
I miss them! I grew up in the south. They were frequently on our table just not at Thanksgiving. MLAA Nov 2024 #34
Mincemeat pie WestMichRad Nov 2024 #20
I love mincemeat pie! bamagal62 Nov 2024 #31
Me too! Especially topped with vanilla ice cream. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #33
Mince pie with hard sauce! Yum! Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #37
That sounds wonderful! Mom used to make mince pie every year & I loved it... Hekate Nov 2024 #60
Candied beets. They came in a jar. yardwork Nov 2024 #21
Lime Green Jello montanacowboy Nov 2024 #27
Not a Thanksgiving dish, but my high school cafeteria used to put shredded carrots and canned peas... 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #52
I miss the onions in cream sauce. Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #32
Easy peasy. Just buy some frozen pearl onions and a can of cream of onion or celery soup. Dump in a casserole sinkingfeeling Nov 2024 #41
Thanks so much! I'm book marking. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #53
My grandmother put it in a roux with cream. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #61
Parsnips and carrots roughly mashed (more like chopped) applegrove Nov 2024 #35
We had the same as you. I still make the turnips. I LOVE them! Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #36
A dish of fights CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #39
Bright red, spiced crab apples. sinkingfeeling Nov 2024 #40
Boiled batch of green giant frozen peas. Klarkashton Nov 2024 #42
Tomato aspic KitFox Nov 2024 #48
Watermelon pickles and markodochartaigh Nov 2024 #49
Jello enid602 Nov 2024 #54
Jello molds Mz Pip Nov 2024 #56
Onions, not pearl, in cheese sauce fargone Nov 2024 #58
Jello. I mean, my Mom made some tasty dishes with a Jello base, but it went out of fashion decades ago... Hekate Nov 2024 #59
Fruit salad or ambrosia lark Nov 2024 #62
Anything made with jello. mwmisses4289 Nov 2024 #63

k55f5r

(466 posts)
1. Creamed corn and smoked oyster casserole.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 12:48 PM
Nov 2024

I think I'm the only one in the family that misses it.

3catwoman3

(26,252 posts)
50. Were those separate dishes or mixed together?
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:33 PM
Nov 2024

Inquiring/enquiring minds want to know.

Kali

(56,101 posts)
8. yep
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:15 PM
Nov 2024

this. I know my crowd would like it but I already make two things I don't like - overly sweet sweet potatoes and soggy bread. (I may have mentioned the soggy bread issue in some other posts/threads)

FirstLight

(14,638 posts)
13. as a kid, the jello was one of the only thngs we ate! lol
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:56 PM
Nov 2024

we'd pick out the pineapple or fruit cocktail pieces, but mom also made a layer with cool whip. It was like we got to eat dessert with dinner!

Redleg

(6,352 posts)
16. In Utah it was jello with marshmallows mixed in.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 02:20 PM
Nov 2024

The sweet potatoes also had tons of brown sugar and marshmallows. I hated it then and would hate it now. Too damn sweet. I like my Thanksgiving meal to be savory.

Kali

(56,101 posts)
9. those pearl onions are much better in the buttered peas.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:17 PM
Nov 2024

and they are kind of a must-have. used to come already in the frozen peas but now I have to buy them separate and the proportions are all wrong!

ProfessorGAC

(71,725 posts)
22. Pearl Onions/Beef Bourguignon
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:04 PM
Nov 2024

They are part & parcel.
I make a mean bourguignon. Occasionally, I'll even make my own noodles for it, but not every time.

ProfessorGAC

(71,725 posts)
25. Certainly
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:26 PM
Nov 2024

Bourguignon is just a French beef stew with lots of red wine.
So yes, I can see how they would work in any style of beef stew.
I usually buy the Birdseye frozen bags, because getting the skins off fresh ones is time consuming, even with the soak & squeeze method.

Kali

(56,101 posts)
28. OMG
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:37 PM
Nov 2024

I tried fresh ones once. what a pain in the ass! learned that lesson about scratch cooking, at least.

electric_blue68

(20,097 posts)
45. Hmmm... I think Greek beef (sort of ?stew) Stefado...
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:14 PM
Nov 2024

has pearl onions.

Sooooo good!!!
🤔 Brown the beef in butter first. Trying to think if another vegetable. Some garlic. Some other ?herbs & spices. Ah, maaaybe a bit of red wine? And some tomato paste towards the end.

catbyte

(36,442 posts)
10. Mom's scalloped oysters and dried corn.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:21 PM
Nov 2024

I was stupid and didn't pay attention to how mom made the oysters. It seemed simple, but I never got it down correctly. As for the corn, I live in an apartment and have no space to dry corn. I really miss both of them.

Diamond_Dog

(36,074 posts)
11. My mother didn't like to cook.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:32 PM
Nov 2024

I don’t miss those sweet potatoes from a can. I was in my 20s before I learned that a sweet potato could actually be bought in its original form and looked somewhat like a regular potato.

Kali

(56,101 posts)
24. try it with just whipped cream and no mayo
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:22 PM
Nov 2024

learned it from my mother in law. could never stand it before that.

Lochloosa

(16,491 posts)
26. You'll find them on my table.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:37 PM
Nov 2024

I had a 70 something women teach me to cook them when I was in my 20s.

I am the Green God. And an old southern country boy.

And the vinegar pepper sauce is a must.

bamagal62

(3,763 posts)
30. I can't find vinegar pepper
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:45 PM
Nov 2024

Sauce anywhere here in NJ. I sure do miss it when I cook collard greens.

MLAA

(18,961 posts)
38. Google vinegar pepper sauce and you'll get lots of options to order some. I also like it on cabbage.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:00 PM
Nov 2024

Lochloosa

(16,491 posts)
51. My Grandfather grew bullet peppers. They make a great sauce too.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:35 PM
Nov 2024

Bullet chile peppers have a moderate to hot heat ranging 15,000 to 50,000 SHU on the Scoville scale and are used in both their unripe green and mature red state.

MLAA

(18,961 posts)
34. I miss them! I grew up in the south. They were frequently on our table just not at Thanksgiving.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:48 PM
Nov 2024

WestMichRad

(2,083 posts)
20. Mincemeat pie
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 08:49 PM
Nov 2024

I’m thankful it’s gone. My grandmother always made one every year, dog rest her soul. Most of what she made was delicious, but that…

bamagal62

(3,763 posts)
31. I love mincemeat pie!
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:47 PM
Nov 2024

I usually make one at Christmas. World market sells the little ones you get at the grocery store in the UK.

Hekate

(96,416 posts)
60. That sounds wonderful! Mom used to make mince pie every year & I loved it...
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 02:02 AM
Nov 2024

She used to cut a Greek “pi” in the top crust instead of regular steam vents.

Sadly I married into a family where this was not on any menu they ever had — I learned to never bring a mince pie because nobody liked it. Last year I got a craving and couldn’t find a jar of Nonesuch anyplace — except, would you believe it, Amazon.




yardwork

(65,592 posts)
21. Candied beets. They came in a jar.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:03 PM
Nov 2024

Sweet and sour sticky little red balls that stained everything and tasted like cardboard. I love beets but these were nasty.

My dad loved them. His mother was German so I guess they were traditional or something.

3catwoman3

(26,252 posts)
52. Not a Thanksgiving dish, but my high school cafeteria used to put shredded carrots and canned peas...
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:39 PM
Nov 2024

...in either lime or lemon Jello. Truly vile -

sinkingfeeling

(54,327 posts)
41. Easy peasy. Just buy some frozen pearl onions and a can of cream of onion or celery soup. Dump in a casserole
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:03 PM
Nov 2024

and bake. You can buy fresh small onions and peel them by dipping in hot water instead of frozen.

applegrove

(124,768 posts)
35. Parsnips and carrots roughly mashed (more like chopped)
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:51 PM
Nov 2024

together. I loved it as a kid. I tried it a few years ago and liked it still.

Scrivener7

(54,284 posts)
36. We had the same as you. I still make the turnips. I LOVE them!
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:55 PM
Nov 2024

You have to put a tiny bit of sugar in them. And a lot of butter.

CountAllVotes

(21,327 posts)
39. A dish of fights
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:00 PM
Nov 2024

Fights with Canadian Club whisky on top!

They started before dinner. As the dinner progressed they got worse.

It often ended with something close to fist fights.

I had what you would call today a dysfunctional family (at best).



KitFox

(215 posts)
48. Tomato aspic
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 10:30 PM
Nov 2024

Spiced tomato juice mixture made with clear gelatin and put in a jello mold. The adults seemed to like it but we kids always left ours untouched.

Hekate

(96,416 posts)
59. Jello. I mean, my Mom made some tasty dishes with a Jello base, but it went out of fashion decades ago...
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 01:51 AM
Nov 2024

The main one that showed up at TG was shredded raw carrots plus raisins in orange Jello. You could add walnuts to it as well. It’s actually a nice combo of flavors and textures, and easy to make.

Her other one was something she called Funeral Salad that showed up at some point after I left home. From the name I deduced that it was something she felt was fancy enough to take along to an occasion like a funeral. I was given the recipe but it always looked like too much in every sense: Raspberry Jello, cranberries, and can’t remember the rest except there was a thick layer of cream cheese, probably with chopped walnuts.

lark

(24,626 posts)
62. Fruit salad or ambrosia
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 09:31 AM
Nov 2024

Mom and me loved this dish, but no one else did and we always had too many leftovers and fruit doesn't stay good long, so we stopped having this afer mom passed 10 years ago. I have started making her Thanksgiving jello - which most don't like, but my sister and I love it and my daughter now likes it too. It's different but I love it - green jello with pecans, cheddar cheese, carrots and pineapple. Great fall colors and so refreshing!

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