Just wanted to say Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all of you Canucks out there!
Lots of turkey and Hockey Night in Canada,eh?
May your pumpkin pie be tasty.
TURKEY!!!
My favorite, we’re all gathering at Mom’s, on Monday (it’s fairly safe now the banjo’s up on blocks!) She makes a mean turkey and brussel sprouts…
If that isn’t something to be thankful for I don’t know what is!
Sandy
On 2002-10-13 02:28, Sandy Jasper wrote:
it’s fairly safe now the banjo’s up on blocks!
A banjo is a wondrous thing,
Whose twanging tones are sweet.
In five, four, and mayhaps eight string,
The banjo can’t be beat.
The mandolin has sweeter sound,
The guitar smoother tone,
But for the loudest strings around
The banjo I condone.
Sure, open-back has softer tones,
And so do catgut strings,
But give me that which jars the bones,
The sound that really swings.
O banjo, sing your song to me,
With twang and pinch and strum,
For no soundbox could louder be,
Than resonated drum.
by
)
Thanks Janice, we’ll wish you a happy one in November 
One thing to be thankful for is all the good cheer and lively dialogue at the Chiff and Fipple. And let’s all give thanks to Dale and Rich who make it possible. Wish I could give you all a nice ale, or a nice cup of hot chocolate!
PR
Hi Paul-I’m here in Ontario, too(was in TO, say hi to Deb Q for me when you see her!!), so had turkey, in-laws and Don Cherry yesterday! But as I’m going across the border alot these days, will get to have another turkey dinner in Nov…
Hope you are having a good turkey weekend…
sigh …Canadian Thanksgiving is so well-placed on the calendar. Here in the states, going from Labor Day all the way to the end of November for a little time off is stretching it! It’s one of many Canadian customs and policies I wouldn’t mind adopting down here.
But most important, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Walden
and they say that poetry is dead…
I want to add my own happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I don’t know about everyone else but I have a lot to be thankful for this year…
Have fun, play much and eat lots! 
Snuh
TURKEY!!! TODAY I GET TURKEY!!!
(Just had to sing about it, ohhhhh I feel another one coming on…)
TURKEY!!!
My father was born in Ontario Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin. Am I allowed to join in in the thanksgiving?
a mean turkey and brussel sprouts…
Well, since in another thread it was recently asserted that “food is always on topic,” I have to ask…is this a new culinary trend (the brussels sprouts part? I’ve seen the combo mentioned several times). Or is that a Canadian holiday tradition? If so, do y’all have a way to prepare the sprouts so they’re not so–how do I put it…uh, brussel-sprout-aromatic? Just curious…
Scottie, we used to have brussels sprouts when I was a kid - not necessaarily with the turkey all the time, but sometimes yes. Tradition? – no. Thanks goodnes - I’m not a big fan of them 
We used to fry them up in a skillet witha some butter and a bit of salt. I’m sure you can find a more creative recipe.
Roger, if you have something to be thankful for, then you can surely join in. Everybody in Ontario, California too. And I tend to agree that our thanksgiving is a better placed holiday than the U.S. Just one of the wonderful things that make us unique
Cheers,
PR
To pacify my curiosity and ignorance, what is the typical menu for a Canadian Thanksgiving feast? The same as in the US? Or is there some variation to the US meal?
Of course, I know there are variations in the US in what people eat on turkey day.
John Mac
Around and on my holiday table today: (you pick which was around and which was on)
My Hubby and 2 kids
a couple of friends who couldn’t get with their families
A beautifully roasted 20 lb turkey
Bread and celery stuffing
Gravy
Cranberry sauce (homemade of course)
Mashed potatoes
Mashed turnip
Carrots cooked to perfection
Fresh homemade rolls
Assorted pickles (some homemade some not)
and for dessert Pumpkin pie from scratch and real whipped cream
…and a spot of Red Rose (only in Canada, pity)
We don’t need to eat again for days!!!
Deb
I awoke this morning in an unheated sleeping cabin by a lake to a temperature of zero and a light layer of snow. I am thankful for electric blankets!
Thanksgiving dinner: turley, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes (the only way allowed), squash and beans and pumplin pie with whipped cream.
re Brussels sprouts…Scottie..add a teaspoon of sugar or honey to the cooking pot!
Thanks, Lizzie & Paul… hope you enjoyed your respective feasts. Lizzie, the cabin by the lake sounds lovely and peaceful. Stay warm!
Maaan…you guys are making me hungry (and I don’t even eat turkey!). And I have to wait more than a month for my Thanksgiving feast…waaaaa!
You know another thing I like about the placement of Canadian Thanksgiving…it doesn’t get lost in the pre-Christmas madness. Sometimes it seems here that Thanksgiving is nothing more than the kick-off of the pre-Christmas season. Be nice to move it back by a month, so it could be savored for itself.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Redwolf
That’s “savoured”
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On 2002-10-15 06:29, Paul Reid wrote:
That’s “savoured” >
Yep, you Canadians rejected more of Mr. Webster’s spelling reforms than we did. Incidentally, Webster’s birthday is tomorrow.