We frequent Horseshoe Casino in Indiana across the River… playing penny slots every now and then… or eating lunch or dinner…
So, sometimes we get FREE OFFERS from them…
Like a gift card for a turkey two weeks ago…
and today a Roasting Pan to bake the turkey in…
I didn’t have a Roasting Pan… and was grateful to be able to go and get this one…
I remember Mom having her big pan… but, then she had a lot of “mouths to feed”… as was said…
The smell of baking turkey wafting upstairs to my bedroom… was the best smell… and I knew she was getting everything ready for all of the company we were going to have…
Family… relatives and friends…
She made most everything herself… for a long time…
as we set the table with the white and lace tablecloth… “good” dishes… silverware and napkins…
Dressing… ( Stuffing )- 3 kinds… Regular bread/ Cornbread /Oyster
Slaw
Sweet potatoes ( Candied Yams) …
Fordhook Lima Beans
Green Beans
Corn
Hot Rolls / butter
5 – cup salad
As she aged we all pitched in to bring the sides and desserts… but, she still made the Turkey – Dressing – Gravy…
Although she passed in 2007 at the age of 98… the smell of the house remains with me… and her devotion of cooking all of us that wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner…
Thanks Mom…
and although I have been invited out to eat Thanksgiving Dinner for so many years…
sometime I’ll have to put my Roasting Pan
to use and make a big dinner… and see if my house smells as good!
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