Comments on: Thanksgiving Roundup http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896 Autumn Hiscock records her daily minutiae for posterity, featuring cello, handspinning, family, and writing. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: pasley http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44571 pasley Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:41:51 +0000 http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44571 Man, but I love old trains and trolley cars! I love the look of them, the feel and smell of them (the few times, at the railway museum, I've been able to feel and smell the interiors), and the period they evoke, which was so much about comfort and elegance, and traveling at a comparatively relaxed and leisurely pace so that you could actually enjoy the journey itself. Re. goose: We roasted one once for xmas dinner. Very fatty and not much meat. Also very very rich and gamy, which is not to everyone's taste. I find it pretty gross, to be honest, but then I feel the same about duck. Turkey I find blander than a good chicken, but all the leftover meat is great for pot pies and so on. xox Man, but I love old trains and trolley cars! I love the look of them, the feel and smell of them (the few times, at the railway museum, I’ve been able to feel and smell the interiors), and the period they evoke, which was so much about comfort and elegance, and traveling at a comparatively relaxed and leisurely pace so that you could actually enjoy the journey itself.

Re. goose: We roasted one once for xmas dinner. Very fatty and not much meat. Also very very rich and gamy, which is not to everyone’s taste. I find it pretty gross, to be honest, but then I feel the same about duck. Turkey I find blander than a good chicken, but all the leftover meat is great for pot pies and so on.

xox

]]> By: Leslie http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44568 Leslie Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:28:22 +0000 http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44568 Beef Wellington! I had a lovely Thanksgiving, but you can call me jealous of any nicely prepared meat-in-a-crust. Beef Wellington! I had a lovely Thanksgiving, but you can call me jealous of any nicely prepared meat-in-a-crust.

]]> By: jan http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44566 jan Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:24:06 +0000 http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44566 I had goose a couple of times in the UK for people's birthday dinners. It's essentially the same process as roasting a large turkey, but it dries out very easily, so you have to be very careful to cover the breast & baste, etc. I had goose a couple of times in the UK for people’s birthday dinners. It’s essentially the same process as roasting a large turkey, but it dries out very easily, so you have to be very careful to cover the breast & baste, etc.

]]> By: Autumn http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44565 Autumn Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:16:26 +0000 http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44565 A whimsical reason for turkey: You can fit more stffing into it than in a chicken! Although I and others I know usually end up with so much stuffing that we need to bake the extra in a separate pan! Mmm, fried slices of stuffing the next day, with leftover gravy... along with fried leftover mashed potatoes and turnip. Has anyone ever tried roasting a goose? Maybe I've read too many Victorian novels, but that's something I've wondered about. A whimsical reason for turkey: You can fit more stffing into it than in a chicken! Although I and others I know usually end up with so much stuffing that we need to bake the extra in a separate pan! Mmm, fried slices of stuffing the next day, with leftover gravy… along with fried leftover mashed potatoes and turnip.

Has anyone ever tried roasting a goose? Maybe I’ve read too many Victorian novels, but that’s something I’ve wondered about.

]]> By: Tara http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44564 Tara Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:59:59 +0000 http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2896#comment-44564 You don't have to worry, Autumn. I'll totally make some new suggestions for the upcoming holidays. Now, if I can only make it through Thanksgiving. I do so hate turkey. Lu: I worship at the altar of the stuffing gods, too! I ignore the turkey and fix myself a helping or two (or seven) of my mother's fabulous sage and sausage stuffing with some gravy. I could seriously make a whole meal from this alone. You don’t have to worry, Autumn. I’ll totally make some new suggestions for the upcoming holidays. Now, if I can only make it through Thanksgiving. I do so hate turkey.

Lu: I worship at the altar of the stuffing gods, too! I ignore the turkey and fix myself a helping or two (or seven) of my mother’s fabulous sage and sausage stuffing with some gravy. I could seriously make a whole meal from this alone.

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