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Originally Posted by senior citizen

Speaking of Thanksgiving, who remembers the celebrations of old at their grandmother's homes????????? Back then it was a true feast, with course after course.........rather than just plopped on the table family style.

I'm recalling my dad's Italian side of the family.........everyone went to Grandma's house which was NOT big.....her kitchen was teeny tiny, but somehow they created magic in that little kitchen.

The dining room table was set with plates on top of plates on top of plates, etc. As each course was served and finished, that top plate would be removed back to the kitchen.......( oh, and NO dishwasher )

It wasn't just turkey..........and the "sides" that go with the bird, like stuffing or dressing (whatever you prefer to call it).......but the Italians served antipasto and then lasagna before the bird.......and salad last.
But lots of veggies too. I do not remember pies.........but I do remember lots of rich pastries...........but this was the 1950's.

Anyone remember that era???????????

I used to have a funny comical Italian "menu" of exactly what was consumed at an Italian's family table for the holidays, from soup to nuts and everything in between.......polished off with that yellow liquor, whose name escapes me right now.

I still don't know how they did it in those modest tiny kitchens with hardly any countertops....and certainly not granite or stainless steel décor.

But it was all done with LOVE.....by all the daughters and aunts, etc.

I fondly remember it well and sadly, it won't happen again. After my mother and aunt could no do the cooking, the subsequent generation didn't have the skills necessary to accomplish the magic they made. The seven course dnners were a tradition in my family as well as yours.

I loved the pasta before the turkey as well as roasted chestnuts.

Ahhhhh.... the good old days!!!!