We are going to my sister-in-law's house for Thanksgiving. It's a potluck, where everyone brings something, so I will be bringing one of my favorites, scalloped corn. It's made with creamed corn, eggs, saltines and milk. It's a traditional corn casserole type dish that's very common in North Dakota, and it's delicious. My family loves it. It's kind of like corn pudding which is common here in Virginia.
During my childhood, we went to my Aunt Pearly's house for Thanksgiving. She had everyone over for Thanksgiving, and my mom had everyone over to our house for Christmas Day dinner. It was a potluck also, where everyone brought one dish to share, but the person hosting the party made the majority of the food.
In North Dakota, the big meal of the day is at between noon and 1 pm, so we had our Thanksgiving dinner at around 1 pm. It was the traditional turkey, mashed potatoes, and all the trimmings. I can still remember the warm, inviting aroma of turkey, stuffing and gravy. Such good memories.
Then, after we were done eating, we visited with relatives all afternoon. We talked and played board or card games such as Sorry or Rook.
Then, we would eat again around 7 pm. We had a light supper of turkey sandwiches on homemade buns (which were delicious), jello salad, macaroni salad, chips and more pumpkin pie.
In ND, tthere was normally a lot of snow on the ground, and it was was cold. Here in Virginia, it's normally fairly mild with a lot of sunshine.
Some traditions are universal, such as turkey, family gatherings and potlucks, but some are unique to each region. North Dakotans each a lot of scalloped corn casserole, but here in Virginia, we eat a lot of green been casserole. Both vegetable casseroles, but each with a slightly different flavor.
Happy Thanksgiving where ever you are!
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