Thanksgiving food advice
Oct 30th 2019, 6:10 am
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Thanksgiving food advice
Hi everyone!
I'll be visiting my American girlfriend for Thanksgiving and it was suggested that I make something British as part of dinner. Anyone have any suggestions for it? My mind goes straight to pigs in blankets but trying to get a decent sausage is a nightmare, never mind a cocktail sausage (as a side note, if anybody knows anywhere along the I-95 between Boston MA and Grey, ME that makes a good British sausage, I will be eternally grateful!
Any suggestions on things to cook are greatly received
Jack
I'll be visiting my American girlfriend for Thanksgiving and it was suggested that I make something British as part of dinner. Anyone have any suggestions for it? My mind goes straight to pigs in blankets but trying to get a decent sausage is a nightmare, never mind a cocktail sausage (as a side note, if anybody knows anywhere along the I-95 between Boston MA and Grey, ME that makes a good British sausage, I will be eternally grateful!
Any suggestions on things to cook are greatly received
Jack
Oct 30th 2019, 7:02 am
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
Yorkshire puds!
Oct 30th 2019, 9:03 am
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
Sherry trifle!
Oct 30th 2019, 9:26 am
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
Roast potatoes & roast parsnips
Oct 30th 2019, 12:33 pm
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
Toad in the hole.
Cornish pasty! If you can make a Cornish pasty I will be around your house for dinner on Thanksgiving!
Cornish pasty! If you can make a Cornish pasty I will be around your house for dinner on Thanksgiving!
Oct 30th 2019, 12:59 pm
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Oct 30th 2019, 1:03 pm
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
I usually contribute Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, sausages wrapped in bacon (I use either a local Supermarket breakfast sausage, or the Johnsonville regular breakfast sausages) and a pavlova, to our Friendsgiving.
Oct 30th 2019, 4:33 pm
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
there is a butcher I know of... maybe they will do proper sausage?
Oct 31st 2019, 1:45 am
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You could make your own sausages, you need to buy a bit of gear at first but they're easy to make and there are infinite varieties you could concoct!
Oct 31st 2019, 9:12 am
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Stop this sausage madness at once. Unless you know an ex Brit who has a butchers shop or the sausages are directly imported from the UK you will end up disappointed. It is the same in Canada and believe me I have tried a few which have tried to pass off Cumberland sausages.
Oct 31st 2019, 12:49 pm
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Stop this sausage madness at once. Unless you know an ex Brit who has a butchers shop or the sausages are directly imported from the UK you will end up disappointed. It is the same in Canada and believe me I have tried a few which have tried to pass off Cumberland sausages.
Oct 31st 2019, 9:28 pm
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
Roast potatoes. It's now a staple part of Thanksgiving dinner for our family.
Unless you'd normally eat Yorkshire pudding with turkey in England, I wouldn't recommend it here.
Unless you'd normally eat Yorkshire pudding with turkey in England, I wouldn't recommend it here.
Nov 4th 2019, 3:15 pm
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Jack, there's a shop in Newburyport, MA called "Best of British" (exit 57 off I-95), they have british and irish sausages!
Nov 4th 2019, 3:20 pm
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I love this thread!
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Nov 4th 2019, 4:34 pm
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Re: Thanksgiving food advice
Why not Yorkshire pudding on Thanksgiving? We have dinner rolls or biscuits at the table on Thanksgiving. Isn't a Yorkshire pudding much like a popover made in the US but hollow?