IT'S A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE
A THANKSGIVING FEAST
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
SANDWICH
TALKING TURKEY
100
Cousin Eddie didn't eat all of this turkey day fave, though Bon Appétit's "classic herb & fennel" recipe turned out mwah!
Stuffing
100
In cold water, changed often, turkey takes about 30 minutes per pound to do this (not drown)
Thaw
100
This U.S. federal holiday is observed on the last Monday in May
Memorial Day
100
Martha Stewart's favorite recipe for this sandwich includes light mayo & uses 10 whites & only 2 yolks
Egg salad sandwich
100
Female turkeys are called hens; males are called toms or this voracious word from the sound they make
Gobblers
200
We got through our annual viewing of this 1990 film even with a contrarian uncle rooting for "Wet Bandits" Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern
Home Alone
200
The pineapple in this salad must be canned, not fresh, or the salad's main ingredient won't set
Jell-O salad
200
Legislation signed on June 17, 2021 made this the first new U.S. federal holiday since 1983
Juneteenth
200
Kraft informs us that Americans eat 2.2 billion of these cooked sandwiches a year
Grilled cheese
200
This founding father wrote that the eagle was a coward but the turkey was respectable & a Native American
Benjamin Franklin
300
Grandma made it in time even after missing her connecting flight at George Bush Intercontinental in this city
Houston
300
You can make dessert the easy way by combining Libby's pumpkin pie mix with evaporated milk & these
Eggs
300
Many states now designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day rather than this
Columbus Day
300
The pan bagnat, a Nicoise specialty, is a Provencal version of this American brown bag staple
Tuna salad
300
This ragtime dance step resembles the wing & foot movement of the bird
Turkey trot
400
Sorry to say it's a miracle, fans of this NFL team, but they won! That's big, what with their 37-43-2 all-time record on the day
The Lions
400
Breadcrumbs are often the basis of this Thanksgiving staple food
Stuffing
400
This Jewish day of atonement comes 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, the new year
Yom Kippur
400
Butter, romano & this meat are traditional in a hot brown, a late November favorite from Kentucky's Brown Hotel
Turkey
400
Seen here, the turkey symbolizes Freedom from Want in this illustrator's Four Freedoms series
Norman Rockwell
500
Each year Americans collectively consume three billion calories from this thanksgiving food
Turkey
500
A simple method of doing this to sweet potatoes is to bake them with a mixture of butter & brown sugar
Candying
500
This holiday is a symbol of summer's end in the U.S. but in Europe, its equivalent is celebrated on May 1
Labor Day
500
A sandwich specialty of Montreal is this pastrami-like delight, viande fumee en francais
Smoked meat
500
Though this amino acid in turkey is reputed to make you doze off on Thanksgiving, carbs & booze do at least as much
Tryptophan