So, as a kid, was there a side dish on Thanksgiving that you no longer ever see?

[beaglelover]

I'll start. We always had 2 side dishes I never see anymore......turnips and little cocktail onions in a cream sauce. Both are

[k55f5r]

1. Creamed corn and smoked oyster casserole.

I think I'm the only one in the family that misses it.

[3catwoman3]

50. Were those separate dishes or mixed together?

Inquiring/enquiring minds want to know.

[k55f5r]

65. Mixed.

[dweller]

2. Ambrosia

Always had coconut in it




✌🏻

[SallyHemmings]

4. My grandma was so proud of her Ambrosia

She was grumpy when no one ate it....

[Kali]

8. yep

this. I know my crowd would like it but I already make two things I don't like - overly sweet sweet potatoes and soggy bread. (I may have mentioned the soggy bread issue in some other posts/threads)

[Shrek]

3. Ham balls

When my grandma died no one stepped up to continue making them.

[CincyDem]

5. Layered multi flavor (color) jello molds. And I don't miss them. :-)

[FirstLight]

13. as a kid, the jello was one of the only thngs we ate! lol

we'd pick out the pineapple or fruit cocktail pieces, but mom also made a layer with cool whip. It was like we got to eat dessert with dinner!

[Redleg]

16. In Utah it was jello with marshmallows mixed in.

The sweet potatoes also had tons of brown sugar and marshmallows. I hated it then and would hate it now. Too damn sweet. I like my Thanksgiving meal to be savory.

[bamagal62]

29. This👆

[Irish_Dem]

6. Green jello mold with diced raw veggies in it.

[Iggo]

7. Whatever that jello thing was that stained the dishes.

Avoided at all cost.

[Kali]

9. those pearl onions are much better in the buttered peas.

and they are kind of a must-have. used to come already in the frozen peas but now I have to buy them separate and the proportions are all wrong!

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Pearl Onions/Beef Bourguignon

They are part & parcel.
I make a mean bourguignon. Occasionally, I'll even make my own noodles for it, but not every time.

[Kali]

23. or any beef stew, really

[ProfessorGAC]

25. Certainly

Bourguignon is just a French beef stew with lots of red wine.
So yes, I can see how they would work in any style of beef stew.
I usually buy the Birdseye frozen bags, because getting the skins off fresh ones is time consuming, even with the soak & squeeze method.

[Kali]

28. OMG

I tried fresh ones once. what a pain in the ass! learned that lesson about scratch cooking, at least.

[electric_blue68]

46. Oh, my goodness! 😄 I've never seen fresh ones! I could see that being annoying!

[electric_blue68]

45. Hmmm... I think Greek beef (sort of ?stew) Stefado...

has pearl onions.

Sooooo good!!!
🤔 Brown the beef in butter first. Trying to think if another vegetable. Some garlic. Some other ?herbs & spices. Ah, maaaybe a bit of red wine? And some tomato paste towards the end.

[catbyte]

10. Mom's scalloped oysters and dried corn.

I was stupid and didn't pay attention to how mom made the oysters. It seemed simple, but I never got it down correctly. As for the corn, I live in an apartment and have no space to dry corn. I really miss both of them.

[Diamond_Dog]

11. My mother didn't like to cook.

I don’t miss those sweet potatoes from a can. I was in my 20s before I learned that a sweet potato could actually be bought in its original form and looked somewhat like a regular potato.

[XanaDUer2]

12. Giblets

Gross

[Iggo]

17. Seconded.

Cha to the lay.

[mwmisses4289]

64. Agree

But the dogs loved them.

[2naSalit]

14. Waldorf salad...

Never see it anywhere unless I make it.

[XanaDUer2]

15. I actually don't mind it nt

[Kali]

24. try it with just whipped cream and no mayo

learned it from my mother in law. could never stand it before that.

[TommieMommy]

18. Turnips 😕

[Ziggysmom]

19. Collard Greens. Grew up on a Wisconsin farm, not in the south, but we used to love these!

[Lochloosa]

26. You'll find them on my table.

I had a 70 something women teach me to cook them when I was in my 20s.

I am the Green God. And an old southern country boy.

And the vinegar pepper sauce is a must.

[bamagal62]

30. I can't find vinegar pepper

Sauce anywhere here in NJ. I sure do miss it when I cook collard greens.

[MLAA]

38. Google vinegar pepper sauce and you'll get lots of options to order some. I also like it on cabbage.

[Lochloosa]

43. One pepper plant, some jars and vinegar. Nothing to it 😁

[markodochartaigh]

47. We grew serrano peppers.

They made a great pepper sauce.

[Lochloosa]

51. My Grandfather grew bullet peppers. They make a great sauce too.

Bullet chile peppers have a moderate to hot heat ranging 15,000 to 50,000 SHU on the Scoville scale and are used in both their unripe green and mature red state.

[Lochloosa]

44. Here you go.

https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fpepperhead.com%2Fsouthern-hot-pepper-sauce%2F&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

[bamagal62]

57. Thx!

[Ziggysmom]

55. Love a splash of the homemade pepper sauce in my Bloody Mary, too!!

[MLAA]

34. I miss them! I grew up in the south. They were frequently on our table just not at Thanksgiving.

[WestMichRad]

20. Mincemeat pie

I’m thankful it’s gone. My grandmother always made one every year, dog rest her soul. Most of what she made was delicious, but that…

[bamagal62]

31. I love mincemeat pie!

I usually make one at Christmas. World market sells the little ones you get at the grocery store in the UK.

[Phoenix61]

33. Me too! Especially topped with vanilla ice cream. nt

[Scrivener7]

37. Mince pie with hard sauce! Yum!

[Hekate]

60. That sounds wonderful! Mom used to make mince pie every year & I loved it...

She used to cut a Greek “pi” in the top crust instead of regular steam vents.

Sadly I married into a family where this was not on any menu they ever had — I learned to never bring a mince pie because nobody liked it. Last year I got a craving and couldn’t find a jar of Nonesuch anyplace — except, would you believe it, Amazon.

[yardwork]

21. Candied beets. They came in a jar.

Sweet and sour sticky little red balls that stained everything and tasted like cardboard. I love beets but these were nasty.

My dad loved them. His mother was German so I guess they were traditional or something.

[montanacowboy]

27. Lime Green Jello

with shredded carrots and pineapple! Jesus! it was awful.

[3catwoman3]

52. Not a Thanksgiving dish, but my high school cafeteria used to put shredded carrots and canned peas...

...in either lime or lemon Jello. Truly vile -

[Phoenix61]

32. I miss the onions in cream sauce.

One day I’ll figure out how to make them.

[sinkingfeeling]

41. Easy peasy. Just buy some frozen pearl onions and a can of cream of onion or celery soup. Dump in a casserole

and bake. You can buy fresh small onions and peel them by dipping in hot water instead of frozen.

[Phoenix61]

53. Thanks so much! I'm book marking. nt

[Scrivener7]

61. My grandmother put it in a roux with cream.

[applegrove]

35. Parsnips and carrots roughly mashed (more like chopped)

together. I loved it as a kid. I tried it a few years ago and liked it still.

[Scrivener7]

36. We had the same as you. I still make the turnips. I LOVE them!

You have to put a tiny bit of sugar in them. And a lot of butter.

[CountAllVotes]

39. A dish of fights

Fights with Canadian Club whisky on top!

They started before dinner. As the dinner progressed they got worse.

It often ended with something close to fist fights.

I had what you would call today a dysfunctional family (at best).

[sinkingfeeling]

40. Bright red, spiced crab apples.

[Klarkashton]

42. Boiled batch of green giant frozen peas.

[KitFox]

48. Tomato aspic

Spiced tomato juice mixture made with clear gelatin and put in a jello mold. The adults seemed to like it but we kids always left ours untouched.

[markodochartaigh]

49. Watermelon pickles and

pickled peaches.

[enid602]

54. Jello

Grandma’s lime green Jello salad.

[Mz Pip]

56. Jello molds

Pretty much any kind of jello with fruit cocktail in it.

[fargone]

58. Onions, not pearl, in cheese sauce

[Hekate]

59. Jello. I mean, my Mom made some tasty dishes with a Jello base, but it went out of fashion decades ago...

The main one that showed up at TG was shredded raw carrots plus raisins in orange Jello. You could add walnuts to it as well. It’s actually a nice combo of flavors and textures, and easy to make.

Her other one was something she called Funeral Salad that showed up at some point after I left home. From the name I deduced that it was something she felt was fancy enough to take along to an occasion like a funeral. I was given the recipe but it always looked like too much in every sense: Raspberry Jello, cranberries, and can’t remember the rest except there was a thick layer of cream cheese, probably with chopped walnuts.

[lark]

62. Fruit salad or ambrosia

Mom and me loved this dish, but no one else did and we always had too many leftovers and fruit doesn't stay good long, so we stopped having this afer mom passed 10 years ago. I have started making her Thanksgiving jello - which most don't like, but my sister and I love it and my daughter now likes it too. It's different but I love it - green jello with pecans, cheddar cheese, carrots and pineapple. Great fall colors and so refreshing!

[mwmisses4289]

63. Anything made with jello.

Can't stand the texture. Don't miss it at all.