Stupid question time!!!

[friedgreentomato]

A question for our American Abers (I apologise in advance for my stupidity!!)

Christmas dinner is it the same as the UK Christmas dinner - turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets etc etc?

Hubby asked me and I don't have a clue!!!

[EcclesCake]

magsmay, using frozen veg is an oddity for a traditional meal that has been running in its current style for a century or thereabouts, i.e. pre-dating freezers.

FGT, I hope you find your Christmas dinner.....and come out on top at the tables.

[pastafreak]

@ mcfluff....how weird-an aussie site telling us what Americans eat at Christmas :-0
We would have turkey and or ham usually-with both roast potatoes, and candied sweet potatoes-drizzled in melted butter,and sprinkled with brown sugar.
I know we never had a "rich, fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce "....but maybe others did. We always had pies-apple,mince( a full sized one),lemon meringue...my moms sozzled fruit cake...and Italian desserts like 'Struffuli' and cannoli...and pignoli-pinenut biscuits.

[237SJ]

I remember one year a few years ago they were going through a fad of deep-frying the turkey. They had a big electronic fat fryer and the turkey went onto a two pronged thingy and was dipped right in. Lots of the news channels were showing how to do it. It looked revolting.

[mccfluff]

lol was it aussie, never noticed

[pastafreak]

Ohhh...I read about that last year...revolting is putting it mildly...lol Also looked like a lot of rather expensive kit was needed.
The current trend is to brine the bird-I know my brother did it last year...and it came out nice and moist.

[pastafreak]

Yep...made me giggle

[friedgreentomato]

cheers pasta x

[magsmay]

@ Eccles

Americans have been preserving foods for hundreds of years and canning was and still is very popular -hence the TRADITIONAL recipe of green bean casserole using canned beans. IF you would like a recipe there you go:

[magsmay]

oops -there you go

http://www.thatsfit.c...green-bean-casserole/

[McMouse]

Most of my close family live in the States and turkey and all the trimmings is what they go for at Thanksgiving. Christmas is usually baked ham or goose.