Holidays
Holidays have always been a very big deal for my family. Every holiday, and I mean every holiday, we would gather up at my grandparents home and eat and talk, and eat some more. Products of the depression era, my grandparents valued family, because during that time, that was all they had. Looking back at these gatherings, I realized something; we always ate the same thing for each holiday.
New Years—Pork Roast, Black-eyed Peas and Greens
Easter--- Backed Ham
Mother’s Day---Always Fried Chicken
Memorial Day--- Bar-B-Q Chicken
Father’s Day--- Always Fried Chicken
4th of July---Bar-B-Q Pork Ribs and Chicken
Labor Day--- Bar-B-Q again
Thanksgiving--- Baked Turkey, Fried Turkey, Boston Butt, and Ham
Christmas Eve--- Oyster Stew, Boston Butt, and sandwiches
Christmas Day--- Baked Ham, Boston Butt, and maybe a fried turkey
Holidays are a very special time. A time for fun, family, and an opportunity to make memories that will last a life time.
Christmas was always the big holiday for our family. My grandmother always had a huge family Christmas Eve party at her house. I will never forget one Christmas Eve that my grandmother shocked the entire family. Some of my uncles got together and decided to make eggnog. The brilliant geniuses that they were, bought everything but the liquor they needed for the mixture. They did not realize this until they finally got it mixed and realized something was missing. Now you have to understand my grandmother. I was under the impression that she was a secret agent, sent by God to make sure I did not fall prey to the devil. However, when my uncles started arguing about who was responsible for forgetting the alcohol, my grandmother walked over to her pantry, opened a small door and produced a bottle of Jack Daniels. I was in shock! I think my uncles were too. They quickly asked her why she had a bottle of Jack Daniels to which she replied how do you think I have lived with your father for 50 years?
New Years—Pork Roast, Black-eyed Peas and Greens
Easter--- Backed Ham
Mother’s Day---Always Fried Chicken
Memorial Day--- Bar-B-Q Chicken
Father’s Day--- Always Fried Chicken
4th of July---Bar-B-Q Pork Ribs and Chicken
Labor Day--- Bar-B-Q again
Thanksgiving--- Baked Turkey, Fried Turkey, Boston Butt, and Ham
Christmas Eve--- Oyster Stew, Boston Butt, and sandwiches
Christmas Day--- Baked Ham, Boston Butt, and maybe a fried turkey
Holidays are a very special time. A time for fun, family, and an opportunity to make memories that will last a life time.
Christmas was always the big holiday for our family. My grandmother always had a huge family Christmas Eve party at her house. I will never forget one Christmas Eve that my grandmother shocked the entire family. Some of my uncles got together and decided to make eggnog. The brilliant geniuses that they were, bought everything but the liquor they needed for the mixture. They did not realize this until they finally got it mixed and realized something was missing. Now you have to understand my grandmother. I was under the impression that she was a secret agent, sent by God to make sure I did not fall prey to the devil. However, when my uncles started arguing about who was responsible for forgetting the alcohol, my grandmother walked over to her pantry, opened a small door and produced a bottle of Jack Daniels. I was in shock! I think my uncles were too. They quickly asked her why she had a bottle of Jack Daniels to which she replied how do you think I have lived with your father for 50 years?
posted by The Man at
8:54 AM
3 Comments:
That's a great quotation by Granny. Eggnog is a favorite memory of mine too because many of my family members, particularly parents, aunts, and uncles, are teetotalers (is that how you spell it?) except for Christmas night eggnog. Aunt Beulah has always been the eggnog taster, and no matter how much alcohol is in the mixture, she always says, "It needs just a bit more." And they always add a bit more. I love Christmas night because of the stories they tell every year. It always makes me sad when Wes and I need to leave early. I just realized that this will be the first year of eggnog without Aunt Beulah who passed away this year. I wonder who will be the eggnog taster now.
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Donna Sewell, at 8:59 AM
Your family meals look similar to mine, except for the Oyster stew. Yuck! Anyway, did your family also have dressing at the major events? That is my best memory of holiday get-togethers. Sadly, I didn't start to like dressing until in my teens, and it wasn't long after that my grandmother wasn't able to cook anymore. So, we lost some of those family traditions.
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Mary Poppins, at 9:04 AM
The liquor in the cabinet is priceless! We have been Mormons almost my entire life and I will never forget when I discovered that "bottle" in Mom's cabinet. "How do you think I survived all those grandchildren teething when they were young.
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Susan, at 9:16 AM
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