thanksgiving is a north american thing. the aussies only know it from american tv. last year i was thinking about having a thanksgiving dinner but never got around to it & it’s warm in november. there is the whole ‘christmas in july’ concept b/c thats when our winter is so i modified it to ‘thanksgiving in august’ and had a little bit of a dinner last wknd.
i made cranberry sauce, 2 types of sweet potatoes & pumpkin pie. we also had roast veggies, mashed potatoes, turkey, apple pie, choc pud, mulled wine, beer, dips, whipped cream, and probably more.
i wasn’t sure how the traditional thanksgiving goods would be accepted but all went well. one style of sweet potatoes are gone but there’s still some w marshmellows in the fridge. several times i was asked ‘is this a main or dessert?’ due to the perceived/real sweetness of the dish. i was prepared for this but it did really drive home how amazingly sweet some of these dishes are. in general, i think american food is sweeter than stuff i eat here. i knew that from the occassional candy bar i pick up at the american food store but the question struck me as funny and normal at the same time.
i’m not sure why but i’ve been up since like 6a. tired now so if that doesnt’ really make sense, just ignore it.