[Granville-Hough] 23 Nov 2009 - Thanksgiving Shopping

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

My father missed a day so I found one from last year that wasn't sent.


Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:27:40 -0800
From: Granville W Hough <gwhough at oakapple.net>
Subject: Thanksgiving shopping

     I got my procrit and neupogen injections, then went by Trader 
Joes's to get some Thanksgiving goodies.  I got two fine pieces of 
salmon (enough for four), sweet potatoes, fresh corn, bananas, tomatoes, 
colorful New York apples, pecans, walnuts, raw cranberry relish, pumpkin 
tart, fresh bread, cornbread mix, banana bread mix, sharp cheddar 
cheese, and sliced turkey.  My thought is to have a salmon dinner 
whenever David and Kendrick want it on Friday, then the other goodies 
for when we get hungry.
    Actually, I never remember having turkey at Thanksgiving before I 
went to Mississippi State in 1941.  As I explained to David, turkeys did 
not grow well in flocks in our part of Mississippi , and what we could 
not grow, we did not eat.  I am sure we did have some form of chicken 
instead, but I do not remember any big occasion.  That was reserved for 
Christmas.  Actually, Thanksgiving was our last school holiday when we 
could do our final harvesting of corn, beans, and field peas.  If we got 
all that done, we began cutting and gathering wood for making molasses 
and for winter use.  So we considered Thanksgiving as our last three-day 
work period of the fall.  When Christmas came, that was a winter holiday 
and a winter work period.  We would try to have fresh pork and sausage 
if we had a really cold spell before Christmas, and we would have fresh 
molasses for muffins and pies, plus some fatted hen or rooster.  Some of 
our city aunts or uncles would bring some turkey and mincemeat pies, so 
we became familiar with strange foods which other people thought were 
commonplace.
    Whatever you eat for Thanksgiving, may it nourish your body and soul 
and give you thanks for God's blessings. In Jesus name, we pray.  Granville.