On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:06:11 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright@arizona.usa.com> wrote:

-->On Thu 26 Nov 2009 09:30:30p, Janet Bostwick told us...
-->
-->>
-->> "bulka" <working.artists.working@gmail.com> wrote in message
-->> news:01f68165-eec0-42a4-955a-c1d835459c99@k4g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
-->>> Probably the worst meal I've ever prepared.
-->>>
-->>> The first clue - I've never made a bad pie. This morning I managed to
-->>> charcoal the top crust.
-->>>
-->>> At least the turkey was pretty good - moist flesh, crispy skin.
-->>> Intentionally slightly undercooked, since most of it is planned for re-
-->>> use anyway. Still managed to make a disaster of the carving.
-->>>
-->>> Cranberrys were good - Mama Stamberg's and the Garlic Cranberry
-->>> Chutney from the same website.
-->>>
-->>> Everything else, though, was over-spiced and over-cooked. Dishes I've
-->>> done right many times. My "How hard could it be?" recipe-less attempt
-->>> at stuffing/dressing was inedible. But at least there was a lot of it.
-->>>
-->>> We'll see what damage I can to to a simple carcass stock tomorrow.
-->>>
-->>> I'm just thankful that we weren't having company. Thankful that I
-->>> didn't break anything, start a fire, spill grease all over the floor,
-->>> cut off a finger. Could have been worse.
-->>>
-->>> Some days, I shoulda stood in bed.
-->>>
-->>> bulka
-->>>
-->> Me too. { To all of it.
-->> Janet
-->
-->I think it happens to all of us at times. I didn't cook this year, but
-->last year's feast was absolutely perfect, nothing forgotten, everything
-->cooked just right, and perfectly syncronized in getting it to the table.
-->It was planned so well that I wasn't even the least bit stressed.
-->
-->The year before was almost a total disaster. Some things didn't cook well,
-->the timing was really off, and I forgot several dishes that were prepared
-->ahead. I was so stressed out by this that I didn't even want to sit down
-->to eat.
-->
-->It's not like we practice this meal every week or every month. For most of
-->us it's a once a year shot and it can be tought to get it just right,
-->especially when you're juggling a dozen dishes that need to be presented
-->altogether.
-->
-->It's especially challenging for those of us who, either by choice or
-->circumstance, cook the entire meal ourselves.


Not as bad as a fellow down east who build a contraption to deepfry his 20
pounder and his house caught fire and burnt to the ground. Happy thanksgiving.